The handset which has been rumoured for ages and which was leaked via some official pics earlier today has now been confirmed by Nokia; ladies and gentleman, the N95 8GB is definitely on its way. Described as it is in Nokia’s own press release as ‘the world’s greatest multimedia computer’ may be taking things a bit far, but it certainly does raise the feature bar somewhat.
Retaining the 5MP camera, built-in A-GPS, WLAN, HSDPA and two-way slide features from its predecessor, as well as all that extra storage space the 8GB version comes with a new luminous 2.8″ QVGA screen (the VGA rumours weren’t true, sadly). We’ll be interested to see what a RAM-boost to 128MB does for performance, too. The handset is set to ship in the fourth quarter of this year with an estimated price tag of €560 before subsidies or taxes.
Also leaked earlier today was the N81 handset which has now too been officially confirmed by Nokia. Sporting dedicated music and gaming keys, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and 3G and WLAN connectivity this handset is all about fun. To back up these features the handset is also set up to link directly to the new Nokia Music Store and N-Gage games services.
The estimated take home price of the N81 is €360 before subsidies or taxes but those who are really looking to load up their handset might want to go for the N81 8GB version which will release alongside the N81 (no note of how much memory the lower spec version has in the press release) in the fourth quarter of this year for €430.
What a day Nokia has been having, we’re off for a lie down.
(Via Nokia)
Updated: the cheaper N81 comes with a 2GB microSD card.
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