Nokia has given us a teasing glimpse of its first Windows Phones. Nokia's new smart phones will be unveiled this week at the Nokia World event here in London -- but can they take on the iPhone 4S or new Android powerhouses like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Razr?
Flashes of the hotly tipped Nokia 800 are revealed in teasers shown between adverts on ITV this weekend. Click play below to whet your appetite for the 800, previously known as the Sea Ray and based on the buttonless N9.
The fine folks at My Nokia Blog stitched together the brief glimpses of the phone in this video:
The phone-frenzied Finns at Nokia must be in a good mood ahead of Nokia World, the annual company showcase and conference that kicks off on Wednesday. Not only has the company seen an upsurge in business after a disastrous start to the year, but it can finally reveal the phones that will hopefully regain ground lost to Apple and Google's Android in the smart phone market.
Nokia is expected to announce the Sea Ray and Sabre, although it seems they were merely codenames.
It's been an intense couple of weeks for the mobile phone world: first there was the keenly anticipated launch of the iPhone 4S. Then there was the delayed announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the new flagship phone for Google's Android operating system.
We're also heading into the battle of the next-generation operating systems: the Nokia phones will pit the latest version of Windows Phone, known as Mango, against Apple's new iOS 5 and Android 4.0, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich.
We can hardly contain our excitement! We'll be beaming down to Nokia World in force on Wednesday, so keep it CNET UK for all the up-to-the-minute news, previews and videos of the new phones.
What are you hoping for from Nokia and Microsoft? Will Windows Phone get Nokia back in the game? Tell us your thoughts in the comments or on our Facebook page.
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anonymous 24 October, 2011 10:22
Much as I love my iPhone, I would hate to see Nokia go down the drain... As I love my Nokia 3310 just as much.
paresh 24 October, 2011 10:27
I've been thinking about this Nokia/Microsoft alliance for a while, and I really hope that they are successful in this partnership.
I think it's obvious now that for a mobile platform to succeed they need complete control over whole ecosystem. Hardware, software, sales, marketing, PR etc.
I really hope that Nokia gets deep access to Windows phone software and updates and testing to make this union work because they have a massive uphill battle. I also think they need to direct where Windows Phone is going.
I wish I could be content with just the marriage of beautiful hardware and innovative and different software, but feel it needs to be more than that, a certain magic (to quote Apple) and a certain soul (to quote Google).
Best of luck! I may seriously be considering this as my next phone :)
anonymous 24 October, 2011 13:18
I am holding off renewing my contract in the hope that the Nokia/Windows phone is a good one, i hope it doesn't dissappoint.
anonymous 24 October, 2011 14:12
Even if Nokia-Microsoft don't succeed across the world, the phone won't tank in India definitely-I've seen my pals' reaction to WP7(i.e. before Ice Cream Sandwich came out). Atleast if the US and Europe give a thumbs-down to the phone, Indians will surely buy this one.
anonymous 24 October, 2011 22:23
As for me I`m starting looking for my renewal of contract and I want that my new phone will support Skype video calling the thing Nokia phones regardless how good they are they dont support video calling and that really dissapointment for me so there is only phones left from Samsung or HTC if its Samsung I would go for new Samsung S II HD LTE - specs are amazing especially this got support of Imax thechnology
anonymous 24 October, 2011 22:52
i would definitely invest in an alliance like this one. both companies have great expertise but always had a missing link. windows lacked good phones, nokia lacked good OS, with this merge the missing link is covered and i expect great success for this phone. The only problem is that it may be a little late, and this alliance was needed before. companies have build strong customer loyalty that it might be hard to break. The key here is good marketing strategies.