14 DAY TRIAL // Nokia E7, the business-oriented brother of Nokia's high-end N8 mobile phone, is expected to make an appearance on the market in the United States come January 13th, some of the latest news on the matter suggest. The handset was originally said to be on its way to the market before the end of the ongoing year, but the launch date slipped to January for most countries, including the United States.
However, January is shaping up to be the month that would bring the new mobile phone to the market in various countries, and January 13th is said to be the arrival day in the US.
According to a recent article on The Nokia Blog, this is the date when a major US retailer would receive the Symbian^3 phone, which is a little over two weeks from now.
The news site offers some info on the price tag for this device as well, suggesting that it would be released on the local market for around $599, though the suggested retail price is USD $679.
“To ensure the best possible user experience on the Nokia E7, we have decided to begin shipping it in early 2011,” is what Nokia had to say on the shipping date for this device.
All in all, it appears that it should not be too long before we have the possibility to enjoy a brand new Symbian^3-based device from Nokia, following the launch of Nokia N8, Nokia C7 or Nokia C6-01.
For those who might have not encountered this device before, we should note that it sports similar looks with the N8, to which it adds a sliding QWERTY keyboard, to offer more functionality to users.
Nokia unveiled this mobile phone back in September this year, when it announced the other Symbian^3 devices too, all of which are already shipping top end users. Hopefully, the Nokia E7 would start arriving on shelves in mid-January too, or soon after.