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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  • 03 Oct 2010

Thanks, GSM Arena, for this kind of fairness. I'm sure N8 and the other upcoming S3-Devices will make their way. Maybe the first steps will be not so easy because of some stones, but it will become smoother. It's not the 2 hours review blogger but the daily user who has to justify about Nokias new devices. Sadly, the bloggers could change some minds before finding out by oneself.

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    • anaa
    • 2@Y
    • 03 Oct 2010

    GSMA is the most unbiased and practical website..

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      • vww
      • 03 Oct 2010

      gsma u forgot to publish this at the end of ur article 'sponsored by nokia' 3 days i v lived wid this handset and its garbage compared to my htc legend in terms of ui and touchscreen usability it freezez a lot while playing videos and also the browser acts funny plus the camera is sometimes v fast sometimes v slow and dnt get me into the symbian dirt however the only positive is its construction its rock solid

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        • Hawke
        • IWc
        • 03 Oct 2010

        Andrei, 03 Oct 2010Well, my oppinion is that while you do some great reviews o... moreGizmodo, Engadget deliberately doing a unfair comparison. It's CLEAR and those deny that were probably fanboy of iPhone (or other smartphone). Symbian^3 UI probably sucks, but most of us user can probably ignored it (especially symbian users).

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          • Anaa
          • 2@Y
          • 03 Oct 2010

          I totally agree with u GSMA.. i have noticed this on several websites wherein they have even gone to the extent of doctoring the results to make others handsets cameras win over the n8.
          the n8 might not be the best as compared to other handsets in every aspect. but it is a decent enough handset. should be given a fair chance for reviews.

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            • Andrei
            • SvB
            • 03 Oct 2010

            Well, my oppinion is that while you do some great reviews on phones you are a bit pro nokia, which is not ok given the fact that symbian os is far from ios or android or palm OSs. I also belive that the specs don't matter that much in comparison to the OS or the applications that are available.

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              • Shoeb
              • ut2
              • 03 Oct 2010

              I like the nokia N8 very much and no matter wat the reviews are i'd like to stick with N8

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                • wrk
                • 03 Oct 2010

                thats true, true...
                i just waiting n8 review from gsmarena, especially symbian^3 performance...

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                  • kitch
                  • vG2
                  • 03 Oct 2010

                  I completely agree with GSMArena. I have been following Elder murtza blog for over 2 years and since 4-5 months this guy is criticizing all of Nokia products. I can't believe a mature journalist can do this.

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                    • Hawke
                    • IWc
                    • 03 Oct 2010

                    No wonder I like GSMArena. hehe

                    Btw, for fair comparison, do N8 vs some DC vs other cameraphone

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                      • JCL
                      • 03 Oct 2010

                      kudos to u,gsmarena!i've had a look at engadget, they biased there pic against nokia,look at all the pics n8 seems zoomed in yet if u look closely the pics contain still so much detail!
                      As for other sites,they seem to rush the reviews and be the 1st to review it.pointless. None of the early reviews talkid about usb otg,hdmi etc,seems like they made up the review based on specifications alone!
                      Im waiting for your thoroughly in-depth review before i take the plunge with N8
                      Keep up the good work guys!

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                        • 03 Oct 2010

                        I will get the N8, First Comment, Waiting for Fair GSMARENA REVIEW and please have a fair comparison with iPhone and Galaxy S

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                          • 03 Oct 2010

                          here we go