Amidst all the pomp and show of the high end smartphones, the Nokia 2690 Candybar Mobile Phone comes along as a humble and simple handset. With a decent set of features, an attractive price tag and a slender case, this mobile handset might turn out to be a worthy buy, when it releases during Q1 of 2010.

A fairly basic 1.8", 128 x 160 pixels, colour screen is sported. A regular alpha-numeric keypad, a navigation pad, send & end call and other short cut keys fill up the rest of the façade. This handheld is a little entertainer, with the media player and the FM radio it packs within. A 3.5mm headphone socket is present in this cell phone too. The mobile phone deals includes a stereo headset as well.

This gadget lets you surf the internet and send& receive emails, all thanks to its GPRS and EDGE capability. 3G networks are however, not supported. You can keep in touch with people through SMS, MMS and calls as well. Almost 2000 contacts can be stored in the phone book of this mobile phone.

The camera housed in this handheld is basic too, with a resolution of 0.3MP. You can capture photographs and videos of treasurable moments of life with this camera phone. Transferring media files from the mobile phone offers to other devices, like your PC or laptop, can be done using the microUSB port or Bluetooth. You can listen to music using Bluetooth headsets as well. Even microSD cards of up to 8GB capacity are compliant with this device.

The Nokia 2690 Mobile Handset will be available in 4 colour schemes - hot pink, blue, graphite and white silver. These cheapest mobile  phones promises a talktime of 4.5 hours and a stand-by time of 13 days. The price of this mobile phone is expected to be €54.