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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Rkm, 18 Jul 2021That nokia lens was really good. Look at that 'joy sta... moreEh, that should be more to do with the difference in the sensor's colour filter arrangements and general tendency in processing. Xiaomi's lens is sharper especially in the centre as evidenced by the full resolution hotel shots from both phones.

    Compared to majority of mid range 12mp is 38mp still better. Not to compare with better OS and better performers also including super wide and tele lens like mi note 10, x30pro.
    As for resolution successor I would take galaxy S21 with regular Bayer 64mp and 8K, most of quad/nona bayers still lag when shooting that complicated pattern from windows.
    As for pro successor I would take only vivo x30pro, as the latest(not new though) phone with hi res sensors and great manual capabilities, while it got still a jack.

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      • Anonymous
      • 2@V
      • 18 Jul 2021

      Anonymous, 18 Jul 2021No it did amazing in daylight and decent at night. The only... moreYep yep those nighttime photos from Nokia look like a complete sh!tshow but SUREEE it is decent lmao.

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        • Anonymous
        • 2@V
        • 18 Jul 2021

        ethereal, 18 Jul 2021I just said what I saw from the comparison. Not what I read... moreThen it is clear that you do not know how to assess photo quality! Mi 11 Ultra did not overexpose in any scene but Nokia 808 did in many of them. Look for blown out highlights and you will see them more often on Nokia!

          Anonymous, 18 Jul 2021Really? Just going to ignore the Sharp Aquos r6? That phone... moreThat 1 inch sensor also sits behind a very wide (for a regular wide angle field of view) 19mm lens, which reduces its effective sensor size at 24mm crop to roughly 1/1.3 inch equivalent.

            808 still have way more natural looking photos in daylight, not as processed in look as the Xiaomi.

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              • JB9
              • 18 Jul 2021

              Its a comparison between NATURAL looking photos of NOKIA 808 and ARTIFICIAL looking photos of XIAOMI re nightime photos...

                The Nokia can be useful if someone develops a good camera app modified on top of the original Nokia OEM Symbian software.

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                  • Bj7
                  • 18 Jul 2021

                  Xiaomi has artifacts on white panels

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                    • Anonymous
                    • g5h
                    • 18 Jul 2021

                    You should have compered it against a middle weight phone and not a flagship

                      They forgot to mention that 808 used front side illumination sensor. Thats the reason black night photos. BSI came soon after 808...

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                        • kky
                        • 18 Jul 2021

                        Rkm, 18 Jul 2021That nokia lens was really good. Look at that 'joy sta... moreBut unfortunately they have a bias result not based off actual quality and realism.

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                          • 18 Jul 2021

                          Anonymous, 18 Jul 2021So it did ok in daylight where lighting is perfect. Just li... moreNo it did amazing in daylight and decent at night. The only thing that really let it down at night was the same thing that held it back in the day. No image stacking or hdr

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                            • kky
                            • 18 Jul 2021

                            I really wasn't expecting such a bias result from gsmarena.
                            That's just sad. You literally can't trust anywhere anymore.

                            More sharpened is not always doing better. Especially with that video. Why does it have to have double the sharpening or more of pictures?
                            Clearly there are advantages to newer technology. Especially with hdr. But Nokia held up way better and did better in some situations here than expressed here.
                            And the dismissal of it all to just say over sharpening and saturating wins? Completely negating the entire point that the 808 went for natural photos that look true to life while still being extremely sharp...
                            Just sad.

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                              • j5$
                              • 18 Jul 2021

                              And I was closer the first time!
                              It's the 808 that has the 0.83 in sensor.
                              mi11 0.89 in.
                              R6 1.0 in.

                              xda-dev reviewed one back in June.

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                                • Sawsan
                                • q{r
                                • 18 Jul 2021

                                The two people that still use the Nokia Pureview must be devastated.

                                  Anonymous, 18 Jul 2021It's Nokia that overexposes a lot, you are getting it ... moreI just said what I saw from the comparison. Not what I read from it

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                                    • PE3
                                    • 18 Jul 2021

                                    So it did ok in daylight where lighting is perfect. Just like any other phone 10 years ago.
                                    And did shit in night despite the ultra large sensor. Case close.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • j5$
                                      • 18 Jul 2021

                                      Whoops. The mi 11 sensor is actually 0.833 in.
                                      So, that's going in the wrong direction.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • j5$
                                        • 18 Jul 2021

                                        Really? Just going to ignore the Sharp Aquos r6? That phone's sensor is actually 1 inch, not 0.95 inches, or whatever the mi 11 rocks..

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