Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
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Prabhu, 01 Oct 2010Hi GSMArena, please include the following things in your test/review about N8
1)Does N8 hav... more1)Does N8 have a CBD screen?
No, regular AMOLED
2)How smooth is the pinch zooming?
Smooth, at least when holding the phone in hand. At least proto N8s (and ive heard pretty much all touch screen devices) have issues with grounding if u put them on the table and try to multitouch em without holding it in your hand.
3)Smoothness/Quality of gaming
Can only say positive stuff about this :)
4)Audio playback quality on stereo bluetooth headsets - older symbian N series (N95) had issues like song getting muted (refreshing) for a second during playback at regular intervals.
Doesn't have those intervals, as for quality I can't say much cos it depends alot on the headphones as well as what you're used to. Certainly good if you ask me.
5)Video playback quality - older symbian N series (N95) had issues like video getting stuck(refreshing) for a second during playback at regular intervals.
Flawless, no intervals.
- Prabhu
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Hi GSMArena, please include the following things in your test/review about N8
1)Does N8 have a CBD screen?
2)How smooth is the pinch zooming?
3)Smoothness/Quality of gaming
4)Audio playback quality on stereo bluetooth headsets - older symbian N series (N95) had issues like song getting muted (refreshing) for a second during playback at regular intervals.
5)Video playback quality - older symbian N series (N95) had issues like video getting stuck(refreshing) for a second during playback at regular intervals.
- Anonymous
- 2mj
Pre-orders finally ship next week for USA!
Only the black n8 could be purchased for pre-order in USA. All other colors go on "pre-order" on 10/8/2010
- Wheez
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scotty, 01 Oct 2010it dosent say if this phone has a 1ghz cpu in it, like the samsung wave and galaxity, if i kno... moreIt has a 680mhz CPU, but it's GPU is quite abit stronger than it's competitors. I'n benchmarks (and in real usage) it's very even to models with 1ghz CPUs.
There are many, many other factors than just the pure CPU frequency.
- Wheez
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kane, 01 Oct 2010Wheez, i want to know if you ever try any other os. And im not talking about just playing with... moreLong term I havn't used them. But I'm sort of an exception anyways that eyecandy holds very little value for me in mobile phones. I know I definitely don't want iOS, its way too limited and restricted. Android would be an option but I don't really like the way it and the phones carrying it look (they are all quite ugly in my eyes), but then theres the maturity. Android is still having some pretty rookie problems in it, battery life is pretty bad in most models, etc.
But instead of hopping on the outdated band wagon, please elaborate what's so bad with the Symbian^3?
- scotty
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it dosent say if this phone has a 1ghz cpu in it, like the samsung wave and galaxity, if i know it has a bigger cpu in the phone i can c this phone being the number one on the market
- kane
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Wheez, 01 Oct 2010Newsflash for you, the Symbian^3 can't be used in a non-touch screen device :D It looks the... moreWheez, i want to know if you ever try any other os. And im not talking about just playing with it for a few minutes. I have used iOS, Symbian, android, palm os and blackberry's storm os (I've used each for about a month or so). When comparing them Symbian and the storm os are out dated (even sony and samsung plans to drop symbian sometime this year), the other three are what people want. (the palm's os is the best but the hardware sucks)
- Wheez
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Qq, 01 Oct 2010hey, could you possibly check if this phone could do the traditional tv-out via the 3.5mm jack..?I would but I dont have such cable. Sorry :/
I cant post for a while cos gsmarena claims that im flooding
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Wheez, 01 Oct 2010I can't really answer questions regarding sound quality cos I've always used laptop integrated... moreThank you, you are helpful like the nokia camera guru damain:) the guy is very nice man when asked the same questions many time, he answer with different way( not copty and paste)
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Wheez, 01 Oct 2010I can't really answer questions regarding sound quality cos I've always used laptop integrated... morehey, could you possibly check if this phone could do the traditional tv-out via the 3.5mm jack..?
- Wheez
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Anonymous, 01 Oct 2010What color of n8 are you using?
Can the n8 music quality compete with ipod touch
can n8... moreI can't really answer questions regarding sound quality cos I've always used laptop integrated speakers so my bar is VERY low.
Also I don't have an iPod and never have had nor an N96 either.
- Wheez
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Anonymous, 01 Oct 2010Impressive photo taken with n8!
Does the swype beta work on n8?
Does the new beta ov... more
Does the swype beta work on n8?
Havn't tried, it will certainly come to N8, but I'm not really interested in trying betas.
Does the new beta ovi maps support multitouch?
Yes
Does it work with usb mouse?
At least not with the one I have on my laptop, but it's a gaming mouse so it probably has some drivers it would need. The rule of thumb should be that if it works without drivers, it should work on the N8. Bluetooth mouse/keyboard do work with the N8 though.
Does it the screen resolution fine with the n8 screen size?
Yes, I'm having hard time imagining how could the resolution be anything else :D
Does the plastic top and bottom end is with shiny surface?
Not really, it's quite the same with the aluminium but in certain angles it reflects light abit differently.
How is the battery?
I havn't had this long enough to say it yet, one thing I can say already: The battery saving mode is VERY VERY good. It consumes very little battery even in heavy use, but naturally you trade away some performance/effects. I'm considering whether I should just always use it in battery saving mode :D
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Wheez, 01 Oct 2010PR1.0What color of n8 are you using?
Can the n8 music quality compete with ipod touch
can n8 speaker rival n96
Thanks
i am planning to buy one for mmy lover, i may get myself meego phone
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SHAZ, 01 Oct 2010Guys i live in India and iam presently using N85.Iam planning to pre-order an N8 2mrw,b4 that ... moredude.. demo pieces are available in India now.
you can try it and decide.
* touch response is fast and i cant distinguish between iPhone 4 and N8
* tried browsing for some 5 minutes and browsing experience is as good as N900
* camera is awesome
only thing is that the phone is little curvy at the corners which may not be liked by all ;)
i already preordered it, price 25K and 2K for preordering.
phone will be delivered from oct 16
- Anonymous
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Wheez, 01 Oct 2010Few more pics from the same batch, couldn't post em all at once cos GSMArena was complaining a... moreImpressive photo taken with n8!
Does the swype beta work on n8?
Does the new beta ovi maps support multitouch?
Does it work with usb mouse?
Does it the screen resolution fine with the n8 screen size?
Does the plastic top and bottom end is with shiny surface?
How is the battery
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topgear, 01 Oct 2010hey wheez. what firmware is ur fone on. pr 1 or pr1.1PR1.0
- Wheez
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kane, 01 Oct 2010I have had many nokia's in the the past and all of them were great. The thing that nokia needs... moreNewsflash for you, the Symbian^3 can't be used in a non-touch screen device :D
It looks the same, but it has been redone for touch screen devices, the biggest things in common it has to the S60 5th edition is the name Symbian and the buttons. That's about it.
I rather keep my Symbian^3, thank you. I'm liking it alot.
- topgear
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Wheez, 01 Oct 2010Took some more pics, this time in a bit darker environment. Remember that I still suck at taki... morehey wheez. what firmware is ur fone on. pr 1 or pr1.1
- Anonymous
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kane, 01 Oct 2010I have had many nokia's in the the past and all of them were great. The thing that nokia needs... moreSymbian 4 and meego are coming to offer you nice ui
meego ux head is the guy who worked for palm pre webos
symbian 3 is still great because we can it cansupport qt apps and games which works with s4 and meego
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Few more pics from the same batch, couldn't post em all at once cos GSMArena was complaining about spam protection:
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