Nokia 808 PureView review: Photo Finnish

22 June 2012
The Nokia 808 PureView is the best cameraphone ever made. End of story. Now, how do you proceed from there? And why is this particular phone so hard to write about? How about because a picture is worth a thousand words and we just had a...

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  • AnonD-62212
  • IV{
  • 08 Jul 2012

it this can capture moon nicely?

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    • alex
    • KFP
    • 07 Jul 2012

    AnonD-52738, 07 Jul 20121) 808 have brightest display compare to SGS3. Means better... moreYes you are right friend.
    dont forget the new os which is bein launched.
    its 4.1 jellybean.
    41mp camera is the only factor whch may boost the sales of this 808
    I am saving for either samsung galaxy note 2/Iphone 5,bt i duno whch 2 buy. M jst confusd. Both are releasing within 3 months.

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      • Madjo
      • rKp
      • 07 Jul 2012

      AnonD-52738, 07 Jul 20121) 808 have brightest display compare to SGS3. Means better... moreAgreed, its a fading OS but nokia has done its part to the mobile world. Nokia is the fist one to introduced new technology every year. And you guys will follow it. Nokia started with multi tasking, FM transmitter, voice control, bust photo mode, usb otg, nfc, 1000 nits display, dolby mobile, and now preview technology.... Samsung copied few successfully (otg, nfc, bust mode), few partially(multi tasking) few yet to be copied (fm transmitter, 1000 nits, preview). When Nokia was busy in introducing technology, Samsung was busy in just upgrading devices. From single core to dual core to quad core. S4 will have 8 core and you will say "wow 8 core". I saw the s3 ad. It shows 3 thing.
      1) bust mode (5800 did this in 2008)
      2) nfc sharing (700 did this last year)
      3) eye taking (phone will sleep after you sleep. But phone is suppose to float in air after you sleep?)
      Common guys invent something new, don't project applications..

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        • alex
        • KFP
        • 07 Jul 2012

        Joee, 07 Jul 2012lolzzz.... leave the comparisions to the various tech ppl o... moreJst a last rivalry my friend.
        which is better
        nokia n 13/samsung galaxy s8/iphone 10
        :D

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          • Joee
          • P$b
          • 07 Jul 2012

          MadJo, 07 Jul 2012Please tell me what you mean by "nokia is way behind s... moreexactly dude!!....

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            • AnonD-52738
            • tu6
            • 07 Jul 2012

            MadJo, 07 Jul 2012Please tell me what you mean by "nokia is way behind s... more1) 808 have brightest display compare to SGS3. Means better visibility under sunlight. (S III also great in sun light, and it got much better big screen with higher resolution, a great viewing pleasure on internet browsing, this is some how can't get in this low resolution 808)
            2) 808 have Dolby headphone and Dolby digital. (Dolby is just a trade mark, it is not a necessarily, the most important is it sound chip quality)
            3) 808 have FM transmitter which SGS3 doesn’t have (how many people using this FM transmitter?)
            4) And the monster 41 MP camera with oversampling technology which Samsung can’t even make in SGS50 (this is the only great feature of 808, but due to it bulkiness, I rather it is exclude, how many photos you snap a day in your phone? and S III camera still in great range.)

            Beside all this, 808 using a waiting for R.I.P OS is already a big drawback. Symbian-Belle is no development, no support soon from Nokia, I am sure Nokia will fully abandon it soon as Nokia is already an idiot Microsoft slave now after it fully announced abandon the MeeGo few days back.

            808 is nothing beside it oversize camera.

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              • AnonD-52738
              • tu6
              • 07 Jul 2012

              Those keep saying N8 now is ahead to any phone, or better image quality = never use others phone, sleep inside Nokia land and never wake up yet. :)

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                • Joee
                • P$b
                • 07 Jul 2012

                [deleted post]lolzzz.... leave the comparisions to the various tech ppl on the web :P..... They'll compare n8/s3/4s better than us atleast... :-)

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                  • MadJo
                  • 9Le
                  • 07 Jul 2012

                  alex, 30 Jun 2012Frankly speaking da camera is gona b d plus point fr d fone... morePlease tell me what you mean by "nokia is way behind samsung & apple"

                  I can list 4 major features which SGS3 doesn’t have when compare to 808.
                  1) 808 have brightest display compare to SGS3. Means better visibility under sunlight.
                  2) 808 have Dolby headphone and Dolby digital.
                  3) 808 have FM transmitter which SGS3 doesn’t have
                  4) And the monster 41 MP camera with oversampling technology which Samsung can’t even make in SGS50

                  I love 808 bcoz of its 41 MP camera with oversampling technology, Better visibility in sunlight, Dolby technology, Cleanest Belle OS(Refer GSMA), Real Multi-tasking, free voice navigation, Etc.

