Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/09/21/nokia_knocks_back_n8/
Nokia knocks back N8
Delayed to tweak user experience
Posted in Phones, 21st September 2010 10:33 GMT
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It's official: Nokia has delayed the release of its N8 smartphone by a month.
Originally set to ship [1] direct from Nokia at the end of September, with operators getting the handset early in October, Nokia's UK N8 pre-order page [2] now says the device will arrive at the "end of October".
Tweets from operator insiders and analysts [3], and other rumours had hinted at N8 software problems, but Nokia has only said that it is holding the handset back in order to "ensure a great user experience", according to the company, by way of [4] Dutch-language site All About Nokia Phones.
The Pamela Anderson-promoted [5] handset promises "flick scrolling and pinch-to-zoom, plus a faster and more responsive user interface", along with a 12Mp camera capable of recording HD video. It has HDMI output.
You can read Reg Hardware's hands-on first thoughts about the N8 here [6]. ®
Links
- http://www.reghardware.com/2010/09/08/nokia_n8/
- http://shop.nokia.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/productdetail_10512_10102_-11_20000355?intc=estore-fw-ilc-bdy-acq-na-ncomprod-gb-20-n8buynowmodule2_0x0
- http://twitter.com/gauravh1/status/24646494260
- http://www.allaboutphones.nl/nieuws/5540/Nokia-stelt-de-introductie-van-de-N8-uit-tot-november-door-softwareproblemen.html
- http://www.reghardware.com/2010/09/06/nokia_n8_pamela_anderson/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2010/06/14/nokia_n8_hands_on/