Nokia E62 Now Shipping from Cingular
- September 29th, 2006
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We were wondering when Cingular would step into the mid-range not-a-BlackBerry QWERTY battle royale, and that day is today. The Nokia E62 is now available on the Cingular site for $149.99 with a 2-year contract.
This slim smartphone was actually introduced several days ago, but is now shipping, which is nice for those of you who actually want a physical phone. The BlackBerry-esque E62 totes a 320 x 240 screen and runs Symbian’s S60 Smartphone OS, an alternative to Windows Mobile and PalmOS that we don’t see as much in the States as we do in Europe. It also sports EDGE hi-speed wireless, a expansion card slot and Bluetooth.
The E62 is aimed directly at the Motorola Q market, and Cingular is selling it with its BlackBerry Connect service, meaning you can have your (BlackBerry) cake and eat it, too.
Nokia E62 [Cingular]
Kevan (Who am I?)
1 year ago
OK, but where’s the E70 for a reasonable cost with contract through a US carrier?
webonics (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Sorry to get off subject…but has anyone heard an expected launch date for Motorola Q on Sprint’s network? I’m fiending!
PriceFight (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Remember that the E62 is Cingular’s answer to the E61: It doesn’t include WiFi or VOIP functionality like the E61. You can get the E61 from retailers like Amazon for ~$350. The beauty of the E61 was that it seamlessly transferred between WiFi and Edge and adopted VOIP technology. I’m disappointed that they bowed to Cingular’s pressure.
Infornography (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Actually it’s not just Cingular’s pressure but cost pressure. Nokia wanted to get back into the American PDA scene but their bomb ( 9300 ) made them weary of making that big of an investment. So, they decided to lower cost by taking out 3g which wouldn’t work here anyway, and wifi, think about it. A PDA/Smartphone for $150. C’mon.