Nokia marks Bangla New Year with 3 new handsets

Nokia, global leader in mobile phone handset manufacturing, launched three new handsets under their affordable price range in a festive mood at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel ballroom on Tuesday, on the eve of the Bangla New Year 1417.
Along with the handsets, Nokia 2690, Nokia 1800 and Nokia 7230, a free application called Ovi Chat to address instant messaging (IM) needs of the consumers was also launched.
“Entertainment and communication just got a whole lot more interesting and within affordability of the Bangladeshis with the introduction of the handsets and IM services” said Prem Chand, general manager of Nokia Emerging Asia on the occasion.
Nokia 2690 is available in wide range of colours, has an integrated music player, up to 8 GB expandable memory and easy access to Ovi mail. The price of the handset is Tk 4995.
The most practical of three handsets is Nokia 1800. It comes with a long battery life, simple coloured user interface and a large memory for contacts and messages. The price of the handset is Tk 2500 and it will be available in the market in late May.
Nokia 7230 with its stylish and compact design is optimised for brilliant imaging. It is a compact slider comes with a variety of colours, supports easy access to different social networking service including Facebook, has a 3.2 megapixel camera and has 3G connectivity. The price is Tk 7230.
The other attraction of the night was launching of Ovi Chat. When a user logs in with their handset into the service, his or her mail contact list automatically uploaded onto the phone. This service has other features like quickly setting status and privacy settings. Ovi Chat is available for free in all Nokia series 60 handsets and will soon be available in the series 40 devices.