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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.

Via [CellPhoneSignal]

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Nokia has announced the new 5220 and 5320 XpressMusic phones offering affordable music and entertainment experiences for loyal Nokia fans. Both handsets works with the recently launched Nokia Music Store where users can easily download music tracks.

The first of these two phones being the higher-end model is the 3G capable 5320 handset. This Nokia 5320 boasts of a voice-controlled say and play feature which is a voice-activated command for playing music. Aside from this, the Nokia 5320 also has a dedicated key for the XpressMusic menu, a 3.5 mm audio jack, up to 24-hours of audio playback time, Hi-Fi sound, memory card slot for storage expansion, USB 2.0 for transferring music and HSDPA for data access. Accentuating its HSDPA feature are some quick access keys for various Nokia web mobile products and services, that includes the Ovi portal, Nokia mobile search engine and the N-Gage for downloading mobile games.

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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.

Read [Nokia Forums] Via [IntoMobile]

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