Nokia N8 - user opinions and reviews
- AnonD-4045
- fqx
I dont understand why there are so many people complaining. The best thing about this phone is its RELIABLE.
Im writing this to say in this is my first most pleasing phone in a good ten years! ( and trust me ive had many) Ive brought mine here on holiday here in Mauritius from the UK and this has to be the best gadget ive had in years- better even than my Samsung I8910 (been loyal to this for years) or apple iphone 4 ( rubbish hardware and camera, the best apps on a phone by miles) !
This is why :
- 12mpixel Carl Zeius camera - excellent faultless pictures even in low light conditions like at night. See my videos of firework filming on youtube!
- Expandable memory - explains itself.
-hdmi output - im playing divx's and recordings on my cousins plasma at really high quality - no burning dvds, or bull**it copy protection software/conversion drag and drop!
- fast interface - visually it runs faster and smoother than my iphone.
- you can play flvs,mp4s effortlessly, ideal for converted you tube vids ;)
-mp3 player- easy to navigate and happy that even my old nokia n95 remote handsfree happily works on it meaning I can choose the headphones I use.
- its reliable - no crashes, no slowdown, no b*llocks involving dropped calls or mic issues like with the iphone 4. ( The only reason i dont get rid of my iphone4 is because the apps are flawless else id have chucked it out of the window long ago)
Thanks to all this I can happily enjoy my holiday without needing to carry multiple gadgets, its my camera, my camcorder, my video recorder, video player, my skype phone, my mobile, and even my storage card. Nokia thank you for producing such a brilliant device, my loyalty to you clearly has paid off.
Ive previously enjoyed my Samsung i8910hd for years but finally its time to let it go :)
If anyone would be interested in sample pics/vids please feel free to look at my fb profile. Many thanks.
- AnonD-2869
- Ui}
sun, 16 Mar 2011Guys by reading all problems i feel myself committed big mistake of buying n8 instead i should... moresorry my frd,galaxy tab and ipad are not phones in case you are mixed up and being hardcore fanboys of other brands no offense,you can buy what u want,and u can't lure others too. Cheers....
- Santh
- s8i
Finally I got my n8 on 8th march.its really rocking.thank god that I got a problem free set.i red many reviews regarding the display problems.camera is not that much impressive when compared with my sony cyber shot tx1.excellent screen.sufficient apps available on ovi.little bit sluggish but ok.touch screen response is fantastic.swype is working excellent.good clarity while video zooming.i don't understand why ram (c drive phone memory)shows only 116mb.any help pls.
- AnonD-898
- TL5
N8 USER, 15 Mar 2011Which month is the pr 2.0 firmware update coming? i dont want to install third party roms on m... moremaybe in a month... Till then try the n8 mods http://geekifysymbian.blogspot.com/2011/01/n8-mods-v400-updated.html
- AnonD-1082
- kJX
rdca, 16 Mar 2011Yes I agree with you samsung produces dfctive amoled, this reason n8 had reddsh purple, browni... moreI found this explanation by Eldar Murtazin.
http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/nokia-n8/39462-i-think-nokia-using-two-different-types-screen-n8-maybe-c7-75.html#post303264
- rdca
- jFF
[deleted post]Yes I agree with you samsung produces dfctive amoled, this reason n8 had reddsh purple, brownish purple display, but this issue will start last december2010 why nokia not react immediate action to confront the samsung mnufacturer of amoled?, and why samsung not give official statement regardn crappy amoled?
- AnonD-1082
- kJX
sun, 16 Mar 2011Guys by reading all problems i feel myself committed big mistake of buying n8 instead i should... moreThere might be something about your proximity sensor. It could be that something is wrong with the proximity sensor causing the phone screen to stay on and you may not have noticed it and it activates the speaker mode when it touches your face.
There are others experiencing the same problem and you are not alone.
http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Nseries-and-S60-Smartphones/N8-calls-interrupted-by-unwanted-functions-hold-speaker-etc/td-p/864457?device-view=desktop
- Dark Energy
- w4X
[deleted post]You can't buy a phone without a samsung component inside it. LOL. Nokia N8's screen, processor and internal flash memory is manufactured by samsung. They are supergiant in electronics world and every company uses at least one samsung product in their final products. Like AMOLED screens in HTC or A4 processor in iPhone. haha.
- AnonD-1082
- kJX
rdca, 16 Mar 2011My observation on my n8,
My n8 its shown dark brown in analog clock in the dark place, but ... moreIt's been speculated that the defect appears to be faulty drivers of the screen. Your problem seems to be caused by the light sensor of the phone. Have you tried to load the test images on tv out/hdmi out? It should display the proper color on your tv. Load the test image in the gallery and connect your N8 to your tv. It should show the test image in its proper color while appearing purplish on your N8.
Nokia already admitted the defect. Tell your local NC to look for the bulletin on the data base. It is not emailed to each NC as far as I know and they have to search for the bulletin themselves on the data base.
I spoke to the head of NC in Greenhills over the phone last week and he seems to be clueless about the issue. He never repplied to my follow-up text message.
