The Nokia C6 looks set to be the next Nokia smartphone to hit the streets but with rumours of the Nokia N9 showing it to be another touchscreen device with QWERTY keyboard, which of these two devices will be the perfect upgrade for you? Read on as we take a look at the Nokia C6 and the Nokia N9 to find out which is best for you.
The Nokia C6 is a 3.2-inch touchscreen device with a neat slide-out keyboard that is set to launch at the end of July. Nokia hasn't set official pricing yet but you can pre-order it right now for £269.99 (inc. VAT) SIM free from Play.com.
In many respects the Nokia looks like a great alternative to the Nokia N97 Mini with the same screen size and running the Symbian S60 5th Edition OS. However, in a bid to meet the lower price point, storage on the Nokia C6 comes in at 200MB, rather than the 8GB found in the Nokia N97 Mini. It is easily upgradable via microSD, however with 16GB cards supported.
Check out our Nokia C6 or Nokia N97 Mini Guide
The Nokia N9 (or will it be a Nokia C9, Nokia X9 or even a Nokia E9?) hasn't been fully picked apart yet but the main difference with this device is that it will be running the next-gen Symbian^3 OS, so already has the edge over the Nokia C6. What's more, with a 4-inch screen you'll be able to web browse a whole lot easier.
The 4-inch screen also has a knock-on effect in that the QWERTY keyboard will be larger and more comfortable to use. While pricing is still unknown for the Nokia N9, being a more high-end device – it comes with an 8-Megapixel camera too – it will cost a good deal more than the Nokia C6 but at this point it's anyone's guess as to how much!
Perhaps the biggest difference is that the Nokia C6 will be with us later this month, while we may well need to wait until the end of the year, not only to find out what the mystery device is but also to get our hands on one.
We're looking forward to checking out the Nokia C6 when it launches later this month. It looks like a great cost-effective alternative to the Nokia N97 Mini, which has been a top-selling device for Nokia since it launched last year.
What do you think, keen to check out the Nokia C6 or will you be waiting for the mysterious Nokia N9 device? Let us know what you think in the Comments below.