Nokia N8 gets lots of stick in early reviews, we wonder why

03 October, 2010
The Nokia N8 started shipping this week and reviews of the Finnish company's latest flagship are spreading like wildfire. Checking out the first batch of those we noticed a certain trend, which we cannot...

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  • mby
  • 04 Oct 2010

[deleted post]Really guys, there are scores of competing companies sending people here to trashtalk the Nokia devices. We see it in the comments, we see it in the votes. We saw the same thing with the N8 score, and the Samsung Wave. After a while, the trend was completely reversed and all of a sudden the Wave got thousands of 10 10 10. It is all a set up. Use the device yourself, then decide. I am disgusted by these corporate tactics.

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    • Hawke
    • 9xQ
    • 04 Oct 2010

    Camera Shootout, 04 Oct 2010Nokia N8 vs. Canon 550 DSLR http://thehandheldblog.com/2... moreWow, thanks for the link!

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      • Camera Shootout
      • LYa
      • 04 Oct 2010

      Nokia N8 vs. Canon 550 DSLR

      http://thehandheldblog.com/2010/10/04/shootout-nokia-n8-v-canon-550d-dslr/

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        • Anonymous
        • YTK
        • 04 Oct 2010

        [deleted post]man people who are calling n8 shit must be realy on something because i must say it is an really AWSOME piece of shit.

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          • Anonymous
          • sUS
          • 04 Oct 2010

          Anonymous, 04 Oct 2010N0w im really c0nvinced that gsmarena was BIAS! all my c... morelearn to spell correctly

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            • Anonymous
            • t7K
            • 04 Oct 2010

            Dear akira,,didnt u undrstand my spelling? Wat a pity..

            nd dear hawk,,if im childish so wat is kind was dis p0st,b0ut ds n8? Is it childish 2?

            s0 wat f my writing was kind 0f des??? R u affectd t00?

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              • Suren
              • 9Le
              • 04 Oct 2010

              Totally agree about you guys giving a fair share to all brands.. the goods and the bads... keep up the good work.. waiting for your review guys!!

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                • Anonymous
                • SH{
                • 04 Oct 2010

                well..i think they just might be paid by apple to bash n8.
                i know that's the apple's way. to play dirty!!
                Go gsmarena! we love you for this!!

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                  • Skero666
                  • Mvw
                  • 04 Oct 2010

                  The reviews you guys mentioned are as fair as the iPhone 4 vs Galaxy S Fight you made ;)

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                    • bravo
                    • t7K
                    • 04 Oct 2010

                    GSM arena, unbiased and not afraid to tell the truth. This site is all balls!

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                      • Emix
                      • S7x
                      • 04 Oct 2010

                      When i think better gsmarena really is the best!
                      I trust to reviews they write and they cover every aspect of the phone and always are neutral!
                      Those other sites i dont even visit them, but gsmarena i visit few times every day!
                      I cant believe there are some ppl who call themself journalists who do those those things! How can someone even think we are so stupid and blind?
                      But i dont care becouse im not reader of those sites, but they make fools of readers and and act stupid!
                      That video about n8, iphone, and blacberry is so so stupid! I cant even believe! All set up!
                      Shame on those stupid sites and ppl who run them!

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                        • Anonymous
                        • t7K
                        • 04 Oct 2010

                        N0w im really c0nvinced that gsmarena was BIAS!

                        all my c0mments has been deleted..f"ck..!

                        is it all what you want 2 hear is that 'N8 is d best'?

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                          • INK
                          • 0de
                          • 04 Oct 2010

                          Anonymous, 04 Oct 2010Better gsmarena dat u didnt p0st dis childish c0mplain,,der... moreOh my God my eyes hurt from reading that. Really hard to take in someones opinion seriously when they write like that.

                          As for the article, right on GSMArena! Totally with you on this and to anyone who says otherwise, just take a moment and think logically. Not like a fanboy, but like you aren't on anyones side.

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                            • UptownGal
                            • PUj
                            • 04 Oct 2010

                            I wonder why anyone even uses the iPhone 4 as a comparison for a smartphone. The death grip and non-working proximity sensor (screen doesn't go blank when you're on a call) doesn't sound very smart to me at all.

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                              • Mobil1
                              • IAu
                              • 04 Oct 2010

                              whats with all the American bashing? Just because there are some American blogs like Gizmodo & Engadget who have their heads up their ass, doesnt mean all Americans are anti-Nokia. I am an American & I love Nokia & think the N8 is one of the best mobiles on the market. Apple make the dullest & most overrated devices these days, & keep users tied into their proprietary malware; while Android is only concerned about manufacturers paying out royalties to use Google's OS. Nokia is the only company left that has the consumers best interest still in mind.

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                                • Skero666
                                • Mvw
                                • 04 Oct 2010

                                The reviews you guys mentioned are as fair as the iPhone 4 vs Galaxy S Fight you made ;)

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                                  • Gus
                                  • 3WH
                                  • 04 Oct 2010

                                  I have to agree with your article - I've was told about eeh N8 in Carphonewarehouse and the chap there said they'd never been so excited about a new phone, so I Googled it to find out more. But when I read some of the "reviews" I began to wonder if it was the same phone(!) - until I then read the informed user comments that followed them and corrected many of the inaccuracies in the review. Sadly this type of ill-informed reporting just doesn't help anyone - and is rather worrying.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • IWN
                                    • 04 Oct 2010

                                    The latesT opera mobile beta run more smoother now

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                                      • Mdfirerz
                                      • vj1
                                      • 04 Oct 2010

                                      Premal, 04 Oct 2010I have always felt GSMArena's reviews are neutral & un-... morethats right =p

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                                        • Premal
                                        • Let
                                        • 04 Oct 2010

                                        I have always felt GSMArena's reviews are neutral & un-biased. Keep up the good work.