Nokia India has announced the launch of a new handset enabled with GPS and navigation functionality.
Dubbed as Nokia 6110 Navigator GPS handset, the mobile phone offers integrated maps, routing, and navigation with the click of the one-touch Navigator key. The handset promises turn-by-turn 3D navigation, suggesting the best route to follow to reach any location.
It offers voice guidance as well as turn arrows on maps to help people find the fastest way to their destination.
According to Nokia's director for marketing in India, Devinder Kishore, maps and navigation would soon be a standard feature in a number of Nokia mobile devices, with the navigation industry converging towards an internet-driven experience. According to Kishore, navigation is a key driver in the company's vision of combining the internet with mobility.
Nokia 6110 Navigator comes with pre-installed maps of eight cities that includes Delhi & NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Users can also download maps of around 150 countries on their phone.
The 8 Indian city maps currently have locations and details of 75,000+ km of roads, 10,000+ Restaurants & Hotels, 10,000+ Banks & ATMs, 5,000+ Schools & Colleges, 3,000+ Petrol Pumps, 3,000+ Places of Worship, 2,000+ Hospitals & Medicine Shops, 2,000+ Car & Auto Service Stations, and 1,000’s of other places of interest.
Other features of the new navigator include: a 2 mega pixels camera with integrated flash, 4x digital zoom and panorama mode; 2.2-inches QVGA screen, 40 MB internal memory, and microSD expandable up to 2 GB. Featuring Symbian OS, the handset enables fast and seamless access to online information with HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) up to 3.6 Mbps.
Priced at Rs 20,869, the Nokia 6110 navigator is expected to hit the Indian market by the end of December.