In the past, many developers I met have complained about lack of S60 market penetration in the states. Nokia has recently unveiled two new devices that should adress the issues:
Red Nokia N95
The red Nokia N95 is nothing but an official version of a regular US N95 that was spray-painted in bright red:
Engadget has spotted the device at the Nokia booth at Digital Experience; it is said to drop in Q12008 and will cost 599$ list. FoxBusiness claims that the device is limited to 5000pcs; we are currently pursuing an official statement here.
Nokia N95 8GB NAM
The north-American version of the Nokia N95 8GB got leaked a few days ago. Anyways, it is now official:
The device is completely similar to a stock N95 8GB except that its radio transmitter operates at a different frequency. It will also hit the stores sometime in Q12008(MobileWhack claims January), and will retail for 749$ .
I am very happy to see Nokia bringing both of its highend smartphones to the USA. They may be late, but they are there now…let’s hope that more devices will follow!
Further reading:
Red N95; hands-on - Engadget
Red N95 limited - FoxBusiness
N95 8GB NAM - MobileWhack