A picture published on the Internet indicates that O2 will ask for € 619 for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. As usual, O2 customers can choose between a finance purchase with 12 or 24 monthly rates or paying the whole amount at once.

Nokia has presented its first Windows Phones called Lumia 800 and Lumia 710. In Germany, the Nokia Lumia 800 will be launched next Tuesday, November 15th. All four German operators Telekom (T-Mobile), Vodafone, E-Plus (Base) and Telefónica Germany (O2) have announced they will offer the Lumia 800 in their shops, Telekom is the premium partner of Nokia. Here is a short overview of things you should know when going to buy one of the Lumia Windows Phones of Nokia in Germany.

Since last Friday, the iPhone 4S is available in 29 countries. Comparing purchase prices, you will notice great differences. If you are traveling Europe and you are going to buy an iPhone 4S on your trip, you might want to buy it in Switzerland because this is where you will find the cheapest offers. Here is a short overview of iPhone 4S purchase prices in Europe.

iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S users should get first is a micro SIM card of a German operator or mobile phone provider in order to avoid high roaming charges when using their Apple smart-phone for making phone calls, sending text messages (SMS) or accessing the Internet over GPRS or UMTS networks in Germany. Here is a short overview of recommended pay as you tariffs for iPhone users in Germany.

The new Apple smart-phones iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 8GB haven been launched. Apple and carriers in Germany are already accepting orders for the new Apple smart-phones. Here is a short overview of German carriers marketing the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 4 8GB and the iPhone 3G S and the purchase prices they are asking for.

No-frills provider Fonic will launch a new prepaid price plan called “Fonic Smart” for smart-phone users on October 4th. The new price plan costs € 29.95 per month and includes 500 units for mobile phone calls and/or SMS within Germany as well as a mobile data flat rate tariff for surfing the web over the mobile network of Telefónica Germany (O2).

I want to introduce you to a somewhat unique pricing model of the German provider Drillisch. It is called Hellomobil Best4me and makes sure that you get the lowest rates for your calls, texting and mobile Internet access – retroactively.

Telekom (T-Mobile) is now selling the iPhone 4 16GB as prepaid smart-phone. The bundle includes the current Apple smart-phone model in black with 16 GB memory, a SIM card for the pay as you go price plan “Xtra Nonstop Special” and credit of € 30.00 for calls and SMS. It is available at Telekom shops for € 629.95.

Last week, you could buy the Samsung Galaxy S for just € 299.00 at Aldi Nord supermarkets. Next week, Aldi will offer the same Android smart-phone model for even less money. Upcoming Monday, the Samsung Galaxy S will be available at Aldi Süd supermarkets for € 279.00, but this time the package includes just the phone and an headset, but not an in car cradle.

With the Blackberry Internet Service (BIS) Blackberry users automatically receive emails from web-based POP3 and IMAP accounts on their a Blackberry smart-phone. In Germany, this Blackberry service is provided through a mobile phone service provider which means Blackberry smart-phone users have to book a specific tariff option in order to use the email push of the Blackberry Internet Service. Here is a short overview of mobile phone providers in Germany offering BIS, of the monthly charges and included services of the Blackberry tariff options and of the prerequisites for booking a Blackberry tariff option.