41-MP Nokia 808 PureView Heading to U.S.

Mobile phone photographers, take note. The Nokia 808 PureView, aka the highest resolution cameraphone ever, is coming to the U.S.
Nokia on Tuesday announced that the 41-megapixel 808 will be available for purchase in the U.S. unlocked and unsubsidized through Amazon.com, for the hefty price tag of $699. Users will need to provide their own SIM card, but it'll work with AT&T and T-Mobile.
Nokia did not provide an exact date for the 808's U.S. arrival, but Amazon will begin taking pre-orders later this week. Users can also sign up now to be notified when the 808 goes on sale.
The 808 launched globally in May, with the exception of North America. Nokia said it is now bringing the device to the U.S. in response to consumer interest.
Nokia unveiled the phone in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and it quickly garnered attention for its 41-megapixel camera, which takes incredibly high-res images. The camera can "combine up to seven pixels into one 'pure' pixel, eliminating the visual noise found on other mobile phone cameras," Nokia said.
The 808 can also capture 1080p video at up to 4X zoom and has "CD quality" audio recording. It has a 4-inch, 640-by-360 touch screen as well as a 1.3-GHz processor and 16GB of memory, plus a memory card slot.


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