Mobile World Zone

Nokia today unveiled a trio of new mobile phones. The company says that all three devices, the Nokia 6600 fold, the Nokia 6600 slide and the Nokia 3600 slide present a "smooth, minimalist design and an appealing array of easy-to-use features". The devices range in price from 175 EUR to 275 EUR before taxes and subsidies and are expected to start shipping during the third quarter of 2008.

"There is a strong consumer demand for mobile handsets that blend elegant looks with modern features," said Mikkel Drucker, Director, Connect Devices. "Each of the three devices introduced today offers a slightly different take on a core design language. We believe they are both beautiful to use and beautiful to behold - and offer a range of choice."

Nokia 6600 fold

With one touch of a button, the Nokia 6600 fold opens to reveal a bright 2.13'' OLED screen displaying up to 16 million colors. The high-gloss surface of the Nokia 6600 fold comes to life when tapped twice to "wake up" the hidden outer display that reveals time, incoming messages, missed calls and more. A double tap on the Nokia 6600 fold also snoozes alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls.

This is a 3G phone with a 2 megapixel camera.

Nokia 6600 slide

Being one of Nokia's smallest sliders to date, the Nokia 6600 slide smoothly glides open in the hand. Tapping the Nokia 6600 slide twice conveniently indicates time, snoozes, alerts and silences or rejects incoming phone calls.

The 3.2 megapixel camera takes high quality pictures and videos that can be shared with others via Internet services or multimedia message - directly from the photo menu. The large 2.2" QVGA display comes with 16 million colors. The phone includes the Nokia Maps application which can be enhanced with an optional Nokia Bluetooth GPS Module LD-4W and separate navigation license.

Nokia 3600 slide

The Nokia 3600 slide is the first Nokia product to feature background noise cancellation. With a built-in music player the Nokia 3600 slide offers up to 3000 favorite songs on an optional microSD card.

The small, ergonomically shaped Nokia 3600 slide also delivers a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and 2 LED flash and is excellent for taking pictures or videos, even in dim lighting conditions. The TV-out feature connects the Nokia 3600 slide to most television sets to display the photos stored in its memory.