Nokia (NYSE: NOK) is still reeling from having to delay its latest smartphones based on concerns that the latest Symbian platform is not ready for prime time.
But that didn’t stop the Finnish handset-maker from unveiling the specs for the first phone, which is now due about three months late and will ship in the third quarter of this year. The phone, which will be available in select markets, will cost $493 (Euro 370).
The smartphone packages together some of the highest end hardware components with some of Nokia’s typical content and services, such as an app store, social networking and navigation.
The phone has a 12 megapixel camera with Nokia’s signature Carl Zeiss lens with a flash and a large sensor (found in compact digital cameras). The camera also comes HD-ready, so that videos can be shot and watched in high definition. The phone also comes preloaded with links to videos from media companies, such as CNN, E! Entertainment, Paramount and National Geographic. Users will be able to download additional content and applications for Nokia’s Ovi Store.
While the Symbian^3 OS has been delayed, Nokia still trumpeted the platform’s attributes, including support for multi-tasking, multi-touch, pinch-zooming and the ability to personalize multiple homescreens with apps and widgets. The OS is expected to provide a badly needed update to Nokia’s previous user interface, which was considered slow and not very easy to use. So far, in early glimpses of the UI, it largely looks the same, so the key will be in performance enhancements.

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