Nokia 6650 flip coming to AT&T to redeem the N75

Well, here's one we didn't see coming: it seems that AT&T has wised up to the fact that Americans like their Symbian (well, at least a few of 'em do, anyway) and wants to keep S60-equipped options on the table. Yes, granted, AT&T is a founding member of the Symbian Foundation, but the proof is in the pudding, and the last Nokia smartphone to land there was the N75 in May of last year -- an eternity by mobile standards. More recently, the N75 grew up, got sexy, picked up some brushed metal, and emerged in Europe earlier this year; now, it's surprisingly and unexpectedly been retooled with North American 3G spectrum. It's got a 2.2-inch QVGA primary display, 160 x 128 secondary, 2-megapixel cam, AT&T Navigator (which means GPS), push-to-talk support, and HSDPA 850 / 1900 to compliment quadband EDGE. We don't know exactly when it's coming, but for S60 fans who cringe at the thought of having to blow several hundred on an unlocked set every time they want some fresh hardware, this should be welcome news.

[Thanks, Al and Oscar M.]

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 1:29PM]

I'm jacked up about this one. I'd like to know of release date though...my pearl is getting old!!!

[LockeCPM4 Posted Aug 27th 2008 6:34PM]

I work at AT&T, and hav not heard about this yet. I definately hope this is true. Nokia pulls a strong signal on our network.
I also noticed that the page no longer exists at Nokia.com...

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 8:14PM]

I've just been hunting around on the nokiausa website, and they have clearly been quite busy ripping out all references to this phone. If you search for "6650" it comes up with a series of links dated the 26th, but clicking on any of them leads to a "Oops page isn't available" screen. Another example of dumbass middle-managers thinking that they're doing their job...

Anyhow this might be a very interesting upgrade for my beloved N75; not that real-world HSDPA is going to actually be any faster that UMTS on AT&T's sluggish network.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 27th 2008 8:45PM]

You should be seeing this phone by the end of September

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 28th 2008 9:33AM]

You'd think by using four digit numbers, Nokia would have a gold mine to work with. Instead, they keep reusing model numbers. The Nokia 6650 was one of their first 2100 phones, back in 2002/3.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 29th 2008 6:37AM]

wow that looks just like a lg cu575. if only it had a swivel cam for video share.

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 30th 2008 6:22PM]

this look like a good phone

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 30th 2008 4:26PM]

I am very interested in this phone but I want one in black which I saw on utube. does anybody know if and when at&t will bring out a black one and if not why???. Thanks