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We can’t wait for the US-spec Nokia N95 (the Nokia N95-3) to finally hit Yankee shores with its support for US-friendly 3G frequencies. With the Nokia N95-3 having recently passed through the FCC’s testing labs , the official launch of the device is imminent. The question is, just how imminent? Well, Engadget Mobile ’s sleuthing (by which we mean a phone call to a store manager) revealed that the N95-3 is just 7-10 days away! Nokia’s flagship stores are expecting to accept shipments of the 850/1900Mhz HSDPA-compatible Nokia N95 in the 7 to 10 days. If you’re planning on pulling the trigger on one a US-friendly 3G N95, you’d better get that $699 (don’t forget tax) ready soon! [Via: Engadget Mobile ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Nokia N95 - US Launch Tonight?Nokia working on 8GB version of N95!Nokia N95 8GB Black glamor shots from London's Nokia GoPlay Launch EventNokia Podcasting now compatible with N95Nokia N95 with US 3G support coming in September!

All those people lamenting the lack of US 3G frequency support on the Nokia N95 can rest easy. Our good, old friend, the FCC , has just given the thumbs-up approval for the American version of the Nokia N95. The US-spec N95 will be packin’ the same quad-band (850/900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM/EDGE radio, 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, stereo Bluetooth, GPS, microSD slot, and Symbian S60 platform as it’s European brethren - but with one major difference. This baby will work on the US’s odd-ball 3G frequencies with it’s dual-band 850/1900Mhz WCDMA radio. The FCC’s approval of the run-of-the-mill (if you want to refer to the 5 megapixel Carl Zeiss optics and GPS as run-of-the-mill) Nokia N95 was a bit overshadowed by the FCC leak of the 8GB Black Nokia N95 , but it’s an important development nonetheless. That’s good and bad. It’s great news for all those US residents that have waited this long for the America-specific Nokia N95 to finally reach our shores - we’re sure this news has all of you jumping for joy. But, if you’re one of the gotta-have-it gadget aficionados that jumped the gun and ponied up for an imported Euro-spec Nokia N95, you’ll be sad to hear that we’ll soon have a fully-functional 3G radio on the US-spec N95. Bummer. Still, nothing else has changed, so it’s not that bad. (But damned if 3G wouldn’t round out the Nokia N95’s feature-set nicely, in the US that is) FCC source [Via: Phone Scoop ] ---Related Articles at IntoMobile:Nokia N95 starts shippingNokia 8600 approved by the FCCNokia N76, N95 approved by the FCCFCC just approved the Sony Ericsson M610i … again; is it codename Elena or Lizzy?Thank you for submitting news about the E65 getting approved by the FCC but it isn't exactly blog worthy

Filed under: Handsets , Nokia , Symbian , GSM , EDGE , HSDPA Nokia 's N95 , like many phones in America, has been a consistent letdown to those hoping to rock any decent online content on their phone, mainly because of the prohibitive EDGE data speeds which currently dominate the GSM market here (a matter of fact, no matter how much Mr. Jobs may protest ). Well, it appears that at least Nokia is feeling our pain, because according to a recent GigaOM rumor, the company is readying a 3G variation of the N95 -- presumably with a US carrier in tow -- due out this September, which makes sense considering some of the company's recent shenanigans . If (and when) this happens, it should make the do-it-all phone, which boasts a 5 megapixel camera, built-in GPS, WiFi, and all sorts of multimedia functions, considerably more attractive to consumers in the States, even with its $749 price tag. Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments