Nokia today announced the upcoming launch of a new smartphone mainstream, which will focus on a support “hybrid” innovative. Nokia X3 Touch and Type thus combines a touchscreen and a traditional physical keyboard 12 buttons.

“Our research tells us that consumer who took several years to be particularly rapid in the writing of a hand, activity uses only the thumb, they want to maintain the speed gained with SMS, chat and instant messaging – as well as enjoy all the advantages of touch, “said McDowell, executive vice president of Nokia Mobile Phones.
The physical keyboard Nokia X3 Touch and Type therefore designed for typing text, while the touch screen replaces the directional buttons and quick access, making it perfect for functions such as setting alarms, browising and managing applications as music and games.
Nokia X3 price and specifications
The very large screen with clear icons and menus with the most important functions, such as send and end call button. Have added dedicated function keys, for the most important links such as music and text messages. The touch screen has a diagonal of 2.4 inches (6 cm) with a QVGA (320 x 240 pixels). In technical terms, we find a configuration quite rich with a good price.
Nokia X3 Touch and Type integrates wireless connectivity, 3G HSPA quad-band, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth 2.1, a music player and FM radio. Lovers of photography and social networking can then take advantage of an excellent 5 megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom, which can take both video and pictures.
The operating system is S40, comes with a default mail client (support for Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk) and social networks (Facebook and Twitter). In trade from the third quarter of 2010, the Nokia X3 will be priced at 169 euros, including taxes.


