Nokia Oyj, the world's biggest maker of mobile phones, will sell handsets valued at about US$2 billion to China Postel Mobile Communications Equipment this year, 20 percent less than in 2007.

The order is part of a partnership with China Postel, Espoo, Finland-based Nokia said in a release on its Website. China Postel, a subsidiary of China P&T Appliances, is the country's biggest distributor of mobile phones. It agreed to buy US$2.5 billion worth of Nokia devices in 2007.