14 DAY TRIAL // Although Nokia plans to release its new Windows Phone 7.5 Mango devices, the Lumia 800 and 710 in China in early 2012, it looks like another Nokia smartphone has been spotted in the Mainland.
According to the folks over at GSMArena, the unannounced Nokia 801T features dual-more quad-band GSM and TD-SCDMA network support and is expected to be launched in China with Symbian^3 on board.
At least that's what the official specs sheet says. However, there is also the possibility that the official document that leaked recently is old and Nokia will update it ahead of the phone's launch.
If the smartphone will be release with Symbian^3 in the end, Nokia will probably update its software to Symbian Anna or Belle afterwards.
Just by looking at the phone's hardware configuration, one can definitely state that the Nokia 801T is a mid-entry smartphone. Even though there's no mentions on the handset's processor, it appears that the phone embeds ST-Ericsson's low-cost PNX6718 chipset.
Furthermore, Nokia 801T only embeds 256 MB of RAM, and possibly microSD card slot for memory expansion, though this has yet to be confirmed.
On the flip side, the phone sports a large 4.3-inch qHD capacitive touchscreen that supports 16 million colors and 360 x 640 pixels resolution.
Another strong points of the smartphone is the 8-megapixel camera on the back, which features autofocus, dual LED flash, as well as HD video recording capabilities.
Design-wise, the Nokia 801T measures 125 x 65 x 11.5mm and weighs no less than 171g (battery included). The device is a bit on the heavy side due to the fact that it features a metallic case, possibly stainless steel.
There are no additional details about the phone's release date or pricing options, but Nokia may want to go live with this low- to mid-budget smartphone before it debuts its Lumia series in China.
