Nokia has made good on its promise to start shipping the Nokia N8 by the end of September. With a day to spare, the company confirmed that it has begun to ship devices to customers who had placed pre-orders.
“With the N8, and the new Symbian software, we are bringing a familiar, faster and more intuitive user experience to the world’s most popular smartphone platform. The Nokia N8 has received the highest amount of consumer pre-orders in Nokia history and we are thrilled to start shipments of the N8, the first of Nokia’s new Symbian smartphone range,” says Jo Harlow, Senior Vice President, Smartphones, Nokia.
Market availability will vary by country and carrier but broad availability is expected within the next few weeks. US pre-orders began in mid-August for US$549.