It's been a while since we've had a Nokia leak that's got the fanbois (well not fanbois, they get excited over anything) and geeks excited. This handset dubbed the N8 is allegedly going to be one of many new handsets coming from the Finnish giant which would indicate a refresh of the N-Series naming scheme and the roll-out of Symbian ^3 devices.
In usual leak standards we only have some poor pictures all watermarked to the extreme, but the pictures do give off some authenticity (if Nokia experts are to be believed). The handset itself seems to sport a more industrial design with visible screws, whether these will be cleaned up on final release product is yet to be seen. Some of the features can be seen in the pictures;
- 12 Megapixel Camera with AutoFocus, Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics - a tried and tested partnership which was a success in the N82 and a feature the community has been screaming for since, well the N82 itself.
- 3.5mm jack and HDMI - moving on to the next gen of TV out options finally.
- 3.5inch screen - this is clearly a guess and information on what resolution and which type of screen hasn't been revealed for sure yet. Although it's to be pointed out the Bulgarian blog does mention it being 4 inches big and WVGA (800×480) resolution, which is in keeping with current top end Android handsets and the N900.
- Unibody design - this is definitely a first from Nokia, but we've seen with the HTC Legend it's possible and perhaps an indication of things to come.
- We can also expect the usual support for MicroSD and MicroUSB ports which is the standard for most handsets currently, whilst MicroUSB has been agreed in Europe to become the standard for charging.
Personally I have to say the device physically does look a bit rough, some might say industrial, but I think it misses some elegance. My main issue isn't the hardware specs or design, the main issue for Nokia at this point doesn't stand with hardware and features. They will need to deliver a great OS. Symbian^3 is being touted as the saving grace for a company which is slowly losing long term admirers with the emergence of Android and the iPhone, so the most important issue would be how the OS comes across. The leak (if istis true) doesn't help Nokia, is now expectancy is building up and they might now not have the time to deliver the device in their own time.
I for one hope they don't rush things and deliver a product which hasn't been rushed out because of this leak, I want a device which is delivered according to their time-line and quality. One that delivers first time what we expect a Nokia device to be able to do.
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