The Nokia Surge was announced today by Nokia and AT&T, coming as a “Symbian S60 handset” that “offers social style with smartphone capabilities at a low price.” Nokia Surge packs a 2.4″ 16M-color display of QVGA resolution. Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual-band UMTS with HSDPA 3.6Mbps support provide the network data transfers, while Bluetooth, USB and a 2.5 mm audio jack cover the local connectivity.
Thee highlights from the release are:
*2.0 megapixel camera – Customers can capture quality photos with color camera and 4X digital zoom
*AT&T Navigator – AT&T Navigator provides audible turn-by-turn directions, monitors traffic and alerts users when there is a slowdown or incident
*AT&T Mobile Music – Customers can listen and download their favorite music from Napster Mobile, eMusic Mobile, XM Radio and more over the air
*AT&T Video Share – The first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call
*JuiceCaster – Customers can share videos and pictures from their wireless device to the Web’s most popular sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr
Nokia Surge will be available at AT&T starting July 19, for $79.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $50 rebate.
