Nokia 108, ultra-affordable camera phone, announced

Today, Nokia has announced its newest ultra-affordable camera phone, the Nokia 108.

Timo Toikkanen, executive vice president, Mobile Phones, Nokia said:

"We continue to connect millions of people, including those for whom mobile phone ownership was previously out of reach.

There remains a huge segment of the global population that has yet to own a camera phone. For the next billion people and beyond, we aim to bring new mobile experiences to ever-lower price points, and the Nokia 108 and Nokia 108 Dual SIM are great examples of this commitment."

The Nokia 108 features a 1.8-inch TFT display, microSD card support (up to 32GB), VGA camera on the back, FM radio, Mp3 player, Bluetooth 3.0 with SLAM, measures 110.4x47x13.5 mm, weighs 70.2g and 950mAh battery that provides up to 31 days standby (25 days' standby for the dual SIM variant), up to 13.8 hrs talk time and up to 45 hrs music playback time.

It will available as single SIM and dual SIM variant in red, black and white (yellow and cyan coming at a later date) in the fourth quarter of 2013 for $29 before taxes and subsidies.

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