Nokia Dual SIM Touch and Type phones C2-03 and C2-06 launched in India

Nokia has launched 3 new Touch and Type phones in India. The Nokia C2-03 and the Nokia C2-06 are the Dual SIM Touch and Type phones and the Nokia C2-02 is the single SIM Touch and Type phone. These S40 Nokia phones were announced at the Nokia Connections 2011 event in Singapore this June.

All the phones have 2.6 inch (240 x 320 pixels) LCD transmissive touch screen display, 2MP camera, stereo FM Radio, media player, expandable memory up to 32 GB with MicroSD, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR and 1020mAh Battery that offers 5 h talk time.

These phones come with Nokia Life Tools that is a sms based service that offers a range of agricultural information, education and health services. It also has OVI maps for the first time in the S40 based phones and the users can use Local Search on Maps using both SMS and GPRS. It also has option to personalize up to five SIM cards with a dedicated look and feel and easy Swap option to change the SIM cards.

These phones are already available in stores.

The Nokia C2-02 and the Nokia C2-03 comes is Black and White colors and are priced at Rs. 4,289 and Rs 4, 949 respectively. The Nokia C2-06 comes in black color with smooth metallic finish and it is priced at Rs 5,349.

Samsung Galaxy Xcover rugged Android phone announced

Samsung has announced its first rugged phone, Samsung Galaxy Xcover, which is the new addition to the Galaxy series . It runs Android 2.3 and comes with scratch resistant display, and it is dirt and water-resistant up to 1 meter for 30 minutes. This phone would compete with Motorola’s rugged phone,Motorola Defy that was launched last year.

Features of Samsung Galaxy Xcover

• 3.6 TFT scratch resistant Touch screen
• Android 2.3 with Samsung TouchWiz UI
• 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash
• 11.95 mm thick and weighs 116 g
• 3G HSDPA up to 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps
• Wi-Fi n, Bluetooth 3.0, GPS, USB 2.0
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 150 MB internal memory and the expandable external memory up to 32GB with MicroSD
• Waterproof up to 1 meter depth
• 1500 mAh Li-Ion battery

Some of the specifications like processor is still unknown.The price is still not available, but it is expected to be around € 250 (US$ 355). It would be available in Germany starting this October.

Source | Via