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EXPERT REVIEWS (24)
 
Published
Oct 16, 2009
Editor Rating
3.5/5
Nokia 6790 Surge review - Pocket-lint
QWERTY keyboard, Flash video support...Plastic, too many buttons, S60 looks staid...The Nokia 6790 or Surge to use its American name is a QWERTY sporting smartphone with a strong focus on attempting to be cool...Those who sign up get a 2.4-inch QVGA screen, a slide-out keyboard and 3G connectivity...Of course you can't say that too loudly as the browser certainly isn’t the speediest...
Published
Sep 24, 2009
Editor Rating
4.0/5
Nokia Surge Review
Good battery life QWERTY keyboard Useful and fun bundled applications...Fingerprint magnet Antiquated user interface...While Nokia has not had a lot of success with many of its higher-end models in the U.S...The Nokia Surge -- sold overseas as the 6790 -- has a slider QWERTY design...However, unlike many other smartphones with this price point or design, the Surge's...
Published
Sep 23, 2009
 
 
Nokia Surge Review - Mobiledia
Nokia's marketing says the Surge is designed with "social style" in mind, taking aim online addicts with one-click access to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr...Running on Nokia's Symbian S60 operating system, the handset offers smartphone tools for business users such as email with Microsoft Direct Push support...The company took...
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USER REVIEWS (22)
 
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(3.25 out of 5)
Average rating
from 28
reviews
3.2/5
Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Nokia Surge 6790 Phone Black (AT&T)
"I had also tried out a Sony Ericsson k850i in the mix, but despite the Xenon flash, I was unimpressed by the overall picture quality..."

"Also image quality is better overall - i.e..."

"The one thing it lacks is manual ISO control - though it does have several "scene modes", and usually picks a good ISO setting on its own..."

Average rating
from 164
reviews
3.3/5
Straight Talk Prepaid Nokia 6790 GSM Cell Phone Customer Ratings & Reviews - Top...
"But anyway other than that, its a good phone..."

"Read all the review good and bad and agree with them all, but please read my whole review before making a decidion: I started with the cheaper Straight talk phone and upgraded to Nokia 6790 with $45.00 plan a month later..."

"I am not tech savvy - don't even know how to program a DVR# and was able to figure the phone out BY MYSELF! BAD THING: My..."

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Average rating
from 21
reviews
3.0/5
Nokia Surge 6790 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review
"The HTML browser works good with a good realiable 3G network..."

"Battery life is good for a smartphone..."

"The Straight Talk plans I'd heard about were just too good..."

