The Nokia 2690 is a very pocket-friendly device weighing a fraction under 81 grams with a candy bar look available in Graphite, Silver, Hot pink and Blue colors and featuring an 1.8 inch TFT display with audio and video players and internet access. The standard sales package of Nokia 2690 includes a WH-102 stereo wired headset and a slot to supply your own microSD card.

At its core, the Nokia 2690 is a quad-band GSM mobile phone, supporting GSM 850/900/1800/1900. Key features of the device include VGA camera, Email, MP3 player, 3.5 mm AV connector, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 +EDR, Bluetooth stereo, Flash Lite 3.0 and MIDP Java 2.1 with additional Java APIs.

Other device features of the Nokia 2690 include FM radio, GPRS and MMS support, and a phone book for up to 1,000 contacts. The standby time for the Nokia 2690 battery is about 13-14 days.

The Nokia 2690 also supports email through Ovi Mail, helping people in developing countries their first digital identity directly from their handsets. Nokia Ovi Mail accounts can be created on the Nokia 2690 mobile phone and people can start sending and receiving emails without owning a PC.