Nokia N8

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• Wheez
• nS%
• 11 Oct 2010

Some people once again seem to forget that even if you arn't the best in something, doesn't mean you are crap at it. iPhone 4 still easily holds the spot as the fastest and smoothest phone/OS, which is halfly thanks to the illusions it creates, the transitions and other sleight of hand effects.

The N8 isn't slow, though. I'm extremely satisfied with it's speed and I have no problem accepting the fact that it isn't the fastest, cos it has 10 times the capabilities of the fastest phone, the iPhone.

Don't hug specs and go like "aww this is no high end phone, doesnt have same specs that others". The N8 is exactly on par with benchmarks with other phones that have 512mb RAM and 1ghz CPU. This is cos of it's very good GPU it can actually use (Android still can't use it's GPU to render UI).

The N8 does ALOT of things very well, without really mastering anything, apart from the camera. The camera was the least of my reasons to get this phone, yet I'm still VERY VERY satisfied with it. I guess Symbian^3 may feel hard to use if you have been using iOS for the last year or something, but it's not. I havnt had to open the manual once yet (and I have no previous experience of Symbian touch screen OS) and so far everything I wanted to do, I managed to. Not to mention it's not really an end of the world if you would have to look something up from the manual.

I rather have a more complex OS that forces me to open the manual sometimes, but at least has the capability to do stuff. Some of the reviews give a very weird picture of the complexity. Like I believe techradar wrote something like the following "it takes several menus, swipes and scrolling down just to find the email client". Really? For me, all I have to do is unlock the phone and I see my email widget. One tap to the widget and I have the full client open. Hard, eh? Sure, setting up requires abit more, like one press and hold, 2-3 taps, which is already aloooot harder for those American journalists, but I don't think setting up the phone counts as normal usage. You do that once and after that you don't have to do it anymore.

My new standard for any of my future phones is now USB OTG or equivalent. Also, stuff like FM Transmitter is personally a thing for me that no fast UI can compensate for. I've also heard that iPhone 4s dont recently really have the huge antenna issue anymore, so maybe that was fixed, but it's still no secret that it was there and Jobs knew it. No fast UI compensates for dropped calls on my mobile PHONE.

This is a mobile phone first and foremost for me, and that is what it really succeeds in. It has a very powerful antenna that seems to be placed in both upper cap and bottom cap to avoid blanketing the antenna completely with your hand. The battery life is amongst the best on the market, even for a small battery like that. This is why I think Nokia is simply the best. Just look at the balance. Lesser, cheaper parts that are exactly on par with the others on benchmarks while having better battery life. What is there not to like? With the powersaving mode and moderate use, 3 days is faceroll for the N8

I often suggest other phones than the N8 to people here, it's cos they are obviously better off with the iPhone. Something like "Hey, I only browse web and play games, what should I buy". I'm not gonna lie, as it is, the iPhone 4 is better in those things, but thats about it. The N8s stock browser isn't exactly the best, but as said, they've been working on the new Qt based browser before the N8 was even released, supposedly something quite similar to the N900 browser. However even the stock browser gets the job done nicely. I keep flash off myself cos i dont wanna see the ads, but at least I have the option to turn it on (cos Jobs didnt say I have to have it off) cos some pages really need it. I can also have multiple windows and tabs open with a little workaround that work brilliantly.

Overall I suggest this phone to anyone who likes the looks, design, materials (that IMO go unrivaled currently) and doesn't need the fastest and smoothest phone out there, but still a fast and smooth phone with unrivaled features. It's is easily and by far the best balanced smartphone out there and even if I avoid saying opinions as truths, that's pretty close to a fact already.

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• Anonymous
• Ke1
• 11 Oct 2010

THiS phone can compete wi th nokia next f la gship 2011, or ot he r brand phone 2011, worth evry cent

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• Anonymous
• Ke1
• 11 Oct 2010

[deleted post]In Singapore funan it mall, you c an preorder now for just 799, delivered before 22octo be r

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• SunnyP
• PTS
• 11 Oct 2010

Waiting for the review here. At least give an ETA

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• W. Al Hakeem
• mTV
• 11 Oct 2010

[deleted post]I'm not sure what exactly you have seen, but I'm sure it has nothing to do with the X6. You might need to pay another visit and make sure that you are actually trying the N8. X6 uses the old Symbian navigation style (1 click for select and another click for confirm), the N8 is confirmed to have normal style click (1 click for select and confirm) except in some areas where it does require a double click to avoid mistakes.
Also, there is no comparison when it comes to the home screen, the only similaritiy is the "look" of the icons.
I have both units (the N8 received yesterday and iPhone 4 for more than a month), not getting into the useless comparison between both of them because as an ACTUAL user for both units, each one of them has it's own unique good things as well as bad things (and that includes the so called super iPhone too, the negative things for me are facts that can not be changed at all). Not to be understood in a wrong way, I emphasize here that there is no comparison between the 2 units according to my real usuage for both. I love each one of them on it's own way, and getting the N8 will NOT make me give up the iPhone, and it goes both ways, the iPhone does have weak points that made me go and try other brands, otherwise there was no need at all to look for another device.
Last be not least, the price difference between both of them is not that negligable, iPhone 4-16 GB is AED 2,449 ($662) and N8 is AED 2,099 ($567), so there is about $100 more to pay for the iPhone.

