BlackBerry Torch 9800 gets a price cut, Nokia N8 gets pricier
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- Anonymous
- ii6
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010oh god. that's is such a likely excuse. like seriously. sur... moreit has gpu for games and videos..so it wont lag..i saw samsung galaxy s lags with few widgets running even with 1ghz .first read about handset in detail n then prepare to come n bash here regarding nokia
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- Anonymous
- ii6
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010oh god. that's is such a likely excuse. like seriously. sur... moreit has gpu for games and videos..so it wont lag..i saw samsung galaxy s lags with few widgets running even with 1ghz .first read about handset in detail n then prepare to come n bash here regarding nokia
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- Anonymous
- t7B
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010hey no one is forcing you to buy outdated ui among eye cand... moreisn't this place suppose to be the 'YOUR comment section'? im not even forcing my opinions down your throat. all im saying is that this thing is bullcrap for its price. get a grip!
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- Anonymous
- ii6
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010and what about the outdated resolution, the outdated ui, an... morehey no one is forcing you to buy outdated ui among eye candy ui.if its not for you there n number of handsets with eye candy ui..so go and get it..no need to cry for nokia n8 before even released by saying its bad.u have hdmi usb on the go good camera in ur phone? i guess your phone is bad thats why bashing nokia here.get a life
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- Anonymous
- ii6
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010and what about the outdated resolution, the outdated ui, an... morehey no one is forcing you to buy outdated ui among eye candy ui.if its not for you there n number of handsets with eye candy ui..so go and get it..no need to cry for nokia n8 before even released by saying its bad.u have hdmi usb on the go good camera in ur phone? i guess your phone is bad thats why bashing nokia here.get a life
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- Anonymous
- ii6
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010and what about the outdated resolution, the outdated ui, an... morehey no one is forcing you to buy outdated ui among eye candy ui.if its not for you there n number of handsets with eye candy ui..so go and get it..no need to cry for nokia n8 before even released by saying its bad.u have hdmi usb on the go good camera in ur phone? i guess your phone is bad thats why bashing nokia here.get a life
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- Anonymous
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- 17 Aug 2010
What? N8 got pricier? The 370€ price was before taxes.. So, 430€ after taxes is a very good price..
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- Anonymous
- wuj
- 17 Aug 2010
nokia's keep on posponing the launch of this phone that by the time nokia's n8 came out it would be considered obsolete.
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- Anonymous
- t7B
- 17 Aug 2010
deep space bar, 17 Aug 2010how do you know if it's a fail symbian doesn't need alo... moreand what about the outdated resolution, the outdated ui, and the declining os with no developers developing for it?
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- deep space bar
- kDi
- 17 Aug 2010
Anonymous, 17 Aug 2010oh god. that's is such a likely excuse. like seriously. sur... morehow do you know if it's a fail
symbian doesn't need alot of power it just needs more RAM and that they have added
plus it has a GPU so it's not only the 680Mhz CPU working it's the GPU as well
plus the optimized OS cause remember it's not nokia's version of symbian it's the symbian foundation's version on symbian
so alot has changed from s60
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- kenosando
- jm6
- 17 Aug 2010
Again, please read before you post. The phone has hard-reset, just like every other device Apple has released (which locks up too - new flash!). And again with the CPU/RAM complaint - has anyone who has commented used the device first-hand and experienced this slow-down? All 100+ videos I have seen with the final OS, there was no issues with the OS lagging and crashing. I hate to be a prick, but you all look at the CPU, RAM, and OS, and think it is crap - but this is all-new hardware/software (open OS now). Am I a Nokia fan-boy? No, but I am a Nokia supporter of facts.
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- Anonymous
- t7B
- 17 Aug 2010
deep space bar, 17 Aug 2010have you even used linux before....then you should know it ... moreoh god. that's is such a likely excuse. like seriously. sure symbian can run on that kind of processor but the apps and games... yeah it cant. most current apps and games need more power than that. and how the hell does a 360x640 res give a good experience? and then the boring old os has the same old stuff and can't even compete with the new modern slick ui's. saw the videos, and it's sooo far from android phones. n8 is an ok phone, but for it's stupid demanding price, and as of today's standards, it sux with all the phones to be announced by it's release. nokia had tons of time to make a good phone but then they failed at it.
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- deep space bar
- kDi
- 17 Aug 2010
[deleted post]have you even used linux before....then you should know it doesn't chug like windows
and the requirements are much lower
symbian works fine with 434 - 600mhz with 128 - 256mb RAM
so it's fine and it's fast cause it's a very light OS despite all the features it packs which no other OS can acquire without breaking 1ghz just have
if most DSLR cameras run an ARM 11 at 400 - 600Mhz why do you think a phone this good can't perform really good
you saw all the videos on youtube and it's strikingly fast for an ARM 11 CPU phone
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- Anonymous
- m86
- 17 Aug 2010
TC got a point there, stop whining at him.
I've also noticed that when your Nokia crashes, you have to remove
the battery completely to make it work again, it happened to me
quite often on a N80, and even on Maemo on my N900 sometimes so, he's
perfectly right. And don't look for any uber tech reason, with just
the basic phone randomly, nothing added on it.
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- kenosando
- jm6
- 17 Aug 2010
TC, 17 Aug 2010A very high price for an outdated phone. N8 is all about th... moreRead before you write: the power button is a hard-reset switch when held for an extended period (a la iPod, iPhone, etc.). Also, have you used this new build of the OS? Have you tested the battery life? Have you seen the screen? Please post a review video if you have the phone. I want to see all these problems you say it has.
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- deep space bar
- kDi
- 17 Aug 2010
Haremhab, 17 Aug 2010The Nokia N8 cost US$550???Very expensive!!!no it's not
12mp camera
colour anodized aluminium
capacitive screen
OTG/HDMI
Dolby surround sound
penta frequency band
it's not even 600USD
that's amazing price
you know how much the iphone 4 is ........800+
and it's not even unlocked
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- happy chap
- JCS
- 17 Aug 2010
the 370 euro price was stated as being 'before tax and subsidies'
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- Anonymous
- q{X
- 17 Aug 2010
James, 17 Aug 2010Nokia became popular and dominated the market because of it... moreEven considering possibility of any initial bugs in the new release of the OS, N8 packs in enough of an upgrades (for me), to move forward with the purchase of the device.
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- Haremhab
- 8P2
- 17 Aug 2010
The Nokia N8 cost US$550???Very expensive!!!
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- James
- TIG
- 17 Aug 2010
Nokia became popular and dominated the market because of its easy user interface (not stability). That was before the era of touch smartphones and iphones.
Fast forward to 2010, and Nokia N8's touch UX still sucks. It's too menu-ish, plastered with buttons, requires too much scrolling. I am not a fanboy (well, maybe a Nokia fanboy, considering that all my phones up till now were Nokia), nor am I a paid anti-Nokia shill. I have played with the prototypes, I have seen the demos. Not good enough.
Also, the whole Ovi strategy (Ovi suite, Ovi app store etc) is just not working out.
Finally, Nokia has not mentioned whether the Symbian^3 OS on the Nokia N8 can be upgraded to Symbian^4 in future. I assume the silence means 'No'. Or more like 'No, but we won't say it up front and affect N8 sales'.
Great hardware specs, but shame about the software and company direction. Nokia needs to do much more to regain support after the N97 fiasco.
I won't call it a failure though. I will say 'wait and see'. And don't rush to get it. Wait a while till Q1 2011 before you get it. Wait first for bugs to be fixed and prices to drop. And of course, see what the early adopters have to say before you plonk down your cash for a brand new Nokia N8.