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Follow UsNokia has unveiled a simple £13 (Rs 1061.71) mobile phone that can last for 35 days on a single charge.
The firm also used the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to launch three other low-cost devices, including a £120 smartphone, the Lumia 520.
The new cheap phone is aimed at emerging markets where electricity is rare, but could also be sold as a back-up phone.
The £13 Nokia 105 mobile phone, which can last for 35 days on a single charge and will cost just £13 when it goes on sale in the coming weeks.
The Nokia 105, which is set to go on sale within weeks, has a colour screen, built-in torch and an FM radio.
Specifics:
Size: 107 x 44.8 x 14.3 mm
Weight: 70g (including battery)
Display: 1.45" 65k Colour TFT
Memory: 8MB ROM
Battery: standby time: up to 35 days; talk time: up to 12.5 hours
A spokesman for Nokia said: ‘The phone was created to offer the essentials - phone calls and SMS - but also some desirable extras.
Nokia's experience in optimizing phone quality, combined with its global footprint and economies of scale, is a major contributor to being able to work to such a low price.'
Nokia's £13 mobile is set go go on sale later this year, and is expected to be aimed at emerging markets as well as being targeted as a 'backup phone' in Europe.