How To: Find Upcoming Nokia Phones on the FCC Database
Want to be a Nokia blogger and possibly be one of the first to discover upcoming phones? One way of doing that is by checking the FCC database for recently approved Nokia devices expected in the United States. I’ll show you how to find them.
Nokia N97 found on the FCC early May
Steps
Go to the FCC database search accessible by thenokiablog.com/go/fcc/
Enter Nokia as the applicant name, type a desired Grant Date range, then hit search.
On the search results, click on Grant date column to sort the results from most recent to later.
Under Display Exhibit column, take a look at each of the Detail links. Test reports usually hints at some technical specs of the device, while the external photos show… photos.
The Hunt
Finding Nokia devices on the FCC site usually mean they are about to be available in stores within weeks. Be the first to publish this information, and expect a surge of traffic to your site if the big sites like Engadget or Gizmodo decide to link back to you.
Found anything interesting today?
Edward Umana on 13 May 2009:
I wonder why the N97 looks pink in that pic…
Mark Guim on 13 May 2009:
Pink… maybe it was taken with a Nokia E71 lol.
yoeah on 13 May 2009:
Yeah, back then maybe, but not anymore. Now Nokia E71 with the newest firmware (21…) takes good photos. No more purple, greenish tint. They have finally fixed it. Maybe because of the great sales. Some other 2 or 3 mpx cameras in Nseries range haven't been fixed yet. The worst thing is that this example shows that it's just software problem and it can be done if they wanted.
Best Budget Products on 15 May 2009:
Thanks for the input. I am a huge fan of Nokia phone and I would always love to know the upcoming models. So this is very helpful to me.
Nokia Xpress Music on 5 June 2009:
Great post, thanks for the tips i will be using this method starting tomorrow
kimi on 31 October 2009:
oh MY GOSH! when is this coming out!! i want it!
kimi on 31 October 2009:
oh MY GOSH! when is this coming out!! i want it!
kimi on 31 October 2009:
oh MY GOSH! when is this coming out!! i want it!