TEST: Is the Nokia 808 PureView's camera any good in 2021?

18 July 2021
The new sensor size champ takes on the legendary PureView.

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  • Abhi
  • rJ7
  • 11 Jul 2024

Nokia 808 pureview captures pure images as it's name. Pure and Natural.

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    • Norris
    • SbF
    • 15 Jun 2024

    DaPo, 20 May 2024Honestly, the Pureview claps the Xiaomi with ease, the phot... moreAgree! Nokia photos looking like they was taken with old DSLR camera, and Xiaomi`s photo looking good but photo samples feels like good mobile camera

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      • DaPo
      • JJ3
      • 20 May 2024

      Honestly, the Pureview claps the Xiaomi with ease, the photos look natural, the colors are much better too and the bokeh (actual bokeh, not that fake crap) is much stronger.

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        • Alex Norris
        • SbF
        • 13 Jan 2024

        purist, 02 Dec 2023The daylight stills from 808 look less processed and arent ... moreAgree. Nokia`s shot are looking like true photography, and not over processed

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          • purist
          • 3XA
          • 02 Dec 2023

          The daylight stills from 808 look less processed and arent as oversharpened while being just as detailed. A win for 808 in my eyes. Low light and video its bad but for good light shots still the king!

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            • tirakats
            • x{6
            • 29 Jan 2023

            you forgot the flash... why not compare lowlight portrait with flash. come on @gsmarena its unfair

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              • Anonymous
              • sxr
              • 09 Nov 2022

              It's 2022 and still happy using my Nokia 808 PureView. Best in photography indeed.

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                • Huawei Photographic
                • 031
                • 07 Nov 2022

                I switched from Nokia 808 to Lumia950XL and then to P30pro. In my opinion Nokia 808 still gives most natural images. They looks like taken with dslr. If You need more contrast You have settings in menu. Yesterday I saw videos teken with N808. They looks great. Natural with details in shadows and bright light. Without hdr. Most of the time I was taking images in 8Mpx mode. Why? Because they were great. 50x70cm enlargements can not be beaten Bay any todays cameraphone. An most important thing. I was able to take action without any shutter lag that is noticeable even in newest P50 Mate Pro in PRO Raw Mode. There is no mobile device that can take Raw+jpg in burst mode like Lumia950XL. I give up the st two devices only because of 1 reason. Lack of OS support but not an image quality. Does Canon or Nikon revolutionizes photography every year? No. Lenses designed 20 or even 40 years ago are still the same. Some tweaks happens in sensors technology but we can take great images with 10 years old dslr like with 2022. Maybe we can get more detail but higher sensor density does not produce more resolution from limited lens resolution. I love Canon 1Ds Mk2 sensor and images quality. More than 5dsr. Technically 5dsr is better but image, art is not mathematic. 1Ds mk2 with 80-200 f2.8 produce poem from prosaic scene.

                  Modern Phones just use better software. Nokia on the other hand sucks with marketing

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                    • Mario
                    • prM
                    • 09 Oct 2022

                    JB, 20 Sep 2022Seriously, why do modern phones need to go overboard with t... moreI am using Mi 11 ultra and am former user of 930/950 XL and as I went over to the Mi 11 I lost almost any joy of taking photographs because they look unnatural, oversharpened, sometimes very very far from what the eyes see, and with lack of perfect focusing that Lumias had. Yesterday I was browsing through old photos and Mi 11 can't measure with puteview cameras almost in any aspect that is countable.

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                      • Q7u
                      • 20 Sep 2022

                      Seriously, why do modern phones need to go overboard with the processing? Yeah, the Xiaomi gets more light, better dynamic range and contrast, but also a lot of oversharpening and just a fake artificial look to the photos. The Nokia on the other hand, gets amazing natural looking shots and honestly, I prefer those, at least the daylight ones.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • n1h
                        • 16 Sep 2022

                        Anonymous, 16 Sep 2022Everytime zooming into a daylight shot of 808 PureView, one... moreas if you're right there! with mi11u, you don't have the feeling of being there, just looking at a 2d image

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                          • Anonymous
                          • n1h
                          • 16 Sep 2022

                          Everytime zooming into a daylight shot of 808 PureView, one just can't stop admiring. Even it's 8mp resolution, it looks more detailed than many 12mp shots taken nowadays! And best thing is the incredible natural look, really looks like the real thing your eyes see!!!!!

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                            • Anonymous
                            • n1h
                            • 16 Sep 2022

                            In daylight, still nothing beats 808 PureView! In lowlight, 808 simply doesn't have current technology, processing power and not even a BSI sensor, still better than midrangers nowadays!

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                              • tirakats
                              • PZ9
                              • 18 Aug 2022

                              you forgot the flash. maybe you already concluded that if it will used it Zenon flash, there is no really competition even on todays modern camera phones.

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                                • toymaker666
                                • SH{
                                • 18 Feb 2022

                                Still got mine in almost mint condition.

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                                  • Kix
                                  • 29 Jan 2022

                                  I still got my 808 PV in fine condition but I've left it alone for some years because the dead OS system environment.

                                  I just wondering what kinda images it can take when combine it with today strong processors & more imaging application development...

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                                    • Ardi
                                    • ijs
                                    • 09 Dec 2021

                                    Nokia 808,ND filter, ISO 50, take a night shot, then compare with any today's phone camera.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • kky
                                      • 07 Sep 2021

                                      Durandal, 06 Sep 2021We know the name of the sensor since the phone was out : To... moreSuch a shame no true successor of this sensor was ever released. At least not in a phone if anything. Even the 1020 was supposedly better for being bsi and did have ois. But the slightly smaller sensor size and heavier processing were noticed. And I don't even know if that one was still toshiba or not.

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                                        • Durandal
                                        • suL
                                        • 06 Sep 2021

                                        haha bobo, 27 Aug 2021Conclusion: The 808 PureView provides the most natural proc... moreWe know the name of the sensor since the phone was out : Toshiba HES9.