Nokia 808 PureView
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  • Anand Sunder Nayak
  • t}T
  • 22 Mar 2015

The most remarkable phone no-one wanted to buy.
I got this phone cheap, less than 300$ a year after launch. So maybe the goodwill succeeding that bargain forced me to look at it with a lot more love than the average consumer.
First the pros, there isnt a single phone camera, maybe except the iPhone 6 Plus with the advantage of BSI and OIS, that offers anything close to the noiseless, vibrant images(better than most 200-300$ point n shoots arguably). The screen is lovely, colourful, offers deep blacks and has an LCD like white, very refreshing from the yellow tinted AMOLED my current driver Moto X provides. Symbian, even with all its kinks is as fast as it can be on a 512MB RAM single core phone, and daily operation is quite smooth. The sunlight legibility is fantastic, puts most androids to shame. Another aspect worth mentioning is its rich recording, I've frequently taken this to concerts, and even recorded friends singing. And the output never fails to amaze people around me. The loudspeaker is also quite decent, although not close to HTC's stereo ones. The battery life is also fantastic(obviously so).
The main flaws - Symbian is difficult to be a daily driver. Lack of apps(much more so in 2015), an average keyboard, the fluidity of touch and animations being incomparable to modern smartphones and the fact that Opera Mini is probably the only usable browser on it.
But even with all its flaws, it is a wonderful, spunky phone with a loving community of fans and users who are doing all they can to ensure this phone is relevant even after 3 years of launch. The phone also manages to garner quite a lot of attention wherever it is taken, and will always be a source of pride for me. This phone stands for everything Nokia in my opinion. Innovative, unrivalled features with an utter lack of understanding of what attracts consumers in the post-iPhone era, a self admitted niche device. The most remarkable phone that no-one wanted.

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    • Anonymous
    • rKQ
    • 20 Mar 2015

    my pureview 808 Dolby simple in video and Dolby on and off option in music player r gone .... Anyone pls help me for tis problem, i want back dolby

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      • Anonymous
      • tUq
      • 19 Mar 2015

      no updates for os since 2012.but still working great with out any security problems that is symbian no os can stand before symbian please provide support for best os still in the market.

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        • sd65821
        • aXP
        • 18 Mar 2015

        This the best phone ever had, although it has weaknesses specially in internet browsing and social networking apps but it's ok because i only use whatsapp and works great. i really love the camera & built.My wife owned Galaxy Kzoom but no match with image quality.kzoom is better in OS,Speed,internet and zooming only. I won't replace this phone anymore until it powers on.

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          • mo
          • XMP
          • 18 Mar 2015

          Nokia 808 is a good camera phone. Its voice quality is awesome even receiving call I a noisy place. Hand free mode works also fine. .
          Its camera is very good :)

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            • Anonymous
            • 7tC
            • 15 Mar 2015

            such a great phone killed by microsoft verybad...........

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              • AnonD-38571
              • 7t8
              • 13 Mar 2015

              Nokia-808-PureView-16-GB-White-Great-Condition-Satisfaction-Guaranteed
              intrested nokia 808 buyers check this out in ebay india..
              kinda great deal:)

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                • Anonymous
                • 9Cj
                • 08 Mar 2015

                AnonD-372439, 08 Mar 2015My phone is not working sometimes. Do you suggest that I s... moreHaha , I would like to suggest you to do factory reset first.. :}

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                  • AnonD-372439
                  • LBi
                  • 08 Mar 2015

                  My phone is not working sometimes. Do you suggest that I should put in water for sometime and then use it?

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                    • mo
                    • XMP
                    • 05 Mar 2015

                    Mamun, 03 Mar 2015I love this phone so much that I have already bought 3 sets... moreI did not try to use 128 GB SD card, because i didn't keep the pictures in n808 galery. I always transfer all the photos to Tablet .
                    N808 is a very good camera phone.
                    Its voice quality is very good, its battery is good too. Surfing internet
                    is OK ! but it doesn't suppport multi
                    lingual like android phone.
                    Anyway i like this phone because of
                    Camera !
                    After checking from Youtube i know
                    how to use different shooting modes while capturing photos or
                    videos.
                    Its camera quality is awesome !
                    So i still keep it for everyday use.
                    This is Nokia :)

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                      • Mamun
                      • PEq
                      • 03 Mar 2015

                      I love this phone so much that I have already bought 3 sets. It supports memory card up to 128gb... Just amazing...

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                        • Lumia 1020 User
                        • KSw
                        • 27 Feb 2015

                        Best camera phone in the world is no more available ? What a sad thing is it ?

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                          • AnonD-367777
                          • TmC
                          • 25 Feb 2015

                          This phone is very very durable. it dropped in water and is still working. I swear.

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                            • AnonD-34934
                            • utY
                            • 24 Feb 2015

                            vusumuzi, 24 Feb 2015Nokia pureview 808. Best phone I haves owned or seen in us... moreYes.. U R 100% correct.. 808 Rocks in every area.. Specially Multimedia and battery.. Try audio o/p after flashing Delight..

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                              • vusumuzi
                              • 9Dm
                              • 24 Feb 2015

                              Nokia pureview 808. Best phone I haves owned or seen in use. Camera, durability, user friendly maps awesome phone would recommend it any day. Pity support from Nokia is lacking

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                                • salman
                                • utn
                                • 21 Feb 2015

                                AnonD-34934, 28 Jan 2015yes.. y not.. Can u give ur mobile number Manohar.. So that... moreI like it

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                                  • AnonD-295604
                                  • YTd
                                  • 18 Feb 2015

                                  AnonD-34934, 01 Feb 2015Manohar.. How can i identify u in Facebook..Thanks, Mr. SivaBharani.... Please identify me with 'Pallamala Manohar' on Facebook! Eagerly waiting for your reply!

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                                    • AnonD-34934
                                    • Mfx
                                    • 12 Feb 2015

                                    Anonymous, 09 Feb 2015Is delight firmware also available for nokia C6-01 phone.?Available.. U can flash..

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                                      • omid46
                                      • 6w@
                                      • 09 Feb 2015

                                      Hi,dear friends,Nokia left 4 masterpieces for being recorded in the history.N8,pureview808,phablet1520,and the excellent table 2520!!!Besides being the best camera phone of itss time,2012,it is still one of the most desirable phones of todays!!!GSMarena,s review is the best source to know the Nokia 808 pureview completely and perfectly!I myself as a an Icon put it in my wishlist until I have access to it!!!Hopefully Microsoft continues the improved modified way of Nokia as it already has started a good start with the IUMIA 535!Thanks all,GSMARENA. assistance,Nokia,Microsoft.Justice Rights.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • uQ{
                                        • 09 Feb 2015

                                        AnonD-34934, 05 Feb 2015Go through Delight Firmwares page they have clearly explai... moreIs delight firmware also available for nokia C6-01 phone.?