6260 Series 60 Folder from Nokia

Nokia 6260Nokia seems to have heard what consumers and analysts have been saying for some time: we want more folders. The newly announced 6260 is one of a number of new folder designs to be introduced today. The 6260 goes a bit beyond a simple folder design, though, adopting a fold and twist system not unlike some of the phones built by LG and Samsung in the past year. Like the 3G heavyweight 6630, the new 6260 is also a Series 60 device, but unlike it, the 6260 is only a triband GSM/GPRS device. But at least there will be two versions, one for the Americans (850/1800/1900Mhz) and one for the rest of the world (900/1800/1900Mhz).

While it only has a VGA camera (with video recording capabilities), the way the camera is activated is of some interest. You activate the camera by twisting the display 90 degrees. Other interesting features include support for Nokia push to talk (PTT) system, Bluetooth, and SyncML support. Like many other current Nokia handsets, the 6260 also has a MMC memory card slot for expandable media storage.

Specifications for the Nokia 6260
Band	Triband GSM (900/1800/1900Mhz or 850/1800/1900Mhz)
Data	GPRS
Size	102mm x 49mm x 23mm, 109cc
Weight	125g
Battery Life	96 to 144 hours standby time
	2 to 4 hours talk time
Main Display	65k color TFT, 176x208 resolution
Sub-Display	N/A
Camera	640x480 resolution
Video	Video capture/playback
Text Messaging	MMS/SMS
Email	Yes (POP/IMAP/SMTP), with VPN support
Browser	WAP v2.0/xHTML/HTML
Bluetooth	Yes
Infrared	Yes
Java	Yes (MIDP v2.0)
Polyphonics	Yes (48 voice)
Radio	FM Stereo
Memory	6MB total, 3.5MB available, MMC slot expansion
Other	Video playback supports: MPEG4, 3GPP, RealVideo. Audio: Midi, AMR, WAV, MP3, AAC Word/PowerPoint email attachment viewers. Handsfree speakerphone.Nokia Push To Talk (PTT) support with dedicated button. SyncML support. Runs Series 60 Second Edition UI.

Nokia also announced that their new foldable Bluetooth keyboard will also work with the handset, which is sure to please mobile warriors who can't part with their email accounts.

The 6260 is set to go on sale in Q3 of this year at an unsubsidized price of around 400EUR.

You can find more high-res images of the Nokia 6260 on the following pages.

 

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