Nokia confirms the PureView 808 to be the last Symbian smartphone

Nokia has gradually going through its transition to Windows Phone OS with its new Lumia series of smartphone while on the lower-end Nokia has been producing devices based on the Series 40 platform under its Asha series of feature phones.

“During our transition to Windows Phone through 2012, we continued to ship devices based on Symbian. The Nokia 808 PureView, a device which showcases our imaging capabilities and which came to market in mid-2012, was the last Symbian device from Nokia,” Nokia revealed in its full-year 2012 earnings result.

Nokia has finally confirmed the rumors about the PureView 808 being the last Symbian based smartphone from the company. More capable mobile OS’s took Symbian by surprise which major led to Nokia’s decline from its leading position. Hence, Nokia announced its partnership with Microsoft to use their Windows Phone OS for future generation Nokia smartphones.

The fourth quarter of 2012 was the first quarter ever when Lumia series shipments exceeded that of Symbian smartphones. Nokia announced that it shipped 4.4 million Lumia smartphones as opposed to the 2.2 million Symbian devices shipped in the same quarter.