Nokia's new 41-megapilex smartphone, the PureView 808is not coming to the U.S.,Canada and Mexico.
When the PureView 808 goes on sale in May, the device will launch globally, with one exception — North America, according to a page on Nokia's developer Web site listing details of the device. Nokia unveiled the phone last month at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, garnering attention for its 41-megapixel camera.
The PureView 808 can capture 1080p video at up to 4X zoom and has "CD quality" audio recording. It has a 4-inch, 640-by-360 touch screen as well as a 1.3-GHz processor and 16GB of memory, plus a memory card slot.The PureView 808's appeal, however, derives from its ability to digitally zoom without throwing away resolution.But the device runs on the decade-old Symbian operating system, a "perplexing" choice given that Nokia said it is phasing Symbian out in favor of Windows Phone, PCMag's lead analyst for mobile, Sascha Segan noted in a previous article.
Nokia PureView 808 Video
"Symbian is also not very popular among U.S. operators, making the PureView unlikely to come to a U.S. carrier," Segan accurately predicted last month. "Nokia EVP Jo Harlow said the company has been working on the 808 for quite some time, implying that this device was in the works well before Nokia decided to move to Windows Phone."
But while the PureView 808 won't be coming to North America, all hope is not lost. Harlow said the PureView technology would eventually come to other devices. According to an article last week in the Finland-based newspaper Aamulehti, the 41-megapixel camera sensor will soon make its way to Windows Phones.
