Nokia is expected to show off its new flagship smart phone, the E7, next week. The company has also confirmed a release date of 30 September for the N8, its first Symbian 3 phone, hiring Pamela Anderson to front its campaign.
According to Reuters, the E7 is likely to make an appearance at the annual Nokia World event, which starts on 14 September. Its arrival comes as a surprise, unlike that of the N8, which seems to have been leaked for an age.
The NokNok blog, which is sponsored by Nokia, gave a hint last week that some of the pics and videos purported to be of the MeeGo-running N9 actually show the E7. Although the N9 does exist, it looks like we'll get the E7 much sooner.
The E7 looks set to pack a 102mm (4-inch), AMOLED touchscreen, a Qwerty keyboard, and an 8-megapixel camera. It'll also run the new Symbian 3 operating system.
The N8 is also expected to appear at Nokia World. Nokia's senior communications manager, Tapani Kaskinen, confirmed with a Finnish newspaper that the N8 will be released on 30 September.
Nokia is hiring former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson to help promote the N8. The company is offering people the chance to appear in a short film with the actress (not that kind of film, you filthy beast) that will be recorded entirely on the N8. There are more details on a dedicated Nokia website.
Image credit: NokNok
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anonymous 7 September, 2010 14:06
She can flog my N8
billfred 7 September, 2010 14:24
giggidy
mlee2808 9 September, 2010 16:29
sound like a good bit of marketing, maybe nokia are learning how to market devices. (the only problem is that i doubt most people will notice the phone)
iampav 11 September, 2010 15:45
The N8 does look like a sold bit of kit, if about a year behind some of the other best smartphones. That 12Mp Camera is a good USP and with the Carl Zeiss lens, ensures that Nokia have something to pin the phones hopes on.
The phone is not badly specced, but neither was the n97. I just hope that the software reliability issues have been addressed or word may be enough to ensure this is the beginning of the end for one of my favourite manufacturers.