The world's number-one mobile phone maker, Nokia, mostly sells low-end phones here in the U.S. That could change with smartphones like the excellent Nokia E71x and the new Nokia Surge, two subsidized handsets for AT&T that bring Symbian smartphone power to the masses at a low price. Unfortunately, the Surge suffers from an identity crisis in AT&T's lineup—it's tough to see whom exactly this phone is for. The Surge is targeted at a younger demographic, with its slide-out QWERTY keyboard and emphasis on messaging. So it's a bit like a texting phone. But AT&T requires an expensive smartphone service plan for the Surge, and underneath the youthful design lies a full-fledged document editing, GPS, and e-mail powerhouse.
Nokia
http://www.nokia.com
- Price as Tested: $79.00 - $279.00 Direct
- Service Provider: AT&T
- Operating System: Symbian OS
- Screen Size: 2.4 inches
- Screen Details: 320-by-240-pixel, 16M colors
- Camera: Yes
- Megapixels: 2 MP
- 802.11x: No
- Bluetooth: Yes
- Web Browser: Yes
- Network: GPRS, GSM, UMTS
- Bands: 850, 900, 1800, 1900
- High-Speed Data: GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA
- Special Features: Music
