Nokia E63 Now Available in U.S.
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Nokia announced that the E63, the company’s newest, lower-cost unlocked smartphone, is now available in the U.S. The $279 handset features a full QWERTY keyboard, a 2-megapixel camera, 3G and Wi-Fi data radios, and a standard-size 3.5mm headphone jack; it’s basically a poor-man’s version of the stellar Nokia E71.
The E63 also comes with a free 12-month subscription to Files on Ovi and 1GB of online storage, which lets you access important documents, music, or photos from your home or work PC even when you’re out and about.
Nokia’s challenge, as usual for their otherwise-excellent unlocked smartphones: convince people in the U.S. accustomed to subsidized, low-cost-up-front handsets on AT&T or T-Mobile to pay extra for the freedom of an unlocked device. To date, it’s been a real slog. But the E63’s $279 price point could nab them some additional sales.
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