                  Now tell me why you like SGS3? Is it bcoz of ICS or Samsung hardware or the name "SGS3"?

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                    • Joee
                    • P$b
                    • 06 Jul 2012

                    alex, 06 Jul 2012Cum on guys jst grow up. y do u need 2 judge a phone by it... moreThe photos of N8 have very good detail and natural colours and the images are crisp too... The oversaturated colors of s3 or 4s may look good in your eyes.... But you can get that easily using an app or computer in the N8 photos... Overall N8 is still very much ahead of 4s and s3...
                    http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/reviews/item/15148_Nokia_808_PureView_part_2a_cam.php

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                      • alex
                      • KFP
                      • 06 Jul 2012

                      Cum on guys jst grow up.
                      y do u need 2 judge a phone by its camera ?
                      i advice u all to wait for Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
                      nd ya i hav usd a n8,da camera of galaxy S3 is betta. B-)

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                        • Joee
                        • P$b
                        • 05 Jul 2012

                        alex, 03 Jul 2012I still dont get it. I do accept that n8 had a good 12mp ca... moreNokia N8 camera is still miles ahead of sgs3 camera.. :P

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                          • Joee
                          • P$6
                          • 05 Jul 2012

                          Awesome phone!!>..... Belle runs lag-free and there are still 75k apps in nokia store and devs will create apps for this device as it is a niche device.. Symbian will recieve some apps from devs thanks to this device....

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                            • Arshid
                            • rJ6
                            • 05 Jul 2012

                            alex, 03 Jul 2012I still dont get it. I do accept that n8 had a good 12mp ca... moreExactly dude

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                              • AnonD-61712
                              • RND
                              • 04 Jul 2012

                              This is the best cameraphone I ever bought. I'm using it as a camera, with built in internet capability and GPS. Awesome.

                              My pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/riezforester/page2/

                              Forgive the camwhoring, it was inevitable. LOL

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                                • Anonymous
                                • pda
                                • 03 Jul 2012

                                808 Macro 5 Mpix zoom. Close enough?

                                https://dl.dropbox.com/sh/gal2hifayf452q0/kUr-fEejKi/2012-06-29-0388_5mpix_zoom.jpg

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                                  • alex
                                  • KFP
                                  • 03 Jul 2012

                                  I still dont get it. I do accept that n8 had a good 12mp camera. But you cannot deny the fact that a s3 or a 4s 8mp camera is better. The resolution matters. If you want to judge a phone by its camera,then its better to invest in a digital camera rather than a smart phone. Nokia N8 was the last nokia smart phone in that range which was a hit. Nokia E7,Nokia Lumia was a flop. Statistics prove that if people generaly buy an expensive phone,they generaly invest in Samsung & Apple. But as of late Samsung sales have broken all records. But i really want this Nokia gadget to reach new milestones.
                                  I am officially not fighting with anyone,but I am saving for Samsung Galaxy Note 2.
                                  And i hope my grammar was gud enough for the person who claims himself to be 'JESUS'
                                  But please someone inform me about the release date of this nokia gadget

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                                    • jesus
                                    • mAR
                                    • 03 Jul 2012

                                    alex, 30 Jun 2012Frankly speaking da camera is gona b d plus point fr d fone... moreBuddy, with that grammar your arguments will always be invalid. I'm saving up for this phone, as my n8 is slowly dieing on me. There are users (like me) who don't get moist seeing all that crap in app stores.

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                                      • Sausage
                                      • pd6
                                      • 02 Jul 2012

                                      nobody!!, 02 Jul 2012go buy a camera instead of buying this bulky shit .. that w... moreWhy you recommend camera if thickness is main thing for you? There is no camera this thin and 808 even beats most p&s cameras with ease and there is no need for carrying two devices all the time. I think this is very good buy for one who is active and like taking photos. There is no way that one would always have camera when it is needed. This is almost always with you.

                                      And 808 shouldn't be compared to high end phones, cause it's not high end. It's mid range device and camera in one and makes it cheaper if compared to same quality phones and cameras.

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                                        • nobody!!
                                        • LhT
                                        • 02 Jul 2012

                                        AnonD-57661, 01 Jul 2012i'm not against android or ios or any os. but its unfair to... morego buy a camera instead of buying this bulky shit .. that will serve u better ...