Several months ago the image of Nokia N98 was published in the web. There was doubt that this is the usual concept of a fan having nothing to do with the actual phone. However, Nokia N8 has recently been presented, which design is similar to that of N98, that allows to argue about the existence of N98.

In addition to cut corners like in N8 the phone is notable for striking color solutions (N8 boasts of the same), the presence of the word Nokia, N00 index , an HDMI connector on the top and an interface reminding of Symbian ^ 3 in the press-release images of N8.

Nokia N98 will supposedly get 32 GB of internal memory (instead of 16 GB as in N8), 4” capacitive display (instead of 3.5” at N8), QWERTY keyboard. The camera of N8 operates at 12  megapixel resolution and can shoot HD-video. It is unknown which module will be used in for N98.

Taking into  the account the fact that Nokia has refused the old nomenclature (C3, C5, C6, X2, N8 have been presented in recent months) the powerful novelty with QWERTY-keyboard can be designated as Nokia N9.

A Chinese web resource has published a photo of new flagship phone of Nokia, a model called N98.

According to the early information it is known, that the model will have Symbian ^ 3 OS, a 3.5-inch capacitive touch screen, a 12 megapixel camera with support for recording HD-video with a resolution of 720p and HDMI-exit.

The device shown on the photo meets all these specifications; in addition, the visible xenon flash on the camera lens is seen. Though earlier it was said that the Nokia N98 or N8-00 will be a side slider with a sliding hardware QWERTY-keyboard, the photo clearly shows a purely sensory device.

Engadget citing trustworthy sources has reported that the smartphone Nokia N8, also known as Nokia N98, will be announced in mid-April. The presentation will take place a few weeks before the event Nokia Annual General Meeting in Helsinki on May 6. The sales of the new flagship will most likely start only in the second half of the year. We have already mentioned in the news about this device, there are preliminary data about its characteristics to date, in addition, “live” pictures were published.

Nokia N8 is a bar form factor phone with a 3.5-inch capacitive touch-screen (other data states that the screen is 4-inch) and without a hardware keyboard. The device has built-in 12 megapixel camera with autofocus, Carl Zeiss optics and video recording of high-definition. Built in memory of this model is 32 GB, and it is based on Symbian ^ 3. According to the assumption of one of the sources, the release of the new device is expected in September.