Nokia announces the Astound (C7) for T-Mobile

At today's CTIA 2011 events, Nokia announced the Astound, otherwise known as the C7, for T-Mobile USA. The astound is a retooled version of the C7, which is virtually identical to its global counterpart.

The Astound for T-Mobile shares the Symbian^3 operating system, 8 megapixel camera, dual-LED flash, 720p video recording, 3.5-inch AMOLED with 640x360 resolution, an FM radio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0, and 8GB of internal memory.

There are, however, some noteworthy additions to the earlier C7 design. Most notably, there is a portrait QWERTY keypad, Swype text entry, split-screen text input, and free turn-by-turn navigation from Ovi Maps.

As earlier rumors suggested, the Astound will be available on April 6, for the price of $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate.

source: MobileBurn