Packs the same specs and the same connectivity options

Jul 21, 2009 12:30 GMT  ·  By

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has unveiled today a new handset that sports a sliding form factor, the Nokia 6760 slide, which has been enhanced for messaging and social networking activities, it appears. The new mobile phone comes with a sliding full-QWERTY keypad, and seems to be the non-US version of the Nokia Surge, a handset that went live on AT&T only two days ago.

The new Nokia 6760 slide comes to the market with fast and easy access to sites like Facebook, MySpace or Twitter, proving to be a great option for mobile phone users who like being connected while on the go. The device will offer them support for email accounts from Ovi Mail, Gmail, Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Hotmail, as well as to a variety of other email providers.

Those who already encountered the specs of Nokia Surge will find out that the 6760 slide includes them all, apart from a few different hardware capabilities, such as the 3.2-megapixel photo snapper. Other specs include a 2.4-inch display that boasts a 320 x 240 pixel resolution, S60 3.2, GPS receiver, a 1500 mAh battery and attractive connectivity options.

The messaging and email capabilities of the phone are its main selling points. Users will learn that the process of setting up an existing email on the handset is a rather simple one, as they will only need to provide the email address and the password. In addition, the Nokia 6760 slide also features push email capabilities through the Nokia Messaging service.

Besides attractive messaging features, the new mobile phone also comes with an A-GPS module and with 3D landmarks and terrain maps. All the multimedia features that a device can offer are present with this device, including tweeting, emailing, IM, online sharing, browsing the web or listening to music, all of which can be made at the same time.

According to the mobile phone maker, the new Nokia 6760 slide is expected to become available for purchase during the third quarter of the ongoing year at the suggested price of EUR 199 before subsidies and taxes.