Nokia, the world's largest maker of mobile phones, says its first third generation mobile phone, the Nokia 6650, will be in shops before July.
The phone features a colour screen and low-resolution digital camera, and can send messages containing sound and images, including short video clips. It will be a dual-network handset, functioning on both the current second generation GSM and future 3G networks.
Nokia said it had already delivered about 10,000 units to operators such as Orange, Sonera, Deutsche Telekom's T-Mobile and Vodafone, as well as to infrastructure sellers Ericsson, Nortel Networks and Siemens for testing.
Sony Ericsson, a joint venture involving Japanese electronics giant Sony and Swedish telecommunications heavyweight Ericsson, on Monday launched its first 3G mobile phone, the Z1010, which is to be brought to the market in the second half of the year.
