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  • 26 Apr 2012

AnonD-739, 24 Apr 2012I can buy any phone and i always come back to my N8, its si... more"SG3 always ran out of power and is so
bulky and feels so cheap" , are you ever holded SG3 on your hand?

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    • j01
    • 26 Apr 2012

    swapping Nokia n900 with e6... it is good

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      • Worzel
      • 3GK
      • 25 Apr 2012

      Shetarx, 24 Apr 2012To be truth, Let's run through the camera specs and feat... more@ Shetarx

      It would have been better if you had just linked to the article rather than just copying and pasting the article here. Follow the link below for the real article.

      http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/features/item/The_making_of_the_Nokia_N8s_camera.php

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        • sunil
        • 2S{
        • 25 Apr 2012

        i love nokia n8
        but plz tell me in this phone text msg memory is only 999

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          • TOM
          • JbR
          • 25 Apr 2012

          After very long time when N8 users have been waiting for Anna than Belle and still for Skype supporting VIDEO calls I lost patience!Millions NOKIA customers have been asking Nokia and Skype ... why not and when we will get update and we have been ignored for very long time !!! So if appreciation customers is totall ignoration and gona say ''f..k you Nokia'' there are others to appreciate loyal customers even with to answer them questions !!! Bye bye ...

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            • Anonymous
            • vIf
            • 25 Apr 2012

            s at ya, 25 Apr 2012for a price diff of hardly 1-2k, am extremely confused btw ... moreworld's best phone n8

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              • Anonymous
              • MLK
              • 25 Apr 2012

              s at ya, 25 Apr 2012for a price diff of hardly 1-2k, am extremely confused btw ... moreYou've been spamming that question a few times now and it's starting to really annoy me. There's probably a better answer just a google search away but I'll take the time to type this down just to stop you from spamming.

              It all boils down to this: Do you really, really like to take close-up/macro photos (less than 40 cm away)?

              If yes, get the N8.

              If no, get the 701. Forget about everything else, if you're not going to take macro shots you should get the 701.

              Disclaimer:

              I'm a happy N8 owner. But I don't take 50+ meaningful, memorable photos every day. My life is way too boring for that. And I don't make use of the built-in HDMI that much either, only during gatherings.

              What I do with the phone on a constant basis is surf the web, play hd games, read pdf/epub books, etc. Basically, I do stuff that would work a lot better on a more powerful processor with more ram.

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                • adil
                • nTp
                • 25 Apr 2012

                Anonymous, 25 Apr 2012for a price diff of hardly 1-2k, am extremely confused btw ... moreBuy 701

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                  • Cloning123
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                  • 25 Apr 2012

                  Shetarx, 24 Apr 2012To be truth, Let's run through the camera specs and feat... moreGuys, you told all of us very very detail about N8's camera

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                    • PDS
                    • 25 Apr 2012

                    for a price diff of hardly 1-2k, am extremely confused btw 701 and n8.. while 701 has a better processer, ram, rom, led flash and nfc capabilities, n8 is the best shooter n comes wit better accessories... plz help me decide...

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                      • Anonymous
                      • PDS
                      • 25 Apr 2012

                      for a price diff of hardly 1-2k, am extremely confused btw 701 and n8.. while 701 has a better processer, ram, rom, led flash and nfc capabilities, n8 is the best shooter n comes wit better accessories... plz help...

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                        • sam
                        • PxW
                        • 25 Apr 2012

                        i never used to be a nokia fan but after I started using N8 i m a fan of nokia now. Belle is the perfect software and the battery life is awesome. perfect choice if you are looking at buying a new phone. a pleasure to use and keep.

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                          • Shetarx
                          • U@k
                          • 24 Apr 2012

