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Nokia is more than a step behind in the smartphone world but they're really trying their best to change that - Nokia N8 pictured above. According to some leaked slides, they're looking to revamp the whole Symbian UI and even some possible specifications have leaked. The slide was labeled "Nokia Symbian 2011 focus areas" and mentioned that a Q1 2011 update will include 50+ features including a better browser. Q2 and Q3 2011 updates will include a better UI, an (even better) HTML5 browser, and a more flexible homescreen.

On the specifications front, the slides mention that 1GHz smartphones will be coming in Q2 and Q3 2011 with dual-core phones coming in Q4 2011 and / or Q1 2012. The slide also mentions that "true zoom camera" will be on board with some phones in Q4 2011 and Engadget believes that this could mean that phones with optical zoom could be on their way from the company. Yes, Samsung has already done this before.

Nokia is really trying their best to stay relevant but even with these changes, it still seems like they'll be a step behind. At this point, we already know that a few Android dual-core smartphones should be launching before the first half of 2010, which is when Nokia will finally be focusing on 1GHz phones which have already been around for almost a year. Oh well.

[Engadget]