Nokia is showing the phone to journalists and analysts favor the strength of their latest software to start clawing back the lost market share taken by rivals.
"Nokia react to the alarm danger," said analysts Swedbank Jari Honko.
But analysts said the latest model that features existing on the Google Android. While Sony Ericsson has been selling mobile phones with 12 mega pixel cameras since 2009.
"Symbian 3 is an evolution not a revolution, but the Nokia N8 phone is the first step in an effort to make high-end Nokia phones to be recognized again," says Ben Wood, research head of CCS Insight.
Nokia N8 latest flagship model will have a 12 megapixel camera, 3.5-inch touch screen and is sold at retail for 370 euros (USD 4.8 million) excluding taxes, according to Nokia in a press release.
The handheld will also feature video editing, web TV service access to local and global, as well as Facebook and Twitter live feed in one application. Ovi will also attend Maps and navigation to drive for free.
Analysts say it remains unclear how much impact this phone, but lately the market has been rocked by a more intuitive device.
"I believe that the N8 will win the market. Nokia N8 phone does not resolve the problem, but it is an important first step, "said Sami Sarkamies, an analyst at Nordea.
Nokia shortage of models that are in the top product as a challenger to Apple's iPhone three years after its launch. Latest high-end mobile phones is the N95, which launched in 2006.
The first review of the Nokia N8 phone published by the Russian blogger Eldar Murtazin, which has a strong track record in reviewing the Nokia launch, criticized the latest model.
"The device is similar to previous products with little change in its functionality," wrote Murtazin the www.mobile-review.com.
Like the iPhone, Nokia N8 phone comes with a fixed battery, in which Nokia phones so far have a standard battery that is replaceable. [Ito]
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