NEW DELHI: Nokia's much-anticipated 41MP smartphone Nokia 808 PureView is set to launch in the country soon. A countdown timer on www.nokiapureview.in, a dedicated website for the upcoming smartphone, suggests that the phone should reach the country in next few hours.

India is expected to be among the first few countries in which the phone will make its global debut. The first markets to begin selling Nokia 808 PureView reportedly include Russia and India.

Nokia PureView 808 has generated a lot of interest due to the gigantic 41-megapixel camera sensor on-board. The high-resolution 41 megapixel sensor camera comes with high-performance Carl Zeiss optics and new pixel oversampling technology.

The PureView runs on the Symbian Belle OS. Other technical specifications include, 16 GB internal storage, 4.0-inch AMOLED display, 1.3 GHz ARM 11 processor and 512 MB RAM.

Nokia PureView 808 also includes NFC, Stereo FM Radio with FM transmitter, HDMI, 3G, Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi b/g/n, DLNA and Dolby Digital Plus for 5.1 channel surround sound playback.

Though the price of the smartphone has not been disclosed, it is rumoured to be launching at a price tag of Rs 30,000 approximately.