Unboxing the Nokia 6790 (Surge)

Well look what FedEx dragged in its the Nokia 6790 (Surge), a Symbian smartphone with a QWERTY keyboard running S60v3 Feature Pack 2 thats exclusive to the US market (AT&T) at least for now :)

Think of the 6790 as a reduced cost/feature version of the 5730 (itself similar to the E75), just like the E63 is scaled down from the E71/E72.

So whats been axed from the usual pile of Symbian goodness? WiFi is missing, the camera is only 2 megapixels (without auto-focus or flash, but with QVGA video recording), the audio connector is of the 2.5 mm variety, and the 3G is US-only (instead of tri-band)

Everything else is there, the 2.4″ QVGA display, the GPS, the accelerometer, the awesome BP4-L 1500 mAh battery (2 weeks standby), the quirky Nokia industrial design, and tons of available apps, both built-in (like the POP3/IMAP email client) and third party (like Qik).

Interestingly, the European version features a better camera (3.2 megapixels). Is the US market getting the shaft again? Stay tuned as I put the 6790 through its paces.

In the meantime, enjoy my unboxing pictures and video!

For more information, visit http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2009/08/04/unboxing-the-nokia-6790-surge/

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[suicidekyd]

i been looking into this phone and a few videos on it. i think it will do more then what i need.  also off topic... i gotta wonder if you seen the comic/movie tank girl.

[qrpkgrl]

@suicidekyd where do you think I got my handle from? Shortening Tang Girl. I'm a girl, I'm a punk, I have an attitude (but sadly no tank).

[fenfen11251]

The begining scared the fuck out of me. You're so god damn loud. But this video's acually good besides the fact that it's poor quality and loud

[sebaspago]

oooooooooohhhh the nokia surgeeeee jejejejeje, you are very happines!!!!!

[Jembalinokid]

Good to see ya guys' comments man. Been trying to choose between this phone and the nokia e71, the two smart phones now with straight talk, and there's very few people who are syked with this phone. It looks very mod, but that's apparently where it stops. I need a business phone.

[Tieuw]

omfg

[atocruz]

Poor feature! Nokia make this phone just for money, they don't care about the features, nokia welcome back again to year 90's!

Im a solid nokia user but i was disappointed on the new phones they released due to poor features! Unlike Samsung and LG!

[7711731]

NO FLASH

[Aksein]

Wtf? No USB-Cable?

[Dr4g0nB4llGT]

that phone is awesome great choice!!!! :DDDDDDDDD

xDDDDDDDDDDD