Nokia 2008-2009 smartphone roadmap surfaces

11 Nov, 2008
A dozen of Nokia smartphones leaked online with most of their major specifications, codenames and most importantly, their planned product announcement. Do not just get too excited though as there are no...

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  • Anonymous
  • nS9
  • 12 Nov 2008

More megapixels doesn't mean better quality. The optics used in phones are too small. You won't benefit from having 10, 12, 14 or whatever high megapixels you want. What's more important in camera phones is bigger and better optics so may protrude out of the phone. A xenon flash is another big plus.

5MPx - 8Mpx is more than sufficient for optics used in phones. My old 5MPx camera takes better pics than the Samsung Innov8.

The N82 2nd edition sounds like a winner with xenon flash, OLED, good battery life and being very pocketable.

The Carolla and Eitri are going to be your ground breakers. I'm sorry but people say other manufacturers already making 8MPx... Only the Samsung Innov8 is decent. The rest hardly show any improvement over the N95 5Mpx.

Stop printing stupid statements just by numbers. I don't care if a phone had 20MPx camera if the image is poor quality!

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    • ALEX
    • iS5
    • 12 Nov 2008

    plwh888, 12 Nov 2008I'm excited about COROLLA : 3.0-inch VGA display, non-to... more2 letters per key

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      • Tech Fans
      • uC3
      • 12 Nov 2008

      Hopefully soon we all can get to see the prototype model or even the end products soon, not forgetting the full features of the phones.

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        • Michael Calvert
        • M0U
        • 12 Nov 2008

        Personally I think these sound lioke killer phones :-), I don't know why people are dissing them so much, I wonder if any of them take the shape of any of the renders on google? Like that common (possible hoak) of the n97, n98, the drawing of the concept with the twisting camera, I also like the idea of improving the n85, xenon flash and the joystick I do miss off the N73 so glad there putting that back, pressure touch sensitivity, has anyone brought out one of those yet?

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          • Tech Fans
          • uC3
          • 12 Nov 2008

          Umm.... somebody said too late for Nokia, 5 and 8MP camera very common and so many others. Come on, iphone only comes with 2MP. Besides, 5 and 8MP camera just started heating up. If you really on taking photos. Better get a SLR digital camera. For now, phone is just a phone and those camera is only part of the features. It is still a long way before camera on the phone will replace the stand alone camera.

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            • Zs
            • 33a
            • 12 Nov 2008

            What if SE has an 8MP camera phone? So what? It sucks in everything else. Nokia is still the best brand existing today!

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              • Anonymous
              • wc6
              • 12 Nov 2008

              Look, for those of you who are expecting 12mp and whatever mind blowing, out of this world specs, as a corporation, nokia only needs to deliver whatever technology it sees will satisfy current trends, right now, 5mp and 8mp are already sufficient, and so is qvga and vga displays..by optimizing price and quality, nokia has became the most popular and successful mobile brand..they are not going to work their asses off and produce an overly advanced phone just to satisfy the geeky pleasures of few people!

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                • Kal
                • vwd
                • 12 Nov 2008

                Anonymous, 12 Nov 2008Dude, you can complain all you want, but everyone knows tha... moreWhat's the point of this list? So that others can come up with something better in time? By the time Nokia release 8mp VGA, don't you think samsung will have 8mp WVGA in the market?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • M@T
                  • 12 Nov 2008

                  Symbian 3.2.3? Does this mean feature pack 3 is on its way?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • M@T
                    • 12 Nov 2008

                    Anonymous, 12 Nov 2008you are dreaming at phones that didn't exist,and more,you d... moreDude, you can complain all you want, but everyone knows that nokia will announce their 8mp monster soon plus it shall have some things that the other 8mp dont have. This list is proof that they are not sleeping. I wish gsmarena had shown the whole list like engadget.com did. According to the list, over half of the devices have already been completed.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • M@T
                      • 12 Nov 2008

                      anon :D, 12 Nov 2008Im surprised there is no touch screen/qwerty phone to compe... moreCheck again. There is the eitri which has a touchscreen, qwerty keyboard and 5mp camera.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • 3cf
                        • 12 Nov 2008

                        Anonymous, 12 Nov 2008well, even 8MP from nokia is a bit late but NOKIA use V... moreyou are dreaming at phones that didn't exist,and more,you don,t now how they look. samsung 8mp exist,and is selling now with 480 euro brand new in romania on the internet an newspaper pub. i don't care it has qvga display,in rest is the best existing mobile on earth now. nokia is trying to cover the shame of delay with a list!! how patetic!! they can write anything. fact my friend,fact where are the 8mp nokia phones???

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                          • anon :D
                          • 0FI
                          • 12 Nov 2008

                          Im surprised there is no touch screen/qwerty phone to compete with xperia, touch pro etc

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                            • Anonymous
                            • PSL
                            • 12 Nov 2008

                            I think everyone even including gsmarena ( old news broad caster )will be surprised when nokia release 10 MP Gaming phone on NVIDIA tegra platform in the end of 2009 .

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 0@8
                              • 12 Nov 2008

                              plwh888, 12 Nov 2008I'm excited about COROLLA : 3.0-inch VGA display, non-to... morePerhaps half-QWERTY keyboard is that one used by Sony-Ericcson P1?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uCm
                                • 12 Nov 2008

                                well, even 8MP from nokia is a bit late

                                but NOKIA use VGA screen for their 8MP device not QVGA

                                every nokia phone got highlight

                                N85-OLED screen
                                N79-XpressOn cover with changing the theme together
                                5800XM-s60UI touch
                                "Corolla"-VGA display + 8MP
                                "Ivalo"-32GB internal flash memory
                                "Athlon"-N85 refresh, maybe they names N85i, OLED+XENON
                                "Eitri"-pressure sensitive touch UI with tactile feedback and gestures, integrated compass and accelerometer, proximity sensor

                                view back what SAM,LG,SE use what type of screen for their 8MP screen

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                                  • Nokia lover
                                  • m2h
                                  • 12 Nov 2008

                                  you are totally right VGA screens, its looks so stupid in these days with end technology, ecpecailly nokia should start to impove thier qulity ASAP in everything, i dont know what they are waiting for, Nokia been so lazy really, so lazy

                                  wake up nokia!!!! JUAT wake UP PLEASE

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • TC$
                                    • 12 Nov 2008

                                    plwh888, 12 Nov 2008I'm excited about COROLLA : 3.0-inch VGA display, non-to... morei think the half qwerty maybe will be like the blackberry pearl, check it out, it has 2 letters on one key instead of individual letter keys...maybe...

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • ib6
                                      • 12 Nov 2008

                                      is too late
                                      the time nokia release the phone
                                      most of the market already grab by samsung, sony and lg

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 3cf
                                        • 12 Nov 2008

                                        looking at the estimated time of fabrication,it's sure that nokia corolla with 8mp will be availble in april or,more sure may-june 2009. at that date,it will cost 700-750 euros,like all high-ends from noia. what a pitty,at that date samsung's and lg's 8mp mobiles, will be for a long time on grey market,at very low prices. i esimate that samsung innov8 will be around 250,maximul 300 euro in may 2009. it's already 480 euro from 550 euro in one month,here in romania. so...