Russia will be the first market to get the long-time awaited Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Eldorado, the country’s largest electronics retailer, will begin selling the all-touchscreen smartphone on December 5th for 15,000 Rubles, which translates into $554. That’s the price of the unlocked device, and Eldorado hopes to sell 10,000 units during the month of December. In comparison, iPhone is selling at a rate of 5,000 units a month.

As a reminder, the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 5800 XpressMusic is touted as the Finnish giant’s respond the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPhone. The device features everything you could possibly need in a smartphone — including a 3G support (HSDPA), WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, 3.2-inch 640×360 pixels touchscreen, stereo speakers, accelerometer, and a whole lot more…

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Have you been waiting to get your hands on the successor to Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s Nseries throne? The Nokia N96’s glossy-black styling, 16GB of on-board storage, and 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera make it the cream of Nokia’s S60-crop. But, without a US-compatible 3G radio, the European Nokia N96 isn’t exactly a prudent investment.

So, for those of you still gunning for the Nseries king, you’ll be glad to hear that the North American (NAM) variant of the Nokia N96 is ready for US-duty. The Nokia N96 NAM is now available at Nokia Flaghship Stores in Chicago and New York. Nokia is asking that you hand over $842 to your Nokia Flagship Store in return for a shiny, new Nokia N96 – sans any contract obligations and free to roam whatever GSM network you choose.

For those of you that would rather get their hands on Nokia’s latest and greatest without having to leave the comfort of your home, Best Buy is offering the Nokia N96 NAM (again, with 3G support in the coveted 850Mhz and 1900Mhz bands) for a bit less coin. Best Buy will sell you an unlocked (naturally) Nokia N96 NAM for just a penny shy of $800 – a considerable discount over the Nokia Flagship Stores’ retail price.

If you’re willing to wait it out just a bit longer, Amazon is offering their own Nokia N96 on pre-order for the bargain price of just $705.99. Seeing as how you’ve waited this long for Nokia to grace us Yanks with a US 3G-compatible Nokia N96, you might do well to delay your gratification and save some serious cash.

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The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N85 with US 3G has been caught on the FCC’s website. We’ve no doubts the stylish OLED screen-equipped slider will sell like hot cupcakes in Europe and some parts of Asia, but when it comes to the North America, it seems Nokia still struggles to get enough people excited about its products. I can maybe help by adding that the N85 is probably the best NSeries smartphone released to date. Sure, N96 has a larger screen, but in terms of value for money, it’s the N85 that wins, big time. In addition, it has all the gizmos the N96 has, excluding the DVB-H mobile TV receiver, which you can’t use in the U.S. anyway. I would expect to see this baby hitting Nokia Flagship Stores in Chicago and New York anytime soon, and who knows, maybe it even gets announced by AT&T (NYSE: T). We can hope, at least…

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has unleashed upon the world a slew of new flagship Nseries handsets with amazing multimedia capabilities with sleek, new design aesthetics. Featuring glossy-finished plastics that just ooze “cool” from every crevice, the Nokia N96, Nokia N85, and Nokia N79 are the hottest handsets to come out of Espoo yet.

Nokia N85 music controls

Nokia was on hand at CTIA to let us get hands on the new Nseries and Eseries lineup, all with their own particular merits.

To kick things off, the Nokia N79 is the candybar/monoblock of the trio and features the 5 megapixel Carl-Zeiss shooter that’s used across all three of the latest Nseries handsets (the N96, N85, and N79). The camera is complemented by a dual-LED flash that should help light things up in marginal lighting conditions. With GPS, WiFi, and microSDHC card slot, the Nokia N79 is a true performer, but don’t let that fool you in to thinking the Nokia N79 is all business. The back-cover of the Nokia N79 is user-swappable, lending to its more fashionable roots. Even cooler than the swappable back-plates is the Nokia N79’s ability to detect which colored battery cover you are using and automatically change your homescreen’s backbround to match.

Nokia N79 front face matches Blue back cover

If a dual-slider is more suited to your tastes, the Nokia N85 might be just the thing to satisfy your multimedia handset-needs. Slide the Nokia N85 upwards to reveal the smooth under-lit keypad, or slide it down to get at the slick under-lit music controls. The Nokia N85 is finished in a sexy, glossy black lacquer that gives the handset an understated elegance that is sure to stand the test of time. Just like its Nokia N79 counterpart, the Nokia N85 rocks a 5 megapixel Carl-Zeiss shooter with a dual-LED flash in tow. Add to that some GPS, 3G (HSDPA), WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, 2.6-inch AMOLED display, and microSDHC card slot, and you’ve got the makings of a serious handset. Basically, it comes down to your personal preference – candybar or dual-slider.

