Nokia and Carl Zeiss renew smartphone camera marriage
Partnership to continue for several more years
Nokia smartphones will continue to feature Carl Zeiss camera tech for the next several years, the companies have announced.
Carl Zeiss optics have featured within many of Nokia's landmark handsets down the years and devices like the N95 helped to pioneer the idea that camera phones could be a compact camera substitute.
The pair's latest joint venture, the incredibly-specced 41-megapixel Nokia 808 Pureview Symbian Belle handset will, as expected, go on sale later this month, the Finnish manufacturer has said.
The arrival of the handset was greeted with a mixture of excitement, disbelief and incredulous comments from high-end camera manufacturers like Nikon, Sony and Olympus
More Pureview innovation
Nokia says Carl Zeiss, which has partnered with Nokia since 2005, will form a vital part of the company's future imaging innovations.
"Carl Zeiss was a crucial partner in the creation of the first PureView experience," Jo Harlow, executive vice president of Nokia Smart Devices, said in a statement.
"The benefits of our ongoing collaboration will be more PureView innovation and further advancements in smartphone imaging in the coming months and years."
Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.
Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.
Amid assumptions that the Pureview 808 will struggle in the marketplace because of the presence of Symbian, Nokia has said it will bring the technology to future Windows Phone devices.
Via: Ars Technica
A technology journalist, writer and videographer of many magazines and websites including T3, Gadget Magazine and TechRadar.com. He specializes in applications for smartphones, tablets and handheld devices, with bylines also at The Guardian, WIRED, Trusted Reviews and Wareable. Chris is also the podcast host for The Liverpool Way. As well as tech and football, Chris is a pop-punk fan and enjoys the art of wrasslin'.