Internet reports claim the Nokia N8 is scheduled for an October release and the Nokia E7 is penciled in to follow it to market in November.
GSMArena started the rumours after it reported on a leaked phone release roadmap that found its way into the website’s journalists hands.
The Nokia N8 is being touted as a flagship smartphone for Nokia who are struggling in an increasingly competitive market.
It packs a 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and an Xenon flash; HD video capture and a HDMI port for streaming video and images to your TV; Dolby Digital Surround sound support; a Symbian^ 3 operating system for much faster browsing; and well integrated Ovi services and apps.
The Nokia E7, which GSMArena thinks may be the rumoured Nokia N9 and a successor to the Nokia N97, is scheduled to be released in November, just in time for the Christmas period.
It is thought to have an aluminum body, run on Symbian^4 and have a QWERTY keyboard, four-inch touchscreen and an eight-megapixel camera.
Nokia’s new Head of Mobile Solutions Anssi Vanjoki has said that Symbian was the best platform to challenge rival phones such as the HTC Desire and iPhone 4. It had previously been thought the manufacturer was going to move its phones over to its MeeGo operating system in the future.
MobileShop had previously reported that the Nokia N8 would be released by the end of August, it seems this may have been a bit optimistic.
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July 7th, 2010 at 11:48 am
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July 7th, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Thank you Keijo. Spelling corrected.
July 7th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
That sucks. I thought preorders were due to begin today (7-7-2010). I guess you can preorder but not get it until October.