Nokia N98

There has been lots of rumours that Nokia will release their latest phone model, the Nokia N98. You can find a damn lot of supposedly "leaked" pictures of it on photobucket and google images. The question is, does the phone really exists? If so, when will it be released and how much will be the price? Will it take a damn year for it to be out? Will it cost an arm and a leg? Before we discuss about it, lets look at the features of it.


Nokia N98




Features :

Network - HSDPA, GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Screen Size - 356 x 416 pixels (3 inches)
Colours - 32 million (or 16.7)
3.5 inch touch screen
Integrated GPS receiver
Integrated TNT receiver (Télévision Numérique Terrestre, this is what French call digitally broadcast TV channels )
Symbian S70 3rd edition ( current sytem for N97 is Symbian S60 5th edition )
3D graphics accelerator
GPRS
HSCSD
WLAN
EDGE
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1, with A2DP
Multimedia support
8GB internal memory
Card slot - Yes, maybe micro up to 16GB

Camera Specifications

8 (or 7.2) Megapixel Camera with Carl Zeiss Lens ( Some say 12.0 MP )
Autofocus with Camera and Video Stabalisation
40 x Digital Zoom (Camera) 20 x Digital Zoom (Video) 8 x Optical Zoom (Camera) 4 x Optical Zoom (Video)
Xenon Flash (Camera) LED Light (Video)
Video (1.3 Megapixel at 60fps)

Complete features can be found here

Does it really exists? If you ask me,yes. When will it be released? Well, N82 was leaked about 2-3 months before it was released. So, maybe N98 will be on the market around January to February? On the contrary, several nokia models were leaked a year before it was released. Lets hope that N98 will be released ASAP. Oh, and i forgot to tell you, a Forum Nokia Expert said :

"We still have some problems with the integrated satellite dish and the engine purchased from General Motors is not yet up to the Euro4 standards. But stay tuned and definitely read our press releases next week (and the week after that, and the week after that, ...)" ( maybe he's bluffing )

How much will it cost? Well, in Malaysia currency, i'm guessing it will cost around RM 3500? When N95 came on the market in Malaysia, it priced RM2899. ( now dropped to RM1899 ) The features are just to good to be true...with 7.2 MP camera, integrated TNT and bla bla...There are also rumours saying that N98 can last for 18 hours playing games after fully recharged, but don't put much stock on that, just a rumour.

It doesn't help to get all hot and bothered with it. Why trouble to surf all over the net to find out about it? Just sit down and wait for it to be released. It's just a matterof time and patience. Hope you enjoyed reading this article. Check here regularly for updates.