- sun
- PAv
AnonD-2869, 16 Mar 2011Thanks for your support,me,my two other cousins,and my other friend, has bought dark grey,oran... moreGuys by reading all problems i feel myself committed big mistake of buying n8 instead i should have gone for galaxy tab or i pad,,,,,,,,every day new problem comes for me new problem is while talking automatic speaker gets on,,,,,,,any solution ,,,,..
- Anonymous
- k2n
AnonD-1082, 16 Mar 2011Here is a direct link to his post. Nokia was trying to cover up the purple screen defect by ba... moreI have this phone and it don' t any problem like that mine was order from amazon.com 03/08/2011 and it is made in finland.
- rdca
- jFF
AnonD-1082, 15 Mar 2011Everything up to this point are just speculations we don't really know what went wrong. If you... moreMy observation on my n8,
My n8 its shown dark brown in analog clock in the dark place, but in morning not shown this is look pure black but when I go in the dark place again dark brown will bck again. what wrong? Why in dark place is always appear this brownish color even watch movie in dark area its always appear , but if out in dark the brownish will disappear.. What do you think? The major problem? Hardware?amoled? firmware?
- AnonD-2869
- Ui}
AnonD-3469, 15 Mar 2011My phone is dark grey, very nice color for me, it is something like a dark BMW M3, powerful an... moreThanks for your support,me,my two other cousins,and my other friend, has bought dark grey,orange,blue, and silver. ALl are lovely,no defective at all. Very cool phone. I am just loving it man,cos it is a great phone,great hardware which I can play ip games and apps,superb,all d others were happy too. Cheers......let me play more with it for now :)
- AnonD-1082
- kJX
AnonD-1082, 16 Mar 2011What's appaling is the way Nokia handled the situation. Nokiausers.net forum member Buxz777 wa... moreHere is a direct link to his post. Nokia was trying to cover up the purple screen defect by banning buzx777, who tried to start out some threads on the official Nokia forums about the defect. So much for Nokia's world class service.
http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/nokia-n8/39462-i-think-nokia-using-two-different-types-screen-n8-maybe-c7-69.html#post302768
- AnonD-1082
- kJX
Pre-historic, 16 Mar 2011The admission of Nokia of defects is good BUT IT DOESN'T JUSTIFY it. Before releasing their pr... moreWhat's appaling is the way Nokia handled the situation. Nokiausers.net forum member Buxz777 was banned several times at the official Nokia forums for starting out some threads about the purple screen defect. After getting banned a few times, he was able to get ahold of somebody up there and he was unbanned and was able to post his thread. Nokia was trying to cover up the defect at first but buxz777 made a lot of noise about the issue and was ultimately able to get Nokia's attention.
http://twitter.com/buxz777
5th post from the top. buzx777 was banned for posting a thread with a poll on how many N8s were defective.
http://www.nokiausers.net/forum/nokia-n8/39462-i-think-nokia-using-two-different-types-screen-n8-maybe-c7-69.html
- Pre-historic
- t7W
Below are excerpts from from CEO STEPHEN ELOP based on GSMARENA Article dated Feb. 09,2011--SAD BUT TRUE. Nokia bridge is falling down.
"...Consumer preference for Nokia declined worldwide. In the UK, our brand preference has slipped to 20 percent, which is 8 percent lower than last year. That means only 1 out of 5 people in the UK prefer Nokia to other brands. It's also down in the other markets, which are traditionally our strongholds: Russia, Germany, Indonesia, UAE, and on and on and on.
How did we get to this point? Why did we fall behind when the world around us evolved?
This is what I have been trying to understand. I believe at least some of it has been due to our attitude inside Nokia. We poured gasoline on our own burning platform. I believe we have lacked accountability and leadership to align and direct the company through these disruptive times. We had a series of misses. We haven't been delivering innovation fast enough. We're not collaborating internally.
Nokia, our platform is burning."
- AnonD-1082
- kJX
kankuzu, 16 Mar 2011hello 2 all, about n8 problem..i heard that the first model is the problem one,but after probl... moreThe first batch of N8s have the overheating motherboard problem and now we are dealing with the purple screen defect. You are lucky to get a perfect unit but a lot of defective units are still in the wild and Nokia should do a recall to prevent the public from getting a defective unit.
- kankuzu
- vV5
hello 2 all, about n8 problem..i heard that the first model is the problem one,but after problem appear nokia fix this problem,and now all problem is gone...i'm now using second edition n8,it ok...
- Pre-historic
- t7W
AnonD-1082, 15 Mar 2011Everything up to this point are just speculations we don't really know what went wrong. If you... moreThe admission of Nokia of defects is good BUT IT DOESN'T JUSTIFY it. Before releasing their products, it should have been thoroughly tested. It seems they just approve the shipments of phones without the thorough testing, or management says so to approve the phones regardless if it has defects. Is that just for the money? Oh shame. Don't you think that's abusing Nokia fanatics of their trust? Nokia users who bought their phones should receive the same value for what they paid for. This is an expensive phone, just to realize defects exist in this phone. This is BRAND NEW, defective phones as BRAND NEW means defects were made during PRODUCTION, and still they shipped the faulty products. How many years more Nokia? another 10years of faulty products?
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