                          Worzel, 24 Apr 2012@Ben Don't expect anymore significant updates for the N... moreTo be truth,
                          Let's run through the camera specs and
                          features in more detail. As already
                          mentioned, the N8's camera is one of the
                          largest (if not the largest, optically)
                          ever fitted to a 'phone'. The stills camera features: Xenon flash - the only camera
                          flash technology worthy of the
                          word 'flash' - the last couple of
                          years of poor LED-lit party
                          shots can be safely forgotten -
                          see my feature on this . You may also remember Nokia's own Xenon versus dual LED
                          comparisons , showing that the N86's variable aperture lens can,
                          with the LED, produce
                          comparable results to Xenon in
                          the right situations. All good
                          stuff, but most low light shots
                          aren't in 'right' situations: people will be moving and you'll need a
                          lot more than sheer illumination -
                          you'll need something that shoots
                          far more quickly, so that your
                          subjects are frozen in time.
                          Hence Xenon. No offense, N86...! Very large sensor (rated at
                          '1/1.83"' optical format).
                          Previously (e.g. in the N86)
                          Nokia had been using the
                          smaller '1/2.3"'. Many compact
                          digital cameras are still currently using 1/2.3" in fact, putting the
                          N8 ahead of these in terms of
                          sensor, even if not in terms of
                          lens size and optics (phones have
                          to be somewhat thinner, after
                          all!). Individual sensor pixels are apparently 47% bigger than
                          those in competing 12mp camera
                          phones. Carl Zeiss 2.8/28 optics (the '28'
                          bit refers to equivalent 35mm
                          focal length - don't worry about
                          it). The protective glass has an
                          anti-reflection coating, plus is
                          toughened to resist scratching (I'm thinking Gorilla glass here,
                          but don't know for sure). Nokia
                          had considered including a
                          physical cover, as on the N82,
                          N95 and N86, but rejected the
                          idea because of bulk (another 3mm would be needed, i.e. a
                          bulge) and, interestingly,
                          because more and more software
                          is requiring camera access (e.g.
                          augmented reality) and the apps
                          need the picture immediately, without a need for the user to
                          remember to retract a slider. Fixed aperture lens. The
                          (experimental) variable aperture
                          lens used in the N86 8MP added
                          extra bulk, but the N8 is claimed
                          to have even better low light
                          performance than the N86 (even ignoring the Xenon flash),
                          thanks to a more sensitive sensor.
                          The problem of shooting in
                          bright light (e.g. direct
                          sunlight), which was handled
                          spectacularly on the N86 by reducing aperture size, is
                          handled on the N8 equally as
                          effectively with a ND (Neutral
                          Density) filter that automatically
                          slides into the optics when light
                          levels exceed a certain threshold. Extra software enhancements.
                          With the larger sensor and better
                          optics, there was less need for
                          Nokia's traditional noise
                          reduction algorithms, with the
                          result that more of the phone's processing power could be
                          applied to real time image
                          handling. Red eye reduction is
                          implemented as well as on
                          standalone digital cameras and
                          face detection is much faster than on the N86. Auto-focus times are
                          also significantly better than on
                          anything seen so far from
                          Nokia, "reducing auto focus on a
                          typical still image to about
                          around half a second or less". Shutter release latency is also
                          improved and is now down to
                          "about 150 milliseconds". The video camera features: Stereo audio recording - one mike
                          on 'front', i.e. camera side, plus
                          one on the other face (under the
                          display) of the phone - the
                          normal one used for voice calls.
                          By recording from both mikes and applying noise cancellation
                          algorithms, Nokia are confident
                          the system will help to reduce
                          wind noise and also control the
                          recording levels in continuous
                          harsh noise environments e.g. recording live music in a bar. You
                          can also use this for better
                          narration whilst filming, with
                          better sound balance between
                          videographer and subject and
                          with stereo separation. The microphones used are
                          digital, i.e. the same as those
                          used in the N86 8MP, and
                          (should) produce incredibly crisp
                          results at a wide variety of
                          sound levels. Viewers often say that they can't believe I'm using a
                          phone's built-in mike in The Phones Show , but it's all true. And, yes, very impressive,
                          aurally. Focussing is 'fixed' in that it's
                          outside of the user's control and
                          automatically set with a new
                          Active Hyperfocal Distance
                          system, with the f2.8 aperture
                          giving a genuine depth of field of 60cm to infinity, depending
                          on light conditions - essentially
                          the software works out what to
                          set the 'preset focus' to in order to
                          get maximum depth of field
                          going back to infinity. I've gone over the pros and cons of the
                          various approaches to video focus
                          in mobile phone cameras before - no focussing and you get blurry
                          subjects; initial focus and you
                          get blurry subjects when the
                          composition changes; continuous
                          auto-focus and you have to wait
                          while focussing gets fixed whenever you change the subject.
                          Suffice it to say that Nokia's
                          compromise approach here, an
                          extension of the preset focus
                          used in the N82, N95 and N86,
                          is just as valid as Sony Ericsson's or Samsung's
                          approaches in their own HD
                          video phones, in my opinion. HD video capture resolution
                          (1280 by 720 pixels). Nokia has
                          now posted a sample of this , which looks pretty impressive
                          considering that there's no
                          focussing going on. The sample
                          has a canned audio track, mind
                          you - rest assured I'll test this
                          properly when the time comes. The same intelligent digital
                          zoom in video mode as the N86 -
                          no blockiness - almost as good as
                          optical zoom. Again, the whole
                          (large, 4000x3000 pixel) sensor
                          is used for video capture, with downscaling to the desired
                          resolution happening in custom
                          electronics hardware. Depending
                          on the resolution being shot at,
                          up to 3x zoom should be handled
                          without undue pixellation (there's a 'hard' limit at 3x, to stop
                          people trying to zoom further
                          and starting to see degraded
                          results). See here for a demo of this working on the N86 . The system works surprisingly well
                          - in low light, it's even superior
                          to optical zoom, since the latter
                          involved more glass optics,
                          reducing the light that gets to
                          the sensor. Nokia don't push this improved zoom facility in any
                          of their N86 or N8 marketing,
                          but it's something well worth
                          noting. Note also that here are touch
                          gestures to allow switching
                          between 16:9 and 4:3 aspect
                          ratios while filming, with a
                          double tap gesture for instant
                          zooming from one end of the 'lossless' digital zoom to the
                          other

