Nokia N78, the first of the two new Nseries smartphones announced by Nokia this year, is now available in the US, as the Finnish company itself announced this in a press release appeared a few hours ago on its official website.

The North American N78 has a suggested retail price of $560 and can be found, as of today, at various retailers as well as in Nokia's Flagship Stores from New York and Chicago.

Already available in Europe, India and other global markets, the new Nseries has now a US version that comes with quad-band GSM connectivity (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) as well as dual-band HSDPA connectivity (850 / 1900 MHz), the latter allowing users to achieve high data transfer speeds (up to 3.6 Mbps) and to browse the Web with ease.

Presented as a flawless mix of "features and services", the N78 weighs 101.8 grams, measures 113 x 49 x 15 millimeters and comes with the following highlights: a 2.4 inch TFT display (16 million colors and 240 x 320 pixels), a 3.2 Megapixel camera (with auto focus, flash, geotagging, Carl Zeiss optics and video recording), built-in GPS, A-GPS, Nokia Maps, Wi-Fi, full HTML browser, RSS reader, email and Instant Messaging, Music and Video players, a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, FM radio and FM Transmitter, Push to Talk and document viewer - all running on Symbian S60 3.2 OS.

Talking about the new American Nseries handset, William Plummer, Vice President of Go-to-Market for Nokia, said: "Offering the robust feature set expected from an Nseries device, the integration of these features with Nokia's new suite of Ovi services is what makes the Nokia N78 a perfect companion for a connected and mobile lifestyle. Whether using GPS to find my way across town, adding geotag information to the images I capture and upload to Share on Ovi, or using the FM transmitter to listen to my music collection through my car stereo, the Nokia N78 keeps me connected and entertained wherever I go."

While not as advanced as the N96 flagship (which should be released in the next months), Nokia N78 is surely a good smartphone that represents a viable option for those in need of a reliable and highly-featured mobile device.