Nokia's 8 Megapixel Monster
In Time For Christmas??

For all the Nseries fanboys getting nervous over all the 8 megapixel device announcements, there is reason to take some comfort.

Maximus over at Just Another Mobile Phone Blog, one of my favorite websites, has everyone breathing a sigh of relief, and though its nothing official, I've learned to trust Maximus' information.

In his post about the mobile imaging arms race, Maximus makes mention of an "8 megapixel monster" Nokia has "in the works."

Maximus goes on to also describe it as a "pretty good phone" slated to begin shipping later this year near November or December.

So the mobile imaging champion has a compelling counterpunch of its own planned. With the offerings from Samsung (INNOV8), Motorola ('last stand' UIQ powered 8 mpx phone), and Sony Ericsson (C905), it better well be compelling.

If it's even just competitive, the mobile imaging marketplace will definitely be entering a new phase, and more mobiles will be replacing standalone compact point and shoot digital cameras from now on.