Nokia N8 is highly anticipated to be in shops as soon as possible. i could finally get my hands on "nearly ready" devices at the Nokia N8 tour, which is just started. first stop was in Düsseldorf today.

thanks to Nokia we could get our hands on the N8 and get some answers to our questions. all the other people could follow the #N8tour #hashtag, too (wich i highly recommend for the other days).  i was very excited to see the N8 in action and meet the product manager Kay and Robert from @Nokia_Presse in person. obviously i was not alone: @chippy from carrypad.com has joined us at the tour-van spontaneously... (thanks for coming, steve )

i hope, that this van will last till Munich where the tour is going to after Hannover, Hamburg, Mannheim and other cities all across Germany till next wednesday...

but now to the subject :-)

as you can see we miss the orange one, Norman is occupied with it... :-)

what we saw today was impressive, unbelievable, great and a there were some disappointing moments aswell...

you already know the specs of the Nokia N8, but if not here they are:

• - 3.5" capacitive AMOLED display 640x480
• - 1200mAh battery (non removeable)
• - 16GB internal memory +32GB SDHC microSD
• - OS: Symbian S^3
• - 12 megapixel cam with Carl Zeiss lens  with Xenon flashlight
• - 720p resolution
• - video playback H.264 720p, 30 fps, max
• - video recording H.264 720p, 25 fps, max
• - FM radio & transmitter
• - processor at 680Mhz & 256MB RAM
• - Flash lite 4.0
• - Bluetooth 3.0
• - HDMI out with Dolby Digital Plus surround sound
• - 2mm and MicroUSB charging
• - USB on-the-go
• - 3.5mm AV connector
• - social-web-client
• - 3 Homescreens a 6 widget spaces
• - Wifi 11n
• - GPS & free turn-by-turn navigation
• - Compass & accelerometer sensors
• - Video call support
• - Video editing software
• - OVI store
• - OVI Music Store
• - up to 10 email accounts manageable
• - Qt 4.6.2

 

What is really great on that device is the real multitask power: Kai tested it with up to 21 apps with no lags at all. the best part of the N8 is, i think the quality of the built. the N8 reminds some people of the Nokia Booklet 3G, which is built out of a aluminium block, too. the video editing feature is great. you can edit, cut , paste your videos, pictures, text and sound files all together and merge it in a very impressive presentation. i think this feature (or the N8 itself) is a must for every blogger or online journalist. the 12 megapixel cam with the Xenon light is so damn good, that you can leave your pocket cam at home. the video recording with uo to 720p is good, but in the recent time with iPhone4 and Samsung Galaxy S only average due to the lack of a light during the video recording session imho. the very own social web client, which you might know from the OVI Beta appls list is really good and it will be improved and developed in the future. (no competition for @janole (Gravity) so far :-) ) all services could be updated separately with the new update feature. i wish the apps in OVI Store (which is looking great on the N8) would have this feature, too. (like in Android Market or itunes Store).

i can't wait to get my hands on it for more then a few hours to get a real view on it and create some awsome presentations and video mashups on the N8 itself. i like that the N8 can handle up to 10 email accounts and merge my contacts with the facebook, twitter and other social web services in the contact list.

this are the first impressions on the Nokia N8, which will be in stores at the end of September. more videos and pics are following soon here or on carrypad.com

what do you think about the N8? please comment. do it! :-)