Astound

Not every new smartphone hitting stores costs $199 (or more). Nokia just announced the Nokia Astound, a $79.99 smartphone hitting T-Mobile on April 6, 2011.

The Astound features an 8-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and 720p HD video capture, a 3.5-inch capacitive touch AMOLED display, free turn-by-turn navigation from Nokia and access to thousands of free and paid apps via Nokia's Ovi Store.

It comes equipped with the latest version of Ovi Maps and provides free voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation in almost 100 countries in 46 languages. New features include improved search engines and WiFi positioning, a drive assistance mode for real-time traffic updates, maps of public transit lines, and the ability to check in to places and share great moments with friends on Facebook, Twitter and many local social networks. Read more