Nokia 808 PureView Spotted at FCC, Possibly Coming to the US

Unveiled back in February at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nokia 808 PureView was confirmed for a May release in Europe.

Unfortunately, the Finnish company mentioned that the smartphone would not be launched in North America, or at least not in the near future. 

Given the fact that Nokia is trying to conquer the North American smartphone market with its Lumia series, it’s quite understandable that the company does not want one of its own devices to compete with the Windows Phone family of handsets.

However, it looks like the Nokia 808 PureView has just been spotted at FCC (Federal Communications Commission), which gives us some hope that the smartphone might hit shelves in North America after all.

This is not the first time Nokia skips North America with one of its top tier devices. Nokia N9 was very popular worldwide, even though it was the first to come with MeeGo out of the box.

Although it proved its success on most markets where it was launched, Nokia N9 was never officially released in North America. Obviously, the smartphone can be purchased via leading retailers across the country, but none of the carriers offers the N9.

Anyway, the Finnish handset vendor announced last week the rollout of the Nokia 808 PureView has started with Russia and India being the first countries to get it.

According to Nokia, Lumia 808 PureView will be available on the market for a suggested retail price of 450 EUR (600 USD). Still, the Symbian smartphone is priced a bit higher in the UK, as customers can pre-order the 808 PureView for £540 (870 USD or 670 EUR).

Nokia 808 PureView might arrive in North America, just not through the official channels, so we can expect this one to be pretty expensive. Hopefully, one of the carriers will grab this one for its customers.

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