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Nokia N8 World's First Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 Smartphone
By Mike Browne on April 30,
 2010 at 00:00,

Nokia N8 All Official PicsThe marvels packed inside the Nokia N8 keep on pouring out. After the revelations of the HD media content the Nokia N8 will be able to deliver, comes news that the Nokia N8 is to be the first smartphone to sport true surround sound courtesy of  Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 technology. Suddenly, movies will sound as good as they look on the Nokia N8 and music will put a new spin on the meaning of 'Pop'. Find out more about the Nokia N8 being the world's first Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 smartphone after the record jump...

Dolby and Nokia have teamed up to collaborate on audio technologies for smartphones the two companies have revealed. The first proof of this collaboration is the addition of Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 inside the Nokia N8.

What the Symbian^3 Interface Will Deliver

As Dolby put it 'The inclusion of Dolby Digital Plus [transforms the Nokia N8] into an HD mobile entertainment device, which can output high definition content with Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 channel surround sound to HD-ready TVs, audio/video receivers (AVRs), and home theatre systems via HDMI.

What this means in the real world is that you'll be able to plug your Nokia N8 into your home entertainment system using the the HDMI port and as well as video being true HD quality, you'll find that Dolby Digital Plus surround sound will match it in audio terms straight from the Nokia N8. Pretty amazing for a smartphone don't you think?

The Nokia N8 is warming up to be one of the most innovative and feature packed smartphones to come down the pipe in a long while. We're itching to get our hands on the Nokia N8, don't just because of its HD video and audio support but because it'll have a full 12-Megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and be the first device sporting the Symbian^3 operating system.

What do you think, is the Nokia N8 going to be the smartphone of 2010? Let us know what you're excited about most in the Comments below.

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  • Luis Caro

    Yes, so far i don’t see any other real competition to this phone, i’m talking about bringing new things to the table of course, go, check and compare all the phones in gsmarena.com, there’s the iphone 4G, which… well basically is the same, with just a little more power, HTC with windows mobile 7 is already unveiled, but it’s not a real strong competition because of the cheap price tag of the N8 (480 USD), there’s also the samsumg, which again, is not bringing anything new, and the LG, that clearly fails in catching up with the top smartphones, and finally, the xperia x10, with a price tag of 730 USD… well you can figure that one, plus it’s not bringing anything new really. So, yes, the N8 will probably steal everyone’s thunder this year, except if maybe nokia delivers a N9 or something (fingers crossed) :)

  • Talan

    In terms of hardware this promises to be the undisputed king and smartphone of the year no doubt, with HD Recording and HDMI output, 12MP Xenon flash camera, and now a first for mobile phones, support for Dolby Digital Plus 5.1, I say what more could you possibly want from a phone.

    However, I am wondering whether Nokia are making the same mistake here like they did with previous phones, (N97 comes to mind) which is the inclusion of every possible feature under the sun on one smartphone and failing to concentrate on providing an equally capable software and user interface which is smooth and intuitive like the competition (e.g. Android OS, Iphone OS). I jutst hope they get it right with Symbian 3 OS, although I am a little sceptical.

  • Faheem

    Realy this was a good one.but i can’t afford it.If any one give me this one as a gift.Ishall be thnkful of him/her

  • Mahafizur

    Touch screen is little bit slow then Xperia-X10 or i-phone 4