Nokia launches two more exciting devices in Sri Lanka

Nokia has launched two more new exciting phones to the local market - Nokia 500 and Nokia’s C5-06.

Nokia 500, an entry level touch screen smartphone that refuses to compromise on quality or performance.

Incorporating Nokia’s fastest processor to date, a 5MP camera, a great music and entertainment experience and preloaded with Maps and turn by turn navigation, the Nokia 500 extends Nokia’s portfolio into the entry-level smartphone market without sacrificing quality.

As the newest addition to Nokia’s range of Symbian-based devices, the Nokia 500 is built on the latest Symbian Anna user experience with enhanced software features, a faster Web browser and new Ovi Maps. The Nokia 500 is available in Sri Lanka at Rs. 29,650.

Keeping in touch with friends and family is lightning quick with the Nokia 500. Facebook, Twitter, RenRen, and other social networks and live chats are updated directly on the homescreen.

With its 1GHz processor, the Nokia 500 is one of the fastest smartphones at its price point, allowing people to have lots of apps open at the same time, switch between apps quickly and easily, and run the most demanding apps without slowing down the phone. It includes Nokia’s latest web browsing technology, which when paired with the powerful processor, delivers a more satisfying browsing and internet experience.

The Nokia 500 comes pre-loaded with some of the best music and entertainment apps such as Shazam Encore, Gig Finder, Lonely Planet and Michelin guides.

This entry-level smartphone also boasts access to Nokia’s latest maps technology, optimized for social networking so users can check-in to locations around the world. Offline voice-guided walking and driving directions in over 80 countries help to avoid hefty data roaming charges.

Nokia 500 key features

1 GHz processor and WLAN for fast access to applications and entertainment

5 MP camera, video capture

Ovi Maps with free global drive and walk navigation, Here and Now to find great events near you

Ovi Store for apps and other entertainment content

Music player, stereo FM radio, internet radio

New Symbian Anna for faster browsing and enhanced touch user interface including portrait QWERTY keyboard and split-screen messaging

Easy access to WLAN through home screen widget

Nokia’s C5-06 dedicated to making sharing and staying in touch simpler

Staying in touch with loved ones and instant sharing has now been made a lot more accessible with the Nokia C5-06, an affordable, fully-touch device from Nokia. The device comes at a price unheard of for touch devices of such high performing caliber – only Rs. 20,990 – making it the mobile device of choice for the more cost-conscious consumers.

Nowadays consumers want the best messaging and social networking experience on an affordable device, whether it’s sending a simple text or instant message or an email. Nokia’s C5-06 brings all of these closer to everyone’s reach.

The Nokia C5-06 lets you access your favorite contacts from the home screen itself in customizable profiles, alongside single tap access to social networking sites such as facebook and a tab letting you stay in touch with your mobile emailing on the go without having to maneuver away from the home screen itself.

The device is compatible with online radio stations for one to easily stream and listen to music online, or download numerous apps from the Store. Surfing the web is simpler and more personal on the easy-to-navigate web browser and instantly posting pictures on facebook and twitter is a tap away.

The Nokia C5-06 comes in a 3.2” HD widescreen capacitive touch display. It has an internal memory of 40 MB and expandable memory up to 16 GB. It runs on the Symbian S60, support for all available internet connectivity and a 2 megapixel camera with 3x digital zoom and video recording capabilities.