When Nokia’s N8 entered the market, it signaled the Finnish manufacturer’s serious entry into smartphone market. However, the results were mixed. Some were very impressed by the hardware (especially the 12-Megapixel camera) but the phone was led down due to the accompanying Symbian^3 operating system that just doesn’t cut it, at least when comparing with the almighty Apple iOS and Google Android, what’s more the new kid on the block Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7. But that doesn’t seemed to stop Nokia from continuing to throw in Symbian^3 smartphones into the market, as rumored have it of a leaked video of the upcoming Nokia X7-00, which presumably is a prototype codename.

A video leak sourced from a Czech forum showcased the yet finalized Nokia X7-00 in action, loaded with Symbian^3. The phone is rumored to run on the same processor, graphic hardware, and RAM as the Nokia N8, but with a downgraded 8-Megapixel fixed-focus camera with Dual-LED flash. That might sound like a downgrade, but it’s still quite impressive if you see that most smartphones comes only with 5-Megapixel camera. With WiFi-N, HSDPA, HSUPA, and Bluetooth 3.0, this would be a ‘lower-end’ N8.

The X7-00 uses the same “ClearBlack” AMOLED display as the upcoming C7, is probably the first quad-speaker phone (one speaker per corner), and will be available at a lower price point. This will be an entertainment-oriented Nokia smartphone as opposed to the camera-focused high-end N8. GSMarena predicts the phone to be announced before Christmas this year, though that is very doubtful.

SOURCE via GSM Arena