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Published
Sep 8, 2009
 
 
Review of the Nokia 6790 Surge for AT&T Wireless review
Solid build quality, fantastic QWERTY keyboard, awesome battery life...Non-standard headphone port, limited software...The Nokia 6790 Surge is the third Symbian-powered smartphone for AT&T this year and features a slide-out QWERTY keyboard...Highlighted as a social networking machine, the Surge features a 2 megapixel camera and is preloaded with a JuiceCaster application that...
Published
Aug 25, 2009
Editor Rating
3.0/5
Nokia Surge (AT&T) Phone Review | PCWorld
Very slim and lightweight Excellent call quality...No separate numeric keypad Poor tactile feedback from shortcut keys...The Nokia Surge is surprisingly feature-packed for its price, but the design has more than a few flaws...But the Surge has one very annoying design quirk: It has no separate numeric keypad...Audio quality is good, but I was disappointed...
Published
Aug 17, 2009
Editor Rating
6.5/10
Nokia Surge 6790 Review | Digital Trends
Bright crisp 2.4-inch LCD; slideout QWERTY keyboard; excellent music and video players; fast and easy to surf Web browser; accelerometer...No touchscreen; awkward direct dialing; microUSB jack isn't for charging; no 3.5mm jack; no threaded...Sadly, for many, it's ergonomic awkwardness will easily overwhelm the Surge's many other multimedia positives...The lack of a touch screen...
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Published
Aug 7, 2009
Editor Rating
5.0/5
Nokia Surge 6790
The Nokia Surge 6790 challenges this view with its low price and appealing design...A dilemma for some nowadays (my, how spoiled are we...To the rescue, at least for AT&T subscribers, or those looking into joining the carrier, is the Nokia Surge 6790...It does not have the greatest design or quality, but for the price, the Nokia Surge 6790 is an overall...
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Published
Aug 4, 2009
Editor Rating
4.0/5
Nokia Surge Review - Phone Reviews by Mobile Tech Review
Very affordable smartphone...Very good QWERTY keyboard, excellent GPS...Strong reception and good voice quality...Great speakerphone....Unlike the overseas version, there's no WiFi...Ugly duckling design...Stiff and noisy d-pad.Once in a while...But enough of that-- under its unique exterior, the Nokia Surge (6790 for those of you who like numbers) is at heart one of our favorite...
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Published
Jul 24, 2009
Editor Rating
3.0/5
Nokia Surge (AT&T) Review & Rating | PCMag.com
Great reception...Good music and video playback...Built-in document editing and Exchange support...Powerful Web browser....Awful camera...Difficult-to-use keyboard...Have to open the handset sideways to dial numbers...Requires...Unfortunately, the Surge suffers from an identity crisis in AT&T's lineupit's tough to see whom exactly this phone is for...But AT&T requires an...
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Published
Jul 19, 2009
Editor Rating
3.0/5
Nokia Surge 6790 Review - Watch CNET's Video Review
The Nokia Surge packs in a lot of features--a full HTML browser with Flash Lite support, 3G support, GPS--for an affordable price...The smartphone also...The phone has a number of design quirks and doesn't have the best build quality...You can't dial numbers...On top of the device, you'll find the speaker, a 2.5mm headset jack, and the power connector, which is protected by...
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Editor Rating
2.5/5
Nokia Surge 2012 - TopTenREVIEWS
The ability to browse the web makes this phone stand out way above the rest....Making a simple phone call can be quite a hassle....The Nokia Surge has the general look of most of today’s touchscreen cell phones, i.e...Still, it’s a surprise given the Surge’s appearance...Probably the biggest downfall of the Surge is, strangely enough, the way one places...
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Editor Rating
6.0/10
Nokia 6790 Surge Review
Well sized QWERTY Full featured email...Dialing a phone number is difficult Battery life is short ...Rarely we come across a decent Nokia device sneaking its way onto AT&T's lineup that turns heads...Before seeing it in person, the Nokia 6790 Surge just had a look that made it stand out...
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Published
Jul 23, 2009
Editor Rating
71.0/100
Nokia Surge review
Great keyboard...Full smartphone OS in a small package...Nice Web browser, especially for a compact device....Aging Symbian OS not as friendly as other smartphones, or simpler feature phones...Lacks advanced IM and...The Nokia Surge is something of an ugly duckling among the inexpensive, full-QWERTY messaging phone set...With the Nokia Surge, you'll be opening the slide...
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Published
Jul 21, 2009
Editor Rating
3.5/5
Nokia Surge Cell Phone Expert Review | LetsTalk.com
It also offers impressive call quality, we just wish the Surge was a bit more phone friendly...All accounts can be separated into separate e-mail folders, so they don?t get combined into one overall e-mail folder...If you really want to use this smartphone as a MP3 player, we recommend getting an external MicroSD card for storing songs...
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Average rating
from 1
reviews
2.0/10
Nokia Surge review
"by adrean_j TRUSTWORTHY When I first switched to AT&T, the Nokia Surge was on sale with a new contract..."

"The phone seemed to be a good choice..."

"I wouldn’t recommend anyone buy this phone..."

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Average rating
from 1
reviews
1.0/5
Nokia 6790 Surge Cell Phone Reviews. Buying Guides & Consumer Product Reviews - Epinions.com
"awesome battery life, expandable memory MicroSD, perfect size/weight function keys too sensitive, instability, lacks important web browsing options Summary: I think I need to preface this by saying I got mine refurbished, I don't know if that has anything to do with it but, whatever..."

"I went with the phone for two reasons, one: it's the only phone StraightTalk has right now that's not a total POS and..."

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Average rating
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reviews
2.0/5
Reviews for Nokia 6790 Black Smartphone - AT&T at PriceGrabber
"I continually have a problem with the phone giving me an error of "SIM card registration failed" "Insert SIM card..."

"I have contacted Straight Talk several times about this issue, all they do is walk me through a troubleshooting process which fixes the problem until it happens again.I have received a new SIM card from Straight Talk, and am still having the same issues..."

"This issue has not been resolved,..."

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Average rating
from 4
reviews
4.2/5
Nokia Surge (AT&T) | LetsTalk.com
"This phone is okay otherwise, good internet and call quality..."

"This phone is a good phone it gets good clear calling and the speaker phone is great..."

"Texting is a breeze works vary well for that and the web is good its different because because u can get on real web sites..."

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Average rating
from 2
reviews
5.0/5
Nokia 6790 Surge Smartphone Black Cell Phone - Reviews & Prices @ Yahoo! Shopping
"nothing nothing gtreat pruchase nigeria I rachel want 2 get the details on hw 2 pay and receve the phone..."

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