Nokia rolls out another two phones for emerging markets

Damian Koh | Jan 22, 2008

We're not keen on sharing our phones with other people, but Nokia is making a big deal out of it for the emerging markets. Its recent survey wants us to believe that more than 50 percent of the respondents in India, Pakistan and close to 30 percent in Vietnam are sharing, or would share, their handsets with family or friends.

One of the two handsets announced today--the Nokia 1209--comes with a multiple phonebook feature for that exact purpose. It allows up to five people to store their personal contact lists on a single phone. The other features are absolutely pedestrian, so we won't go into the specifics. The second phone is the 2600 classic. It comes with a marginally better feature set that includes an FM radio, VGA camera and swappable Xpress-on covers.

Both handsets are expected to be available in Singapore in February, with the rest of Asia looking at Q1 for the 2600 classic (65 euros before taxes) and Q2 for the 1209 (35 euros before taxes).

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