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Nokia have launched a new phone, the 808 Pureview, with Symbian OS, and it was the BEST NEW DEVICE at the MWC, all because of their 41MP camera sensor. Thats right, 41MP camera! Nokia have just opened up a whole can of worms in that. Do they really mean to stick with Windows, even if their sales never reach targets, or could they switch to Android, or maybe back to Maemo, Tizen, or run Boot-to-Gecko (cloud based)? Either way, I'd hope Nokia jumps on the Linux based OS bandwagon, and then bring ther 41MP tech to that.
By the way, Nokia have said they won't release the phone in North America. I personally think that its because the Windows OS can't accomodate such huge camera abilities, and they need to make their Windows phones look good.
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Nokia already had the best camera for photos of any mobile phone, and now they have jumped so far ahead, I can't see any manufacturer catching them for maybe 3-4 years. Yes, they're that far ahead. Anyway, camera-makers have been concentrating on slimmer and slimmer phones, so that scuppers incorporating such a huge sensor.
I'm sure Andyp will look on with a certain amount of pride in this, as the Symbian platform shows that its got strengths we hadn't even realised.