But critical remarks in some early reviews meant the phone also launched with a reputation as a high-end device with particularly short battery life.
The phone unveiled - the Ascend P2 - looked much like any other high-end device on the market, though the company made big claims about its capabilities.
In other words, a solidly high-end device.
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Provided the apps you need are there and detailed notifications aren't matters of life and death, you can comfortably say you're using a high-end device -- and that speaks volumes about how far Nokia has advanced in just half a year.
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It's clear that Nokia is leaving room in its product portfolio for a high-end MeeGo device.
Unfortunately the sheer size of the Xperia T means that the design language Sony had used on their previous high-end Android device, the Xperia S (reviewed here on Forbes), has been lost.
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Head-on, the Note 8.0 looks just like any other high-end Galaxy device: capacitive buttons for menu and back hug the physical home button below the display, while the company's logo, a front-facing camera and sensor reside up top.
Each week seems to bring an announcement of a new drug, device or high-end treatment - with developed-world price tags to match.
According to Mr. Castonguay, Nokia has done a good job of producing a balanced approach, with high-end phones to tackle the top of the market, and a cheaper entry-level device to service Nokia's traditional markets.
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Sure, it still has all the upscaling goodness of its older brother but add a pinch of networking and a dash of high-end audio circuitry to create a slick home media device.
His first device, he said, will be the high-end N900.
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Also decidedly un-high end: Archos didn't hold back with the branding here: the device's name is engraved on the front, while the company's name is stamped across the back.
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Its aluminum chassis makes for quite a rigid device in hand, and the machined and polished bevel gives the V98 a very high-end look.
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