Nokia has today announced that the Nokia’s revolutionary PureView 808 will start rolling out & hit the shelves in May itself and India & Russia are the first countries to have it. Announced at MWC 2012, Nokia PureView 808 is based on Nokia’s PureView Technology that represents highest level smart phone imaging experiences, bringing together high-performance sensors, exclusive Carl Zeiss optics, and Nokia developed imaging algorithms.

For me, Nokia PureView 808 is more like a phone embedded into a Camera. It features 4 Inch 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) AMOLED ClearBlack Display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 16 GB internal memory, up to 48 GB external microSD memory card support, 1400 mAh Li-ion Battery, NFC, HDMI & plenty more. It comes in 3 colors, Black, White & Red. BUT its main focus feature is its 41MP Camera at the back. Here are the Full Camera Features:

Still Imaging Camera
• 41 megapixel camera sensor with Nokia PureView imaging technology and Carl Zeiss optics
• Fullscreen 16:9 viewfinder with easy on-screen touch controls
• Xenon flash with operating range up to 3.5m depending on conditions
• LED for video recording
• Lossless zoom: 3x for stills
• Focal length: 8.02 mm (35 mm equivalent focal length -26 mm, 16:9 / 28 mm, 4:3)
• Auto focus and touch to focus
• Focus modes: Hyperfocal, Macro, Infinity and Auto
• Focus range: 15 cm ~ infinity
• Macro focus 15-50 cm
• F number/aperture: F2.4
• Supported aspect ratios and resolutions True 16:9 (2 MP, 5 MP [Default], 8 MP, 34 MP) 4:3 (3 MP, 5 MP, 8 MP, 38 MP)
• Three shooting modes: Auto, Scenes, Creative
• Face detection software
• Launch camera from lock with full press of capture key

Video Camera
• Video resolutions: Full HD (1920×1080) 30fps [Default], HD (1280×720) 30fps, nHD (640×360) 30fps
• Lossless Zoom: 4x1080p [Default], 6x 720p, 12x360p
• Frame rates supported: 15, 24, 25, 30fps
• Stereo High Amplitude Audio Capture (HAAC)
• Three shooting modes: Auto, Scenes, Creative
• Integrated video editor for trimming video

So now after this official announcement, we might hear from Local Indian unit soon about the exact release date & pricing.

For Sample Pictures taken from Nokia PureView 808, click here.