Nokia had announced its first 8 megapixel phone N86 8MP phone at the Mobile World Congress 2009 in February. Nokia N86 8MP has close resemblance with the N8x (where x stands for number) series phones. Nokia Press Bulletin Board states that Nokia has started shipping N86 8MP globally.
Nokia's slider N86 features 8 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Tessar lens having auto focus and dual-LED lens. Boasting of variable aperture (F2.4/3.2/4.8), mechanical shutter (up to 1/1,000) and auto-motion blur reduction features, the camera does raise our hopes for better image quality. Not to forget, Nokia provides 8GB internal flash memory and microSD expansion slot which can hold up to 16GB.
To support voice calls and multimedia functions, Nokia has packed 1200mAh BL 5K battery that offers talk time of 3.9 hours for 3G and 6.3 hours for GSM. This phone is capable of playing 25 hours of music in offline mode - quite a competition for the old first generation iPod Touch that offers about 22 hours of music play time.
Also, the 2.6-inch QVGA AM OLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode) screen would be wonderful to check out. Detailed specifications of N86 8MP are listed here.
We're yet to hear from Nokia India about the pricing and availability of the Nokia N86 8MP. Stay tuned to this space for those updates.