A relative bargain as far as Nokia handsets go, the mid-range, full-QWERTY Surge might be a solid choice for texting and on-the-go e-mail fanatics.Available on July 19 through AT&T for $79 (albeit with a two-year contract and a $50 mail-in rebate), the modest Surge makes for a departure from Nokia's usual $500-and-up multimedia powerhouses. Nope, you won't find such features as Carl Zeiss-designed 5MP optics, touch-enabled home screen widgets, or Wi-Fi on the Surge. That said, the new 4.4-ounce slider runs on the Symbian S60 operating system, still one of the most powerful and popular mobile platforms around (even if it is looking a bit long in the tooth these days), and 
plenty of Symbian-based apps are available for download.You'll also get what looks to be a fairly roomy QWERTY keypad (I've yet to try the Surge in person), as well as support for personal and Microsoft Exchange-powered e-mail accounts, instant messaging, and (of course) SMS and picture messaging.The 3G-enabled Surge also handles most of AT&T's subscription services, including downloadable music, AT&T Navigator, and one-way video conferencing via AT&T Video Share. No word on AT&T's streaming Cellular Video clips, however (although the phone's media player reportedly supports Flash videos).Other features on the Surge include A-GPS, a two-megapixel camera and QVGA video recorder, an FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, and microSD memory expansion.All in all, not bad, although business-minded Nokia fans might be more interested in the slim, $99 E71x, which has been available on AT&T for a few months now.
plenty of Symbian-based apps are available for download.You'll also get what looks to be a fairly roomy QWERTY keypad (I've yet to try the Surge in person), as well as support for personal and Microsoft Exchange-powered e-mail accounts, instant messaging, and (of course) SMS and picture messaging.The 3G-enabled Surge also handles most of AT&T's subscription services, including downloadable music, AT&T Navigator, and one-way video conferencing via AT&T Video Share. No word on AT&T's streaming Cellular Video clips, however (although the phone's media player reportedly supports Flash videos).Other features on the Surge include A-GPS, a two-megapixel camera and QVGA video recorder, an FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, and microSD memory expansion.All in all, not bad, although business-minded Nokia fans might be more interested in the slim, $99 E71x, which has been available on AT&T for a few months now.
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