Leaked photos of Symbian Belle powered Nokia Zeta hit the Internet

Lately, the tech world has been abuzz with the rumors of new range of Nokia's Symbian Belle based phones.

Adding fuel to the fire, new pictures of Nokia Zeta aka Nokia 700, one of those Symbian Belle based phones, have surfaced. Reports say the device sports a 1GHz processor, a 3.2-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 640x360, a front facing VGA camera and 5MP rear camera with LED flash.

Nokia Zeta is also being billed as “the thinnest smartphone ever,” though looking at the some of the offerings in the market right now, it will probably be the thinnest Nokia smartphone ever instead. The device is supposedly also very lightweight, at roughly 80gm.

The smartphone also has NFC connectivity – a new aspect where Nokia seems to be working. The Finnish company recently unveiled Meego based N9 that also sported NFC connectivity. It is rumoured that many of the Symbian Belle powered handsets, especially the higher end ones, come with NFC connectivity features. The Zeta smartphone is allso said to be equipped with 3G support for HSPA speed connectivity options through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The device further offers a storage memory of 32 GB via micro SD card.

It is being speculated that Nokia Zeta will fall under the Nokia's budget smartphone segment. The new Symbian Belle phones apparently show Nokia is not done with Symbian OS even as it gears up for Windows Phone 7 devices. Of late, we have seen a spate of leaked photos of Nokia handsets. And the updated Symbian in Nokia Zeta has only intensified the anticipation.

Nokia Zeta seems to be Nokia's latest attempt to sustain its market share in the affordable smartphone section. With numerous brands joining the bandwagon of low cost smartphones, Nokia is compelled to come up with something really revolutionary in that affordable price range. Nokia Zeta specs are impressive and considering the anticipation it will certainly find some takers. However, it all depends on Nokia how it prices Zeta! If priced correctly, the smartphone is most likely to carve niche in the budget smartphone section.