Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
- Mark
- mby
dtp, 04 Jun 2010this games looks better fps on Wave...you are right, but this is only running on a proto, and this game was not built for s3. look at need for speed shift when it comes, that game uses the hw properly and looks stunning to say the least.
cheers.
- kevinaux
- wcg
Dev, 04 Jun 2010Agree with your PS, similar to this, I just tried to point out there below the 'probably fake'... moreI think its just a bit tabloid worthy news twisting there. It looks like they took the the Windows platform out of context. Nokia does ship Windows 7 on the Nokia Booklets and there is no reason why they can't sell the OVI services for them.
- Dev
- up6
kevinaux, 04 Jun 2010Yes, I agree with your last point there. Everyday passes that Google finds a way to creep into... moreYes, it WAS the Samsung initially planned to roll out S ^3 but the so rumored device seems to be delayed and according to one random article appeared on Symbian.org just few days ago, Nokia N8 will be the first device available to public using S^3.
- rohit
- vGf
wow what nice phone!!!
- Dev
- up6
Mark, 04 Jun 2010Hi, Interesting points. Well for one, Sammy is betting on multiple horses, Android, Bada, ... moreAgree with your PS, similar to this, I just tried to point out there below the 'probably fake' news about Nokia might use Windows.
- dtp
- kx%
Mark, 04 Jun 2010More N8 Gaming - Asphalt 5! Although not as nice looking as Need for Speed shift in other vids... morethis games looks better fps on Wave...
- kevinaux
- wcg
Mark, 04 Jun 2010Hi,
Interesting points. Well for one, Sammy is betting on multiple horses, Android, Bada, ... moreYes, I agree with your last point there. Everyday passes that Google finds a way to creep into your life even more; Search, Maps, News, Mail, Browser, OSes, Translators, Video, Docs, Books etc. Don't get me wrong, I love free stuff and open source and I do love these things and use almost all of them but day by day the fine line between "choice of a" and "dependency to a" is being thinned. I wonder ISheep will one day be used to describe Googlers. :)
On a separate note, I have a feeling Samsung will be the one rumored to be the Asian vendor who will launch Symbian^3 before Nokia.
- Anonymous
- vx7
if se came out with 26m colors nokia came out with usb otg first in the mobile industry!
- Anonymous
- vx7
LOL. do you think 26m colors will do better than 16m im sure there's no different. it is just making it complicated!
- Anonymous
- vx7
ill grab one as soon as it arrives here in the Philippines.
- Anonymous
- MFd
Mark, 04 Jun 2010More N8 Gaming - Asphalt 5! Although not as nice looking as Need for Speed shift in other vids... morethis games looks better fps on Wave...
- Anonymous
- vx7
im really gonna buy this.
vote it 10 10 10!
vote it 10 10 10!
vote it 10 10 10!
vote it 10 10 10!
- Anonymous
- w7n
Meego is the future after i watched the meego tablet impressve ui and ux and n900 computer power
meego is my first choice
then
symbian 4
- Mark
- mby
kevinaux, 04 Jun 2010I think its working. For now anyways.
By the way Mark, wanted to share some thoughts with ... moreHi,
Interesting points. Well for one, Sammy is betting on multiple horses, Android, Bada, Symbian even.
For Android, the Galaxy S needs to be the flagship. Since it runs Android, there is no competitive difference to other Android phones on the OS side. By adding touchwiz, they are actually giving up some ground in this space.
The way to stand out is to add crazy specs to the device, and I am honestly doubting some of them, like the 90 million polygon count. I mean, the thing will be fast, thats not the point. I just think Sammy are pushing this dubious point hard, since it is, well, unique if it were true.
Other than that, and the nice screen, the phone is lacking hardware wise.
You said it, plastic, no flash (what!), TouchWiz, etc.
For a gaming device this would be nice, but so would the N8, giving you many more features for a fraction of the price. In aluminum. With Xenon flash. And navigation, free for life.
I digress but, when it comes to competition, i like the wave and the x10 better than the galaxy s.
And to be fully honest, I dont think any of those phones give you the bang for buck that the N8 does.
I am very excited about the N8.
PS. I think people that want Nokia to use Android dont see the bigger picture here. We really need Nokia to push Symbian like they did, and MeeGo. If Nokia would adopt Android, than Android would become the de facto standard overnight. Nokia is the only thing keeping Google from mobile world domination, and I support them in that.
- Dev
- up6
kevinaux, 04 Jun 2010I think its working. For now anyways. By the way Mark, wanted to share some thoughts with ... moreAgree. I never considered Galaxy of same league of N8.
