This little smartphone has much more in mind than making call or serving web pages.
Nokia, still the world's largest phone maker, has launched its new Symbian^3 super device that will go up against the iPhones and Androids in its segment.
While it Symbian^3 may not have the youthful chops of the iOS or Froyo, the latest Nokia N8 handset has some very impressive hardware features.
The camera can capture 12MP images with its Carl Zeiss optics. You can edit photos and videos on-screen on the 3.5-inch AMOLED glass display and choose from multiple ways to share them, as well as transferring them to an external hard-drive with USB-on-the-go.
Besides just being a really decent camera phone, the N8 also features HDMI out so that it can be plugged into an HDTV. The audio outputted supports Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound too.
Nokia did a showoff of this capability and used the N8 to project video onto the world's biggest cinema screen. The screen, which measured 1428m2 (width 51m and height of 28m) was hit with light from four 140kg projectors, which were hooked up to a N8 as the media player.
And apple & android aren't dominating the market, in america maybe but not globally, Nokia's global device market share is estimated to be between 33% & 41%
Certainly..........
Direct Quote.... "Nokia, still the world's largest phone maker, has launched its new Symbian^3 super device that will go up against the iPhones and Androids in its segment." Huva Vittoo....
quite dissapointed already
Seriosuly, Nokia no longer matters. with Apple and Android dominating the market, Nokia no longer matters. until they seriously catch up, no one is gonna care.
DUDE, we are not apple fanbois. I for one am probably the biggest apple hater on the planet! I am just critical about my gadgets! Im pretty sure none of those comments come from apple fanbois, and you, are not funneh!
and whats with all the downthumbing?
Yes, but I'm waiting for them to release their N9.
And apple & android aren't dominating the market, in america maybe but not globally, Nokia's global device market share is estimated to be between 33% & 41%
Certainly..........
Direct Quote.... "Nokia, still the world's largest phone maker, has launched its new Symbian^3 super device that will go up against the iPhones and Androids in its segment." Huva Vittoo....
With a less than 1Ghz processor it may well not be as snappy as some others but as long as it is not sluggish I won't mind as this will lead to a much longer battery life.
As for those complaining about price. The N8 16GB version is £419.99 for the off contract phone. Now compare that to the iPhone 4 16GB version and it's £549.99 price tag.
Yes there ahs been a lot of developement with Andriod and such but to me, so far the recent competition has seemed a little stale. I'm hoping that Nokia and it's new open source Symbian^3 OS will bring new life back to this market.
The problem isn't just in the clock speed of the CPU. The cpu is based on an "old" architecture. The CPU is an ARM11 when it should have been a Cortex. I dislike Apple, but buying the Iphone 4 is a better deal that this phone, it has a faster CPU/GPU and a much better screen. The only good thing in the N8 is the camera.
But this is a move in the right direction....we have to like rivalry.
Competition is always good for us the costumers.
Looking for an Android powered device...
Your comments are being thumbed down because they lack any useful information. More vendors, creating more smart phones, means more competition for our smart phone dollars. More competition means we all get better products.