Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
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Anonymous, 15 Aug 2010let me know wahat better hardware u see in htc desire,samsung galaxy anf google nexus one?htc ... moreFirst, the Nexus and the Desire are basically the same in Hardware, you just need to choose the OS. I prefer the Nexus since you get updated first on the firmwares and you can customize the OS to get similar results to the Sense UI. If you root your Nexus, you can switch between Sense UI and just Regular 2.2.
I have the nexus and just purchased the Samsung Vibrant so I'm excited to see the difference.
But overall, when the N8 is released I will switch to this device full time. I love Symbian only because I don't use much apps, its simple, and I love the battery life on Nokia devices. My Nexus might last a full day on heavy usage. Lets just hope we don't have a disappointment like the Nokia N97, THE WORST PHONE EVER!!!!
- Cedd
- t7U
STVN& ill be getting the silver white. Ill buy it in Greenhills. The price 46k PHP of n8 is quite different from the 370 euros which is anout 22-26k PHP.
WENG please stop telling the lie. OKAY?!
Please stop bragging other brans here.
This is is a DECENT ENGLISH forum!
- buying_n8
- PxF
if iphone4 has tap focus,
how can i use n8 similar to that? thats my final question b4 buying
- Anonymous
- ii6
Anonymous, 15 Aug 2010Though I hate to admit it, I have to agree with you. With the price tag of EURO 450-500, it w... morelet me know wahat better hardware u see in htc desire,samsung galaxy anf google nexus one?htc battery life is horrible,camera is not good,audio is bad,but i like htc sensr ui ..its very eye candy..same goes to samsung and nexus one..except they r android devices hardware is nothing..nokia always has a better hardware but because of no eye candy OS it laggs behind..but i bet symbian is a very good OS..
- andy burgin
- 3pH
Nokia are annoying loads of people waiting for the N8 to be Released,it just shows that they know the N8 is not as good as Expecting are worried about releasing the N8,an the name of Nokia getting Slagged down again an Out Beaten by the other manufactors,it seems so odd that a Top Mobile Producer can still not Compete in the Top Smartphone market an can only produce good Budget Mobiles,they have used Symbian for ages an never improved the software until the Apple an Android software as become available,they have got to shake up the strategy at Nokia,as they always take ages to compete in the different mobile markets nowdays an always everything so Slow at Nokia
- Auseklis.
- 3R4
its kinda similar to lg gd510 pop
- Anonymous
- wc6
Kierann, 15 Aug 2010I think the problem, from what we've seen in preview videos of the N8, is the new version of S... moreThough I hate to admit it, I have to agree with you. With the price tag of EURO 450-500, it will have a hard time against the likes of HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy S and Google's Nexus One.
For the same price tag or maybe less, we can get better overall hardware along with more intuitive and exciting UI. The only thing we will be compromising is the camera. But to be honest, if you want to get this phone for shooting purpose, why not go for DSLR instead. For the same price tag (EURO 450-500), we can get a Nikon D5000 or Canon 550D which features better sensor plus better HD video formats. Plus you still have all those interchangeable lenses.
Seriously, Nokia needs to revise it's price tag if they really want to make N8 a big hit. They should really control the price of N8 and maintain it under EURO 400. That way it will definitely be a huge hit as it is more affordable and it will definitely stand out when compared to the other smartphones from the same price range.
Just my two cents.
- Kierann
- nxq
I think the problem, from what we've seen in preview videos of the N8, is the new version of Symbian doesn't actually add anything brand new and exciting. Android OS had the both the app market and the Open Source at launch programming. This meant that many phone manufacturers could make an excellent overlay UI on top of it (Such as Sense and Later Touchwiz) which is what makes it stand out.
iPhone OS, while I hate it royally, had a ridiculously easy to use system thats both intuitive, smooth and very very pretty. It also has the advantages of a massive app market.
Personally, from previews, this new version of symbian is what Symbian S60.v5 SHOULD have been. They are playing catch up to Android, iPhone and Blackberry systems without adding anything new. Now that would be fine if this phone were something like £300 because it would undercut the rivals, give a reason to buy it. Don't get me wrong, I love symbian but its outdated and feature devoid. This new version makes it more usable, and maybe prettier but doesnt really change the lack of features. Since this phone is set to be £450-£500 by some accounts, I really think this is going to struggle when pitted against the likes of the HTC Desire, Samsung Galaxy S etc.
- Jett
- sxt
Yeah those are great key features but it's still better to wait for users opinion before you decide. :)
Cheers!
