Nokia's going trough a pretty strange period right now, with lots of changes at the top due to the failure to adapt to the current market status, and although they've presented some pretty cool plans for the future during their recent Nokia World event, for the time being it would seem that they'd rather stick to what they know best, namely reliable, solid entry-level and mid-range phones, because that's exactly how we might describe the newly-introduced C5 touchscreen smartphone.

The device has a 3.2-inch touch display and now features Wi-Fi, a compass and assisted GPS for use with the latest version of the free Ovi Maps hands-free navigation service.

Moreover, like many recent Nokias, it allows users to put their important contacts directly onto the homescreen so they can call, message or chat with them in a very fast and easy manner.

The C5 has a 5-megapixel camera with 4X digital zoom, but no flash, measures 105.8 mm x 51.0 mm x 13.8 mm (L x W x H) and weighs 93g.

It comes with up to 40MB of user memory and support for MicroSD cards up to 16GB, while the talktime is quoted at 11.5 hours for GSM use and 4.5 hours using 3G (standby time is estimated at 24-25 days).

Naturally, the operating system is Symbian^1 (aka. S60 5th edition touch-edition) and the handset will also allow for easy email set-up – either an existing webmail or POP3 provider through Nokia messaging.

Launching globally at the end of this quarter, the Nokia C5 is expected to retail at around Euro 170 before taxes or operator subsidies.