Nokia 1112, 2310 and 2610
Available now
30th March
2006
Nokia have announced three new handsets
aimed primarily at emerging markets, where cost and
battery life are often more important than features.
All three phones are similar to devices already in Nokia's
portfolio, and should hit their respective markets sometime
in Q2 2006.
Nokia 2610
Based loosely on the Nokia
2600, the Nokia 2610 is a significantly
improved phone. The weight has
been reduced by 5 grams to 91 grams,
the screen is now a 128x128 pixel panel
in 65,000 colours, up from 4096. Battery
life is around 50% better with up to
3-5 hours talktime and 10-15 days standby
time. The Nokia 2610 also adds an email
client, and XHTML web browser, but like
the 2600 it doesn't appear to support
GPRS or EDGE, so connections are strictly
dial-up only.
Also, there's no camera, media player or
Bluetooth, but that's not a major consideration.
Nokia say that the 2610 features a "large
screen", although they don't give
details of the screen size. Also, there
2610 comes with larger fonts to aid
usability. Overall, this is a decent
enough basic handset with enough flexibility
to be useful in the markets that it's
aimed at. In addition, the 2610 comes
with a soft grip which should help protect
it against knocks and dust. Nokia say
that the 2610 will be priced around
75 euros before taxes and subsidy.
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Nokia
2610 at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2006
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800 or 850/1900
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Data:
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No
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Screen:
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128x128
pixels, 65,000 colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Standard
"candy bar"
104x43x18mm
/ 91 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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No
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Battery
life:
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3-5 hours talk / 10-15 days standby
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Nokia 2310
The Nokia 2310 is very closely related
to the Nokia
1600 rather than the monochrome
Nokia
2300. It's a lightweight phone at
just 85 grams, with a relatively small
96x68 pixel display in 65,000 colours.
There's no camera, Bluetooth, GPRS or
media player, but it does come with
a useful FM radio. The 2310 features
4-6 hours talktime and 13-16 days standby
time, so it shouldn't need recharging
too often. There are a couple of bundled
games too, and these vary by market.
This is probably the cheapest colour
Nokia on the market, and again it's
ideally suited for emerging markets.
Base price for the Nokia 2310 is around
65 euros.
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Nokia
2310 at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2006
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800 only
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Data:
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No
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Screen:
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96x68 pixels,
65,000 colours
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Lightweight
"candy bar"
105x44x19mm
/ 85 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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No
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Battery
life:
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4-6 hours talk / 13-16 days standby
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Nokia 1112
The Nokia 1112 is identical to the
Nokia
1110 except that it comes with a
more conventional monochrome display.
Compared to the similar Nokia
1101 and Nokia
1100 (the world's best-selling phone),
the 1112 comes with a significantly
better keypad and much longer battery
life. The 1112 weighs just 80 grams.
The display is a 96x68 pixel monochrome
panel with a white backlight. Talktime
is 3-5 hours with 10-15 days standby
time. The Nokia 1112 is available as
a GSM 900/1800 or 850/1900 handset depending
on market. There are also three inbuilt
games and handsfree calling. That pretty
much sums up the features in the Nokia
1112, there's not much else to speak
of.. however the 1112 will be priced
at around 45 euros before tax and subsidy
which makes it an extremely attractive
phone when it comes to price.
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Nokia
1112 at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2006
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Network:
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GSM
900/1800 or 850/1900
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Data:
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No
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Screen:
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96x68 pixels,
monochrome
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Camera:
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No
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Size:
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Lightweight
"candy bar"
104x44x17mm
/ 80 grams
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Bluetooth:
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No
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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No
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Battery
life:
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3-5 hours talk / 10-15 days standby
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