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                            • 3GK
                            • 24 Apr 2012

                            AnonD-478, 24 Apr 2012Friend, u must try Custom firmwares on dailymobile forum to... more@Prince078

                            I don't doubt the cfw for the N8 are good but I don't have enough interest in the phone anymore for me bother messing around with Phoenix and whatnot.

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                              • Worzel
                              • 3GK
                              • 24 Apr 2012

                              AnonD-47095, 24 Apr 2012By coincidence I have the famous samsung droid too..even bl... more@Pek

                              To be fair, my N8 with Belle is OK without any major problems but it is slower in operation than my Samsung plus the screen is smaller.

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                                • AnonD-478
                                • utS
                                • 24 Apr 2012

                                Worzel, 24 Apr 2012 If your thinking that the N8 will get the FP1 update the... moreFriend, u must try Custom firmwares on dailymobile forum to enjoy it fully... I am using latest Taylor's firmware.. It's awsome.. Try it and u will love it..Cheers....!!

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                                  • AnonD-478
                                  • utS
                                  • 24 Apr 2012

                                  N8 is still the best phone even after 19 months since it's release.. I love my N8.. Friends u must try Custom firmwares on dailymobile forum to enjoy it fully... I am using latest Taylor's firmware.. It's awsome.. Try it and u will love it..
                                  Cheers....!!

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                                    • AnonD-47095
                                    • KZJ
                                    • 24 Apr 2012

                                    Worzel, 24 Apr 2012@pek Thing is, since I got an Android phone I couldn't ... moreBy coincidence I have the famous samsung droid too..even blackberry also... all of them are good phones and each of them is unique. But I never let them just idling for nothing in drawer.. I feel waste if I do so.. better to use it. Anyway, my money already spent for purchased them.....

                                    But N8 is my choice which always be with me most of the time....

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                                      • Worzel
                                      • 3GK
                                      • 24 Apr 2012

                                      Anonymous, 24 Apr 2012there are updates coming and they will speed up the phone a... more
                                      If your thinking that the N8 will get the FP1 update then be prepared fo disappointment. FP1 is for the 603, 700 and 703. The N8's Armm 11 CPU isn't capable of being unlocked to 1.3 GHz.
                                      The N8 running Belle has a pathetic catalogue of widgets so it definitely needs quite a few new ones to catch up with whats available for Android phones. Speaking of Belle, there are quite a few people who have ditched their Nokia phones because of it. A friend of mine has ditched his N8 in favour of an iPhone of all things.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • fXN
                                        • 24 Apr 2012

                                        SHEIKH AHMAD IDRESS, 24 Apr 2012Its a wonderful phone i personoly used it its a phone with ... morewow that nice of it but me i dont think so