The Nokia C3 is the first of three new messaging devices to break cover today. It’s also the first Series 40 device to come sporting a full QWERTY keyboard

The Nokia C3 also boasts conversational SMS chat, so you can keep on top of your text dialogue and you’ll find your favourite contacts right there on the homescreen, where you’ll also see news and alerts.

Not content with just being a social butterfly the C3 also boasts Wi-Fi connectivity, a two-megapixel camera, 2.4-inch screen and support for up to 8GB of storage on a microSD card

Technology: Quad Band 850/900/1800/1900
Feature: 2+ Megapixel Camera, A2DP, Bluetooth, Calendar, Camera, Candy Bar Form, Edge, Email Client, FM Radio, High-Speed Data GPRS, Megapixel Camera, Memory Card Slot, MP3, Qwerty Keyboard, Speaker Phone, Video Capture, Video Clip, Voice Dialing, Wi-Fi

• 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
• Size Dimensions 115.5 x 58.1 x 13.6 mm, 63.2 cc
• Weight 114 g
• Display Type TFT, 256K colors
• Size 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
• - Full QWERTY keyboard
• Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
• Speakerphone Yes
• - 3.5 mm audio jack
• Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
• Call records Detailed, max 30 days
• Internal 55 MB
• Card slot microSD, up to 16GB
• Data GPRS Class 32
• EDGE Class 32
• 3G No
• WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
• Infrared port No
• USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB
• Camera Primary 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
• Video Yes, QCIF@15fps
• Secondary No
• Features Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera Mini)
• Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Games Downloadable
• GPS No
• Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
• - Social network integration
• - MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
• - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
• - Flash Lite v3.0
• - Voice command/dial
• - Organizer
• - T9
• Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh (BL-5J)
• Stand-by Up to 792 h
• Talk time Up to 7 h