Nokia N96 music controls

Now, if the creme-de-la-creme of the Nokia Nseries lineup is more your style (and really, who doesn’t want the baddest handset available), the Nokia N96 is the current ruler of the Nseries throne. The Nokia N96 is a dual-sliding media-monster just like its downrange sibling, the Nokia N85. But, with silver accents on the front face and more highly refined keys finished in the same glossy-black plastics that Nokia seems so fond of recently, the Nokia N96 is unquestionably sleaker and more high-end dual-slider from Espoo.

The Nokia N96 boasts the same 5 megapixel Carl-Zeiss camera that’s already been mentioned at length here. For media storage, there’s 16GB of onboard memory capacity, which can be expanded to 24GB with an external microSD card. A 2.8-inch display makes sure that you have enough screen real estate to watch movies or surf the web – or happily numb your brain with DVB-H mobile TV if available in your area. The usual complement of WiFi, GPS, and 3G (HSPA) makes the Nokia N96 the Nseries handset to rule them all.

Nokia E71

For those with an affinity for business suits, the Nokia Eseries handsets have just recently come to market with a full suite of business features. Both the Nokia E66 and Nokia E71 use quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM radios and dual-band (850/2100Mhz) 3G data connections to ensure worldwide network compatibility. The Nokia E71 sports a full QWERTY keyboard for messaging-ease, while the Nokia E66 offers a more traditional numeric keypad in a slider form-factor.

With the candybar Nokia E71, we see a 3.2 megapixel camera mounted on the backside of the .39-inch thick handset. Nokia Maps 2.0 pairs with aGPS to deliver pinpoint-accurate location data, WiFi complements the 3G data connection, and the E71’s sleek styling ensures the Nokia E71 isn’t going to be confused for any other Palm (NSDQ: PALM) or RIM BlackBerry (NSDQ: RIMM) handset.

Nokia E66

The Nokia E66 mirrors the Nokia E71’s feature set but packs it all in to that slider design that’s bound to turn heads.

Both Nokia Eseries handsets feature a “Profile Switch” feature that, at the press of a button, will change your Eseries’ homescreen between home and work configurations.

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Prospective Nokia (NYSE: NOK) customers looking to cash in on Espoo’s traditionally open-stance on VoIP-over-WiFi might be in for a bit of a surprise. Nokia has finally been swayed by carrier interests (read: lucrative handset contracts) to make it just a little harder for VoIP fans to get busy with web-based voice calls.

Nokia has traditionally included an SIP stack to enable out-of-the-box VoIP functionality on their Nseries handsets. The inclusion of a VoIP SIP stack falls in line with the company’s credo of offering open handsets that aren’t tied to contracts. But, with the confirmation that Nokia will not be including their SIP stack on newer Nseries devices with S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 (FP2), it seems that the bottom line has finally take priority over functionality.

VoIP calling presents a major loophole for wireless carriers looking to force users to pay for wireless minutes. So, it makes sense that the carriers would lean on Nokia to make VoIP just a bit more involved for the casual user. We can’t blame Nokia for taking their VoIP generosity off the table – they have shareholders to report to, afterall – but it’s sad to hear that the Nseries will go forward without built-in VoIP support.

The Nokia N78 and Nokia N96 are some of the first devices to do away with the built-in VoIP functionality, but the business-oriented Nokia E71 still holds on to its VoIP roots.

But, fear not, VoIP fans. Truphone is already working on a new VoIP client that should hassle-free (or at least minimized hassle) VoIP calling to Nokia Nseries devices going forward.

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The Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N85 has only just recently come to light as a Nokia N96-esque pseudo-slider bearing the same glossy-black finish and backlit slide-out media controls that we fell in love with on the N96. Last we heard, the device was that Nokia seemed to be aiming the Nokia N85 to be placed towards the high-end of the N-series lineup – somewhere near the range-topping Nokia N96.

Today we have confirmation from the FCC that the Nokia N85 will be coming to US shores with a fully US-compatible tri-band 3G radio in tow. The quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE Nokia N85 complements it’s world-traveling frequency support with support for 3G data speeds in the 850Mhz, 1900Mhz, and 2100Mhz frequency bands, ensuring that the handset can not only work almost anywhere in the world, but will also have full HSPA-speed data access.

