Nokia executives have already been playing and testing around with the delayed Nokia N8. Mobile-review.com's Eldar Murtazin does not seem all that impressed with the Nokia N8 device. He says that the new UI feels like the old S60 but a little more polished.

This is what he had to say:

“…they’ve made cosmetic improvements, that users should like. And users do not like them. I get a feeling that Nokia is living in some wonderland, where people are buying it’s products in droves. But this is not the case. And as a flagship product, Nokia N8 looks not just bleak, but as something incomprehensible. With the help of advertising, they will get people’s attention, start selling and will sell quite a few of them. Just to scare more people away from Nokia brand. A feeling is that there are some competitor moles working at Nokia, sabotaging the work. Purposefully destroying Nokia brand step by step. I can not find any other explanation for current events…”

Here are the specs and features that have been confirmed by Eldar:

* glass covered display, multi-touch support
* touchscreen feels exactly as the one on Nokia X6, takes some time to get used to text entry
* 12.1 mpx Carl Zeiss lens with (Xenon?) flash. Picture quality a bit better then on SE Satio, HD video recording at 720p
* Overall handset is pretty fast, until there’s no content on it. If loaded with apps, pics, video etc; traditional lags reappear
* HDMI output. However, the port is non-traditional size, could not use the standard cable

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