Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced the new Nokia 6288 for China market, a compact tri-band GSM slide phone that adds high-quality video capture and playback capabilities among its mix of other compelling features. The built-in FM radio and music player on the Nokia 6288 supports multiple formats such as MP3, AAC and eAAC+ allows easily accessible mobile music enjoyment.

Nokia 6288 has been launched worldwide during Q4 2006 and since it has enjoyed strong sales momentum, while this is a new version tailored to the requirements of China market. The Nokia 6288 for China is expected to begin shipping at the end of March, 2007.