Nokia N8 gets severely tortured, lives to tell the story

11 November, 2010
A unibody anodized aluminum chassis and a reinforced glass over the panel make the Nokia N8 certainly look like one of the sturdiest smartphones around. And the Finnish company is keen to show just how...

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  • IaH
  • 12 Nov 2010

TSH, 12 Nov 2010that's a good idea, actually. Better than trying to drag a ... moreAH, a new lie. The iphone software updates "brick" the phone. LOL

Where did you get this from? The Liephonefever blog?

iOS is more stable than most phone software and that's a FACT!

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    • TSH
    • vai
    • 12 Nov 2010

    Anonymous, 12 Nov 2010Maybe you can carry a small screwdriver around with your N8... morethat's a good idea, actually. Better than trying to drag a "Genius" around with me everywhere for when the iPhone gets bricked after a software update.

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      • Anonymous
      • IaH
      • 12 Nov 2010

      Nice CAMERA phone. This could be bullet proof and still not sell as many as the iphone 4.

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        • v1rtu4l
        • n{E
        • 12 Nov 2010

        wow, what a "test".
        the video is sped up and even then the testing machine rotates to slow to simulate a real "drop". the phone will just slide down the inner wall of the box and not make a "free fall" to the ground in this scenario. the sliding down will obviously slow down the speed with which the device will drop to the floor.

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          • q8phantom
          • pVP
          • 12 Nov 2010

          The new N8 Firmware :

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQbUl5Yyiss

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            • Anonymous
            • S6p
            • 12 Nov 2010

            lui, 12 Nov 2010I have had few phones of all brands, last 2 happened to be ... moreMeego will be released early 2011.
            All Symbian 3 phones will be upgradeable to Symbian 4. Also the N900 will be upgradeable to MeeGo when it comes.

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              • Anonymous
              • S6p
              • 12 Nov 2010

              Anonymous, 12 Nov 2010Fans of the almighty brand never want to admit the fact the... moreSo funny. Your comment works both ways, you know:

              >>Fans of the fruit company never want to admit the fact the fruit company REFUSED to release any phone (2G or 3G, touchscreen or button) until AFTER the almighty brand released top notch 2G/3G phones WORLDWIDE.

              Then all of the sudden the fruit company released their phone. Initially also denied the need for multitasking, GPS and SD-card slot.

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                • Anonymous
                • u{H
                • 12 Nov 2010

                We don't need stereo when they are not plugged in in it seems.
                Should be a recall for the N8 its very bad.

                -posted from my iphone4 held incorrectly with a bumper case to prove a point any talk of dropping signal is all lies

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                  • snonre
                  • uCn
                  • 12 Nov 2010

                  Anonymous, 12 Nov 2010An iPhone pumps out stereo sound through the headphones, li... moreUm.......almost all phones today pump out stereo when plugged into a headset. So what ur point?

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                    • Anonymous
                    • P%n
                    • 12 Nov 2010

                    TSH, 12 Nov 2010so... given the option to have stereo sound, you'd take mon... moreAn iPhone pumps out stereo sound through the headphones, listening to tiny underpowered phone speakers is a waste of time.

                    It's what you plug it into that's important.

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                      • iphone4ing
                      • u{H
                      • 12 Nov 2010

                      TSH, 12 Nov 2010so... given the option to have stereo sound, you'd take mon... moreI'll ask at the Mac Rumors if we like it

                      -posted from my iphone4 held incorrectly with a bumper case to prove a point any talk of dropping signal is all lies

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                        • Anonymous
                        • P%n
                        • 12 Nov 2010

                        TSH, 12 Nov 2010This is not a new feature, and it hasn't been a problem bef... moreMaybe you can carry a small screwdriver around with your N8 so the battery can be removed, like Nokia advises on their website for unfreezing all their other Symbian phones or maybe they should have put a reset that can be pushed with a paperclip like HTC's old WinMo phones.

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                          • vu0
                          • 12 Nov 2010

                          iphone4ing, 12 Nov 2010We Don't even want Stereo, why would we need Dolby Digital.... moreso... given the option to have stereo sound, you'd take mono? You're telling me that you only put in one earpiece when you wear your headphones, because you "don't want stereo"?

                          ... riiight...

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                            • iphone4ing
                            • u{H
                            • 12 Nov 2010

                            snonre, 12 Nov 2010"Yeah so yesterday, Android's had the 12mpx camera for... moreWe Don't even want Stereo, why would we need Dolby Digital.
                            Your right that is wrong

                            -posted from my iphone4 held incorrectly with a bumper case to prove a point any talk of dropping signal is all lies

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                              • snonre
                              • uCn
                              • 12 Nov 2010

                              snonre, 12 Nov 2010"Yeah so yesterday, Android's had the 12mpx camera for... moreJust joking, is for the haters to see. :p

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                                • uCn
                                • 12 Nov 2010

                                Hardeep Singh, 12 Nov 2010Yeah so yesterday, Android's had the 12mpx camera for years... more"Yeah so yesterday, Android's had the 12mpx camera for years and iPhone's offered HDMI out with Dolby Digital plus in 2007."

                                Can u show me which android model that has 12mp? And since when the iphone 2g had hdmi with dolby digital plus? even the current iphone 4 doesnt have hdmi and doesnt dolby digital plus. Pls dont talk crap here.

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                                  • iphone4ing
                                  • u{H
                                  • 12 Nov 2010

                                  They should have a press conference and give special cases that stop
                                  the buttons been pushed in your pocket. Maybe Blame Apple it as well.

                                  -posted from my iphone4 held incorrectly with a bumper case to prove a point any talk of dropping signal is all lies

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                                    • TSH
                                    • vu0
                                    • 12 Nov 2010

                                    Just had to repost this video: shows both the "spinning box" tumble test and a "true" drop test, as well as a whole bunch of other tests done by Nokia.

                                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXlX3y-Xuxo

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                                      • vu0
                                      • 12 Nov 2010

                                      manubharath, 12 Nov 2010hold the power button for 8 seconds.. the phone gets switch... moreFTR that's what I meant by "hard reset" - shorthand for "hardware-triggered reset" like using the reset button on your PC rather than using the OS "Restart" command.

                                      I don't know if the phones have a hardware shortcut for "factory restore/reformat" though... you'd have to use a PC