Flashback: the Nokia 808 PureView was from the future

17 November 2019
A higher resolution sensor with pixel binning for zooming and low-light shots six years before Androids started doing it.

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  • DkW
  • 17 Nov 2019

My friend had a Nokia 808, most notable thing (for me) was the XENON flash, which consumed percentages of battry for a single flash and lit the entire room.

    If only there's a way to detach this camera hardware and attach it onto the motherboard of an iPhone 11 Pro Max, and apply the same algorithms on the camera hardware....

      Anonymous, 17 Nov 2019and the phone hardware was from the past . vga screen and n... moreYou know what's so great about the Nokia 808 though?

      Some people have purposely kept their Nokia 808 & still use it for it's camera to this day.

      On the other hand, nobody is using a 2012 phone (flagship or otherwise) for it's specs (processor, OS, camera, etc). If anyone is using such a phone, it's only because they're unable to afford an upgrade.

      That makes the Nokia 808 special.

        For what reason, todays cameras are just abysmal. Look at the raw details that senson captured. Add this processing and sensor to today's hardware and none would come close to it.

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          • Anonymous
          • LQw
          • 17 Nov 2019

          Sensor of Siii is not 37mm2. This is almost the size of 1/1.8".
          Probably s3 had 8MP 1/5".

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            • Anonymous
            • ib7
            • 17 Nov 2019

            Anonymous, 17 Nov 2019and the phone hardware was from the past . vga screen and n... moreTrue but so are the other phones in the same year... Lol, please make better argument...

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              • sayani
              • Sec
              • 17 Nov 2019

              Still have it and use for picture taking. No better camera. Say what you want but it's true

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                • PE3
                • 17 Nov 2019

                and the phone hardware was from the past . vga screen and no screen protection , dead os at the time and outdated cpu .......

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                  • DkE
                  • 17 Nov 2019

                  Someone needs to try making the 2020 version of the legendary Nokia 808.

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                    • Fv4
                    • 17 Nov 2019

                    I'm glad that the Isocell Bright HMX, IMX586, the future IMX686 and IMX sensors commissioned by Huawei are on their way to go back to where Nokia was when it comes to big sensors. Sensors are what makes pictures so good and the high MP count benefited from the big sensors.

                    I wish people stop stigmatizing Megapixels like "16MP and above not equal to better camera". The blame is not the high Megapixel count but the freakishly small sensors that was introduced after 808 PureView's release for the sake of Miniaturization.

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