Nokia N8
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- Ray Hipkiss
- 3GK
- 07 Jul 2011
AnonD-13159, 07 Jul 2011hi ray! i hav read ur comments. wht do u say? anybody with ... more@crazy-fan.
First off then, if you are buying an unbranded SIM free phone you won't experience the lag and slowdown reported by some users who have branded SIM locked phones, so you're already onto a winner.
Despite my previous comments about Symbian being dead, it won't officially be dead until 2016 when the updates finally stop, so until then there will be regular updates.
The touch screen itself is excellent, being very responsive, bright and clear.
The inbuilt default web browser though is pathetic. However, a new browser will arrive with the Anna update in August so in the meantime you can download Opera Mobile from the Ovi store for free and use that instead. Most people have nothing but praise for Opera Mobile including me.
Please bear in mind that the N8 does not have full Flash 10.x support, only flash lite 4 which is compatible with most Flash 10 web sites.
Music quality is OK, quite loud through the device speaker and pretty good through the supplied headset, but be warned that there aren't any user configurable equaliser settings, just a handful of pre-sets. But, you can download for free an app called Tunewiki from the Ovi store which adds a few more pre-sets and a user configurable one to the list of the other default pre-sets.
Lastly then is the battery. By smartphone standards it is quite good. I typically get two to three days from mine under light to moderate use and one to two days under heavy usage such as music and video playback, as well as Satellite navigation and a bit of gaming.
Hope that helps you to decide to buy or not.
All the best.
Ray.
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- AnonD-13159
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
anyone using n8 plz suggest me.
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- dagger
- kDn
- 07 Jul 2011
Anonymous, 07 Jul 2011Hi guys i hv n8 its 12 pixel camera is just same like 2 pix... moreu maybe have nokia n-8 not a n8.the n8 is one of the best camera phone out there.
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- AnonD-13159
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
hi ray! i hav read ur comments. wht do u say? anybody with a good suggestion plz help me!
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- AnonD-12446
- U@c
- 07 Jul 2011
AnonD-9996, 07 Jul 2011looks good see sybian belle is like android :-) now androi... moresymbian belle ui will be more of nokia n9 harmattan ui since both r qt quick based..
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- AnonD-13159
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
i love the look f the phone bt m confused wether 2 buy r nt! can anyone help me out?
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- AnonD-13159
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
sory its a mistake!its friend nt fiend!!
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- AnonD-13159
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
plz help me fiends. im confused wether 2 buy n8 r nt. i am planning 2 buy n8 this week bt aftr reading the comments i m bit confused!will n8 b a good choise? does it have a good touch xprience? howz the net speed, music quality and battery backup? nokia has already declared symbian dead. so shud i opt for n8 or shud i go for some other brand? i m nt into photography tht much. plz help me guys. wht shud i do? help me to decide.plzz
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- AnonD-13159
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
plz help me guys!
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- crazy_fan
- RKi
- 07 Jul 2011
i m thnkng of buying n8 this week bt aftr reading the comments i m bit confused! plz help me friends. wht shud i do? shud i go for n8 or shud i opt for some other phone?and howz the touch xprience of n8? is it good enough? besides nokia has already declared symbian dead. so wht shud i do now?
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- unripper
- L0L
- 07 Jul 2011
come on man, where did you buy your nokia ? north korea ? mine`s camera is perfect in filming and shooting pics!! the internet is perfect! better than iphone 4!
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- jhonny
- bCa
- 07 Jul 2011
is the sound quality of nokia N8 is good?
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- AnonD-12968
- KIK
- 07 Jul 2011
Nokia will support meego for yearz.... http://mynokiablog.com/2011/07/06/meego-harmattan-n9-homescreen-in-landscape-n9-to-get-years-of-support-and-several-software-updates/comment-page-1/#comment-117722
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- AnonD-11935
- utv
- 07 Jul 2011
@ ray yes now buying nokia is foolishness bcoz nokia is not that nokia which was 3 years back ....and next year wp7 from nokia has disappointed a lot .,.fact is that nokia don't want to see people demand and wants from nokia ,they just do what they want and here nokia is only the point by which nokia is going down ,,,,after n8 a lot were expected from nokia and they announced also n9 handset but again sad news they are not supporting meego so whats the point of making phone with such os which they are not supporting for atleast 3 years..so nokia basically now days can't be trusted anymore...its better to switch to other and yes u have taken very right decision of getting rid soon from n8....All the best!!
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- Anonymous
- Xj6
- 07 Jul 2011
Hi guys i hv n8 its 12 pixel camera is just same like 2 pixel camera you cant find the difference. And while video Shoot the flash focus does not operate. In twice a day phone automatically shut off n on. Internet speed is just like 3 thousand rupees phone. Battery is good.
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- AnonD-9996
- w6m
- 07 Jul 2011
AnonD-12968, 07 Jul 2011http://mynokiablog.com/2011/07/06/symbian-belle-drop-down-s... morelooks good see sybian belle is like android :-)
now android aint going to sue nokia like apple have been doing lol....
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- AnonD-12968
- KIK
- 07 Jul 2011
http://mynokiablog.com/2011/07/06/symbian-belle-drop-down-status-bar-belle-looking-meego-harmattan-swipe-like/ its the link of Symbian belle update...
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- Ray Hipkiss
- 3GK
- 06 Jul 2011
AnonD-1124, 05 Jul 2011do you intend to replace your phone in 5 years?@r 3 b 3 I
I intend to replace both my handsets next year or sooner if I can. The SGS doesn't interest me in the slightest and the N8 will be past it's shelf life by then. Searching the internet for news about Belle tells me that it will mostly be a cosmetic change to Symbian, and resemble the look and feel of Android.
Now, as I'm trying to stay clear of Android I will probably get rid of my N8 before it gets molested by this silly cosmetic change. That's how much I dislike Android.
All the best.
Ray
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- Ray Hipkiss
- 3GK
- 06 Jul 2011
[deleted post]@Aaron.
Thanks for the update. Nice to know it won't be dead on arrival then. Still doesn't help those of us who live in the UK though, unless Nokia do release it in more countries.
Cheers.
Ray
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- gio
- 4cb
- 06 Jul 2011
I have noticed that all the N8 s get cracks around the 3.5mm headphone jack! :(