Nokia 8208 Cdma : Coming Soon

[Honest 836]

Nokia 8208 CDMA : Coming Soon

High-end CDMA phones from Nokia are as rare as snowfall in the desert. Naturally we're delighted to come across this one -- meet the Nokia 8208, the newest CDMA (EV-DO/1Xrtt) based handset from the Finnish phone maker.

From the looks of it, the 8208 bears an uncanny resemblance to its GSM-based cousin N96 and might just end up as the first phone from the Series 40 stable to sport a dual-slider design. And, there's a Chinese version as well, the 8208C.

On the features front, the phone has a 3.0 mega pixels camera with flash and 6x digital zoom; a 2.2-inches screen that displays 16 million colors and sports a decent QVGA (240 x 320) resolution; 150MB internal memory that can be expanded up to 8GB; FM Radio; a dedicated music co-processor; etc. The phone supports BREW 3.1.5 for browsing and comes with a mini USB port and Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR.

The phone promises 20 hours music playback on a full charge, and 11 days standby and 4 hours talk time.

Key features

Continuous music play for up to 20 hours

External music play keys when slide down

Design - Dual slide

Camera - 3.0 megapixel camera with flash and 6x digital zoom

GPS service

- Hybrid GPS receiver for China Unicom

- Stand alone receiver for other countries

Dictionary for China Unicom

Operating frequency

800/1900 EV DO RevA

Size

Volume: TBC

Weight: 126.3G

Length: 101mm

Width: 45.2 mm

Depth: 15.9mm

Display

2.2” QVGA 240 x 320, displaying up to 16 million colors

User Interface

Nokia Series 40 spec

Messaging and email

SMS

LMS

MMS

Smart messaging

Email

Music

FM Radio

Music PlayerDedicated Music co-processor

Memory Functions

Internal: 150 MB built-in memory.

External: microSD memory, expandable up to 8 GB

Connectivity

Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR

MicroUSB 2.0

3.5mm Stereo Headset Jack

Browsing

Brew 3.1.5

Voice features

Speaker-Independent Name Dialing (SIND)

Power Management

Battery - BL-4C

Capacity - TBC

Talk time -up to 4 hours

Standby time - Up to 11 days

Operation times vary depending on the network, operator, network configuration, and usage.

Sales Package Contents

Nokia 8208/8208C device

Nokia Charger AC-6 (AC-6C & CA-101 for China)

Nokia Standard Battery BL-4C

PC Cable

1 GB microSD card

User Guide

Courtesy : Techtree

[@mitJ@in 256]

Lets Pray that Nokia introduce this phone with TATA/Reliance and Virgin in India too..

[Honest 836]

^^^

Ditto.

Nokia should introduce the above handset with all the CDMA operators in India my dear friends.

Regards.

[kk999 25]

welcome for NOKIA 8208 High-end CDMA

launch date not showing any where

so in india launch 2008end to 2009 mid i think launch date is handset no. 2 aug 2008(8-2-08/mm-dd-yy)

i like 3mp cam and other features but slide

price 14000 to 17000+

and less than 12000 :clap: go for it

i waiting NOKIA.........

Edited July 9, 2008 by kk999

[Honest 836]

i think launch date is handset no. 2 aug 2008(8-2-08/mm-dd-yy)

^^^

@Kaushik

Very clever thinking my dear friend.

Hope the handset should be launched by the date as you imagined.

Regards.

[vmsanghrajka 0]

Yeah, its not worth if its priced above 13K..

[Honest 836]

^^^

Let the final price be known my dear friend. Hope it should be around 10-11K.

Regards.

[@mitJ@in 256]

Then it will be first 3 Mega Pixel phone in Reliance

[savramesh 37]

dear nokia, you are the god of mobiles....

atleast this time please do a favour for cdma customers, please make the cost of 8208 less then 12k and introduce asap.

dear friends, i am using a n6265 now, i may go for 8208 if it is less than 12k, but what to do 6265, any suggestions ?

[kcvvenkit 1]

Power Management

Battery - BL-4C

Capacity - TBC

Talk time -up to 4 hours

Standby time - Up to 11 days

Operation times vary depending on the network, operator, network configuration, and usage.

The only issue with the handset is regarding battery it is BL-4C that is 720 Mah. That is too less eventhought hey are telling 4 hrs battery life etc

[savramesh 37]

Who would've thought that Nokia's first Series 40 dual slider would be for CDMA networks? Well, not so fast -- these two aren't exactly Series 40, it seems. Nokia hasn't announced either the 3608 flip or 8208 dual slider officially, but official specs and pictures have popped up on an Espoo-owned domain that reveal the China-bound handsets to operate on CDMA 800 / 1900, and in the case of the 8208, we can say with certainty that there's EV-DO Rev. A on board. Anyway, as we were saying, Nokia lists both as having "Series 40 Nokia like UIs," with "like" being the key word there; we suspect these are either still being manufactured for Nokia by a third party, Series 40 can't rock CDMA in its current incarnation, or a little bit of both. Trust us, though, Nokia -- that doesn't mean you shouldn't take these cute little guys global.

