In the Face of Increasing Competition, Nokia Announces N8 Smartphone

From DailyTech: With most of the talk in the smartphone market shifting towards Apple, Microsoft, and Google, it's easy to forget about Nokia. Apple's iPhone is the media darling, Google's Android phones are quickly charging down the battlefield with brute force, and Microsoft is hoping to recharge its batteries with Windows Phone 7.

So what is Nokia to do in the face of these fierce competitors? Well, today Nokia announced its N8 smartphone. The N8 uses Nokia's new Symbian^3 platform and aims to offer a superior multimedia experience.

The N8 features a generous 12MP camera (complete with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics) which can record high definition video. An HDMI connector is also included to display content on to a large computer display or revision. A 3.5" capacitive touch display is included (360x640), and the N8 supports A-GPS, Bluetooth, 802.11n, Micro-USB, and USB On-the-Go.

Other features include 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded thanks to a microSD slot, FM radio, FM transmitter, TV-out, Dolby Surround Sound and the N8 will also naturally support the free Ovi Maps navigation program.

The N8 has 256MB of RAM and a 512MB ROM and the phone measures 4.47" x 2.33" x 0.51" and weighs 4.76 ounces. The N8 comes standard with a 1200mAh battery.

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