Nokia's recently released 7600 is the brand's second 3G handset, following the announcement of the 6650 in September 2002.
It is shaped like a teardrop and features dialling buttons arranged around a central screen. Positioned as an imaging phone, it has a VGA digital camera capable of capturing video and still images, a 128x160 colour screen, Bluetooth, an XHTML browser, Java and support for MP3 and advance audio coding.
Users can download video files of up to 1.4 megabytes, while recorded video clips can be up to 2? minutes in length.
However, the handset does not support real-time video conferencing and does not come with a slot for added memory. Another disappointment is that it does not support live video chat, which is the whole point of 3G.
The phone is dual band and supports GPRS data and W-CDMA at a 384 kilobits per second downlink and a 64 Kbps uplink.
The 7600 is designed to appeal to young and fashion-conscious consumers, in stark contrast to the bulky businesslike 3G handsets from NEC, Motorola and Hutchison's Three network.
Nokia also claims a much longer battery life for the 7600 than existing 3G models - up to four hours talk time and 12? days of standby.