Pre-Order Your Nokia N8 in India

While Nokia prepares for the much awaited Nokia World event, here's some good news for those of you who have been waiting patiently for the N8 to be launched here in India.

A Chennai based blogger, Gadgetbuff, has reported about the N8's imminent availability in Chennai. According to him, the revelation regarding the N8 came from a shopkeeper at the Nokia Priority Dealer in Chennai. The phone is apparently ready to be launched and they are accepting bookings for the same. If you happen to be in Chennai, you might ant to verify this. The booking amount is said to be Rs. 3,000.

When asked about the launch date, the dealer quoted a date of September 14 or 15 - making the launch a good 15 days prior to the October 1 international launch of the N8.

To cross verify, he contacted another dealer who gave him a different launch date - September 23. The price was quoted to be around the Rs. 25,000 to 28,000 mark. The dealer added that the first 100 customers would also receive a gift.

By the looks of it, the N8 would be here before it is launched in most international markets!