We used to think Nokia got rid of devices with double codenames, such as the C5-01 or C2-01. Anyway, obviously it’s not so, because Nokia’s just announced the Nokia C2-05 and the Nokia X5-02.
The handsets will be available for sale by the holiday season and will come most likely at a cheap price. The Nokia C2-05 and Nokia X5-02 are both based on one of the earlier versions of Symbian OS, that is S^40. This operating system is known for using “Nokia’s own compression technology to deliver real mobile web pages quickly and at a fraction of the bandwidth, and cost, of other mobile phones.”
The Nokia C2-05 is similar to most of C2 series devices in its form factor. This slider’s equipped with a 2 inch QVGA display, FM radio, Bluetooth, VGA photo camera and microSD card support for up to 32 GB. The main applications pre-installed on the device are Facebook and Twitter, while for the Chinese market the handset will be equipped with QQ app. The price of the device is expected to be something like €50 (around $68) without taxes.
The Nokia X5-02 has a candybar form factor, coming with a 2.2 inch QVGA display, media player, Bluetooth, VGA camera, microSD card support for up to 32 GB, Facebook and Twitter applications. This device will cost slightly cheaper than the Nokia C2-05. Most likely it’ll be €46 (around $62) without taxes.
So let’s have a look at the promotional videos of the handsets to see what else they have to offer.
