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Nokia unveils 6500-series and Luna handsets

Press release, June 4; Eric Mah, DIGITIMES Asia

Nokia recently unveiled three new phones, the mid-range Nokia 6500 classic and Nokia 6500 slider phone and the Luna.

The 6500 classic and 6500 slider are both third generation WCDMA phones. The 6500 classic has quad-band GSM is 9.5mm thick and comes with 1GB of internal memory. The phone also has a 2-megapixel camera with a dual LED flash and an integrated music player. A unified micro-USB connector simplifies charging, audio and data connectivity by consolidating them into a single compact port, noted Nokia. This allows for the Nokia 6500 classic to be easily used as a high-capacity flash drive or to be charged directly from a laptop computer – all with one cable. The Nokia 6500 classic is expected to be available during the third quarter of 2007 at an estimated retail price of 320 euros before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia 6500 slider phone features a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus, a dual LED flash and 8x digital zoom. A TV-out jack allows pictures or video on the phone to instantly viewed on any television with standard RCA inputs. The Nokia 6500 slide is expected to be available during the third quarter of 2007 at an estimated retail price of 370 euros before taxes and subsidies.

The Nokia 8600 Luna has quad-band GSM connectivity and a 2-megapixel camera. The Nokia 8600 Luna is expected to be available during the second quarter of 2007 at an estimated retail price of 700 euros before taxes and subsidies.

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The Nokia 6500 classic handset
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The Nokia 6500 slider phone

The Nokia 6500 slider phone
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The Nokia Luna handset

The Nokia Luna handset
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