Nokia Surge coming to the rest of the world, will be called the Nokia 6760 Slide, better camera, €200

Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

• Slobodan

  Well for 200 Eur AND 2.4 inch 320 x 240 pixel screen, GPS, S60 3.2, 1500 mAh, 3.2 Mp.

  I would buy it

• doncamilo

  Hell yeah Stefan!! This is what the E75 should have looked like! Of course the E75 has some more beef under the hood, but give me the same specs and I take this any day over the E75!! The form factor is great but they need to tweak the design a little and add touch to it and prolly the home screen widgets also need to find their way into it but after that it’d be an awesome device!

  Okay, you’re right.. the way it is now its a whole lot of crap =D

• christexaport

  The E75 should’ve been like THIS?? Luckily, you’re not a Nokia project manager. This thing is butt, and the only attraction is it’ll be subsidized in America and cheap unlocked. Other than that, its a tragic device. Its basically a device conjured up by at&t. Nokia would’ve prefered to pass out the 6220c or E75 than this monstrosity. Congratulations, though. Now that Nokia’s pimping itself to carriers, maybe relations will improve.

• Marc

  Hi Stefan!

  I wouldn`t dismiss the 6760 slide only because of its looks. Sure, it is certainly not the sexiest phone ever launched, although its keypad looks quite comfortable.

  At least in theory, I think it fits quite well in the Nokia portfolio. Its specs are quite good, almost complete and nearly on par with the E75. With its aggressive pricing, it fills the gap between the E63 and the E71 or E75. I can see no real competitor. Even the 5730 is way more expensive.

  However, I believe that it will nevertheless do not very well. Maybe fine, but not stellar. Why? Smartphones with qwerty keyboards are quite popular nowadays. But by whome? Let`s face it, most qwerty smartphones are bought by business users. The situation may be a little different in the US and even in other areas people begin to enjoy the beauty of qwerty keyboards. But the majority buying and using these phonea are pros. And they are almost always using quite expensive contracts. So the price of a phone is of no great concern, because they are quite heavely subsidized. It doesn`t really matter to a business user if the 6760 slide costs him 10 EUR in the end, because he or she can get a E71, E75 or Blackberry maybe for some 50 EUR more. Even in times of a recession these are peanuts.

  So the quite attractive pricing is of no great importance. How many people (at least outside the US) buy a qwerty smartphone without contract? Not many. Maybe some teens who are ultra-heavy into texting, but if you can get a 6700 for the same price or even less, who really cares about a qwerty keyboard…

  Don`t get me wrong. If the 6760 launches at the end of the third quarter, I wouldn`t be much suprised to see it retailing for about or even under 200 EUR (incl. taxes) around christmas. I think it is a bargain at 250 EUR (incl. taxes), but a steal at 200 EUR! But I have a bad feeling that not many will care…

  Greetings Marc

• mike

  kind of interesting due to the low price, but also couple of things stood out on the Euro page;
  + Opera browser
  + latest Ovi software built in (and Facebook & Myspace?)
  – 2.5mm AV connector