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To make users happy as the day is long, Nokia has recently unboxed five new affordable and easy-to-use phones which will entirely endure Nokia Life Tools. These entrancing handsets are expected to be available across the globe. Captivatingly, Nokia Life Tools, the service which enables users in small towns and rural areas to get a range of livelihood and life-enhancement services on their mobile phones, is also anticipated to be introduced in Indonesia in early December 2009.

Ruminating users’ pockets, Nokia smartly brings Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616, Nokia 1800, Nokia 2220 and Nokia 2690 with more than satisfactory features. To apprise, Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616 and Nokia 1800 come equipped with a FM radio and support prepaid tracker, flashlight, anti-scratch cover alongside dust-resistant keymat. Considering the limitation of electricity accessibility in remote areas, Nokia employed long battery life with up to 22 days of standby time in these alluring devices.

“Following the successful launch of Nokia Life Tools in India, where people are getting the benefits of vital information sent directly to their mobile phones, we are pleased to bring this service to consumers in Indonesia,” stated Dieter May, Vice President, Emerging Markets, Nokia. “Inform, Involve, Empower – the vision of Nokia Life Tools – applies no matter where it’s implemented. With the number of devices that Nokia Life Tools supports, including the five new phones we are announcing today, we are giving people the solution that suits them the most.”

Besides, the Nokia 2220 slide and the Nokia 2690 also support email on the device through Ovi Mail, offering users in developing areas their foremost digital identity directly from their phones. Ovi Mails can be created on the phone itself and users can start sending and receiving emails without ever requiring a PC. These low-priced handsets also integrate FM radio, VGA camera, GPRS and MMS support, phone books for up to 1,000 contacts along with Bluetooth connectivity. In addition, the Nokia 2220 features a standby time of 20 days while Nokia 2690 of 13 days.

On the other hand, Nokia Life Tools will subsume the Agriculture service for spreading knowledge about crops, livestock, horticulture and fisheries, and the Education service that features English, General Knowledge and Test Preparation. It will also comprise the Entertainment service for offering an extensive range of mobile entertainment content, including news, comics, jokes, astrology, movie news and reviews.

The Nokia 1280, Nokia 1616 and Nokia 1800 are cheaply priced at €20, €24 and €26 respectively. The pricing details of Nokia 2220 and 2690 are foggy for now. These attractive phones are expected to begin shipping before the end of 2009 whereas Nokia Life Tools will be acquirable across Indonesia from early December 2009.