Nokia Launches First Touch screen Smart phone.

Nokia 5800 Tube Xpressmedia

Nokia, the Finnish firm is a household name in mobile phones in India. Its touch screen phone is the latest but late entry into the phase

 

of such phones. But the company has a history of coming late to the market with innovations yet ends up successful. The main competitors now are Apple's iPhone and Android. 

Carolina Milanesi, an analyst said to Reuters" The Phone is extremely important ........We have been waiting for the market leader to respond to Apple's iPhone for a year and a half now. There is a lot of pressure on Nokia".

 

 

Nokia will unveil the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic tomorrow (2nd Oct'08), otherwise known as the Nokia "Tube". There are no official details yet, but the phone is expected to include a 3.2in colour touchscreen, full internet browsing connectivity, a 3.2 mega-pixel camera and built-in GPS.

 

Other contenders in the smart-phone battle include T-Mobile's HTC G1. Also known as the "Google phone", it has advanced Android software with one-click access to Google search and e-mail, and GPS.
Apple's new 3G iPhone is considered by many to be the sexiest smart-phone and has a plethora of features accessed through it 3.5in touchscreen and virtual keyboard. It also has one-touch music downloads from the iTunes music store.

The Blackberry Storm will be the big Christmas offering from RIM and for the first time has a touchscreen. It should be in the shops by November. Expect all the usual push e-mail features and more.
However, the leaders of the mobile industry are charged up as ever and have predicted a 10% increase in supplying mobile devices this year as compared to 1.14 billion units in 2007.

The company claims to have acquired the S60 software developed by Symbian.The Latest touch screen will soon be available in European and other International markets.
The stocks of the company closed at $19.68, down by 3% on Friday.