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The Nokia N8 price and launch date have been something of a mystery until today, but now we know exactly what to expect. The Nokia N8 is coming out this month, Espoo has finally confirmed. Read on for all the details on the supposed Symbian saviour, plus the retailers and networks involved.
The Nokia N8 will go on sale in the UK in the last week of September, Nokia has confirmed, without giving a more precise date. This month, it’ll be sold exclusively from Nokia’s online store (Where you can preorder now), with a Nokia N8 price of £429 SIM free and unlocked, or on contract from £35 per month from the site, and for one week, it’ll be the only way to get it.
From 1 October, the Nokia N8 will then go on sale across brick and mortar stores and online, at Carphone Warehouse, O2, Orange, Phones4u, T-Mobile, Tesco, Three Mobile, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone. That’s a pretty clean sweep, so whatever network you swear allegiance to you should be able to get it, but you can’t preorder through these chains yet, and their own Nokia N8 price tags on launch day may vary.
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The Nokia N8, with a 12 megapixel camera, 3.5-inch touchscreen and the revised Symbian 3 is a huge release for Nokia, with an awful lot riding on it. The company’s last flagship smartphone, the Nokia N97, was launched more than a year ago and met with tepid reviews. Nokia even went on to label it a “tremendous disappointment“, so it’ll be looking to make amends and win back potential iPhone and Android converts.
Will you be buying the Nokia N8? Is this Espoo’s return to the top of the smartphone pile? Shout up in the comments below with your say!
Out September | £from free on contract | Nokia
