Nokia N8 has been put forth with the approach to enhance the market position of the brand name Nokia with the best ever touchscreen efforts, great looks and camera options to compete with other leaders in the market as per the present day scenario.
Advantages -
Hardware review -
Design and feel -
Nokia N8 has greatly improved the design pattern through a complete metal chassis and an anodized scratch resistant paint providing a high end feel. The 3.5 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen provides perfect sharpness and the design perfectly fits in your palms. The design factors of the handset include:
Dimensions - 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm
Weight - 135 g
Colors - Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink
Camera :
The 12 mega pixel camera is backed up with the power of Carl Zeiss optics, ND filter and Xenon flash to provide brighter images with 4000 x 3000 pixels resolution and 720p video recording options even in low light. Besides, the secondary VGA front camera aids in video calling functionalities.
Memory -
The memory power of Nokia N8 has been greatly boosted up with 16 GB storage on board along with the option to expand the storage power up to 32 GB via micro SD card slot, providing a perfect option to save all your favorite media.
Performance and battery -
The handset comes with a 680 MHz processor which simply depicts that Nokia has not concentrated on faster processing with the handset as compared to other hi-tech gadgets. Besides, the battery is also standard 1200 mAh Li-Ion one but has come up with optimized performance enabling you to stay connected even without charging for a day.
Software review -
Operating system -
Though Nokia N8 has come up with an upgraded version of Symbian^3 OS which removes the negative aspects of the previous versions, the frustrating effect of the slower platform is still present. The widgets have been displayed nicely in both portrait and landscape modes but the home screens require much more improvement.
Connectivity and network support -
Apart from class 33 GPRS and EDGE, the handset has come up with Wi-Fi and 3G technology for advanced internet access along with 10.2 Mbps HSDPA. It works with 2G networks covering frequency bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and also support 3G network with HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 frequency band coverage.
Media functionalities and browser -
Nokia N8 has come up with good media playing abilities through MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player and DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player on board. It even support various types of browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML and RSS feeds.
Features at a glance -
Nokia N8 has provided a slim, compact and attractive design but is not as great with respect to features. Despite an improvement in OS, the handset does not possess any extra functionalities except the camera and HDMI treat.
Advantages -
- Great looks with attractive colors
- 12 mega pixel advanced snapper
- A highly responsive capacitive touchscreen
- Cracking media experience
- Nice touch to widgets
- Confusing and frustrating Symbian OS
- Fewer apps made available
- Social networking deficits
- Older interface
Hardware review -
Design and feel -
Nokia N8 has greatly improved the design pattern through a complete metal chassis and an anodized scratch resistant paint providing a high end feel. The 3.5 inches AMOLED capacitive touchscreen provides perfect sharpness and the design perfectly fits in your palms. The design factors of the handset include:
Dimensions - 113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm
Weight - 135 g
Colors - Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange, Pink
Camera :
The 12 mega pixel camera is backed up with the power of Carl Zeiss optics, ND filter and Xenon flash to provide brighter images with 4000 x 3000 pixels resolution and 720p video recording options even in low light. Besides, the secondary VGA front camera aids in video calling functionalities.
Memory -
The memory power of Nokia N8 has been greatly boosted up with 16 GB storage on board along with the option to expand the storage power up to 32 GB via micro SD card slot, providing a perfect option to save all your favorite media.
Performance and battery -
The handset comes with a 680 MHz processor which simply depicts that Nokia has not concentrated on faster processing with the handset as compared to other hi-tech gadgets. Besides, the battery is also standard 1200 mAh Li-Ion one but has come up with optimized performance enabling you to stay connected even without charging for a day.
Software review -
Operating system -
Though Nokia N8 has come up with an upgraded version of Symbian^3 OS which removes the negative aspects of the previous versions, the frustrating effect of the slower platform is still present. The widgets have been displayed nicely in both portrait and landscape modes but the home screens require much more improvement.
Connectivity and network support -
Apart from class 33 GPRS and EDGE, the handset has come up with Wi-Fi and 3G technology for advanced internet access along with 10.2 Mbps HSDPA. It works with 2G networks covering frequency bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and also support 3G network with HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 frequency band coverage.
Media functionalities and browser -
Nokia N8 has come up with good media playing abilities through MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player and DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player on board. It even support various types of browser with WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML and RSS feeds.
Features at a glance -
- Anodized aluminium casing
- Active noise cancellation technique
- Flash Lite v4.0
- AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
- Symbian^3 operating system
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with UPnP technology
- Quad band GSM
- Penta band 3G network with HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps
- USB On the Go support
- 16 GB on board storage
- 12 mega pixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and 1/1.83'' sensor size
- VGA camera for video calling
- TV-Out
- Stereo FM with RDS
- A-GPS support with Ovi Maps
- 3.5 mm audio jack
Nokia N8 has provided a slim, compact and attractive design but is not as great with respect to features. Despite an improvement in OS, the handset does not possess any extra functionalities except the camera and HDMI treat.
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