Nokia has once again delayed its prestigious smartphone Nokia N8, which was supposed to be released in this September. It’s getting some final adjustments to face tough competition from Apple iPhone and other successful Android based mobiles.
Nokia N8 is the Nokia’s first model based on the new generation Symbian^3 OS and offers integration to all social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and more on the top screen in aluminium coated design. Looks wise it is quiet similar to the Nokia E7, and the major external change is an additional sliding QWERTY keypad and the 8MP camera.
The Nokia N8 features 12 Megapixels(4000×3000 pixels) with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash & 720p HD video recording, 3D HD capacitive touch screen, 3G, HSDPA, HSUPA, WI-FI 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS, 16GB inbuilt storage with SD card slot support up to 32GB, Adobe Flashlite 4.0, film editing software and Dolby digital surround sound.
Full Technical Specifications of Nokia N8
| Network | |
| 3G Network | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 2G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | |
| L x B x H, Vol | 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc |
| Weight | 135 g |
| Form factor | Touch Screen Monoblock |
| Display | |
| Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 3.5 inch |
| Colours & Pixels | 16.7 nHD Million colors & (360 x 640) pixels |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Finger touch control Multi-touch input method Scratch resistant Gorilla glass display On-screen alphanumeric keypad and full keyboard Proximity sensor for auto turn-off |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | Symbian^3 OS |
| CPU | ARM 11 680 MHz processor with 2D/3D Graphics HW Accelerator & 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Memory | Internal: 16GB/32GB built-in storage External: Support for microSD cards up to 32GB expansion |
| Browser & Messaging | RSS feeds, WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Camera | |
| Still | 12 Megapixels(4000×3000 pixels) with Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash, autofocus & 2x digital zoom. features large 1/1.83” sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face and smile detection |
| Focal length & Aperture | 5.9 mm & F2.8 |
| Secondary | VGA @ 640 x 480 pixels |
| Video Recording | HD quality 720p @ 25fps with 1280 x 720 resolution(16:9) Up to 3x digital video zoom |
| Connectivity | |
| Data | EDGE & GPRS |
| Bluetooth & USB | v3.0 with A2DP Stereo & v2.0 micro USB, USB on the-go support |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| HDMI connectivity | Yes |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Transmitter |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSUPA 2.0 Mbps HSDPA 10.2 Mbps |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, E-AC-3, AC-3 |
| Video Format | WMV/MP4/DivX/XviD/H.264/H.263 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D) Standard battery |
| Music Play-back time | Up to 50 hours |
| Standby Time | Up to 400 hours(3G) Up to 390 hours (2G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 5 hours 50 min(3G) Up to 12 hours 30 min(2G) |
| Video Playback & recording time | Up to 7 hours & 3 hours 20 min |
| Other Features | HD 720p Video playback on TV Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI Quickoffice document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) Accelerometer Nokia Ovi Maps 3.0 Adobe Flashlite 4.0 Ambient light sensor |
| Colors Availability | Dark Grey Orange Green Silver White Blue |
It gives high quality HD videos and edit them with an intuitive built-in editing suite, rich photo experience with large image grid and transition effects. It offers Digital plus surround sound and HDMI connection to a home entertainment system and also having improved 2D and 3D graphics for a faster and more responsive UI, greater memory management and a visual task manager.
The N8 offers multiple and personalizable homescreens which can be loaded with apps and widgets
Price & Availability
The release date of the Nokia N8 has not been announced yet officially (we expect it in this October) and it will cost around €370.
Nokia N8 was showcased at Nokia World Event a few days back and the new smartphone got the most pre-orders the company has ever had for a product. Nokia advised its pre-order customers that they should expect their new Nokia N8 in October. Keep watching this space for further updates.