Nokia says PureView 808 was the last of their Symbians

Nokia confirmed what many believed to be a long-due announcement. Symbian is officially dead. During an earnings call yesterday, the Finnish company confirmed that the 808 PureView, released in 2012, was the last device on the Symbian platform. “During our transition to Windows Phone through 2012, we continued to ship devices based on Symbian. The Nokia 808 PureView, a device which showcases our imaging capabilities and which came to market in mid-2012, was the last Symbian device from Nokia,” Nokia's 2012 Interim Report (Page 36 in the PDF) said.The announcement confirmed reports which date back to before the launch of the 808 PureView, that the device would be the last Symbian phone. Earlier this month, there was talk that Nokia would finally admit the end of Symbian at the announcement as Nokia’s CFO Timo Ihamuotila noted that Q4 would be the “last meaningful quarter for Symbian.” The 808 PureView was a one-of-a-kind phone, which had a 41MP sensor and is widely regarded as the best smartphone camera in the market. Meanwhile, there are already murmurs that the much-praised PureView technology will be seen in yet another Lumia device, the Nokia EOS, later this year. Click here for full story