Despite the announcement today from AT&T, we had knownabout the Nokia Surge 6790 for quite a while (though at the time, it wascodenamed "Mako").  Marketed at younger users with a "social circle," the Surge offers a sliding QWERTYkeyboard, Symbian S60, 2.4-inch screen, 3G, A-GPS, Exchange and personal e-mail support, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, full HTML web browser, and AT&T Navigator.  It will be available in stores and online at www.att.com/wireless on July 19th for $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year service agreement.

Additional features are highlighted in the excerpt from the press release below:

• 2.0 megapixel camera - Customers can capture quality photos with color camera and 4X digital zoom
• AT&T Navigator - AT&T Navigator provides audible turn-by-turn directions, monitors traffic and alerts users when there is a slowdown or incident
• AT&T Mobile Music - Customers can listen and download their favorite music from Napster Mobile, eMusic Mobile, XM Radio and more over the air
• AT&T Video Share - The first-ever service in the U.S. that allows users to share live video over wireless devices while participating in a voice call
• JuiceCaster - Customers can share videos and pictures from their wireless device to the Web's most popular sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr
  

Despite the different form factor, is anyone thinking about picking one up when it launches on Sunday?