Some of you may not be aware that China is unique when it comes to 3G technology. Specifically, China developed their own domestic 3G standard which has to be an absolute joy for mobile phone manufacturers since they have yet another 3G standard to develop a handset around.

Nokia, being the team player they are, stepped up to the challenge and has announced its first device for China’s 3G standard (TD-SCDMA).  This week at a Beijing launch event  the company revealed the Nokia 6788, which was was developed in partnership with the country’s largest mobile phone operator, China Mobile. The phone is expected to be available by the end of the year.

I could go into some of the specifics of the phone such as the five mega-pixel camera or its Symbian S60 operating system, but at the end of the day if you don’t live in China you will never see this phone. And it’s too bad because it looks like a nice enough handset.

Read more at the Nokia press release.