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Last updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Nokia 2605 Mirage: A bare-bones CDMA phone. Uh, why? The Nokia 2605 Mirage is slightly better than the recently announced 2608 . Unfortunately, it’s still headed for Verizon’s bargain bins. You could sum up the 2605 in one fairly short sentence: it’s a CDMA flip phone with Xpress-on covers, VGA camera, and some dumbed-down Bluetooth 2.0. There’s two displays, one 128×128 1.2″ outside screeen, and a 1.8″ 128×160 inner screen. Only 18 megabytes of onboard memory, and no expandable memory at that – but then again, with no A2DP, a 2.5mm jack, and VGA picture quality – you won’t be using much of that anyway. Battery life is pretty…eh. The battery is a BL-4B, 700 mAh, which equates to up to 3.5 hours of talk time. The Nokia 2605 Mirage is available now at Verizon for $49.99 with a new 2-year contract. I have not been able to figure out why Nokia keeps releasing these growth-stunted Verizon phones. I mean, if you’re going to make some kind of effort to produce CDMA phones, then why half-ass it? Why not actually release a decent handset that might make a decent amount of money?

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Preview: Nokia 2605 Mirage Phone (Mega Budget CDMA)

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