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Nokia lays out three new phones
By Damian Koh
15/06/2009 URL: http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/mobilephones/0,39050603,62055012,00.htm SINGAPORE--Nokia today announced three new handsets--the E72, 5530 XpressMusic and 3710 fold--at the annual Nokia Connection 2009. The event was held at the Raffles City Convention Centre on Monday, a day prior to annual infocomm and technology show CommunicAsia 2009.
Correction:The E72 is the fifth Eseries smartphone with a 3.5mm audio jack and not second as previously reported.Following the 5800 XpressMusic and the recently launched N97, the 5530 XpressMusic is the third Nokia handset that runs the Symbian S60 5th edition software. The touchscreen smartphone now has an enhanced Contacts bar for a maximum of 20 people, up from four on the 5800 XpressMusic. Unlike the latter which has a plastic build that gives it an entry-level feel, the 5530 XpressMusic will have a stainless steel finish. Rounding up the trio is the 3710 fold clamshell that packs a 3.2-megapixel camera with flash, Assisted-GPS, along with access to the Ovi store and a new S40 interface. At the event, the company also identified the emerging markets as the next key growth sector. "The next phase of growth will be very much driven by the emerging markets, including Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Vietnam", the vice president of Sales in Southeast Asia and Pacific for Nokia, Chris Carr, said in a statement. According to a recent Gartner report, Nokia has a 36.2 percent market share worldwide with mobile phone sales of approximately 97.4 million units in the last quarter. This is a dip from 39.1-percent and 115 million, respectively, compared with the same quarter in Q1 2008. Two of the three phones--the E72 and 5530 XpressMusic--will be available in Q3, while the 3710 fold is expected to hit the markets in the last quarter of the year.
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Photos: Nokia Connection 2009
