Nokia N8 preview: First look

05 October 2010
We were almost starting to suspect mobile phones of giving up and playing soft. They seemed unstoppable you know. They went from 5 to 12 in no time and there was nothing to suggest that digicams will ever get a timeout for a much needed breather...

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  • 06 Oct 2010

Clint, 06 Oct 2010Ha ha I see all the Android and iPhone kiddies are already ... moreGood sate mate let the babies cry for their little toys...
and did u observe they are waiting for the review by gsmarena they are scared he he
Nokia rocks so as N8:)
lets Wait for the Full Review
and ibabyboys or Crybabyboys dont point the mistakes of others point ur iphone4 mistakes about Antenna he he he

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    • Clint
    • fqm
    • 06 Oct 2010

    Anonymous, 06 Oct 2010can be updated ? what will happens with the update it still... moreWould that be the plastic Galaxy S with the less than adequate build quality?

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      • Anonymous
      • uH$
      • 06 Oct 2010

      so many sore eyes loser....:(
      sad to see all the saddists...

      go ahead n bark abt other brands...
      winner is obvious...

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        • Anonymous
        • TqC
        • 06 Oct 2010

        Clint, 06 Oct 2010Ha ha.... software can be updated... you are stuck with the... moreyour n8 is slow bcuz it is symbian + 680mhz

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          • Clint
          • fqm
          • 06 Oct 2010

          Anonymous, 06 Oct 2010indeed, hardware is easy to update since every china contra... moreYou are referring to buying a new phone... something a Nokia user would not need to do for many a year due to superior build quality and advanced hardware.

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            • Akki
            • 2@1
            • 06 Oct 2010

            gr8 preview...

            thanks GSMA :)

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              • Anonymous
              • fqg
              • 06 Oct 2010

              Clint, 06 Oct 2010Ha ha.... software can be updated... you are stuck with the... morecan be updated ? what will happens with the update it still will be the crappy symbian 3 ...
              and who said that andoid phones are not with good hardware .. i think you live in your nokia world for so long go please and check out the new desire hd or the samsung galaxy s ... and then come to about hardware

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                • Anonymous
                • TqC
                • 06 Oct 2010

                Clint, 06 Oct 2010Ha ha.... software can be updated... you are stuck with the... moreindeed, hardware is easy to update since every china contractor can produce 12mp sensor but only apple knows how to program ios

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                  • Anonymous
                  • TqC
                  • 06 Oct 2010

                  Clint, 06 Oct 2010Ha ha.... software can be updated... you are stuck with the... moresymbian launch touch phone since 5800. It has been 3 yrs and still slow and sluggish!!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • TqC
                    • 06 Oct 2010

                    nobody use camera every minute but will use music, browser, UI and app more often and n8 sucks at them

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                      • Clint
                      • fqm
                      • 06 Oct 2010

                      Anonymous, 06 Oct 2010who cares the camera is fantastic .. okay that's something ... moreHa ha.... software can be updated... you are stuck with the inferior hardware however.

                      I am not that interested in pretty animations, or not having the "huge inconvenience" of having folders present. Rather give me excellent hardware.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • fqg
                        • 06 Oct 2010

                        Clint, 06 Oct 2010Ha ha I see all the Android and iPhone kiddies are already ... morego play somewhere else .. we're free to read whatever we want and yes i read the review to know what's the nokia n8 capable of .. if it's good so why not buy it ? but it sucks ..

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                          • Anonymous
                          • TqC
                          • 06 Oct 2010

                          gsmarena did fair
                          good cam and yeah good cam that's it. Nokia phones have been good in photo taking but still a slow sluggish symbian. Multitouch is laggy and the reviewer needs two touch to remove icon. The home screen is limited to three when ios and android can give 7. yet to judge sound quality of the handset.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • fqg
                            • 06 Oct 2010

                            who cares the camera is fantastic .. okay that's something good but the software which actually the most important part in the phone as you will always use it .. and symbian 3 sucks ,,, long live ios and andoird .. or even bada

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                              • nbu
                              • 06 Oct 2010

                              GSMA, well done with the blind test.

                              I somehow think Android is holding SE and Sammy back. Will we ever see a cameraphone on Android that can be compared with its Symbian counterpart? Probably never, since Android is catching up in this field at the same pace as Symbian is maturing its UI (i.e. quite slow).

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                                • Clint
                                • fqm
                                • 06 Oct 2010

                                Ha ha I see all the Android and iPhone kiddies are already trying to make their presence felt here.

                                If you aren't interested in Nokia and Symbian then what are you even doing reading this review? checking out the competition? Getting nervous that your phone might not be the best like you have been trying to convince people? Concerned you fell for the great Apple marketing hype?

                                Can't wait to get my hands on a proper phone. Bring on the N8.

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                                  • 0xW
                                  • 06 Oct 2010

                                  Why are you Gsm Arena so applaud Nokia? I agree, It has some great Hardware stuff, but Software is shit. Compare it to Android, iOs. You will see that Symbian is just a shit on a stick. Stop saying that it's soo cool. Nokia Sucks, and that's true.

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                                    • avarage
                                    • 0G8
                                    • 06 Oct 2010

                                    same symbian crap with good camera, i remember phone implemented cameras, they were all weird, who wants to buy a non-user friendly device for just bigger lens ?

                                    i'll go for android or iOS phones.

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                                      • Seymon
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                                      • 06 Oct 2010

                                      The N8 is really awesome... especially the camera...

                                      But I will always use my HX5V over the N8, because you have more options and customizations like scene modes, shutter speed, aperture control etc...
                                      And the optical zoom is really essential in photography (my opinion)...

                                      But if you don't have/want a point&shoot, this is the way to go if you want to take great pictures on the go!!

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                                        • chuck
                                        • gyF
                                        • 06 Oct 2010

                                        nice from you gsmarena to support nokia with this pathetic phone.
                                        its clear that Nokia is far far away since iphone released
                                        and now android
                                        goodbye nokia
                                        as we said to siemens earlier ;)