Nokia’s new hotness is the N8, and a lot is resting on the combination of sexy hardware and updated Symbian OS, dubbed Symbian^3.

Well, according to Slashgear, the device should be available on August 25th in England, followed shortly by other cities around the world. It is unlikely, however, that the device will be available through any carrier in North America, as Nokia does not have a loyal fan base in the West, nor the WOW factor to pull anyone away from their incumbent favourites, BlackBerry, Apple and Android.

The phone was also man-handled over at Engadget, and while the interface certainly looks more modern and usable than previous Symbian iterations, it’s nothing new, and certainly brings no incentive to existing Android/iPhone users to switch over. Or maybe it does? Who knows?