The Nokia 6700 will go on sale in the UK on Friday for £269.00 SIM free.

The much-anticipated successor to one of Nokia’s biggest ever selling handsets, the Nokia 6300, the Nokia 6700 is available to pre-order at www.nokia.co.uk/6700preorder from today and will be available from all other operator and retail partners from Friday 26th June.

The mid-range 6700 isn’t a feature heavy as high-end smartphones but it does wield a 5 megapixel camera, assisted GPS navigation with Nokia Maps, and high speed data access.

It also comes with access to Nokia’s useful Ovi portal and app store aswell as other webservices including Flickr and Facebook. It provides an Internet experience using Webkit’s open source browser.

Mark Loughran, Managing Director of Nokia UK, said, “The Nokia 6700 is set to be one of our biggest selling devices for 2009 taking its style from our premium devices and incorporating expert functionality it will redefine what is expected from a mid range device making it a worthy successor to the Nokia 6300.”