[Honest 836]

The only issue with the handset is regarding battery it is BL-4C that is 720 Mah. That is too less eventhought hey are telling 4 hrs battery life etc

^^^

But my dear friend, it is not statged above in the specifications that the capacity of the battery is 720 Mah. It should be much more than that. In specifications it shows TBC as battery capacity. But I'm not sure for what TBC stands for.

Regards.

[Sadikk 301]

Everything is the rumor as of now.

I wonder why nokia choose 8000 series for CDMA for the first time.

8K series is always for premium handsets from them.

I doubt this one.

[@ksh@T 20]

well indeed a good luking phone but one will hv tp pay premium for that . .6265 was priced @ 15K+ so this wd be atleast around 18K+

Specifications for the Nokia 8208

Band CDMA 800/1900MHz

Data EV-DO/1xRTT

Size 101mm x 45mm x 16mm

(4.0" x 1.8" x 0.6")

Weight 126g (4.4oz)

Battery Life Up to 11 days standby

Up to 4 hours talk time

Main Display 2.2" 16M color QVGA (240x320 pixel) resolution

Camera 3 megapixel

Video Playback/capture

Messaging MMS/SMS

Email Yes

Bluetooth v2.0 +EDR

Memory 150MB internal, microSD card slot (up to 8GB)

Other GPS, FM radio, dedicated music player, external music keys, up to 20 hours of music playback

[savramesh 37]

TBC means - To Be Confirmed

[HetalDP 947]

I dont like Series 40

and I dont think its a Symbian S60 Ver 3 Phone

[KumaarShah 143]

^^^

It is Series 40 only, but I wonder why Nokia is still churning out S40 for CDMA (and yet as Sadik has stated above - 8 series is for premium editions only) when they have bought out Symbian fully already.

It may be rumours only as yet. Or maybe a 3MP camera may make it premium edition???

[kcvvenkit 1]

The only issue with the handset is regarding battery it is BL-4C that is 720 Mah. That is too less eventhought hey are telling 4 hrs battery life etc

^^^

But my dear friend, it is not statged above in the specifications that the capacity of the battery is 720 Mah. It should be much more than that. In specifications it shows TBC as battery capacity. But I'm not sure for what TBC stands for.

Regards.

Sorry by mistake I have mentioned 720 Mhz actually it 820 Mhz

Bl-4c means the battery is of 820 MHz. Capacity. U can search in google regarding this.

http://www.nokia-asia.com/link?cid=EDITORIAL_198688

[KumaarShah 143]

Nokia 3608 and Nokia 8208 Mobile Phone Specification

By uwajack - Posted on 11 July 2008

Nokia presents their two new CDMA phones, nokia 3608 and nokia 8208, this mobile phones are for the Chinese market. Lets take a look the specifications for this monile phone.

Specifications for the Nokia 3608:

• Band: CDMA 800/1900MHz;
  
• Battery Life: Up to 11 days standby / Up to 3.5 hours talk time;
  
• Main Display: 2.0" , 176x220, 262k colors;
  
• Sub-Display: 128x128, 65k color TFT;
  
• Camera: 1.3Mpix;
  
• Messaging: MMS/SMS;
  
• Email: Yes;
  
• Bluetooth: v2.0+EDR, stereo;
  
• Memory: 15MB internal, microSD card slot (up to 4GB);
  
• Other: FM radio, external music keys, GPS application, 1000 contact phonebook
  

Specifications for the Nokia 8208:

• Band: CDMA 800/1900MHz;
  
• Data: EV-DO/1xRTT;
  
• Size: 101 x 45 x 16mm (4.0" x 1.8" x 0.6");
  
• Weight: 126g (4.4oz);
  
• Battery Life: Up to 11 days standby / Up to 4 hours talk time;
  
• Main Display: 2.2" QVGA (240x320), 16M colors;
  
• Camera: 3Mpix;
  
• Video: Playback/capture;
  
• Messaging: MMS/SMS;
  
• Email: Yes;
  
• Bluetooth: v2.0 +EDR;
  
• Memory: 150MB internal, microSD card slot (up to 8GB);
  
• Other: GPS, FM radio, dedicated music player, external music keys, up to 20 hours of music playback
  

Source: http://www.technogadgetnews.com/nokia-3608...cification.html

The 3608 sure looks good enough. The 8208 is just about Ok.

Edited July 11, 2008 by KumaarShah

[savramesh 37]

any updates on the above handset release ?

[Honest 836]

^^^

My dear Ramesh, still their is no confirmation about the release of this handset. As soon as we get the news, we will update here.

Stay Tuned.

Regards.

[situ1962 21]

As nokia has bought out symbian and also they have come to an agreement with qualcom,they should bring out some truely premium handsets based on series 60 and above.instead they are coming out with the same s40 phones which are not even at par with their gsm counterparts.perhaps they want to exit from cdma segment.

[mandu1 1]

next also S40 series, :'(

[rbdhoot 11]

Any updates ???

[@mitJ@in 256]

Is RCom really launching this handset? Any Update/Info?