Nokia C3-01 launched at price Rs. 9,000 with hybrid design.

Nokia C3-01 also known as C3 touch and type smartphone has the combined design of a touchscreen and 12-button phone keypad. It has both the feature of a touchscreen and a normal phone. It is appealing to both users and non users of touch screen. Nokia C3-01 is very similar to X3 Touch and Type. Nokia C3 reminds the customers the 6300 and 6700 classic phone which was produced by Nokia sometime back.

Features that makes Nokia C3-01 unique is that it will run on the Symbian Series 40 operating system and includes 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity along with Bluetooth with 2.0 ADP. It has sleek stainless steel design with 5 MP camera with LED flash. Nokia Messaging 3.0, Nokia's e-mail and instant messaging software providing Facebook and Twitter access are also few features of the phone. The only draw back it has, it does not provide with GPS system.

Nokia C3 with be able to access Nokia’s Ovi Store for third-party applications. The Nokia C3 Touch and type phone will have silver, warm grey and khaki gold colors. It will come with a micro-SD memory card slot that supports card up to size 32 GB. This phone's display screen is 2.4 inches, with a resolution of 240x320 pixels.

The Nokia C3 Touch and Type was launched at the Nokia World 2010 event. It is expected to be available in Indian stores by mid-October 2010. Nokia C3 touch is expected to be at a price of Rs. 9000.