Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
- Anonymous
- pde
Mac, 19 Dec 2010Nice post Rick. I agree with your sentiments on the phone. I also find quickoffice to be frust... moreQT base MS office suite will be supported on Symbian by next year.
- Mac
- f34
Rick, 19 Dec 2010After the dissapointment of the N97 the N8 comes as a breath of fresh air. It is what the N97 ... moreNice post Rick. I agree with your sentiments on the phone. I also find quickoffice to be frustrating. There isn't much else to use for now on the N8 but i'm sure we'd have some better alternatives soon and hopefully free too!
- Nishchal Sharma
- vGS
This is 4 al those who hav a doubt abt buying this cell or nt
I got my n8 2day ... its n awsm fone ...no lag nthng ... its rely vry fast .. dosnt hang or lag like the old n series ... lots of ppl wr saying tht they n8 isnt wrkng fine ... bt mine is just awsm ... love u n8 .. noka n8 rox ... defnitly worth buyng ...
- Rick
- LxI
After the dissapointment of the N97 the N8 comes as a breath of fresh air. It is what the N97 should have been. The following are the things I love about the N8 (and Nokia).
I plug my N8 into my computer and I have full access to the 3 drives, phone memory, mass memory and micro sd card regardless if ovi suite is running or not. I can copy, paste, rename, delete, move stuff etc like I could with any external hard drive. The lack of this feature makes the iphone unusable for me.
The camera and video quality are superb, even use at night produces excellent quality photos and good quality video. The xenon flash is truly better. Iphone and HTC are not in the same league as the N8 and so will not cut it for me with regards to photo and video.
When I travel internationally I used my N95 8gb for navigation then my N97 and now I will use my N8. I can use Ovi Maps offline so no data rates, I get free maps for the Americas and Europe so I do not have to rent a GPS unit when I rent a car and I get free turn by turn voice navigation. I have used my nokia phones alongside dedicated GPS devices while driving internationally (USA and Canada) and the only significant advantage of the dedicated units is the faster lock time. Google maps on the Iphone and HTC is excellent and in some ways superior to Ovi Maps but data rates are no fun and in some places even if the data rates are not a problem you may not be able to get or maintain a clean internet connection while driving. This makes the iphone and HTC unsuitable for me.
The FM transmitter is a feature I use a lot. I have several vehicles but regardless of which I use my phone and my music are with me especially if I am travelling and using a rental. The quality of the sound reproduction through the radio with the N97 was good but not great. With the N8 it is much better and thoroughly enjoyable. The iphone does not have this feature and I don't think the HTC phones have either (not sure about the HTC's however).
The nature of my job means that I may have to wait several hours in remote places so I use my phone with ZX Reader and my favorite books. I always found placing movies on my phone a difficult issue because of the limited formats supported. Things have changed with the N8. This phone plays almost all formats that I have and it is just a matter of copy and paste. The phone autodetects the video and places it in a list that you can select from. Playback quality is fantastic and the size is equivalent to looking at a 27 inch tv at a distance of 14 feet ( with my reading glasses on lol ). You may have to pay for apps on the iphone to do what the N8 does for free.
I use Skype and for video calling I use Fring. I find it amazing that I can do voice calling over the internet using edge with my data sim considering how slow a connection this is. It works don't ask me how. Video calling with Fring over WiFi is a simple affair.
For internet browsing I use Opera Mobile in fullscreen with a 200% zoom and this works marvellously. For text input I use Swype and for those of you who don't you should give it a try. I use voice recorder to record my calls if I need to and this comes with the phone and is free. Nokia panorama works surprisingly well for those 360 degree photographs and is also free. Qtorch is fantastic and has gotten me out of a dark place a time or two. The video editor is all buisness and does what it is supposed to do.
I do not use Facebook or Twitter or those social networking things whatever they are nor do I use my phone for gaming as I have an XBox 360 for that.
Fortunately I have not had any issues with the N8 so far. The only thing I really dislike (detest mabe) is quickoffice. It is horrible to use for excel files. If anyone knows of an alternative please let me know via this forum, thanks.
Well that's it. I hope this post has been helpfull or entertaining.
- Anonymous
- 4}8
Indian, 19 Dec 2010Im not a against Nokia N8 :-), Today I had an experience on seeing this produt which was bough... moreHey bro, if you happened use an android you will know this, when u save a phone number with country code and when you receive a call without the country code your phone will only display the number, not the name of your contact even when you have the contact added to your phone. People who buy Android don't think that its useless if i cant get the caller ID displayed when i get a call even after spending 30K. Its a basic thing, but still missing.
- Anonymous
- PS6
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2010Hey guys, will you quit this N8 Vs Others argument please, For iPhone or Droid users, ya N8 su... moreagree with you you are the best posting in here keep up working man love u peace
- rakz
- fqt
im not a nokia person i kinda hate them for 1 resone and thats no folders in gallery u cant c ur folder lik u wud on a pc u have to go to file manager but thats not the case ryt now this phone is amazing my nudy got 1 and i loved it 4 its cam and screen and much more this phone is well desingd if i had a choice of get it only i wud get it despite my opinion on the folders in the end its awsume dont waist tym siting around go for it its great
- adkane
- tV0
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2010dont risk spending money on a product that has plenty of defect units, its worldwide. Well i took the risk and i am very happy with it ;). How bout you?
- Anonymous
- vxu
dont risk spending money on a product that has plenty of defect units, its worldwide.
- Anonymous
- P%C
very good phone but equalizer modifiable settings are missing how come important basic things forgot nokia
very good phone but equalizer modifiable settings are missing how come important basic things forgot nokia
- mayank
- TL5
can we change the operating system of n8-00 from symbian to android??
which one is better ??
- hspa+
- RKk
does nokia n8 play flac audio files?
- Anonymous
- P%C
very good phone but equalizer modifiable settings are missing how come important basic things forgot nokia
- adkane
- tV0
wussal, 19 Dec 2010i have blackberry bold i use it for its bbm but i need another phone for music camera movies ... moreYup, the n8 is definitely good for your needs
- wussal
- JAM
i have blackberry bold i use it for its bbm but i need another phone for music camera movies and etc. Is N8 good for what i am need ????
- Anonymous
- uts
Rs 23000 for this N8 = throw Rs 23000 in gutter
- adkane
- tV0
[deleted post]1 unit doesnt mean that it is affecting the whole batch. still relying on old youtube vids eh pal?
- adkane
- tV0
SmartUser, 19 Dec 2010How is possible "love" device without them?? Oh yes... i know... Must be stupid o... moreread the post properly. he still has the n8
- SmartUser
- n}F
Anonymous, 19 Dec 2010Love this phone more and more the longer I have it. Didn't like the qwerty keyboard, but just ... moreHow is possible "love" device without them??
Oh yes... i know...
Must be stupid or N8 fanboy, nothing else!
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