Nokia N8 with 12 megapixel Camera Available at $749 in Australia

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In the sea of identikit touchscreen dominated phones, the new Nokia N8 stand out of the crowd due to its impressive camera quality and its Symbian^3 filled operating system. This flagship handset from Nokia was announced in the month of April and the release date is delayed by Nokia to surmount the suspense among the consumers. Finally the Finnish maker of mobile phones giant Nokia has unleashed the Nokia N8 in Australia in three major telcos- Telstra, Optus and VHA at a price of $749. The release date is scheduled to be on 1 November.

Nokia has been under a lot of pressure in the recent years due to the mass adoption of Apple’s iPhone and the craze on devices based on Google’s Android platform. This premium leading company of mobile phones hopes to revive its declining dominance in the smartphone market with the introduction of Nokia N8. It will be first smartphone built on the new Symbian^3 operating platform that features a string of high end tech and multimedia options under its hood to capture your mind as well as your pocket.

The first notable feature about Nokia N8 is its excellent 12 megapixel camera with a best built-in flash that enables you to capture photos far better than your digital camera. The camera of this touchscreen phone features Xenon flash, auto-focus and Carl Zeiss optics. For camera and video enthusiasts as well as Nokia fans, then you would love Nokia N8. It has a superb video recording quality. It offer you a glorious wide screen to capture video at 720p HD. Not only a good picture quality you will get an unmatched sound quality as Nokia N8 features Dolby 5.1 surround-sound systems. It also comes up with a high-definition HDMI TV output so that you can share your photos and videos with your friends and family by simply connecting the device with your HD TV.

Name one feature that Nokia N8 does not incorporate. You will feel proud of the fact that the Finnish giant manufacturers have beautifully squeezed as many features into this latest model as possible. Let us tale a look on the hardware aspect of Nokia N8. The latest model flaunts a full metal chassis with anodised scratch-proof paint to give the phone a handsome look. It is filled with Symbian^3 OS that features a number of notable upgrades like a multi-touch screen - delivering the ability to scroll through flicking one’s fingers on the screen, pinch to zoom in and memory management - allowing faster multi-tasking - and multiple home screens.

The new Nokia N8 promises to mark an era in the smartphone portfolio by including enhanced and upgraded features. As far as connection is concerned it will support almost anything - from the HSDPA networks to quadband GSM - including Telstra’s 850MHz Next G network. And the device also supports Wi-Fi in the 802.11b/g/n standards, as well as Bluetooth 3.0. It sports a 3.5″ AMOLED capacitative display at a resolution of 640×360, and an accelerometer is included so that users can view the display in landscape or portrait mode. Nokia is providing you its latest model in five enticing colors such as Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, and Orange.

Summary

Pros

• Great camera
• Superb battery life
• Clear and crisp screen
• Decent audio output
• Stylish aluminium casing
• HDMI-out port

Cons

• Average virtual keyboards
• Unintuitive UI
• Unimpressive internet experience
• Confusing connection management
• Poor social network integration

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