It’s no secret that Nokia has been working on a netbook for a while now, but the Booklet 3G still comes as a positive surprise with its impressive specs.

Nokia has been struggling with its cell-phone business for a while now. While still the leader, Nokia continues to lose market share to newcomers like Apple’s iPhone and others. Maybe it’s for that reason that the company is trying to show some versatility by releasing a mini laptop, or maybe the Finnish phone giant just wants a share of the revenue generated by these popular little gadgets.

Anyhow, the Nokia Booklet 3G certainly looks like a “premium” netbook, with integrated 3G wireless broadband, GPS, HDMI, and according to Nokia – HD capable video – which indicates that the netbook won’t be using the regular Intel GMA graphics but something more powerful. Likely something from ATI or Nvidia, perhaps the elusive Nvidia ION that has been struggling to get a piece of the market lately.

There’s also mention of an impressive 12-hour battery life that should be a strong selling point even if it’s exaggerated (which it usually is). There’s no word on the price tag yet, but considering the specs it will almost certainly be more expensive than the average netbook. The built-in 3G modem, on the other hand, indicates a possibility that it could be subsidized if Nokia strikes a deal with one of the networks.

(Source: pcpro.co.uk) Here’s the official teaser from Nokia:

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