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Nokia intros C6, C3 and E5 Qwerty Phones

Name: Nokia intros C6, C3 and E5 Qwerty Phones
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Abe Olandres April 13, 2010 · 1 min read

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During this afternoon’s virtual event, Nokia introduced 3 new messaging devices, two of which are members of the new C-series of handsets.

The Nokia C6 is a 3.2-inch touchscreen phone with a full qwerty slide-out keyboard and 3G/HDSP 7.2Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, 5MP AF camera, and GPS running Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 release 5. This one looks like a cross between the 5800XM and the E75.

The Nokia C3 is a full-qwerty phone with WiFi, Blueooth, 2 MP camera, FM stereo and GPS. This one is looking to be a cheaper version of the popular Nokia E63. The absence of 3G or even EDGE connectivity is intriguing though.

The Nokia E5 is another full-qwerty smartphone that could easily be an upgrade to the E72 model. It’s got 3G/HSDPA 10.2Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g. Bluetooth 2.0, a 5MP fixed-focus camera, stereo FM tuner, and GPS running Symbian OS v9.3, Series 60 release 3.2.

The C-series phones will be released this 2nd quarter while the E5 will come out in the 3rd quarter. The Nokia C6 will have a suggested retail price of $299 (Php13,500), the Nokia C3 will be about $122 (Php5,500) and the Nokia E5 is around $245 (Php11,00).

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214 Comments

laurence · 16 years ago

exact date of availability in our country??

Aqua · 16 years ago

what is the date the nokia c3 will be release in the philippines? specifically in Cebu City
thank you

TheRohan · 16 years ago

Was checking out the specs of the X2, looks pretty impressive on the outside as well as inside. Let me know what you guys think.

The Nokia X2 is very affordable music device on Series 40 6th Edition, supporting quad-band GSM 850/900/1800/1900. Key features include 5Mpix EDOF camera, stereo speakers, internal FM radio antenna, MP3 player and support for up to 16 GB memory card. Other features include Flash Lite 3.0, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

For more info on specs check out http://bit.ly/bqNfnw

Cheers.

Camille · 16 years ago

hi. i’m planning to purchase a C3 before the sem starts. i wanna know when will this be avail in the country?

sebastian · 16 years ago

i like c3 but as of now i’ll still stick with my motozine zn5.

Christian Dale · 16 years ago

natawa ako sa Villar’s C5 phone.. cool!

sana nga ganun ung price..

i need a new phone and i still find e63 pricey..

woohooo!

lalabell · 16 years ago

im thinking on buying the C6. asides from the look i really like the features. how much is it? please reply ASAP
THANKS NOKIA! im really inteerested on buying it.

rhylai · 16 years ago

Im rooting for the E5 and I hope it would release earlier than the target time. Nokia’s own version of blackberry. Love the specs!

ros · 16 years ago

maganda ung nokia c3 kumpara sa mga katumbas nito sa LG at Samsung…bawi ang nokia dito kasi sulit ang phone na ito sa presyo nito kesa sa mga katumbas niya na qwerty phones sa ibang brands.
Good job nokia!

jeffreyj · 16 years ago

@yuga: what do you think will be the price of the nokia c3? will it really cost 5,500 pesos? or more? pls. reply asap..Thanks!

Kenneth · 16 years ago

This new line of mobile phone released by Nokia seems great! Hopefully, this would be available at a latter time since I’m still saving up money. :-D

Cool · 16 years ago

I can’t wait for C3 to be sold here. My Samsung Star isn’t really useful, so.. Hoorah for the C3!!

IC DeaDPiPoL · 16 years ago

@yuga Is that press kit the local one? Expecting it like the 1st release of Asus eee (est price was 13k but retailed around 18k~20k)

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 16 years ago

@IC DeaDPiPoL – it’s from global PR. Local PR only forwarded the invite for the virtual event.

Kinny · 16 years ago

I’m thinking the C3 will be good for a SUN phone while the E5 would be great for my Smart. My main Globe sim will still stay with the E72. Or might just cave one day and get myself a blackberry! Gah!!!

etonaetona · 16 years ago

totoo ba ung price? baka kasi tumaas eh.

salingkit · 16 years ago

does the c3 comes in a blue color? i saw a picture of it having the back panel in blue color. That color is what really attracts me to it. thanks!

limuel · 16 years ago

i like e5

limuel · 16 years ago

i like e5,

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief · 16 years ago

Got all the figures from the Nokia Press Kit.

asdf · 16 years ago

are you sure that the c3 is only Php 5,500?

IC DeaDPiPoL · 16 years ago

C3’s S40 may not be a hindrance since this OS’ performance is faster than S60 IIRC although adding apps & multitasking may be a problem.

alternate colors:
http://europe.nokia.com/PRODUCT_METADATA_0/Products/Phones/C-Series/C3-00/images/nokia_c3_front_slate_604x604.png
http://europe.nokia.com/PRODUCT_METADATA_0/Products/Phones/C-Series/C3-00/images/nokia_c3_front_HotPink_604x604.png

specs:
http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-c3/specifications

Data network

* GPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 85.6/64.2 kbps (DL/UL)
* EGPRS class A, multislot class 32, maximum speed 236.8/118.4 kbps (DL/UL)
* WLAN IEEE 802.11b/g, maximum speed up to 11 Mbps/54 Mbps
* TCP/IP support
* Capability to serve as data modem

