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The Nokia C2 is the company's first dual-SIM handset.

It can keep both SIM cards active, meaning calls and text messages can come to either number while the phone is on.

The first SIM card on the Nokia C2 sits underneath the battery. The second SIM card is ‘hot-swappable’, a feature unique to Nokia, meaning it can be removed and inserted when the phone is on.

Potentially, you could have a work and home account on the same mobile or share the phone with another person.

At launch the Nokia C2 also offers a wide range of information covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment via Nokia’s Ovi Life Tools, as well as the email account Ovi Mail. In addition to Ovi Mail, people’s favourite consumer email and chat accounts can be pushed direct to the phone via Nokia Messaging. Listening to music is simple with the FM radio and music player, with the phone supporting micro-SD cards of up to 32GB.

There’s also enough room for up to 1000 entries in the phone book, and a standby time of up to 16.5 days. A VGA camera, Bluetooth and GPRS are also featured.

With a pencilled on-sale date of Q4 this year it’ll be available in grey, black, magenta, dark blue or white.

Key Features:

• Dual SIMs, dual standby
• Hot swap external SIM slot for multi SIMs
• Shortcut key to invoke SIM selection menu
• MicroSD support up to 32GB
• MP3 player
• FM radio with radio recording and easy shortcut to radio
• 3.5 mm AV connector
• Nokia Messaging
• VGA camera
• Bluetooth
• GPRS
• MMS

Additional Features:

• Nokia’s Ovi Life Tools (select markets)
• Large phonebook with up to 1000 entries
• MP3 and AAC ringtones

Nokia Original Accessories:

• 16G Micro SD Card MU-44
• Nokia Mini Speaker MD-9
• Nokia Data Cable CA-101D
• Nokia Bicycle Charger Kit

Technical Profile:

System: Dual-band GSM 900/1800 with dual SIM standby
User interface: Series 40
Dimensions: 108mm x 45 mm x 14.65mm (L x W x T)
Volume: 67.9cc
Weight: 74g with battery
Standby time:Up to 16,5 days (estimation)
Talk time: Up to four hours (estimation)
Display colour: 128 x 160 TFT with up to 65k colours

Data services:

• GPRS multi-slot class 12
• DARP Ph.1 (SAIC Rel. 2)