The Nokia N8, the first handset to run the new Symbian^3 OS, looks to be released within the next couple of months.

While an official release date for the Nokia N8 has never been formally announced, the official Nokia website in the US has it available for pre-order, coming at the end of September.

In the UK, things are still a bit more woolly, as the British Nokia site has no information on pre-order or the like, although Play.com has the N8 available for £420 from the 8 October in the UK.

Back, back and forth

This is a big push back from the previously tipped 26 August UK release date, so it seems that Nokia may be suffering delays over actually getting this phone to market.

Given that the Nokia N8 was announced in April, if it's not launched soon then it's going to be a real embarrassment for Nokia. It has previously stated that it won't unveil the phone until the software is perfect, but if it's taking this long then something is clearly up with the new platform.

Via BGR