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	New Nokia clamshell in the 6101	By Sindre Lia, Monday 14 February 2005

Featuring Nokia Xpress audio messaging and Push To Talk, the Nokia 6101 clamshell phone offers plenty of ways to communicate.

Nokia today expanded its portfolio of clamshell phones with the GSM 900/1800/1900 MHz Nokia 6101 for Europe, Middle-East, Africa and Asian markets, and a GSM 850/1800/1900 model targeted towards the Americas.

The Nokia 6101 offers a range of customization options, including branded menu icons, services access as well as customized wallpapers and wake-up graphics. The built-in VGA camera with a dedicated button takes videos and pictures that can be shared via MMS or uploaded to an online photo album or printing service. Featuring two colour displays, the Nokia 6101 can be personalized with animated wallpapers and screensavers. The external color display shows incoming calls, time and date while the internal screen displays favorite images or a busy social calendar.

The Nokia 6101 camera phone also introduces a new feature, Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which enables users to record and send a voice message to others over the GPRS network. With the touch of a few buttons, consumers can send their audio message -- a holiday greeting, personal congratulations or even a special moment like a grandchild's first words -- and share it with others via Nokia Xpress audio messaging. Once a message has been received, it can be stored in the phone and played when desired. The Nokia 6101 also sports Push To Talk functionality.

Also unveiled for the first time, the Nokia Display Headset HS-6 shows caller and music information directly on its screen. Sold separately, the Nokia Display Headset enables users to control calls and remotely operate the FM radio of the Nokia 6101.

With an estimated retail price of less than 250 EUR, excluding taxes and subsidies, the Nokia 6101 is expected to start shipping in the second quarter of 2005.