Sunday, December 13, 2009

Nokia Surge (AT&T)

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.

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