The Nokia E52 has gone on sale in the UK! We brought you news last week the Nokia E52 and Nokia E55 would shipin August, and as expected you can now pick up this upgrade to the Nokia E51 on general sale. Join us after the break for pricing and availability....

The Nokia E52 follows pretty closely in the footsteps of the Nokia E51 but brings with it a longer battery life and a smoother interface. What's more, with standard Nokia features like A-GPS, high-speed HSDPA and HSUPA connections, and even a 3.2-Megapixel camera, the Nokia E52 looks like its packed to travel – there is even a built-in Compass so travellers can make the most of knowing which direction they're heading in.

The Symbian S60 3rd Edition smartphone comes with a 2.4-inch screen, 60MB of internal memory, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi as standard. This candybar phone weighs in at a comfortable 98g.

Check out the full tech spec of the Nokia E52

We reported last week that MobileFun had added the device, along with the Nokia E55, to their incoming page. We were also contacted by the online reseller to inform us that they expected stock on the 28th August. However, it seems stock has arrived early as you'll now find it on the site for sale today (11th August).

The Nokia E52 costs £229.95 (inc. VAT) SIM free and can be had from MobileFun. So, will you be upgrading you be upgrading your Nokia E51 to this new longer-life version? Let us know in the Comments below.