Nokia’s 808 PureView smartphone was announced recently, and the Symbian Belle smartphone features one of the highest resolution cameras to be found in a mobile device with a 41 megapixel sensor.
It sounds a bit outlandish. In fact, some people were upset with Nikon for putting 36-megapixels on a full-frame sensor in their new D800. But, Nokia's technology is a bit different than the brute-force megapixel attack of days past. The 808 can take photos up to 38-megapixels in resolution, checking in at 7728 x 5354, but it doesn't seem like they intend for you to do that all too often. Their intention was to combine those pixels to make better 5- or 8-megapixel images.
Nokia says it’s 2.5x bigger than the indicator in the Nokia N8, which has presented the headline of “best camera cellphone on the market” since it began delivery back in August 2010. To be able to fit that indicator in the PureView, it obviously has to be a bit beefier. We’re discussing 13.9 mm at the slimest factor and a huge 17.95 mm at the thickest factor. It’s a small price to pay for all you camera snobs. Oh and of course unique actual Xenon display in this thing. Better yet, in addition, there’s an LED lighting for use while producing video!
The Nokia 808 PureView runs the Symbian Belle operating. It features a 4-inch 640×360 AMOLED ClearBlack touchscreen with Gorilla Glass, Bluetooth 3.0, WiFi, GPS/AGPS support, DLNA and HDMI output. You can also find built-in FM radio and Dolby Headphones technology that transform stereo content into a personal surround sound experience over any headphones and Dolby Digital Plus for 5.1 channel surround sound playback. The 808 supports quad-band GSM and WCDMA/HSPA 14.4Mbps mobile networks.
Nokia 808 PureView comes in black, red and white. No words yet on availability and pricing.