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Its been quite a while since Nokia had first announced 5610 XpressMusic phone, almost a year to be exact, but some good news for T-Mobile users it looks like they will soon be able to grab one.

The handset was originally expected to be available back in June, but was then pushed back to July and now August 11 seems to be the availability date.

The handset is expected to be available for $100, but that comes after a $50 mail in rebate and along with a two-year agreement. The Nokia 5610 will also be available in two color options, a red/black model and a black/silver model.

In addition to the hopeful availability of the Nokia 5610, T-Mobile is also expected to get the 5310 is a black/silver option as well.

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Recent reports are claiming that Nokia has begun to make some price cuts on selected music and media phones, in some cases up to 10-percent. In addition to the selected music and media models, Nokia has also made some smaller price cuts across the rest of their models. The Nokia 5310 and 5610 music phones as well as the 8GB N81 saw the largest cuts.

These price cuts come as a response to increased competition in the mobile phone market, however Nokia still holds a solid 40 percent overall, and this news will just make it a little tougher on some of their competition.

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We recently saw the FCC approval come through for the Nokia 5610 and now have some better details thanks to the Nokia Forums. This version is however not the one that will be released here in the US, but instead the WCDMA 850/2100 European model.

The Nokia 5610 is a 3G capable phone that features:

• 2.2-inch TFT display at 240 x 320
• 20MB of internal memory
• microSD slot that can handle up to 4GB of additional storage
• 3-megapixel camera with a second VGA on the front for video calls
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• USB 2.0
• FM radio
• Dedicated music buttons

The 5610 is going to run the Symbian Series 40 Edition operating system. Still no word on availability date or price.

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The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic has just gotten its approval from the FCC. A mid-range slider style phone that is music-centric, the 5610 is an upgrade to the current 5310.

Improvements include a better camera, now at 3-megapixels and up to 18-20 hours of music playback. No word on pricing, availability date or carriers. Possibly this will be sold directly through Nokia.

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