For those of you Tru SIM users who aren’t quite ready to use Tru SIM as your one and only wireless carrier (and don’t mind sporting a basic-looking bar phone), Nokia may have one possibility for you. Or two.
The newly-announced Nokia 110 and 112 models are a perfect way to use your native carrier alongside Tru SIM without having to play the SIM card swap game every time you want to make a call while overseas. These Symbian-powered phones are dual-SIM, and also include Nokia’s Easy Swap technology, which can personalize and remember up to five different SIM cards, giving consumers full control over their costs.
In many ways, they’re not just your average bar phones. They offer money-saving features like crunching websites in the cloud first, which Nokia claims reduces data consumption by up to 90 percent. As for the rest of the phone, it’s all about being social, with direct access to Facebook and Twitter from the home screen, and the eBuddy IM service preloaded.
Sure ,those 1.8-inch displays might not be ideal for watching movies, but they are likely adequate for viewing the shots taken of your trip with the VGA camera — assuming, of course, you didn’t pack a more powerful camera with you. These stripped down specifications thankfully equate to a stripped down price, with the 110 landing at around €35 and the 112 at around €38 when they show up sometime this quarter.
The full press release follows.
Nokia introduces new range of mobile phones to provide a fast, affordable internet experience
Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 offer Facebook, Twitter, world-class EA games and access to thousands of apps from the Nokia Store
Karachi, Pakistan – Nokia has today unveiled two new mobile phone models as it continues to accelerate its strategy to connect the next billion consumers to information and the internet. The Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 have been designed to appeal to young, urban consumers who want to experience a fast, affordable online experience.
Both devices are perfect for communicating across Facebook, Twitter and social media networks. The internet experience is also smooth thanks to the Nokia Browser. This innovative technology allows users to consume less data by up to 90%, by compressing websites in the cloud. Both devices offer direct access to Facebook and Twitter from their home screens. The Nokia 112 also features preloaded eBuddy instant messaging service right out of the box, so users can use popular chat services to keep conversations going 24/7.
In common with other Nokia mobile phones, consumers can choose from thousands of apps to download on the Nokia Store. With the upgraded camera, they can now customize their contacts with pictures, and share them with friends via social networks and Bluetooth.
“Today’s mobile phone users want a quick internet experienceNokia 110 that allows them to discover great content and share it with their friends – but without being held back by high data costs,” said Mary T. McDowell, executive vice president, Mobile Phones, Nokia. “The new Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 devices combine browsing, social media, apps, world-class entertainment and long battery life to create a great package for young, urban consumers who want to do it all.”
Perfect for all-day and all-night entertainment
The devices all feature a generous 1.8″ display optimized for a great gaming experience. In the coming months, the Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 will bring free* 40 key EA Games, valued at EUR 75 if bought separately, including well known titles like Tetris®, Bejeweled®, Need for Speed(TM) The Run, Monopoly Here & Now, and SimCity(TM) Deluxe. Consumers will be able to easily access the content by clicking on the Games Gift EA icon on their home screen which will take them to the Nokia Store to download the games. Once they have accessed the offering, they will have 60 days to download the games of their choice, keeping the games forever.Nokia 112Both new phones offer an improved VGA camera for sharp and clear pictures with support for up to 32GB of external memory, enough for more than 6000+ songs or 90,000 pictures. Consumers can tune into their favorite radio stations and share their favorite songs with friends over Bluetooth. The phones have been optimized to provide a long-lasting battery life, with over 10 hours of talk time and nearly a month’s standby, meaning that consumers can stay in-touch and entertained all day long.
Dual SIM capability
The Nokia 110 and Nokia 112 are both Dual SIM phones, featuring the benefits of Nokia’s unique and industry leading Easy Swap technology. This enables users to switch between SIMs quickly without having to remove their battery or turn off their phone. The Easy Swap technology can personalize and remember up to five different SIM cards, giving consumers full control over their costs.The Nokia 110 will also be available as single SIM versions – Nokia 111 and Nokia 113, with this last one available in Europe and Eurasia only.
The estimated retail price for Nokia 110 and its single SIM versions is about EUR 35 and they are expected to start shipping in the second quarter of 2012. The estimated retail price for Nokia 112 is about EUR 38, excluding taxes and subsidies, and is expected to start shipping in the third quarter of 2012.
*data costs may apply.