Mystery Nokia Phone RM-324 With US 3G Appears on FCC
I found an unknown Nokia phone with the code RM-324 on the FCC today that supports US 3G. Due to confidentiality, we can only see an outline of the phone (what a tease). The FCC documents revealed that the phone will work on GSM 850/1900, EDGE, and WCDMA 850/1900. Translation: compatible with 3G internet on USA AT&T.
Nokia RM-324 looks like a candybar.
Update: Upon closer look, the mystery phone is a flip phone with 1500mah battery. Thanks Ying.
Correct me if I’m wrong but the only Nokia Nseries phone that currently works with AT&T 3G are the Nokia N75 and the Nokia N95 NAM. Having another phone working with US 3G means more options. The iPhone with US 3G is releasing by mid-year.
Nokia Phone code RM-324 frequencies
Nokia N78 is planned to release supporting US 3G, but the outline of this mystery phone does not match the shape of the Nokia N78. The FCC says the external photos for RM-324 will be available in 45 days. We’ll have to wait and see what this mystery phone really looks like.
The outline of Nokia N78 does not match Nokia Phone Code RM-324
You can read the all confusing documents about the RM-324 on the FCC website.
Peter on 2 March 2008:
Woohoo, exciting
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The hard edges on the left look more like a slider then a candybar.
Ying on 2 March 2008:
I believe it’s flip phone.
Read pdf “Test Report 2″. Notice under each test result the phrase “Phone Flip Open” and “Phone Flip Closed”.
The test also shows a Nokia BP-4L 1500mAh battery being used. Unfortunately, the only Nokia devices that uses this battery are the Nokia E61i, Nokia E90 Communicator, Nokia N810 Internet Tablet.
Adonis on 3 March 2008:
Purely looking at the outline, it kinda looks similar to the 8600 line-up. But I’m thinking more like candybar/blackberry shape. E71 anyone?
Alexandr3 on 3 March 2008:
It’s probably a 6650 NAM… Flip and a good “sucessor” for the N75…
Arun on 3 March 2008:
Hope this isn’t complete shit like the N75. I had one and it died within 4 months (badly designed hinge that breaks under normal use).
The N75 seemed to be a stupid lame version of their N series phones, an insult to us North Americans.
Rita El Khoury on 3 March 2008:
Ya, definitely, this looks like a clamshell (or flip if you prefer). The proportions of width vs length say so.
Mark Guim on 3 March 2008:
An E90 NAM?
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Anthony on 3 March 2008:
It really doesn’t matter by the time Nokia gets this phone or any other 3g US phone to the market it will be obsolete. Any one remember the N75 and long that phone took to get to market. Also, the N95 8GB US 3g version still not available. It’s amazing that Apple can get a phone to market on time and will most likely have the 3g iPhone out before any of the new Nokia’s. PS.. was in Chicago this weekend trying to spend money on a new phone at the Nokia store but couldn’t justify any of the Nokia phones when I have an iPhone (not the best but getting better with each update) and a Blackberry Curve.
Adonis on 3 March 2008:
Looks more like the newly announced 6650 now as Rita pointed out.
Doug on 26 March 2008:
It definitely looks like a 6650 T-Mobile, just compare this picture to a front view of. It’s almost exactly the same except the sides don’t show the port covers. As far as being a good replacement for the N75. HELL NO. The N75 as poor as it was in certain aspects (and I’m talking about the carrier version) it was still a pretty good phone. I always thought the shell design of the N75 was a little cheap and should have been fit together better, and I love the metal outer shell design of the 6650, but I’m not cool with the Motorola “chin” it has for the antenna. The N75 thankfully didn’t have that. And frankly, the entire keypad on the 6650 is the dumbest thing Nokia has done next to an N96 with a 950mAh in it. The N75, aside from the D-pad design, which could have been a little bigger, is the best keypad design I have ever seen on a flip phone. I’m sick of these flat razr-like keypads that every phone has now, and I’m glad Nokia didn’t do it to the N75. Yes the 6650 may have HSDPA, GPS, and A2DP, but the camera is on the front sadly, to accommodate for the battery, there’s no stereo speakers, and the screen is smaller. As far as I’m concerned, this is a step down in too many ways.