US optimized Nokia N95 now official, soon available in North America

Symbian today announced the official release of the US optimized Nokia N95! Some of the changes are American 3G frequencies allowing faster data transfers, more free RAM and a better battery. The new and improved yankee N95 will be available this month! Yay!

I’ve written it before, and I’m writing it again. Nokia will not tolerate the iPhone taking over huge chunks of the American market. I would bet Nokia will make a real effort to take control over some of the US market (yes their earlier attempts have been pretty lame so far don’t you think?). Now, the big question just might be – where’s BlackBerry in all of this?

Read more for the full pressrelease:

Symbian welcomes the US HSDPA variant of the Nokia N95

San Francisco, USA – September 10, 2007 – Symbian Limited today welcomes the launch of the new North American optimized Nokia N95 multimedia computer based on S60 and Symbian OS™.

This new Nokia N95 offers North American 3G/HSDPA/UMTS compatibility while retaining all the award-winning functionality of the existing Nokia N95. In addition, a number of new product upgrades have been added including: assisted GPS (A-GPS) for faster navigational fixes, 124MB of RAM to complement the included 1GB microSD memory card and the 160MB internal memory, and a higher capacity battery for extended operating time.

The Nokia N95 is expected to start shipping in September to a growing number of independent retailers in major markets including New York, Los Angeles, Miami and San Francisco, as well as the Nokia Flagship Stores in New York and Chicago.

The Nokia N95 will also be available from Nokia’s online store (www.nseries.com) and multiple online retailers with an estimated retail price of $699.

Via Symbian.com