Nokia has announced their 6260 Slide handset, which looks to be their most feature-packed S40 phone, to date. Its design somewhat resembles the company’s 6220 Classic handset, only with a slider form factor. The 6260 also sports a new style of d-pad, which, says Nokia “great mobile Internet experience”.

It’s set to be available, in the choice of a beige or black colour scheme, from early next year, at a price of €299, before taxes, and subsidies. Technical specifications are as follows:

• Connectivity: Quad-band GSM, Tri-band UMTS
• OS: S40, Sixth Edition
• Display: 2.4″, HVGA (480 x 320 pixels) resolution, shows up to sixteen million colours
• Camera: 5 MP, Carl Zeiss lens, autofocus, flash
• Video Recording: 352 x 288 pixels, 30 FPS
• Memory: 256 MB internal, MicroSDHC expansion slot
• Extras: 2.5 mm jack, TV-out, Wi-Fi B/G, OTA Firmware updates, Nokia Maps, FM Radio with RDS, A-GPS, Open-source Webkit Browser, Bluetooth 2.1 and Micro USB connectivity
• Battery: 950 mAh
• Dimensions: 99.4 x 46.5 x 15.4 mm
• Weight: 114 grams