Nokia 808 Pure View to cost around Rs 40,000

Nokia showcased its 41 megapixel camera Nokia Pure View 808 smartphone during the Mobile World Congress earlier this year.

Till now, the company had remained silent on the phone’s price but has now started taking preorders for the device in Italy. Over there Nokia 808 Pure View costs 599 Euros (Rs 40,000).

Nokia 808 features a single core 1.3 GHz mobile Processor with 512 MB RAM. Nokia has not disclosed the details of the processor and graphics chip as yet.

By default the smartphone comes with 16 GB on-board storage, and it can support up to 48 GB in microSD cards.

The company has added a big 41 megapixel Carl Zeiss image sensor with Xenon flash. With f/2.8 aperture, the 41 megapixel camera promises images at 7728 x 5354 pixel resolution in 16:9 format.

With the new Pure View imaging technology the company has managed to use a technique of over-sampling for crystal clear and noiseless 5 megapixel images. The superb imaging capability is further aided by a GPU that uses a special algorithm, which combines seven different pixels into one better pixel. The camera supports up to 4x Digital Zoom without compromising on the quality. Of course, it allows capturing full 1080p HD videos at 30 frames per second with up to 3x zoom, while for 720p HD resolution one can go up to 6x zoom.

Nokia 808 will come with Nokia Belle feature pack 1 and will also feature Dolby Mobile Plus for 5.1 channel surround sound playback.