The hardware is first rate. The N8 packs a 3.5-inch OLED display, anodized aluminum body (my test unit is a great shade of orange) and 16GB of storage with a microSD slot for added expansion. In addition to the standard Nokia charger port there’s a micro USB port that also charges the phone (at last) along with HDMI-out. Like other vendors, Nokia’s gone with a non-removable battery that got me through a hard day with no trouble.
Later this year -- perhaps before Christmas -- we also hope to see the debut of the N9, which could run MeeGo. This would be an exciting step-up for Nokia, as this is a new mobile platform it's been working on for some time in partnership with Intel.
The N8's road to release has not been trouble-free. The smartphone was delayed several times, stalling Nokia's high-end smartphone lineup for the first three quarters of 2010. In April, a Russian blogger acquired a prototype N8 and published a critical review. Several months later, Nokia contacted the Russian police in order to recover the lost device.
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