Memory

* MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 8 GB
* Internal memory: 55 MB

Browsing and internet

* Web browsing of real web pages through Nokia OSS web browser
* JavaScript version 1.3 and 1.5
* ECMAScript support
* CSS support
* OMA DRM version 2.0
* Supported mark-up languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
* Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP
* TCP/IP support
* Included Opera Mini browser optimises web page rending for mobile devices
* Web Search
* Communities widget on home screen shows live feeds from Facebook and Twitter

Camera

* 2 megapixel camera (1600 x 1200 pixels)
* Still image formats: JPEG
* Zoom up to 4x (digital)
* Fullscreen viewfinder
* Self timer
* Effects in viewfinder: greyscale, sepia and negative

Video camera

* 2 megapixel
* Video clip length: up to capacity of memory card
* Settings for scene, video light, white balance, colour tone
* Zoom up to 4 x digital

Video codecs & formats

* Video capture in MPEG-4, QCIF max. resolution 320 x 240
* Video file format: H.263, H.264, AVI, MPEG-4 (stored as .mpg or .3gp files), WMV

Music features

* Nokia Music Player
* Music codecs: .MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+
* 3.5 mm stereo headphone plug
* Ringtones: mp3, aac, 64-tone polyphonic

Radio

* Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz), RDS

Carlfinity · 16 years ago

Tingin niyo may impact ba sa bilis ng wifi internet kung S40 lang ang C3?

RaGe Einzeln · 16 years ago

i thought nokia already put symbian into open source and focus on android OS?

kung series 40 yung C3…i’ll pass

drealmarlon · 16 years ago

@manong
c5 phone double features?double din price niyan..

samsung omnia lite B7300 kailan ba lalabas sa market?

manong · 16 years ago

i’ll wait for the manny villar fone by nokia… C5. they say it has double the features…

CBDS09 · 16 years ago

Is the price tax inclusive already?

tnt · 16 years ago

i think the E5 will coexist with the E72. E5 is more on the consumer side of the market and a possible replacement for E63 rather than E72. E5 does look like a centro, isn’t it?

ben · 16 years ago

wow querty handsets for the masses. i like this c series!

kinny · 16 years ago

It’s C3 or E5 for me. I love candy bar Qwerty phones. The fact that they are both wifi and look expensive are major pluses for me. Still have to see them up close though. How it looks ‘in person’ is usually a deal breaker.

markmarcelo0210 · 16 years ago

wow! nice new phones from Nokia! I like the new Nokia C6!

ron · 16 years ago

the c6 looks great. Its like the n97 mini only cheaper by almost half the price

rjca · 16 years ago

The C3 seems like it would be a very good second phone! If the SRP is 5,500 then I imagine it would be around 5,000 or 4,500 at our friendly neighbourhood cellphone stores. :)

Jam · 16 years ago

I am planning to buy a Samsung Jet but I think i’ll postpone it for now. I’ll just wait for the Nokia C6 to come out. It has great features I guess.

Andre Marcelo-Tanner · 16 years ago

i wonder if flooding the market with phones really works? are they just trying to have more phones out there than anyone else?

simplynice93 · 16 years ago

C3 look great and nicely priced. But the qwerty keypad looks small for my big fingers.

Jon · 16 years ago

Wow. If the SRP you gave sir Abe is accurate, that’s very cheap! I’m glad to see smartphones getting cheaper and very affordable lately. Several years ago, 15k would get you a “dumbphone” since smartphones cost an arm and leg that only the very rich could afford.

The C6 is almost tempting. I’m a sucker for qwerty phones. If only it weren’t running Symbian, I’d consider buying one.

Pedro · 16 years ago

yeah… it seems cellphones with alot of features (wifi,3g, etc) are getting cheaper… yeah for poor me…

mcv · 16 years ago

The C3 is really cheap because it’s just a Series 40 phone. (i.e. non-smartphone, as opposed to the E63/71/72/5 which are all running Symbian)

Quite unfortunate that the C6 is still running Symbian S60v5 (Symbian^1) instead of the newly introduced Symbian^3, which promises to be more stable and touch-friendly.

I think Nokia’s strategy is to feed us with all these QWERTY solutions until they can finally release a bunch of touch screen phones running Symbian^3.

sylv3rblade · 16 years ago

Wow. P5,500 for the C3? I’m impressed.

Karl Mac · 16 years ago

E5 = Palm Centro

razorous · 16 years ago

What does the fixed-focus do? Is it better than auto focus in a way?

The Teknisyan · 16 years ago

new sets of gadgets!

Lance · 16 years ago

Nothing new here :( what’s happening Nokia? To me its as if they just tweaked the color and put some different notations there just to expand their portfolio.

MobilePinas · 16 years ago

last year more on touchscreen phones, this year puro querty phone ang lumalabas. pero i like the nokia C3 its cute.

RaGe Einzeln · 16 years ago

is C3 for real? i’ll really grab one if that’s the price..provided that the firmware is very stable..

Pipo · 16 years ago

C6 is nicey. C3 looks elegant. ^_^

CarloBlogg Online 3.0 · 16 years ago

tlga? C3 will be cheaper than the E63? if that’s the case, tingin ko maraming bibili nito sa market; personally, mukang ok to, alhough the lack of 3G is really intriguing, parang kulang. :D But if there’s wi-fi naman, ok na lng din, free pa (if you’re in a free wi-fi zone, of course :D)