Microsoft may have spoiled Nokia’s surprises with its two social networking phones but Nokia’s advantage lies in the fact that it has three of these so called social networking phones. And one more thing going for Nokia is that these three phones are very affordable being  your usual Nokia E-series and C-Series phones.

Alright, let’s end the comparison there since there’s really nothing more to compare as these three Nokia phones are certainly different in every aspects with Microsoft’s KIN social phones.

So what does the Nokia social phones, C3, C6 and E5 have in store for all of you mobile social networking savvy folks?  Well, all of these handsets boast of  full QWERTY keyboard which are just perfect for typing status updates, composing emails and tweets as well typing text messages.

Looking at these phones individually, we have first the Nokia C3, a Series 40 handset which provides access to social networking sites from its homescreen. It lets you view, comment, update status and share pictures to various social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.  It also comes with Ovi Mail and Ovi Chat, Wi-Fi connectivity, 2 megapixel camera, 2.4-inchs creen and 8GB memory card support. Price? The Nokia C3 is very affordable indeed at EUR 90.

The Nokia C6 on the other hand is a Symbian phone featuring 3.2-inch touch screen display and slide out keyboard. It also gives you access to social networking sites and even comes with a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, Ovi Maps with GPS navigation. This Nokia phone will be sold for around EUR 220 before taxes and subsidies and will have access to Nokia Ovi Store.

Finally, we have the Nokia E5, another Symbian-based mobile device that belong sto Nokia’s highly successful business and personal E-Series phones. This phone is expected to have a EUR 180 price point and will be available Q3 2010.

If you’re looking for affordable mobile phone with heavy social networking features, any of these three devices will satisfy your need.

Here are the promo videos of the Nokia C6 and Nokia E5.

Originally posted on April 13, 2010 @ 4:51 am