Nokia announced its latest smartphone, the multimedia-heavy N8, featuring new and improved Symbian 3 OS, and a 12-megapixel Carl Zeiss optics camera with Xenon flash and HD video recording amongst other features. Nokia N8 is the first phone to feature the latest iteration of the Symbian OS, and will have to prove that Nokia's software is a worthy competitor to Apple's iPhone and Google's Android OS.
The Nokia N8 can take photos with its 12-megapixel camera (with flash) and shoots HD videos (720p). It also has a secondary video camera on the front for video calling. You can view your recordings on the phone's 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen or connect it to your home cinema system via the built-in HDMI port.
Nokia's N8 also features Wi-Fi (b, g, and the speedy n standard), in addition to Bluetooth 2.1. You also get GPS and A-GPS positioning systems, with Nokia's free and complete navigation solution, Ovi Maps. The N8 comes with 16GB of on-board storage (expandable via microSD cards up to 32GB) and also features an FM receiver and transmitter (which will eliminate the need for cables to listen to music from the phone in your car).
Nokia's real gamble though, is the operating system that's delivered to the device. The Symbian OS has been widely criticized for being sluggish, and lagging behind competitors like the iPhone or Google's Android OS.
But with the N8, Nokia is putting out its first phone featuring the revamped Symbian 3 OS, which includes several new features, such as multi-touch, flick scrolling, and pinch-to-zoom. Symbian 3 OS also adds several other features found on competing smartphone platforms, like multiple home screens and home screen widgets (similar to Android) for Facebook and Twitter, just to name a few.
Late last week Russia-based Mobile-Review got their hands on one, and by the looks of it (via Google translation), they were not particularly impressed with Symbian 3.
Let's see how Nokia's new and improved Symbian 3 OS and the the new Nokia N8 unfolds when it comes to the US, you can check for updates by following us on Twitter or subscribing to our RSS Feed.
But with the N8, Nokia is putting out its first phone featuring the revamped Symbian 3 OS, which includes several new features, such as multi-touch, flick scrolling, and pinch-to-zoom. Symbian 3 OS also adds several other features found on competing smartphone platforms, like multiple home screens and home screen widgets (similar to Android) for Facebook and Twitter, just to name a few.
Late last week Russia-based Mobile-Review got their hands on one, and by the looks of it (via Google translation), they were not particularly impressed with Symbian 3.
Let's see how Nokia's new and improved Symbian 3 OS and the the new Nokia N8 unfolds when it comes to the US, you can check for updates by following us on Twitter or subscribing to our RSS Feed.
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