Cingular has announced the Nokia 9300, a high-end Communicator device under the Series 80 family. The Nokia 9300 from Cingular will ship with BlackBerry Connect, making it the first non-RIM handset with the BlackBerry Connect software sold in the US.

Features of the Nokia 9300 include:

• EDGE high-speed data
• QWERTY keybaord
• 80MB memory
• 640×200 screen, 65K colors
• Bluetooth

Cingular will ship the Nokia 9300 through business (B2B) channels starting in November. With a 2-year contract the 9300 will be priced at just $299.99 (after a $50 rebate)