Electronics always cost less in the US than they do in Europe on official release, definitely with Nokia handsets eg. the N97 is basically the same price Euro - USD at retail. Mobilecityonline is not the best retailer there are some shady stories about them floating around the internet. They have a store here in Manhattan that I have purchased from before (my N78), they are pretty knowledgeable about the North American high end mobile market so who knows maybe this is true?