Nokia N8 review Comments
- Anonymous
- PRW
user, 13 Oct 2010so whats new? GSMARENA says the n8 camera is the new king, my eyes and other website are sayin... moreHmmm I smell some kind of jealously here.
Just accept that ur beloved Pixon can't defeat N8 bloody camera.
- user
- nm9
so whats new? GSMARENA says the n8 camera is the new king, my eyes and other website are saying the pixon12 still give a good fight and stay on top.
They both has good camera and its a matter of taste.
choose what u like.
- CosaNostra
- t7E
A.S, 13 Oct 2010When Nokia? WHEN? U want to khow that we are tired of this UI... We've been using for a long t... moreSymbian is an open source UI. try to google it and appreciate the wonders of Symbian. Symbian is a more versatile UI compared to android [though both of them are open source] and iOS. its pretty obvious you know less about symbian.
- Parth
- 2Z1
Feeling so proud to own a nokia phone! N8 is now the ulitmate camera 'phone'!!!
- Alui
- Am9
Mark, 13 Oct 2010Alui, your arguments would be more convincing if you knew what you were talking about. Every ... more"Alui, your arguments would be more convincing if you knew what you were talking about. Every Nokia smartphone I've owned has been able to be switched to loudspeaker. The homescreen also unlocks to let you do this."
Let me tell you, I cannot put incoming calls on the speaker with one touch on my X6 is the screen is locked(I use this as a safety feature on all my phones), like you can on SGS
"- worse hardware?!!! no reply needed here:)"
Well, yes, there is. The SGS is made of plastic and feels cheap in my opinion. The N8 is made of aluminium which is stronger and feels nicer."
FYI "hardware" refer to the internal component of a device (processor, RAM, GPU, Screen) not the cover. Look in a dictionary!
"-an inferior camera - maybe, but the question is : what is sufficient? "
Whatever I deem it to be. The N8 is noticably better than the SGS or, indeed, any other phone in this repsect and seems to be the first phone which is a realistic replacement for a dedicated point and shoot camera."
...and as the review says on video shooting iPhone 4 is better. SGS can shoot HD videos at 30fps. Anyway, camera is not the most essential feature of a phone for me.
"-worse battery life? maybe, but again SGS battery lasts enough to see a full movie and some more). Four hours of full use I say is enough for a day."
Four hours out of 24? Surely you jest."
Play whit a phone 4 hours a day and let me know how your neck feels. Mine hearts.
"-connectivity options?!!! Check the feature page of the SGS you'll see usb, blu-tooth, DLNA, TV out. Yes, you cannot connect directly to an USB flash card of a colleague, but I did not see one of that in years. What's wrong with the e-mail, blu-tooth, usb?"
Err... you can do all that on the N8. And more. That's the point."
Yes, but that MORE is not irreplaceable. If N8 had a detachable floppy disk unit, I'm sure the N8 fanboys would have said that is a feature worth to die for.
Forgive me but you're starting to sound like an SGS advertorial. I would politely ask that you do a bit more research before posting stuff that simply isn't true for the sake of your own reputation if nothing else.
Maybe I'm a SGS fanboy. Strange, because I did not become a iPhone fanboy, so that means something. How about I'm very very satisfied with the SGS, and very disappointed with Nokia and Symbian. Before SGS I had only top of the range at the moment, Symbian phones (Nokia, SE, Samsung).
- Anonymous
- P%B
"Thanks for the review, GSMArena. I've made a decision based on the reviews so far, and finally including this one, that I am not buying the N8.
Symbian has a long long way to go, and the inability to play HD videos more than 2GB is just one of the bigger stumblings that I thought they wouldn't have a problem with. (The interface issues obviously number 1 reason.) The weaker flash seems to hurt it as well so I might just stick to my N82 for camera purposes while I use an Android for everything else.
Unfortunately Nokia is showing no signs of accelerating their OS development or even moving into Meego anytime soon. Even if they come out with a Meego in a year, imagine what iOS and Android looks like then? Imagine their App stores as well. Sadly, time to move on for me."
"Meego is Nokia's only saving grace for touchscreen devices. They should leave Symbian to non-touch. Sad to say, but only the camera was N8's selling point and not enough reason to lure me getting this phone. Next...."
2 user comments left here....this is what nokia needs to read!!!!
18mths ago this phone would have killed it, everyone wanted to have the best camera phone possible.. camera quality on 5mp shooters and higher for the majority is more than acceptable as technology improves
people want nice UI's, high res large screens, quick cpu's, apps and the ability to customize which nokia refuses to budge on. the whole camera race has come and gone... maybe nokia will learn with this one..
maybe
- Naveed
- uWy
This Review leads to the Sad Feelings. But Nokia Always gives a Solid and Usable device. So Nokia N8 is there. If U Still feel that Samsung Wave 8500 is good to buy then keep in mind that u r going to buy a Toy which will keep u Happy with its tricks but Nokia N8 has More Usability than Wave.
Now its up to U that you want a Toy or relatively More functional & Solid Device (Nokia N8)
- zide
- nqG
I would really like to see a N8 VS Satio comparison mates! Please make one with the Satio's last firmware.
Thanks!
- A.S
- g5N
When Nokia? WHEN? U want to khow that we are tired of this UI... We've been using for a long time... we want a new UI... OK symbian is oK But UI is really boring...
- Anonymous
- P%B
"We’ve given up looking for the ultimate smartphone, haven’t we? The Nokia N8 most certainly isn’t in contention there. And Symbian ^3 is not the best touchscreen experience you can get – although what’s fair is fair – it’s an improvement over S60 5th. And the Ovi store isn’t the best app market, but the guys behind it try really hard.