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• Chris
• UG4
• 11 Oct 2010

[deleted post]Hi, 'anonymous'. Heard its around the 15th Oct for general sales, earlier for preorders. Apparently the Infocomm Development Authority has to inspect the N8 as Symbian^3 is a new platform or something. Cheers!

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• Invictus
• UG4
• 11 Oct 2010

S.K., 11 Oct 2010I beta tested this phone out for a week(In Canada), the pho... moreNice, thanks for the info..

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• 3EV
• 11 Oct 2010

[deleted post]you must dreaming , where i live the Iphone 4 cost twice the price of N8 , both Unlocked phones
IPhone 4 = $1000 and i prebook the N8 for $490, so the N8 is half the price. i think there is no comparison in the price.

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• Kostas
• m{J
• 11 Oct 2010

[deleted post]Dear ice are you serious?Maybe Nokia n8 is not so fast and responsive like iphone but it costs about 450€ while iphone costs 450€ with 2year contract which means about 850-900€ for two years,or if you buy it without contract 750-800€.You buy 2 n8 instead of an iphone.

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• hayato
• t7X
• 11 Oct 2010

Where's the review?! It's monday already. Well here on south east asia that is.

Bbl.

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• hayato
• t7X
• 11 Oct 2010

[deleted post]I hate restrictions. So most likely, i will not be impressed. Ui and smoothness aside.

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• hayato
• t7X
• 11 Oct 2010

Engineer Man, 10 Oct 2010Wheez. Have got your N8? I'm sure it was you who trialed th... moreIf you want copy/paste feature, it's sad to say that if it's the same browser as found on old nokias, you're only option would be to have an opera mini or opera mobile. They are good browsers. And they render pages efficiently. A 2mb page in default browser is loaded below 500kb on opera mini. No flash in mini though.

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• Anonymous
• vx7
• 11 Oct 2010

No need to fight over these phones unless you own a stake in these companies. Iphone and N8 are both great phones. I am buying both. N8 for me and Iphone 4 for my wife because they are both great phones PERIOD!

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• hayato
• t7X
• 11 Oct 2010

Wheez, 10 Oct 2010Havn't trialed any prototypes apart from a demo model that ... moreHow i wish there's a shortcut for that, as in keypad phones you press the number 5 to switch windows.

That's where my need for a qwerty coming from.

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• Anonymous
• Kec
• 11 Oct 2010

I have tried iphone , not impressed , go for n8

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• Anonymous
• s8e
• 11 Oct 2010

S.K., 11 Oct 2010I beta tested this phone out for a week(In Canada), the pho... morebro respect ur emotions... Iphone is untouchable in area of touch sensitivity and style since the first i phone, but in the world of multitasking and flash web, how can anyone survive without it? I gifted an i phone to my gf as u know she's not gonna be needing those kinda workaholic features... Ios is enjoyable and fun, but not good for a real smartphone, android and symbian are the ones...
Every device has its pros and cons...
And if u were looking in Ovi store for app, it was the wrong place to find, try sites like mobile9..
They have tons of symbian app, which ios can't even dream of...
Gaming is surely better in iphone, they but ur a gyro sensor for that only, but symbian isn't bad either...
So choose wad u like, but u are saying somewhere around 15k (INR) for i4 compared to n8...

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• S.K.
• 0HG
• 11 Oct 2010

I beta tested this phone out for a week(In Canada), the phone is great a real step up from past Nokia phones but its touch interface isn't as smooth as the iphone 4. The camera is amazing, the hdmi port works flawlessly when hooked up to a tv and it has a ton of features (power saving mode which i found quite useful as the battery drains out quick and I LOVED the built in FM Transmitter). Ovi store sucks hard so I couldn't really do much in terms of apps. A couple of things that were annoying: a) The protruding camera/loudspeaker; it seems like this could easily get damaged as it also took away from its looks and b) The SMS messaging!!!! my god every time you send a text message you have to click on a Check-mark THEN click send, that added step to send a simple text was reallllllly annoying. For those looking for a really feature packed camera phone this phone is great but personally I would choose the iphone 4 over this phone simply because the ip4 has a much smoother touch screen interface, it never lags, and it's app store is untouchable. Nokia is headed in the right direction and if they ever perfect their OS on these type of phones then I have no doubt that they can easily reclaim their rightful throne.

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• Jebas
• utW
• 11 Oct 2010

Everyone Please:

Any one got this type Nokia N8 BOX

http://tinypic.com/r/e0fwat/7

In all videos have only BLUE box. So i ask this question.

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• Anonymous
• kbh
• 11 Oct 2010

nokia we need live moving backgrounds faster os more screen resulution video light plus xenon flash and thinner phones

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• Mobile-Xpert
• 8Dx
• 11 Oct 2010

prince78, 09 Oct 2010Dear Wheez can u tell me whether N8 can play .mkv videos.. yes the nokia n8 does play mkv files, just watch that video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra-p9N-UOWk

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