Nokia has confirmed that the 41-megapixel 808 PureView smartphone will see a release in the US, though without the subsidy that most cellphone buyers are used to. The Symbian-based cameraphone will be made available unlocked and SIM-free, priced at $699 and supporting AT&T’s 3G network (or T-Mobile USA’s 2G network). Update: Nokia now says the 808 PureView actually supports 3G on T-Mobile USA, not just 2G.
That limitation on connectivity is down to the 3G radio bands the 808 PureView supports; unsurprisingly, there’s no way of using the Nokia on Verizon or other CDMA carriers. Otherwise you get the usual WiFi and Bluetooth, NFC and HDMI, a 4-inch capacitive touchscreen and 16GB of onboard storage along with a microSD card slot.
If you’re not willing to cough up that sort of cash – or if Symbian is the key turn-off – then Nokia has again reconfirmed its intentions of bringing PureView technology (though not necessarily the 41-megapixel sensor) to future Lumia Windows Phones
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One thing we really can’t argue with is the camera quality. SlashGear caught up with Nokia and lens expert Carl Zeiss last month to shoot some hands-on samples with the 808 PureView, and came away wowed by the quality of the images. Pre-sales of the smartphone are expected to begin later this week, and you can sign up for alerts on when that happens here.
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