- Anonymous
- t7U
the only main disadvantages of n8 are:
-poor battery life
-non removable battery
-no camera lens cover
-no video light
I'm from Philippines too. I currently own X6. really waiting for N8. I believe this is not like the n97. I assure you. 46kprice is horrible. Its very different from the promised 370 eus!
- gregg003
- vj1
@anonymous
trust me, the phone will only cost you PhP22-23Thou when it comes out in the Philippines and not PhP46Thou.
where did you get that hilarious price info? by the way it will available by the last week of Sept of October 1st week, though some stores with backdoor contacts with Nokia China might start selling the phone as early as Sept 2nd week. Braise yourself! ;)
- Anonymous
- t7U
n8!
- maninder
- i41
slick sexcy phone ,easy to use
- Jenny
- fX6
bhagyadbt, 15 Aug 2010shall i buy n900 or wait for n8 nd den decide accordin to da reviews..????????You should wait for the review of the N8 to come out before you choose which one to buy.
- bhagyadbt
- 2@x
shall i buy n900 or wait for n8 nd den decide accordin to da reviews..????????
- mk
- Y}x
shabi, 15 Aug 2010i totally agree with u,,. battery life will be pooor... I know it is the same battery inside my 97m but 12hrs talktime is enough 4 me 2 say that it is very good
,hmmm...not poor.... I may ve agreed your post if u r talking about 97mini.....soory......
- mk
- Y}x
Sir Summeli is the god, he is bringing PSX4ALL(psx emulator) on symbian....awesome.......isnt it.....
- shabi
- fua
CEDD, 15 Aug 2010We'll see this on the review: Key features - Quad-band GSM and pentaband 3.5G support ... morei totally agree with u,,. battery life will be pooor...
- Cedd
- t7U
Avkon is good for non touch devices. they didn’t invest much in this interface because they wanted to keep it simple, so it can work on low end devices. The problem came when iphone entered and than android forcing nokia to improve the interface and also Symbian. They realized that avkon has no future so they didn’t invest much on it and improved symbian core(I’m talking about S3), moving to S4 to a new interface build from the ground in Qt( since they already adapted Qt with touching features).
Avkon will be probably used on S40 and S60 devices in the next few years ( probably 3-4 years) until the new S4 will became the OS for cheaper phones.
I’m not sure if they gone build a Symbian version (S4 in qt) for non-touch devices, we shall see. probably will replace S60 with S^3 in 2011 low end phones.
This are my predictions. what do you think?
cAvkon is good for non touch devices. they didn’t invest much in this interface because they wanted to keep it simple, so it can work on low end devices. The problem came when iphone entered and than android forcing nokia to improve the interface and also Symbian. They realized that avkon has no future so they didn’t invest much on it and improved symbian core(I’m talking about S3), moving to S4 to a new interface build from the ground in Qt( since they already adapted Qt with touching features).
Avkon will be probably used on S40 and S60 devices in the next few years ( probably 3-4 years) until the new S4 will became the OS for cheaper phones.
I’m not sure if they gone build a Symbian version (S4 in qt) for non-touch devices, we shall see. probably will replace S60 with S^3 in 2011 low end phones.
This are my predictions. what do you think?
- Anonymous
- t7U
Symbian^1, as the first release, forms the basis for the platform. It incorporates Symbian OS and S60 5th Edition (which is built on Symbian OS 9.4) and thus it was not made available as open source.
Symbian^2 was the first royalty free version of Symbian.[14] While portions of Symbian^2 are EPL licensed, most of the souce code is under the proprietary SFL license and available only to members of the Symbian Foundation and as of February 2010 there are no devices with this version announced. On June 1, 2010, a number of Japanese companies including DoCoMo and Sharp announced smartphones using Symbian^2.
Symbian^3 was announced on 15 February 2010.[17] This is the first fully open source version of Symbian, following the completion of the release of the entire Symbian codebase earlier that month.[18] The Symbian^3 release introduced new features such as HDMI support, a new 2D and 3D graphics architecture, and UI improvements, such as improved consistency.[19][20] It has single tap menus and up to three customizable homescreens. The current release date for Symbian^3 SDK is October 2010.
Symbian^4 is expected to be released in the first half of 2011. Symbian^4 provides an entirely new user experience built with Qt.
The first phones running the open source version of the platform will be Symbian^3 phones; one such phone, Nokia N8, has been announced.
See that s4 will be released in the half of 2010.
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