Nokia N8: a first look

Nokia is starting to show signs of throwing off the torpor that has seriously wounded it over the past three years. By the end of this year, we'll see its new operating system, the Intel-backed MeeGo. That means the end for Symbian on the company's high-end N-Series smartphones.

But there is one Symbian phone left before Nokia bids it adieu: the N8. I have gotten my hands on it a couple of time now (but have not yet managed to kidnap for an extended period).

The N8 is a very powerful, very feature-rich phone. I say 'feature-rich', referring mainly to its technical prowess, such as its out-of-this-world 12 megapixel HD camera and its HDMI-out port. I won't go through its specs -- you can see them listed here.

The big question is whether its touchscreen motion can compete with HTC and Apple devices. It is not fair to give a definitive answer to this without having had it for an extended period. But my first impression is that Nokia has not yet cracked it. Nokia has to be confident that MeeGo will improve this dramatically. It must: otherwise Nokia faces a terminal decline in its high-end consumer phones.

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At least it will have access to a decent range of apps and java unlike the N900.

By the way Adrian, you say in today's Sunday Business Post that "even without HD video recording, the HTC Desire is arguable their best phone." - do you mean "even though it doesn't" or "even if you exlude that it does" - as you could interpret it either way. Thanks.

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Adrian , one other thing as I browse through today's Computer in Business - you say the Nokia N900 does not have an onscreen touch keyboard - I've seen you say this before. But it does - similar to the one that comes up when you make a phonecall.

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