Nokia Surge (Nokia 6790)

Available now
13th July 2009

The unusually named Nokia Surge is a handset designed for social networking, and it is exclusive to the AT&T Wireless network in the US.

You can perhaps think of the Surge as a cut-down version of the Nokia E75. The Surge features an identical 2.4" QVGA 320 x 240 pixel auto-rotating display, and a very similar slide-out QWERTY keyboard. On the back is a 2 megapixel camera that can record QVGA-quality video. The Surge comes with GPS, microSD expandable memory (up to 8GB), Bluetooth and USB connectivity plus a media player and FM radio. 

This is an HSDPA-capable 3.5G device, with maximum download speeds of up to 3.6 Mbps where coverage is available. The Surge only supports 850 and 1900 MHz WCDMA (3G), so if you are travelling outside of the US then you will have to rely on the Surge's quad-band GSM support. There's no WiFi on the Surge, so everything will need to be downloaded through the AT&T network or transferred via a local connection to a PC.

Software is one of the key features of the Nokia Surge. This is a Symbian S60 smartphone, with a web browser, email and instant messaging client. The Surge uses Juicecaster to access popular social networking sites such as MySpace, Twitter and Facebook. It can also use a number of AT&T services such as Mobile Banking, AT&T Navigator and video and audio downloads.

The Surge weighs 4.38 ounces (124 grams) and measures 3.84 x 2.28 x 0.61 inches (98 x 58 x 15mm). The large 1500 mAh battery gives the Surge up to 4 hours talktime on 3G and 16 days standby time.

Nokia say that the Surge should be available from July 19th for just under $80 from AT&T retailers.

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