Nokia to unveil N8-00 with Symbian^3 at MWC?

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According to Tom’s Guide (a french site), Nokia will unveil a new naming convention for its smartphones at the Mobile World Congress next week. It is also expected to unveil a number of new models, including the N8-00.

First up, assuming that this is accurate, there will be five broad phone categories:

  • C: Entry-level focused on voice
  • X: Focus on music and other entertainment services for younger market
  • E: Business and email focus
  • N: High-end devices
  • S: Very high-end and limited edition devices

As for the N8-00, it promises to be an interesting device. It would be the first device to run Symbian 3 and would come with a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a 12MP camera capable of capturing 720p video at 30FPS, and an HDMI port. It would also support video-on-demand through the OVI Store. It could be available as early as the summer.

Nokia could also unveil the C3-00 (S40 with keyboard), the C5-00 with GPS and the C5-01 with keyboard.

Note: The ‘Read more’ link is in French. [Google translation]

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