2440, £23 or €32, although that US price is before local taxes and subsidies.
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Instead, the new phone is called the Nokia 222 and it should be available in select markets starting in September for about $37. The Nokia 222 is a successor to last year’s Nokia 220. The phone runs the Nokia Series 30+ operating system and features FM radio, flashlight, Bluetooth 3.0, and multimedia content sharing with SLAM support.
Both the new Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM phones come with the same set of specifications except that the latter supports dual-SIM functionality. The phone includes one free game download per month from Gameloft with titles like Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood and Midnight Pool 3.
Nokia doesn’t make its own devices these days, after selling that part of its business to Microsoft past year – but Microsoft continues to offer ultra-low-cost handsets under the Finnish company’s brand name. The handsets also come with a built-in MP3 player.
The Nokia 222 (and Dual SIM model) has a 2.4-inch LCD display with QVGA resolution of 320 x 240 and T9 keypad.
Microsoft touts that the new Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM can offer FM radio playback of up to 45 hours and MP3 playback of up to 50 hours.
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The Nokia 222 and Nokia 222 Dual SIM will go on sale in certain regions of the world (most likely emerging markets) from September. You get internet connectivity for web browsing, Twitter, Facebook, MSN Weather, Bing Search, and some other apps. It bears a 2-megapixel rear fixed-focus camera and also supports expandable storage up to 32GB via microSD card. The battery inside the phone is good for 29 days on standby for the single SIM version and 21 days for the dual SIM. The Nokia 222 measures 116x50x12.9mm, and weighs 79 grams. It will be available in glossy black and white color variants.
