European Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now available at Chicago flagship store

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YpoCaramel @ Dec 14th 2008 8:22PM

I've always wondered what the relative costs were of keeping two models instead of just using a tri-band chip. The tri-band chip would be more expensive per-unit but then that means you have to produce two separate models, complicating inventory management and production.

I figure since both HTC and Nokia are doing the 2+ models they did the calculations for themselves but then again tri-band 3G is a feature, though its hard to make a monetary case for more sales. Interestingly enough there were as many tri-band phones in 2007 (Kaiser/Tilt, K850i) but the trend now seems to be either way (X1a vs X1i, Fuze vs Touch Pro, Euro Nokia vs US Nokia) with a few tri-bands (iPhone 3G, Bold).

Of course then there is the T-Mobile 1700 headache...

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