A Symbian in Nokia N8 Clothing

Written by GdroiD Tuesday, 08 June 2010 13:09

But it’s more than skin deep. The new Nokia N8 debuts the new Symbian^3 OS with features that are emerging to be definitive for a flagship phone. Its oriental rivals already have most of these, but the new Nokia flagship has them all at an outrageously affordable price of €370 SIM-free, making the best value smartphone on the planet. Collect the best mobile phone deals when you compare offers online.

Deeper than Skin Deep

Under its anodized aluminum body that will comes in various colors, the Nokia N8 gets an ARM11 CPU running at 680 MHz and assisted with a 3D graphics accelerator and enjoying a 250 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM for its system and application files. User memory gets 16 GB onboard but it gets better with up to 48GB of external memory from its microSD slot. You can also compare sim only deals online to save money.

The phone is a smorgasbord of radio and data connectivities starting with its 3G coverage over a 5-band UMTS/HSDAP/HSUPA (850/ 900/ 1700/ 1900/ 2100), quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE on 2G, WiFi 802.11b/g/n with UpnP and microUSB 2.0. It is one of the early smartphones to benefit being certified for Bluetooth 3.0 based on the WiFi protocol. It also gets a built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support

Multimedia in Pole Position

So far, the best camera phones sport a 12-megapixel camera with HD video recording and you can count with one hand the handsets that have them. The Nokia N8 is one. You get to display your images and videos on its 3.5-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with multitouch, a scratch resistant cover and the usual accelerometer and proximity sensors. There are many Samsung Wave deals that can save you money when you visit Best Mobile Contracts.

It gets better with its HDMI TV out that lets you use a 42-inch LCD or Plasma and hear your recordings in full Dolby Digital Plus surround sound. That’s not all, you get the usual stereo FM with RDS and the famous Nokia media players for all the popular audio and video files. You can listen from its 3.5mm audio jack or go wireless using its Bluetooth A2DOP profile support.