At 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia today introduced the new Nokia 6131 and Nokia 6070 camera phones, further strengthening its highly successful portfolio of mid-range, feature-rich handsets. The stylish Nokia 6131 phone presents an innovative folding design and an extensive feature set, including a 1.3 megapixel camera and high-quality display offering up to 16 million colors.

At the press of a button, the phone gently opens revealing a large, high-resolution true color QVGA display that supports 16 million colors, ideal for viewing rich multimedia content. Additionally, the cover display offers 262K colors. 

As part of its comprehensive feature set, the Nokia 6131 allows consumers to enjoy their favourite music with the built-in digital music player and FM stereo radio supporting Visual Radio. Capturing and sharing images is easy with the Nokia 6131 phone's 1.3 megapixel camera, featuring a dedicated camera button and 8x digital zoom. Both the main and cover displays can be used as viewfinder. 

Other features include:

• Bluetooth wireless technology
• Email client supporting attachments
• Memory card slot for hot-swappable microSD memory card
• Nokia Xpress audio messaging and push to talk connectivity

The quadband Nokia 6131 (GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900) is expected to be available to customers in European, Asian, African and select Latin American markets in the second quarter of 2006 at an estimated retail price of 275 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies. A version for North American markets will be announced later in 2006.