Nokia has been good with cameras in its high-end smartphones, in particular with its PureView 808 smartphone, which had a revolutionary 41-megapixel camera. When it comes to imaging in smartphones the next you think about is photo sharing and Nokia’s Symbian portfolio has been particularly lagging in this respect. The gallery lacked features with regards to sharing content on social networks. However, an update is being rolled out that makes sharing photos from the gallery to a social network much easier. This update is meant for all Symbian Belle feature pack 2 smartphones including the PureView 808, which also is officially the last Symbian device that Nokia will make.

The company has announced that the PureView and Belle FP2 phones are getting some major updates that include smooth sharing of images as well. So unlike earlier, when posting an image to twitter or Flickr would require the user to activate the Nokia Social feature, and would normally involve a few more steps. However, the new update will enable direct sharing of images resting in the phone gallery to these social networks. As per the company, the share menu option in the gallery setting will allow users to turn the default icon into Twitter instead of just Facebook, which comes pre-set in the device.

So we suggest all Nokia Symbian users to keep a checking for the update, as it will be available soon.

Nokia’s much-awaited PureView 808 is finally here in India. While Nokia is scheduled to host an official press conference in New Delhi in 12 hours from now to launch the phone, it is already available on Nokia India’s online store. According to the listing, the MRP of the PureView 808 will be Rs 34,999 while it would be available for Rs 33,899. The store shows it out of stock but we understand users can pre-book it for Rs 1,000.

The PureView 808 probably has the best camera we have ever seen on a smartphone. Touting a massive 41-megapixel camera sensor, Nokia uses over-sampling technology that merges seven pixels into one, giving unprecedented quality in 5-megapixel shots. The large sensor also captures more details than one would expect from a camera phone. Heck, we are already calling it our point-and-shoot camera replacement after playing with it for a few hours. It also captures excellent videos and Nokia is making noise about its Dolby Surround Sound technology while capturing audio and playback.

It runs on Nokia’s Belle platform and sports a 4-inch VGA display, which is not at par with what we are used to using on flagship smartphones. It also has 16GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot. Of course, it has most connectivity options like Wi-Fi, GPS, 3G and even an FM transmitter.

So what do you think about the PureView 808′s pricing?

Nokia has invited us to a press conference on June 13, which in all likelihood should be about launching the PureView 808 in India. The event would be addressed by Nokia India’s head of smart devices, Vipul Mehrotra, and Dolby Labs India country manager Pankaj Kedia.

For those wondering why Dolby would be present at the PureView 808 launch, we should mention that the device not only has a monstrous 41-megapixel camera  sensor but also has some Dolby Digital wizardry that lets it record sounds up to 140 Decibels without any distortion.

All the tech stuff aside, what we will be looking at is the price tag, which would essentially decide whether it will replace our stand-alone point-and-shoot camera or not. Of course, we will be on the ground reporting every bit.

Nokia India is finally gearing up to launch the PureView 808 in India or so it seems from their countdown page. Spotted by our friends at Unleashthephones, the page is currently counting down to a possible June 6 launch. There are no indications of pricing or any pre-bookings at the moment but we won’t be surprised if Nokia starts that in a couple of days.

The PureView 808 has a 41-megapixel camera sensor that oversamples seven pixels into one and gives the best photo results we have seen on a camphone ever. Unfortunately, it runs on Symbian operating system, but that does not seem to be a deal breaker for the Nokia faithful.

The phone has seen some false starts, the latest being its “dummy” price getting accidentally published on Nokia’s online store. Nokia had made a global announcement last month stating the PureView 808 will be launched in May starting from India and Russia. To be frank, we don’t care about a week’s delay. All we want to know is the price so we can probably replace our standard point-and-shoot camera with this beast of a thing.

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Here we go again! The PureView 808 India launch has to be one of the most intriguing ones in recent times. The flip-flop continues with whether it has been launched in India or not and at what price. Hot on the heels of our report of it being available for Rs 29,999 on Nokia’s own online store, Nokia India has yanked the price information from the product page and is now simply saying it will be available soon.

We understand that the price information was put up accidentally and this was the same price that was present in the product’s page source code, which Nokia had claimed to be “dummy price.” It is now clear that Nokia has not launched the PureView 808, yet and in all probability it won’t be priced at Rs 29,999.

We know it is too confusing and hopefully Nokia would just launch the product and clear all the mess.

It is finally here! The world’s best camera on a phone has been launched in India for Rs 29,999. The Nokia PureView 808 is now available from Nokia’s online store, albeit only in black color at the moment. The Symbian running smartphone features a massive 41-megapixel sensor with Carl Zeiss optics that churns out stunning 5-megapixel shots with unprecedented details. Nokia’s PureView technology uses pixel oversampling to condense information from up to seven pixels into one offering unparalleled image quality.

UPDATE: Nokia has yanked the pricing from the product page. More information here.

We had first reported the pricing of the PureView 808 earlier this month but Nokia denied it being true. While the PureView’s camera quality is top notch, we cannot say the same about the Symbian platform. It remains to be seen how many people bite the bait and pick it up. Will you? Let us know in comments.

Nokia has already announced that India would be one of the first countries where the PureView 808 will be launched. However, it is yet to reveal the price or the launch date of the world’s first 41-megapixel camphone. Now the eagle eyes at Androsym have spotted the price in the page source information of the PureView 808 listing on Nokia India’s online store. Checking the source of the page, it looks like the PureView 808 would be priced at Rs 29,999. This would come as a sigh of relief to many who were looking forward to one of the best cameras we have ever seen on a phone after the device was listed on Nokia’s Italy website on pre-order for over Rs 40,000!

UPDATE: Nokia India has reached out to us with a statement regarding the PureView 808′s pricing. Read on…

However, things can change as Nokia has not yet officially announced the price of the PureView 808 in India. Though with the listing up and a hidden price tag, we can assume it will be launched in India any day now. Read more about the PureView 808 here and our hands-on from MWC here.

UPDATE: Nokia India reached out to us to clarify the situation. The PureView 808 might not be priced at Rs 29,999 after all.

“On any website the source code has all elements the page will display.  If we have to show a certain element now or later we have to put either actual value or dummy value on the page. In this case, since we will announce the price at a later stage hence there is a section which talks of the price in the source code and the same has a dummy value, which will be replaced later. This dummy price is not a reflection of the actual pricing of the product,” a Nokia India spokesperson told BGR India.

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India and Russia will be the first countries where Nokia will launch its PureView 808 camera phone later this month. Running on Symbian S60 (Nokia Belle) platform, the PureView 808 features a gigantic 41-megapixel camera sensor, which churns out stunning photographs in 5-megapixel resolution.

Nokia’s PureView technology uses pixel oversampling to condense information from up to seven pixels into one offering unparalleled image clarity. We tried out the device recently and were left speechless with its camera performance, which was better than what one expects from high-end dedicated point-and-shoot cameras.