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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Verizon Wireless, CDMA

We’re coming right up on a year since we first heard of the 2605’s existence, and with a VGA camera just about the most engaging attention feature we can find on the spec sheet, we’re having a hard time saying with a straight face that it was worth the wait. Be that as it may, the unassuming flip is still on a very, very short list of CDMA Nokias sold in the US, which in itself makes it sorta engaging attention — and your hard-earned .99 on contract after rebate is plan to nab you Bluetooth, a color external display, VZ Navigator support, and Xpress-on changeable covers (when’s the last time you owned an Xpress-on Nokia, eh?). It’ll be available for order from Verizon’s site, telesales, and stores starting Friday, with all sales channels opening the floodgates come January 23 of next year.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Nokia 2605 Mirage launches Friday on Verizon originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Verizon Wireless, CDMA

We’re coming right up on a year since we first heard of the 2605’s existence, and with a VGA camera just about the most engaging attention feature we can find on the spec sheet, we’re having a hard time saying with a straight face that it was worth the wait. Be that as it may, the unassuming flip is still on a very, very short list of CDMA Nokias sold in the US, which in itself makes it sorta engaging attention — and your hard-earned $49.99 on contract after $50 rebate is plan to nab you Bluetooth, a color external display, VZ Navigator support, and Xpress-on changeable covers (when’s the last time you owned an Xpress-on Nokia, eh?). It’ll be available for order from Verizon’s site, telesales, and stores starting Thursday, with all sales channels opening the floodgates come January 23 of next year.

[Thanks, anonymous tipster]

Nokia 2605 Mirage launches tomorrow on Verizon originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless

Samsung’s Omnia is nice enough to find a good home in many a professional’s pocket, but in terms of overall desirability it doesn’t Truly compare to the iPhone or G1. Why, then, did Verizon price the thing $50 higher than its alternate-platform competition? Your guess is as good as ours, but at least the company didn’t take long to see the error of its ways, dropping the handset under the magic $200 mark just a few days after the early-adopters got done paying too much for theirs. We’re thinking Verizon might have been targeting the $249 Touch Diamond, but really that could do with a price cut of its own. $199 seems about right for an Omnia, so you go right ahead and click on if you want; we’ll wait for the higher-res one, thanks.

Verizon drops Omnia to $199, hopes you’ll pay attention at this time originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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