Nokia unveils four new handsets: the 2626, 6086, 6290, and 6300

Since Motorola and RIM already dished out news about their forthcoming mobiles, you knew Nokia would be joining the release party soon. Sure enough, the company has unveiled four new phones today at its annual Capital Market Days in Amsterdam, with one being aimed at the entry-level market and the remaining trio headed to mid-range consumers. The low-end 2626 rocks a few different color motifs, pack an FM tuner, color LCD, and all the bare essentials to keep you connected for €75 ($99). The 6086 houses quad-band GSM connectivity, UMA, a built-in camera, and an oversized keypad while costing €200 ($264). Stepping it a notch is the 6300, which comes in at 13.1-millimeters thin, touts a stainless steel frame (not to mention the "organic curves"), and demands €250 ($329). Last up is the 6290 (€325; $428) smartphone, which "combines the power of the S60 and 3G" in a new, sexy package, and boasts an interactive world travel application as well as "Quick Cover" access keys. While initial spec information is all but nil, we're sure to get plenty of juicy details while we wait for the foursome to launch in "Q1 2007."

[number40one @ Nov 28th 2006 3:22PM]

The 6300 looks okay, but man, Nokia sure can crank out a lot of yawn-inducing handsets.

[mark perman @ Nov 28th 2006 3:49PM]

wow, the nokia design team really went to town with this range!

[byaah @ Nov 28th 2006 4:01PM]

I can't say that I'm terribly impressed with the design of any of these phones. I would have liked something a little more novel. Oh well..

[K2 @ Nov 28th 2006 4:47PM]

I don't know, I looked up pictures of the 6300 and it's pretty damn nice in a minimalist sort of way. It's really thin, plus it has a stainless steel coating, which is pretty sweet.
Check out these pics (click them for hi-res versions):

http://www.dexigner.com/forum/index.php?s=526e37d997654f374e97c4dfed62008e&act=Attach&type=post&id=10493

Agreed on the others phones though, talk about boring...

[Stratos @ Nov 28th 2006 4:08PM]

Ugly ones.............................


I want N75 in EUROPE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nick @ Nov 28th 2006 6:33PM]

6290 is nice. I've always like Nokia better because of its ease of keypad use, especially when using text messaging.

Filipinos love to text, because it's cheaper to do so. So, I'm always a fond user of Nokias, but I have to agree with previous comments on some being very dull looking. The copper-colored one looks awesome though.

(nicholas)
http://www.tingog.com

[starwarskid @ Nov 28th 2006 7:26PM]

Nokia unveils four new handsets: the boring, boring, boring, and boring

[3rdsun @ Nov 28th 2006 7:27PM]

That brown one looks like it got design cues from HTC Exclibur

[Steph @ Nov 28th 2006 7:33PM]

Amidst all the beautifully designed phones Samsung and Motorola are churning out, which are often packed with similarly good feature sets, one wonders why Nokia continues to churn out such bland looking models that look little different from previous models..