Nokia, through Verizon, is now selling a special edition of their new Nokia 6205 phone, one which coincides with the July 18 release of The Dark Knight. It is the geekiest phone ever. And I know own one.

While shopping for a new phone to sweeten the bitter taste of resigning my Verizon contract, I stumbled across this sex black handset and could not say no. Part of me wishes I had, as being excited about anything with a Verizon OS is bound to end in disappointment. In any case, I order my phone for $20 and spent the weekend daydreaming about it.

So, what exactly makes this Dark Knight Special Edition phone so special? Here’s the run down:

• An entry code for the game being played at http://fightforgothamcity.com. It’s a Joker card and looks cool once you ignore all the website addresses on it.
• Two battery covers (i.e. backs of the phone), one having the Dark Knight logo, along with the title of the movie and a nice big “TM” at the end.
• Five special wallpapers. They are basically the first batch of posters (Batman staring at a window frame looking over Gotham, the Joker from behind, and the logo graffiti on a brick wall) and promo shots (the backlit logo and the old photo of Batman used to show off the new suit). The two logo wallpapers are nicely edited. The glowing, backlit logo is especially cool on the smaller front screen.
• The first trailer (the one we all became obsessed over last year). Not so impressive on the small screen.
• Ringtones! Oh, I was praying that the Dark Knight theme would be one of the ringtones. But no, they are all nothing but bits of dialogue ripped from the trailer. We have the emo “What will you have me do?” to the sound of the Bat Pod dodging the Joker. Really boring, awkward stuff. At the very least the Joker’s laugh will make a good text alert sound.

Is it worth it? If you love Batman and don’t expect much from your phone (or your phone carrier) this phone is totally worth your $20. But, if you’re on Verizon and want a phone that you can actually do something with, I suggest saving up for the activation fee for another company, but a different Nokia phone and put on your own Batman-related content.