- Dev
- up6
Mark, 04 Jun 2010More N8 Gaming - Asphalt 5! Although not as nice looking as Need for Speed shift in other vids... moreLooks promising! Its stated their that impressive GPU on N8 will attract attention of game developers. Yeah, it will, EA, Gameloft already into the field.
- kevinaux
- wcg
Mark, 04 Jun 2010Don't feed the trolls! :)I think its working. For now anyways.
By the way Mark, wanted to share some thoughts with you about how you think this device measures up against the much spoken about Galaxy S.
Tell you frankly, I really don't understand the hoopla surrounding the Galaxy. I compared the specs and found that N8 either equals or overshadows the Galaxy. The only advantage I can see the Galaxy having over the N8 is the Super AMOLED as you can see in this link http://www.oled-display.net/super-amoled-vs-amoled.
I am disregarding the CPU and RAM here as I believe these two points are only tied to which OS you use. I know many analogies have been exhausted here to explain the different HW requirements between Android and Symbian^3 but thought it'll be fun to introduce another. Check out this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-3qgS-K-gU
As I see it, the Android is the Viper with its huge 8 litre engine (CPU) that does practically the same thing as an Evo with a 2 litre engine (CPU) coupled with with a turbo charger unit (GPU). Who is faster is subjective, whats important is both drivers get what they wanted. (I know I sound like I am preaching to the choir here).
So that leaves us with just the OS. I personally love the Symbian OS as I believe its the most mature of all the OSes out there. I say mature to describe the many layers of functionality that is hidden underneath the "unassuming" UI and the E Series have best demonstrated that in the past (SIP is just one example). I feel that the Android is like a very cool looking house but the interior is not completed yet while the Symbian is a old house that is very luxurious inside that the owners decided repaint the exterior (Symbian^1) instead of renovating it (Symbian^4). We just love analogies don't we :).
But coming back to my point, what is the Galaxy's deal. For a phone that lacks these features :
# No free GPS navigation solution
# No Flash support for the web browser
# No flash for the camera
# No dedicated camera key
# The all-plastic body is a real fingerprint magnet
# Feeble loudspeake
there are sure a lot of love out there.
- Mark
- mby
More N8 Gaming - Asphalt 5! Although not as nice looking as Need for Speed shift in other vids (very nice quality there), this looks decent, and this is a video, so better to look at than the screenshots for NFS we have seen so far:
http://www.finestfones.com/2010/06/gamelofts-asphalt-5-on-nokia-n8.html
Enjoy!
- lee
- iIR
Anonymous, 04 Jun 2010N8 over X10 More internal storage memory More memory space for installing apps More effi... moreall spot on apart from the main which you missed the dreadfull battery life of x10,,,,
- KSR
- 2Zm
I am really not opposed to the guys who hate a brand or a company. It is just the original human nature to develop favoritism and support/trash something accordingly. But in case of few ---- it has crossed the limits here in N8 forum. What I can understand is they are feeling let down by the mobile they have already bought (X10 for instance) after finding out how N8 going to be.. a new landmark.. not in terms of specs which can get outdated overnight, but the buzz it is creating in the mobile world; both on & off the lines.
My sincere suggestion to such frustrated guys.. Don’t feel jealous of anything around (N8 in this case), as nothing is going to last for ever. Not even N8!! Once this baby is out in the market people go crazy about this and get their own piece just they did when N95, XM 5800, SE X10 etc were released. But they would eventually find another better one from any brand (not just Nokia or SE) and might feel bad for jumping into N8!! This goes on and on.. So stop sulking here. Hearing your unsolicited advices for the last few weeks is irritating the people over here. This blog is to post your opinions. Do that and leave others to decide what they want to do. Don’t try to force your views on others.
On the positive note, we can see how much popular this N8 is going to become. The ones who are trashing it are only adding up to the hype and increasing its popularity. That way it is good for Nokia, they will shoot up in their opening sales :)
And please don’t take me granted for a Nokia fanboy; I have used mobiles of Nokia, SE, Sammy etc in the past, and currently using low end Samsung Metro to give all the big ones (mobiles) a small break. I am satisfied with Sammy the most, but still I can’t show N8 under poor light, as I really like that. Even if I don’t like some (X10 mini, N97 etc) I don’t keep bashing in those forums. If I feel like giving my views on such non-favorite handsets, will give the same in those forums and keep silent. There is no reason to go after them in their respective forums and becoming a fool yourself.
And I guess some of you haters don’t have any work to do rather than posting nonsense here. May be, you are paid to do this! Whatever, don’t waste your time hating something all your life. It isn’t good for your health and people around you. Hatred never yields something fruitful to anybody.
I think I went too much into philosophy ;-)
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