Nokia shows perfect handset that underlies the N8

Nokia posted drawings and specifications for the perfect handset that had been designed by the user community. The pictures show that the handset has strict resemblance to the existing N8 smartphone.

While the project was launched back in March as an information-gathering exercise it developed into the adoration of the N8.

The Nokia U (as it was called by the community) is not absolutely identical to the N8 but it has many common features. The U doesn’t come in different colors, it has an additional half inch of screen, it is thinner, 1mm taller and 3mm narrower, and has USB 3 rather than 2. However, both handsets feature an "Open source operating system with unlimited multitasking" and are mainly touch-driven as well as having HDMI output and HD video recording, not to mention looking remarkably similar.

Some observers criticized Nokia as incapable to develop its products according to its own imagination and creativity following its customers instead of surprising and leading them.