Nokia N8 is the same as SE Satio.

both with 12Mp camera, both got 256MB RAM, both CPU is 600MHz mark..

No need to wait for reviews because its symbian 3 a proven platform AND a 12mp camera so no way is it going to flop like the N900.
The specs are out there now with good pics.

Battery - Standard Li-Po 1500 mAh battery

Camera - 12-megapixel camera (4000x3000) featuring autofocus, Xenon flash, Carl Zeiss optics, Geo-tagging and face and smile detection. Also has a 720p@30fps video and secondary VGA

Data Features -

* GPRS Class 32
* EDGE Class 32
* WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
* 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
* v2.0 microUSB
* Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP

Display - 4-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen (16-million colours/480 x 800 pixels) featuring Multi-touch input method, - Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and Scratch-resistant surface

Size and Weight -

Networks - 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100, plus HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - American version

Memory Features - The phonebook can store unlimited entries and fields including photocall, the call records can hold detailed logs up to max 30 days. You get 32GB internal storage and up to 32GB storage thanks to the microSD card slot

Sound - Vibration alerts, Speakerphone with stereo speakers, MP3 & WAV ringtones, 3.5 mm audio jack and HDMI port

Other Features

* Symbian ^3 OS
* 1 GHz processor CPU
* SMS & MMS Messaging
* Push Email
* Email
* IM
* HTML & WAP 2.0/xHTML Browser, RSS feeds
* Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
* GPS with A-GPS support
* Games
* Nokia Maps
* Java MIDP 2.1
* Digital compass
* MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV video player
* MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ music/media player
* Voice command
* Voice dial
* Video editor
* Photo editor
* Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
* Flash Lite 3
* T9

Better look again lol the N8 has a 1ghz cpu !.

Tough call, the N900 is Maemo 5 and its a dead platform at this point...

I love my N900 dont get me wrong but its days were numbered from day one due to the announcement of Maemo 6 which was said to not be hardware compatible. We might get Meego but it will be unofficial, it will be interesting to see what happens there. We still have a limited platform with no ability to purchase from the Ovi store and Ovi maps is lacking in so many ways compared to its symbian sibling! It is a very cool platform though and still has so much promise - now if we could just get PR1.2 and get moving forwards with the Qt applications...

The N8 on the other hand is Symbian ^3 which is the newest version of Symbian and symbian is Nokia's main platform so this better be fully implemented and have sore and maps from day 1. The N8 is also a pretty decent looking device and looks much more slender than the n900 although the hardware keyboard is great...

Also the other thing to note here is that with the direction Nokia is taking with Qt it should not matter too much which handset you get the applications should be portable between them - at least I hope this works out as they are currently presenting!

I would hold off until the Meego device comes out and then ask this question again as the N900 is old news now.

BULLCRAP!
Lol where did you get this info?

N8 has 680Mhz CPU , 256SD RAM + 512 MB internal NAND memory BUT only 135 MB available to user, 16gb memory for other stuff and BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery

Do you research before posting!

I got my source from here!
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n8-3252.php

also it has Type N wireless support.
General 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 2100 /1900
Announced 2010, April
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2010, 3Q
Size Dimensions 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm, 86 cc
Weight 135 g
Display Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Scratch-resistant surface
Sound Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Speakerphone Yes
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Memory Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call records Detailed, max 30 days
Internal 16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Card slot microSD, up to 32GB
Data GPRS Class 33
EDGE Class 33
3G HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Infrared port No
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB OTG
Camera Primary 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
Features 1/1.83'' sensor size, ND filter, geo-tagging, face and smile detection
Video Yes, 720p@25fps, LED video light
Secondary VGA videocall camera
Features OS Symbian ^3 OS
CPU ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
- TV-out (720p video) via HDMI and composite
- Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI
- Anodized aluminum casing
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite v4.0
- T9
Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand-by Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 50 h

The only reliable source is manufacturer's website in the first place


http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N8/

Conflicting information but the Nokia site does tell you specs subject to change without notice.
My point was the N8 is a great mobile device packing a fantastic 12mp camera and that it DOES work lol the N900 on the other hand does NOT work anything like the N8 so having them BOTH would be a wonderful experience and a sure way of not worrying about updates for the 900 because you will have a mobile that does everything and a lot more than the 900 does right now lol.

How do you know it's great? Used it yet?

N900 will remain my main device for sure.
But I'm thinking about replacing my N95 8gb with the N8 as sub-phone.