Here’s what we know about the Nokia N85’s specifications:

• 5 megapixel camera with lens cover
  • Dual LED flash
  • Front-facing video-call camera
• aGPS
• WiFi
• S60 3rd Edition
• Smaller display than the N96

 The Nokia N85 feature set (as we know it today) doesn’t necessarily reflect any indications of media-playing prowess, but Cellphonesignal is claiming that the Nokia N85 is being prepared by Espoo to serve as the N-series video-oriented flagship .

We’ll have to wait and see how the Nokia N85 shapes up in the coming weeks and months. Thankfully, the FCC’s approval of the N85 means that we won’t have to wait all that much longer before we get our hands on this sexy handset.

FCC – Nokia N85 

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Nokia (NYSE: NOK) recently announced that they would be launching their Nokia N96 flagship successor alongside the Nokia E71 and Nokia E66 businessphones in the third quarter. The Finns made good on their promise to bring the much-anticipated enterprise handsets to market in Q3 2008, so now we turn our attention to Nokia’s new hotness – the Nokia N96.

Rumors are swirling around the UK indicating that Espoo is planning to out their Nokia N96 in October – dethroning Nokia’s current N-series flagship, the Nokia N95. ElectricPig is reporting that they’ve gotten some sort of confirmation from Nokia that the Nokia N96 will be launched in the UK on October 1, just in time to make the Q3 launch window that Nokia promised.

With 16GB of onboard storage, 5 megapixel Carl-Zeiss camera, WiFi, 3G (HSDPA), GPS, and mobile TV under the hood, the Nokia N96 brings glossy-chic to the dual-slider design that made the Nokia N96 so popular. And, with improved build-quality lending a more refined feel to the device, we can’t wait to get some long-term experience with the Nokia N96.

For now, don’t get your hopes up. But, the October release window sure does jive well with Espoo’s official announcements.

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That is, as long as you’re not using the Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N78-3. The Nokia N78 has just been hit with another firmware update from Espoo. While those of us with the North American (NAM) version of Nokia’s candybar (monoblock) N-series will just have wait and hope that Nokia sees fit to bless us with an update, European Nokia N78 users will be enjoying their second firmware update in as many weeks.

This latest firmware brings with it “a number of performance improvements including softkey selection, Bluetooth stability, video playback, email sending and alarm clock functions.” Nokia N78 owners can expect to find the v12.046 firmware through an OTA (over the air) update or through Nokia Software Update.

Enjoy all those delicious firmware updates, folks.

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Here we go again with another diamond-encrusted monstrosity from a region of the world where good taste and sensibility are said to reign supreme. It seems there are exceptions to every stereotype.

Following on the likewise gaudy Nokia (NYSE: NOK) N95 from Amosu’s diamond-covering operation, Continental Mobiles has thrown their overly-tacky offering in to the ring. With a front-face dipped in sterling silver and then encrusted with “4.42ct of brilliant-cut, VS1 quality, color G-H, naturally mined diamonds,” this cheaper diamond-covered alternative comes in at a more affordable £10,000. Compared to Amosu’s £12,000 price-tag for basically the same hideous customized-device, Continental Mobiles has a deal on their hands.

Of course, if you’ve truly got the coin to back up this kind of frivolous and mind-numbingly gaudy purchase, then you’ll probably be staying away from any diamond-encrusted handsets in the name of good taste and class. The rest of you wannabe rappers and fashionistas can give Continental Mobiles a call and wait three weeks for them to customize a Nokia N95 to your liking.

We’ll take a Nokia N96 and cover it with love (what, is that weird?), thanks just the same.

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Can’t wait any longer to get your hands on a US-spec Nokia N78? Good, because Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s US 3G frequency-friendly Nokia N78 has just landed on Yankee shores with support for those all-important 850/1900Mhz 3G bands. With a 3.2 megapixel camera (Carl Zeiss optics, naturally), aGPS, HSDPA (again, US-friendly), and that trick illuminated keypad packed in to a sleek, glossy-black monoblock form-factor, the Nokia N78 is sure to find a good home in many American pockets.

To keep with its media-centric roots, the Nokia N78 sports an FM transceiver, microSD card slot (up to 8GB), Share on Ovi, and MOSH.  And, to make sure you can get all that sweet media off your device and in to your head with little hassle, the 3.5mm headphone jack stands ready to pipe tunes in to any standard set of headphones.

Of course, even if you don’t care or want all those features, the Nokia N78’s next-generation styling is quite an eye-catcher. The blank, piano-black finish illuminates from beneath to reveal a numbered keypad, and the clean lines of the N78 wrap around to complement a stylized rear worthy of a fashion-handset.

The US-spec Nokia N78 can be found at wireless retailers, online retailers and Nokia Flagship stores for about $560. There’s probably some extra change in the couch if you need some help fronting the full retail price.

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