Nokia N8 release confirmed for 1 October

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By Jennifer Scott
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The Finnish company is pinning a lot of hopes on this latest smartphone, set to hit UK shores in the next few weeks.

Nokia N8

The Nokia N8 is set to launch in the UK on 1 October, the mobile manufacturer confirmed today.

Dedicated Nokia fans can get hold of the device even sooner if they buy it from the company's online shop for 429 SIM free. This will be an option from the last week of September, with pre-order available now.

Otherwise customers can get the handset on contract from 35 per month from Carphone Warehouse, O2, Orange, Phones4u, T-Mobile, Tesco, 3, Virgin Mobile and Vodafone from the beginning of next month.

The N8 will be Nokia's first handset with the new Symbian^3 mobile operating system. The company hopes the phone will help it regain control over the mobile space as market share has continued to slide in favour of the likes of Apple's iPhone and Google's Android devices.

For a first look review of the device, click here.

Jennifer Scott
Jennifer Scott

Jennifer Scott is a former freelance journalist and currently political reporter for Sky News. She has a varied writing history, having started her career at Dennis Publishing, working in various roles across its business technology titles, including ITPro. Jennifer has specialised in a number of areas over the years and has produced a wealth of content for ITPro, focusing largely on data storage, networking, cloud computing, and telecommunications.

Most recently Jennifer has turned her skills to the political sphere and broadcast journalism, where she has worked for the BBC as a political reporter, before moving to Sky News.