Nokia 808 PureView
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- TheArtist
- DkI
- 01 Sep 2022
My first phone was a Nokia keypad phone. I used two most popular Nokia smartphones also (Nokia N8 and Nokia 808 PureView), those were one of the best phones of their time. When I look back in my gallery, I'm still amazed by the photos clicked by Nokia N8 and 808 Pureview. The overall quality, especially the natural colours and great amount of detail which doesn't look over processed or oversharpened compared to flagship phones these days. Currently am using Vivo X70 Pro, sure it has a good camera setup with modern image processing algorithms, it still can't match up to the natural photos captured by the Nokia 808 Pureview in daylight. I have had my hands on with most modern flagship phones and with all of them, I have noticed the processing is agressive with software computation (AI thing), as a result the colour science isn't good on most phones producing punchy photos with overboard sharpening. However there have been advancement in smartphone cameras with night mode and potraits but with most phones nowadays with impressive night mode, they still can't get the colour science done the right way, same is the case with my Vivo X70 Pro. I also checked out the X80 Pro, touted as one of the best camera phone in the market currently, found the same case with it too. There's a reason why professional still prefer natural colours in the photos so that there is more flexibility when editing the photos. I must say, smartphone cameras these days no matter how advanced they got, still can't produce the natural colour tone as the Nokia 808. That's the reason it was named PureView, so that it produces images that look pure and unadulterated.. Imagine Nokia 808 PureView with modern hardware designed by the same engineers (with their knowledge of photography) who worked on it, it would really be unbeatable by the current generation of flagship phones.
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- Ric
- TqY
- 26 Aug 2022
Does anyone know where I can find games and apps for this phone? I've been to the n8fanclub site but the links are all offline. I have the SIStore application installed but it has few games and applications.
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- Guru
- DkI
- 25 Aug 2022
AnonD-1046991, 19 Jun 2022I agree too also I know some camera phone contain fake-prod... moreThere's a reason why even after all advances in smartphone cameras these days, professionals still prefer to use their DSLR Camera.. Nokia 808 produces natural colours, hence the name "PureView", nowadays I'm using Vivo X70 Pro, although it has a good camera setup with all new stuff like HDR, AI, blah blah etc it still can't match the pureview in terms of colour reproduction. The colours are boosted, along with exposure that make it insta worthy but to be honest, If Nokia 808 Pureview is born again then nothing can match it..
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- AnonD-1046991
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- 19 Jun 2022
YUKI93, 06 Jun 2022I so can agree with you. Today's smartphone cameras ar... moreI agree too also I know some camera phone contain fake-produced software, AI and ML algortihm cameras it was "OMG!!! Infinity megapixel, infinity HD".
***Be beware, never buy any camera phone contain fake-produced megapixel***
- YUKI93
- K1L
- 06 Jun 2022
AnonD-1001048, 12 Nov 2021Best cameraphone I ever used. Natural colours and natural l... moreI so can agree with you. Today's smartphone cameras are full of AI and ML algortihm that I always like to go back to my Nokia/Microsoft PureView phones for their true DSLR-like photo quality.
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- blessedblesson
- raQ
- 28 May 2022
Ricardo, 24 May 2022Has anyone tried using a 64gb microsd card? if yes, did you... moreyes! I've been using a lexar 64GB SDXC Card on my 808 PureView for over 5 years without any issue! & now using a 256GB card on my beloved 808!
Issues (such as phone restarting in loop) occured once i tried a 512 GB card.
so i can assure you can use SDXC Cards up to 256GB, you won't encounter any problems / issues with 808!
it'll work as long as it is formatted as exFAT file system!
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- Ricardo
- TqY
- 24 May 2022
Has anyone tried using a 64gb microsd card? if yes, did you have any problems?
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- DUANE
- U@F
- 03 Mar 2022
S . SUDHAKAR, 30 Dec 2021Now, Samsung A9 pro 2016 and S20 FE 5G offers good clarity.Yes Sudhakar, but the phones you mention (now) did not even get *dreamt* of in 2012!
Nokia 808 was (rather is) amazing. I am the proud owner of one!
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- S . SUDHAKAR
- D0Y
- 30 Dec 2021
AnonD-1001048, 23 Nov 2021I also used N8. Great camera indeed.Now, Samsung A9 pro 2016 and S20 FE 5G offers good clarity.
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- AnonD-1001048
- YQQ
- 23 Nov 2021
S . SUDHAKAR, 18 Nov 2021True. Your point applies to Nokia N8 also.I also used N8. Great camera indeed.
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- Anonymous
- KZK
- 19 Nov 2021
Sunny, 09 Nov 2021this cameraphone bot just the highest pixel count but also ... moreLol please, shitty launcher for Windows Phone? Even iOS 15 blatantly copies the so-called "shitty launcher" of Windows Phone.
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- S . SUDHAKAR
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- 18 Nov 2021
AnonD-1001048, 12 Nov 2021Best cameraphone I ever used. Natural colours and natural l... moreTrue. Your point applies to Nokia N8 also.
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- AnonD-1001048
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- 12 Nov 2021
Best cameraphone I ever used. Natural colours and natural looking bokeh. Wonder if this had slow motion, potrait mode, night mode with OIS, how amazing it would be. Wish I could post photos taken with this phone here. Legendary camera phone ever.. Won't be replicated again sadly unless the real Nokia comes to the business.
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- Sunny
- I@H
- 09 Nov 2021
this cameraphone bot just the highest pixel count but also the biggest sensor size… purely optical not artificially altered bokeh, but sadly their operating system didn’t catch up the trend.. symbian and wp are totally fail when it comes to evolution… symbian had shitty ui and lack of apps, windows phone has shitty launcher… nokia with high reputation in innovation and durability and craftsmanship was fall down for not adopting android, they adapt android but too late
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- lightning9
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- 30 Oct 2021
Hcheeza, 28 Jul 2021Man you know nothing but talk much with nonsense... Every ... moreLooks like you are the one with all the nonsense. Wth are you even saying? Looks like your priority for a phone is playing games..lol..facepalm. Btw, Symbian didn't fail. It was let down by a bunch of tools & a sly mole.
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- Anonymous
- ibj
- 10 Sep 2021
YUKI93, 19 Jun 2020Who came here because of Mrwhosetheboss?Lol please, not that sellout shill who facepalmed his head and said 'a load of bs'. He clearly has zero clues about photography. He is exactly the textbook definition of 'more colour is better'. I speak to many professional photographers about his video and NOT ONE agreed with him at all.
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- Anonymous
- ibj
- 08 Sep 2021
Anonymous, 06 Sep 2021who would.... switch away from DSLR's to go use phones... moreIf you go to the Flickr website, you can actually see a lot of photos taken by a smartphone. There are even numerous active forums dedicating to mobile photography and also mobile videography.
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- Anonymous
- qHB
- 06 Sep 2021
John, 08 Aug 2021Oh please, there are people who ditch DSLR cameras and have... morewho would.... switch away from DSLR's to go use phones for mainly photography?
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- Nokia 808 fan
- ntW
- 29 Aug 2021
It is slow and quite bulky phone. There is not much working app left. However, I love it. I still have one brand new as a back up and with another I am using daily. It is almost 6 years as a heavily using and it is still a very perfect condition. That is a phone!
- joe nodden
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- 09 Aug 2021
John, 08 Aug 2021Oh please, there are people who ditch DSLR cameras and have... moreAnd that relates to my reply in what way?