Nokia To Ship 8GB MP3 Phone

Today saw the Nokia announce its new N Series mobile phone. The N91 Music Edition, now fitted with a huge 8GB hard drive, is aiming to secure Nokia’s position in the mobile media market. The phone is said to sync with Windows Media Player and, thusly, supports the WMA music format. Surprisingly, the new N91 also supports a variety of other formats, including, MP3, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+. Nokia has said that it will be bundling an updated version of its PC Suite data synchronisation software with Music Manager rip and transfer code.

The lower spec N70 and N73 are said to incorporate 1GB and 2GB of memory respectively, whilst Nokia haven’t announced whether this will be as removable SD media or built in memory, its more than the current versions offer.

The N70 and N73 go on sale this November, with the 8GB N91 shipping by the end of the year. Potential buyers will be looking at a price of £234-£369, dependant on model.

Online retailer, amazon.co.uk, are offering the current standard 4GB N91 from £235