Nokia 808 PureView with 41MP camera

Published on March 1st, 2012 | by sylv3rblade

With their Microsoft partnership well underway, Nokia surprised everyone when it announced the 808 PureView and it’s Symbian Belle operating system.

What makes the Nokia 808 PureView special is the large imaging sensor powering the camera. Here’s an image from dpreview depicting the 808 Pureview‘s sensor.

Nokia has been gracious enough to provide the spec sheet for the 808 PureView‘s camera:

Carl Zeiss Optics
Focal length: 8.02mm
35mm equivalent focal length: 26mm, 16:9 | 28mm, 4:3
Max aperture : f/2.4
Focus range: 15cm – Infinity (throughout the zoom range)
Lens Construction:

5 elements, 1 group.All lens surfaces are aspherical
One high-index, low-dispersion glass mould lens
Mechanical shutter with neutral density filter

Optical format: 1/1.2”
Total number of pixels: 7728 x 5368
Pixel Size: 1.4 microns

The following are sample images taken with the phone:

Impressive huh? Aside from the impressive camera, the phone’s other hardware looks more than modest as well:

Nokia 808 Pureview specs:
4.0″ display @ 360×640 pixels
1.3GHz single-core processor
512MB RAM
16GB internal storage
up to 32GB via microSD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 3.0
HSPA 14.4Mbps
41MP Carl-Zeiss rear camera w/ Xenon flash
1080p video recording
GPS w/ aGPS support
Nokia Symbian Belle

Price-wise, the Nokia 808 PureView is expected to sell for 450 euros and released by May 2012. No word on when it will reach other territories or pricing.

source dpreview, Engadget