Nokia proudly announces the Nokia X3-02 touchscreen enabled mobile phone which is not a traditional touch screen phone but it also has a feature to type from alpha-numeric keypad. It combines the tradition of both touchscreen option as well as a traditional 12 buttons keypad. This is Nokia first proud ‘Touch and Type’ mobile phone ever released.

The new Nokia X3-02 allows user to tap to the bright touchscreen and also use numeric keypad simultaneously for quick messaging and dialing. The phone runs on Nokia most popular mobile OS i.e S4, which is not a smartphone OS, but it do offer access to Nokia Ovi Store for downloading apps.

Further more this is one of the most thinnest mobile phone from Nokia which features dimension as 9.6mm deep, 106mm in length and 48mm wide, which includes 3G, HSPA and WiFi connectivity and a 5MP camera with 4x of digital zoom at the back.

Nokia Touch and Type has an FM radio with a music player to keep you entertained, plus a 2.4" touchscreen display. Access to unlimited Ovi music is also included in the package, the memory can be upgraded up to 16GB via microSD card.

According to Nokia :

“The phone is designed for users who want to keep the benefits of a hardware keypad for "fast, one-handed, one-thumb" texting, but who also want to enjoy the benefits of a touchscreen.”

The availability of Nokia X3-02 will be starting from next month i.e September with a price tag of 125 Euros or about $160.

via Nokia Conversation | Information Madness