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Chennai, Feb 25: India's most trusted handset brand Nokia has announced the launch of two 'Touch and Type' models in India. The new Nokia mobiles, Nokia X3-02 and Nokia C3-01, helps the users to be connected 24x7 through social networking sites.

Nokia, the largest mobile phone maker in the world, continues to dominate the Indian handset market with their affordable mid0range models. Along with high-end smartphones like N8, Nokia aims to control the low-cost segment, which is slightly dominated by Chinese brands and Indian mobile makers like Micromax, Maxx Mobiles, Fly Mobiles etc.

With Nokia X3-02 and Nokia C3-01, Finnish brand aims the vibrant youths of the country who look for an exciting branded mobile at an affordable cost. The social networking features on both phones will make it a perfect Facebook or Twitter mobiles. The 'Touch & Type' form factor helps for better typing and easy connectivity.

Nokia X3-01 Touch & Type has a 2.4 inch Touchscreen inch touchscreen with 240x320 pixel resolution. The traditional alpha-numeric keypad makes it unique from other models available in market. Nokia X301 provides a 5 megapixel camera, which is bigger enough to capture your personal moments.

Nokia X301 also boasts a FM radio and 3.5 mm headset jack, which make it a affordable Nokia multimedia phone. This new touch and type phone also has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and 32 GB micro SD support.

Nokia C3-01 also has a touchscreen and traditional keypad. This new mobile provides a 2.4-inch resistive touchscreen with 240x320 pixels resolution. It would provide 40MB internal memory, but would also support a 32GB micro SD memory expansion.

The 3G powered Nokia C301 has a 5 megapixel camera with LED flash at its rear. Other features include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Nokia Messaging etc.

The two new Touch and Type devices by Nokia are designed for those who like to stay connected and share experience with their social group. Nokia X3-02 was 3G enabled among others and had dedicated music and messaging keys and was just 9.6 MM, making it one of the 'slimmest Nokia phones ever," TS Sridhar, Nokia's General Manager (South) said.

The most remarkable feature of these two Nokia mobiles is its price. Users can buy Nokia X302 at an affordable price of Rs 8,839 and Nokia C301 has the price tag of Rs 9,389. Both these two models are available at all leading shops across the country.