Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
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I finally bought an N8. In regards to the purple tint issue, many of the retailers here in the Philippines are very much aware of the issue itself and guaranteed that the phones will be free of it. They even gave a 7 day factory defect warranty, in which if I found something, I can hand the unit back and get another on the same day.
Result: The one I bought was pre-installed with PR 1.1. I checked it thoroughly (I'm a perfectionist, so I was very thorough) and found no trace of the purple tint. Going home, I updated the phone to PR 1.2 and did another test... There's a reddish tint within a certain shade of gray, but otherwise, it displayed colors perfectly. Something with PR 1.2 messed the display config, since the screen was fine before that.
Tip: If you can, buy from a retailer and ask them to let you check the unit before you buy. You can try asking the retailer if they're aware of the issue and what they'd do if you encountered it with the phone. I'm pretty sure the new ones are free of this defect, since I haven't seen anyone else complaining about it (from the ones who bought it recently anyway).
- AnonD-6085
- nvU
AnonD-2665, 30 Apr 2011thx ! U knw what it really hurts,my friend also ve n8,he bought in 1st week of november,his n8... moreGitty go to consumer court in your country..
and file case against your nokia care....
In Pakistan people do this way..
- Anonymous
- utY
pls let me know the latest firmware version of N8..
i'm going to buy one.., help me out to get a non-purple display defect phone
- AnonD-2665
- Hkw
AnonD-1393, 29 Apr 2011I know how depressing it is when something that you've paid for is defective and the service p... morethx ! U knw what it really hurts,my friend also ve n8,he bought in 1st week of november,his n8 doesnt ve any defect ! I bought on 28october since then i got 2 defective n8 4m 1st batch n this orange 4m 2nd batch ! I compared my phn with my friends phn ! My phn shows purple red tint and in same video his phn shows black colour ! I cant adjust with the dèfective n8 ! These ppl wants us to praise n8,they will start insulting /hating if we say negative point and defect of n8 ! They r very blind fanboys ! They want people buy this defective phn and adjust with it,so sad !
- AnonD-2665
- Hkw
AnonD-1393, 29 Apr 2011I know how depressing it is when something that you've paid for is defective and the service p... morethx ! U knw what it really hurts,my friend also ve n8,he bought in 1st week of november,his n8 doesnt ve any defect ! I bought on 28october since then i got 2 defective n8 4m 1st batch n this orange 4m 2nd batch ! I compared my phn with my friends phn ! My phn shows purple red tint and in same video his phn shows black colour ! I cant adjust with the dèfective n8 ! These ppl wants us to praise n8,they will start insulting /hating if we say negative point and defect of n8 ! They r very blind fanboys ! They want people buy this defective phn and adjust with it,so sad !
- malik maq
- uWK
nokia n8 is suparb cell phone. great one of the future phone.. i like this , thanks nokia..........
- savage466
- pX7
[deleted post]Choose N8, you will never regret it, I am so happy with my device, it is superb, it has all the features you want, yes it has fm transmitter.
Ovi store is great. I am enjoying all the great stuff in it. I want to go home now coz' I'm missin' my N8, can't bring it to work, too bad, it is not allowed in the office, huhu.
I am also experiencing this purple tint defect but not that bad, it is not noticeable, My N8 is showing slight purple in dark gray shadings. I might return it for replacement if this will be worse.
Guys, How to check the Manufacturing date or batch?
- AnonD-40
- IDk
aj2010, 29 Apr 2011what world r u from?
where u cant see any good in N8?
last 3 months i've had 3 N8, and guess... moreI'm from Earth and not from some fantasy Nokia land you live in where all Nokia phones are perfect. This phone is positively defective. 10 out of 10 boxes we opened turned out to have the purple issue and the stupid store attendant told us it is made that way. He showed us a C7 and another N8 with the same issue. We proved to him it's a defect and he refused to open up more boxes for us.
- aj2010
- pJN
[deleted post]what world r u from?
where u cant see any good in N8?
last 3 months i've had 3 N8, and guess what? all 3 were perfectly perfect!!
why dont u go and play with toys, what would suit u!
just stop lying!
- AnonD-1393
- j%4
[deleted post]I know how depressing it is when something that you've paid for is defective and the service people are unable to fix it.
I don't know how bad your phone's tint is, but AMOLEDs in general have a slight color tint to them. It's just like LCD's no-true-black problem. LCDs can't show true blacks and there is no way to fix that.
My brother's C7 also has a very slight tint but it isn't really noticeable.
There might be some perfectly calibrated AMOLED displays with no tint at all, but they are hard to find.
It seems that your phone's tint problem is a serious one and nokia care hasn't been able to fix it.
To be honest, there are people, even here on gsmarena, who are reporting that their phones have been fixed.
I hope you can get your phone fixed too, soon.
- AnonD-1118
- vGi
AnonD-7337, 29 Apr 2011Which is better N8 or E7? Does N8 have skype video calling.? Hlp..me guys....Hey utkarsh!..i suggest u go for the n8..considering the fact that the only difference b/w them is the QWERTY keyboard in the e7 and the 8mp fixed focus vs the 12mp auto focus camera in the n8..n considering the 7k price difference n8 seems the better bet...but of course if u r into heavy messaging n editing docs ..the e7 is a fantastic device too..it has a 4 inch CBD screen compared to 3.5 inch screen of the n8..but lacks a memory card slot restricting the memory to 16 gigs which is sufficient in most cases..
Unfortunately neither e7 nor n8 have skype video calling yet ..jus the audio calling feature is available..however there are various other apps which let u video call over wifi such as TING..
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- teX
before buying check if thier is the fm transmitter and the display problem does not exist on the device. Your Welcome
- ron
- ut6
frnds does any one have facing problem in video calling? when i make a video call i cant hear the sound in my ear phone. its just turned on the loud speaker.
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