Nokia has launched what will be the very first Symbian-based mobile phone since the OS became open source – the Nokia N8.
Back in February, the Symbian Foundation announced its code had become open source, and the N8 handset will be the first to run on this version of the mobile platform.
The Symbian Foundation includes the likes of Samsung and Motorola as well as Nokia. Since it became open source, any company or developer can use its code and adapt it.
Lee Williams, executive director of Symbian described himself as “stoked” at the news, saying: “This is an example of what is possible with the latest and greatest version of the Symbian platform.”
The N8 is an ideal opportunity for Symbian to rival Apple and its iPhone, and Google and its Android platform.
It is this software that will power the N8 with features such as multi-touch and multi-tasking so the new phone can run different apps at the same time.
All about the visual, the Nokia N8 comes with an impressive 12-megapixel camera with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, that can record HD videos. There is a function to edit HD videos too, and stream TV shows over the internet to watch on the 3.5 inch screen. And the HDMI connector lets you attach your mobile to your HD TV and share your photos and videos with friends on a bigger screen.
The phone has 16GB memory space inbuilt which can be increased to up to 48GB via a microSD card.
The Nokia N8 is due for release in Q3 and will cost €370/£320 pre-taxes and subsidies.
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