also known as Nokia Mako, Nokia 6790 Surge

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Published:
26 May 2009
Market Status:
Released
US carrier availability:
AT&T - Available as Nokia 6790 Surge
    (Since Jul 2009 )
Links:
Nokia 6790 Surge Official Page
Nokia 6790 Surge Review
Nokia 6790 Surge Manual
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Description:

Nokia 6790 Surge is a futuristic looking side-slider GSM smarthphone with a full QWERTY keyboard. It runs on the Symbian 9.3, S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 2 OS and sports a 2-megapixel camera, GPS and a 2.5 mm jack.

User rating
Average
4.9
out of 10
based on 3 reviews
Editor's rating
Average
6
out of 10
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specifications

specifications

  • Announced
    • Date
      • 13 Jul 2009
  • Network
    • Type
      • GSM Quad-band phone capable of global roaming (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
        UMTS dual-band American 3G (1900/850 MHz)
    • Data
    • 3G Capable
      • Yes
  • Size
  • Battery
    • Type
      • Li - Ion, 1500 mAh
    • Talk
      •    5 hours (300 mins) of Talk time
    • Standby
      •    400 hours (17 days) of Stand-by time
  • Main Display
    • Resolution
      • 240 x 320 pixels
    • Type
      • 16 777 216 colors, TFT
    • Physical Size
      • 2.40 inches
  • Camera
    • Resolution
      •    2.0 megapixels Resolution
    • Features
      • Digital zoom, White balance, Multi shot, Effects, Self-timer
  • Multimedia
    • Video Playback
      • MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, RealVideo 10
    • Music Player
      • MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV
    • FM Radio
      • FM
  • Memory
    • Memory Slot
      • microSD/microSDHC
    • Built-in
      • 120 MB
  • Software
    • Smartphone
      • Symbian 9.3
    • Memory
      • 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
  • Input
    • Keyboard
      • Full keyboard (QWERTY)
  • Connectivity
    • Internet
      • S60 OSS Browser, HTML, XHTML, WAP 2.0, CSS, JavaScript
    • USB
      • microUSB
    • Bluetooth
      • 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
    • Headphones connector
      • 2.5mm
  • Other Features
    • PhoneBook
      • 1000 -names capacity; Ring ID, Picture ID, Multiple numbers per contact, Caller groups
    • PIM
      • Alarm, Calendar, To-Do / Tasks, Calculator, World Clock, Converter
    • Voice
      • Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
    • JAVA
      • Midp 2.0
    • Email
      • IMAP/POP3/SMTP/Microsoft Exchange
    • GPS
      • GPS
    • FCC Approved
      • Yes

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DO NOT BUY!!!

Yesterday Anonymous

1 out of 10

Do not buy this phone. I had it for 3 months and parts kept falling off. !st the directional pad and then the contacts. Nokia did not want to fix or replace it. this phone is made of cheap plastic parts. It does not tether which is a major downer. If your a texter like I am this phone will not last.






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Nokia Surge : Surges ahead!!!

3 Nov 2009 Uday Singh

8 out of 10

I bought this phone yesterday only !!

Pros:
3G phone
great battery life
phone supface is finger print- free
great screen !! crystal clear photos
good luking phone
great loudspeaker
auto FM radio


cons:
no touchscreen
no camera FLASH
arrow keys make tapping sound  owing to cheapness
rely on side sliding keyboard to dial a number :(






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Euro my . o v for International Users

29 Sep 2009 Swedish Boy in USA

5.7 out of 10

Review is made in regards to price range & abilities.



GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900 MHz

No Wi Fi

No Tethering (Might be a work around but as advertised via ATT answer is no) 



It wouldn't have broke the bank to add 2100 MHz & yes the phone will still work in Europe (and Asia too I think).



Problem I ran into was often Data will  time out and/or get confused when it tries to access the 2100 mode and gets bounced... as other phones in same area with similar capabilities like the W760A was having no problems. For this Surge model at least had this downgrade. Also I have average hand size and it wasn't the most comfortable to talk on.





***Off subject Razr V3XX speeds ROCK on tethering, if you don't have a data plan with a RAZR V3XX please don't tether unless you want to spend alot of money on bandwidth charges. Reason I bring up Razr, even though they are fragile the tether speed is constant and reliable compared to ALOT of phones I've experimented with.***



Nokia is made in Finland, I wonder why they wouldn't add 2100Mhz

Sony Ericsson is made in Sweden, most of their phones if not all have 2100Mhz



My pick is Sony Ericsson W760a for international users, without alot of onboard memory it isn't a con for me it's a Pro as I like my data easily movable.  Still no WiFi but Tetherable, better camera, same price but no QWERTY. Like that I can close the mobile when tethered to save power.



Almost good but too many other phones in the same price range.  If you dont need WiFi, don't tether and want a bad iPhone wanna be it's an okay phone but as it's a compatible "World Phone" they could have added the 2100Mhz





Symbian S60 3.2 OS
GPRS/EDGE; 3G HSDPA Gives you many happy data options, more the better.
Full HTML browser including Flash support
QWERTY Keyboard
Internal Memory Size: 120MB MicroSD expandable memory up to 8GB
GPS Enabled: Yes
FM Radio: Yes
No WiFi,
No Tethering
No 2100 Mhz *For best data speeds this is needed in Europe for optimum flexibility.
Uncomfortable to hold, especially for long periods of time.

Not a big deal but the uncomfortable design with there being so many other phones available.

USA/NAM uses 1900Mhz data & has no access on 2100Mhz on towers to the public sector currently.


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