Symbian sucks on touchscreen"
will be passing on the n8 for sure
- Anonymous
- P%B
ok im dissapionted... another let down for us nokia fans
basically its nokia's equivalent to the samsung pixon12.....which was bought out like 18mths ago.
if your onlyyyyyyyyyy concern is owning the best camera phone ok fair enough... otherwise soooo many better phones to choose from
- Mark
- 98}
Alui, your arguments would be more convincing if you knew what you were talking about. Every Nokia smartphone I've owned has been able to be switched to loudspeaker. The homescreen also unlocks to let you do this.
"- worse hardware?!!! no reply needed here:)"
Well, yes, there is. The SGS is made of plastic and feels cheap in my opinion. The N8 is made of aluminium which is stronger and feels nicer.
"-an inferior camera - maybe, but the question is : what is sufficient? "
Whatever I deem it to be. The N8 is noticably better than the SGS or, indeed, any other phone in this repsect and seems to be the first phone which is a realistic replacement for a dedicated point and shoot camera.
"-worse battery life? maybe, but again SGS battery lasts enough to see a full movie and some more). Four hours of full use I say is enough for a day."
Four hours out of 24? Surely you jest.
"-worse call quality? it's a phone, not a hi-fi audio system. Too bad you cannot put an incoming call on speaker on a Nokia like on the SGS."
We've covered this one already.
"-connectivity options?!!! Check the feature page of the SGS you'll see usb, blu-tooth, DLNA, TV out. Yes, you cannot connect directly to an USB flash card of a colleague, but I did not see one of that in years. What's wrong with the e-mail, blu-tooth, usb?"
Err... you can do all that on the N8. And more. That's the point.
Forgive me but you're starting to sound like an SGS advertorial. I would politely ask that you do a bit more research before posting stuff that simply isn't true for the sake of your own reputation if nothing else.
- SunnyP
- PTS
DP, 13 Oct 2010Nokia has two OS for phones Symbian and MeeGo (erstwhile Maemo). They both are open source. Sy... moreI am not comparing the two.. It was a Joke :)
- Anonymous
- 3LU
Anonymous, 13 Oct 2010For me it's the number one thing which makes browsing very easy and fun and effortless, i use ... morewell i know nokia will fix that (and any other bug) in an update
not like some, who fix problems by a new phone
it has always been that way
- Az
- 3XL
C'mon, GSM Arena, human's eye can't make the difference between 25 and 30 fps. Even 24 fps is fine.
- DP
- uWt
SunnyP, 13 Oct 2010Everybody calm down!
Nokia to go the Android way & Iphone to have Symbian soon!!
:DNokia has two OS for phones Symbian and MeeGo (erstwhile Maemo). They both are open source. Symbian has been used by Samsung and Sony earlier. MeeGo is based on Linux like Android!
From new reports I understand that both OS will be used by future Nokia phones. Symbian^3 will be used by low end (non N series) touch phones. N8 will be the last of N series phones to use Symbian OS as all future N series phones will use MeeGo OS.
Do not compare Symbian to Android. Instead comparing to Meego to Android would be correct.
See these links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeGo
- Anonymous
- niD
Anonymous, 13 Oct 2010pinch zoom isnt everything and it definitely not the most important thing in a web browser i... moreFor me it's the number one thing which makes browsing very easy and fun and effortless, i use it all the time! (i mean if it works as fast and smooth like iphone does it). I understood that after i got my first iphone after nokia's phone which doesn't had pinch before N8. First time browsing was fun with my iphone.
- thainese
- I5{
Thx once again to gsmarena for the in-depth n' professional review not whiney, unfair review of N8...1st of all I do not care what others think n' say how bad bout this phone is, it has been said b4 by many open minded ppl "each individual hav their own wants n' needs in a phone" (i agree w/that 100%) we can all argue til end of the world bout which phone is better, which is pointless n' completely waste of time, ppl hav their own choices to choose so stop blabbering n' go enjoy ur w/e phone u like n' stay in ur own damn forum...
This is my reason why i pick the phone (plz note, I'm not comparing or talking down to any other phones at all)
1st is camera, I've been wanting to upgrade my 6yrs old point n' shoot camera n' since i take pics alot wherever i go N8 would b best choice so i dont hav to carry 2 devices around..
2nd the free life time nav from nokia, i currently own garmin 255w (great lil GPS btw) but in few yrs the map need to b update and its expensive, so N8 will take care of that, if Tmo US decided to hav data limit like ATT n' Verizon, i can still use the nav w/o using data w/dedicated GPS receiver
The freedom like many other comments that kno bout nokia phones n' symbian, there r apps everywhere around the web not jus from ovi store, u decide wat to do w/ur phone not limited to wat they telling u to do
USB OTG needs no explaination, it does wat it exactly says, its more power to u n' none for others that doesn't hav this fine feature, but some say it is useless
say wat u will bout the UI for not being quick enough or flashy enough, it gets the job done just the same, if its not as slow as a snail i am happy, call quality is second to none, can survive accidental drop, daily use wear n' tear w/anodize aluminum body n' gorilla glass display....that is all the reason why i want the N8 :)
- DP
- uWt
Alui, 13 Oct 2010Good for you! Can you do that when the phone screen is locked? If so, nice, but no other Nokia... moreYes! If both N73 and N8 are locked and a call comes in, it automatically goes into unlock mode and all functionality (including speaker phone, call conference, browse contacts, read messages, etc) can be done as long as call is in progress. When the call gets over, it locks immediately. This is an old feature in Nokia phones!
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