FCC approves Nokia 3500 Classic

The folks at the FCC has just given their nod of approval to the Nokia 3500 Classic handset, which means we’ll be seeing this cellphone available sometime soon. This is purely an entry level handset, so don’t set your expectations too high if you want to pick this up. Good to see Nokia has included a higher resolution camera with a low end phone, and in this case the 3500 is equipped with a 2 megapixel camera. Other features include a microSD memory card slot, a miniUSB connector, Bluetooth and PictBridge connectivity, and a POP3/IMAP4 email client. It will retail for €135 minus taxes and subsidies. I suppose you could pack one of these into your college-bound kid when it is available for a no-frills yet reliable handset.