Nokia has unveiled a new slim Nokia X3 Touch and Type mobile phone, with a combination of a touch screen and traditional 12 button phone keypad.
Nokia executive vice president of Mobile Phones Mary McDowell said that with the Nokia X3 they are giving consumers the best of both worlds by combining a touch screen and a keypad in an affordable device.
"We have given people a larger screen with clear icons and menus plus kept critical keys such as the send and end keys. We’ve also added dedicated function keys for important links like music and text messaging.
"We have designed the Nokia X3 to be a touch and type device because typing is ideal for SMS and social networking where fast and frequent input is needed, while touch is ideal for functions such as setting alarms, smooth browsing and controlling applications like music and games," McDowell said.
The 9.6mm thin Nokia X3 comes with a 5 megapixel camera, and features 3G, WLAN, a music player, an FM radio and dedicated music and messaging keys that allows fast access to Ovi services including social and entertainment applications.
In addition to Ovi Mail, the new mobile allows consumer email and chat accounts to be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging.
