Nokia N8 To Be Announced at MWC with Symbian^3, 12MP, 720p Recording?

February 10th, 2010 • Mark Guim • Filed Under •

Tom’s Guide from France claims to have received exclusive information on upcoming Nokia devices. They report that Nokia will have five total ranges including the C, X, E, N, and S series. Perhaps the biggest scoop is about Nokia’s supposedly next major release named the Nokia N8.

The site is in French, so I’m trying to quote from the translation.

Symbian 3

According to the Tom’s Guide, here are the letters and numbers that identify the series.

  • C: lower end voice-based.
  • X: focus on entertainment, music for a young target
  • E: dedicated to business, solutions for e-mails
  • N: High-end
  • S: very upscale and limited editions

They highlighted some devices as major models.

  • Nokia C5-00 – Basic business device with GPS. Expected June.
  • Nokia C3-00 – A low-cost multitasking Symbian S40 Qwerty device that run emails in the background.
  • Nokia C5-01 – Qwerty device that’s a direct competitor to Blackberry.

And last but not least, the Nokia N8-00. It is scheduled for the summer with a capacitive multitouch 3.5in display and be the first to offer Symbian^3 OS. It carries a 12 megapixel camera and capture 720p at 30 frames per second. It will also feature an HDMI output. Another interesting mention is Video on Demand through the Ovi Store.

I don’t know how reliable this information is, but the web site looks legitimate. MWC is just a few days away. We’ll see if there’s any truth to these rumors.

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  • fj
    they said that in 3Rd quarter but no date yet !!!!!! can nokia tell about the nokia n8 release date !???????
  • Fjrafiques
    when is N8 releasing ???????????
  • i think there are more good info!
  • Mark
    i highly doubt that the n98 is gonna be so ugly.. It looks more like a sony ericson really... I was expecting for the n98 to look like the n97 without the keyboard and half in thickness. And im pretty sure i read somewhere that nokia are releasing a phone with a snapdragon. Could this be it? Mark part of hemorrhoids treatment team.
  • Sealblaighter
    There will be NO N98. Nokia changed the old nomenclature.
  • this was a really good article.thanks for sharing the information.
  • sooksan
  • hanshertog
    Some more info will be posted shortly on http://www.nokian8.eu . Also reviews and prices.
  • therohan
    Well The Nokia C5-00 was announced on 2nd Mar,10. See the specifications: http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/C5-00/
  • Sofiagr
    Wow, I was waiting for this, my digital camera is years outdated and I want a new phone. Looks that I don't have to pay for two devices now! Even with a price of 500+ Euros I would buy it the problem is, that the new Nokia models allway show up with a big delay here in Greece. (Problem of general importer Alpha Copy???)
  • Looks interesting.. :D
  • cool phone! how about the price?
  • 12MP?? Wow..
  • mobilemaster
    I heard Nokia will not participate at MWC. ABout the N8, I read Symbian 3 devices will be announced in quarter 2. I hope I am not right. :D
  • mobilemaster
    Guys, I read on a site Symbian 3 devices will be announced in quarter 2, so maybe this is not true. I would like to see the phone. :) By the way I am not a NOkia phone, but I like the N series very much! :D
  • 12mp cam and multitouch? Cool phone! But may be it price will be wery large (>500euro) :((
  • chris
    Can't tell you how but i know for a fact that the Nokia N8 will be here in the summer with 12 mp camera and multi-touch, it will run on Symbian not Maemo...
  • Nakael
    Well... though nokia is not setting a big booth at mobile congress... cont u think Intel partnering with Nokia may results in a powerful processor for 3G standards with a new phone.
  • Christian
    If this is true, then - Wow. If these specs pan out, it looks like for the first time since the N82, Nokia will have released a complete dream phone. Xenon flash? Check. 720p recording? Check. Multi-touch? Check. If they keep in those three things, I'm sold, and I imagine lots of other people will be as well.
  • I wonder which processor Nokia will be using for N8. I hope it'll be featuring a super high end CPU since it support the 60 FPS UI for Symbian^60 and 720p recording.
  • If Nokia makes this 12mp phone WITH xenon flash, it will be a hit. If not then I will pass.
  • surethom
    Xenon Flash Please, Nokia have not used one since N82, which I still have, but I want a Nokia Touchscreen with Xenon Flash.
  • imransoorya
    no news about e90"s successor.. its due this month at MWC.. i'll go crazy if i dont get to see a new communicator on 15th feb 2010.
  • "...a direct competitor to Blackberry..."
    Well, E75 was announced as a messaging device to compete with the blackberry family, and well - afaik it failed miserably.
    Hoping that since that Nokia would learn from that fiasco, and after waiting for half a year after they announced the E72 (thought they were polishing the software for the release - now I'm not so sure...) I went for it and bought it - their "Blackberry replacement" smartphone. So far (I have been using the E72 for nearly two weeks now) I can say, they once again fail to live up for the expectations as an "ultimate messaging device".

    Don't get me wrong, I love the phone, it's beautiful and has a lot of features but the software is so unstable, so buggy and beta that it just ruins the experience alltogether.

    That said, I really would like to see how a (cheaper!) device will perform as a "blackberry competitor"...
  • andro
    I heard Nokia's not coming to MWC, but this sounds quite interesting indeed.

    Saw another similar post: http://ragsnram.com/?p=1981
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