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Nokia bringing two new touchscreen handsets to MWC?

By Will Park on Thursday, February 12th, 2009 at 12:53 PM PST In Devices, Mobile World Congress 2009, Nokia, Rumors, Symbian

nokia madline Nokia bringing two new touchscreen handsets to MWC?With a little luck, we’ll see the Finnish cellphone giant pushing a new lineup of touchscreen smartphones on the Fira de Barcelona show-floor at Mobile World Congress next week. In a video interview with the Nokia N97 designer, Nokia (NYSE: NOK) shows off a couple new touchscreen smartphones with impressive feature-sets. The two new finger-friendly Nokia handsets are rumored to be the Madeleine and Ivalo.

In the video, we see a side-sliding QWERTY form-factor with a tilting display, much like the Nokia N97. The consensus seems to be that this newest side-slider is the Nokia Madeleine and will be aimed downrange of the Nokia N97. And, as the mid-range little brother to the Nokia N97, the Madeleine features a 3.2-megapixel camera, QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and GPS connectivity, N-Gage support with dedicated gaming keys and FM radio.

The more high-end handset of the two, and the one that really catches our attention, is the Nokia Ivalo. nokia ivalo Nokia bringing two new touchscreen handsets to MWC?Unlike the Madeline, the Ivalo sports a slate form-factor that makes good use of a 3.5-inch touchscreen display. And with 32GB ROM, AGPS, FM transmitter and receiver, 5MP camera, WiFi, TV-out and Bluetooth packed under the hood, the Nokia Ivalo should cater to the high-end market.

Details are understandably slim at  the moment, but here’s to hoping that Nokia brings along these two touchscreen beauties to show off at Mobile World Congress.

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[Via: GSMArena]

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2 Comments on “Nokia bringing two new touchscreen handsets to MWC?”

  1. Prusk says:

    Ivalo is the codename for N97

  2. pundajunda says:

    whoever wrote this article is a complete tool.
    they are prototypes/ development mock-ups for N97!

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