Nokia N8

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• Anonymous
• m7I
• 06 Feb 2011

AnonD-854, 05 Feb 2011SAMOLED also having purple effect problem http://forum.x... moreSAMOLED has bigger problems than that, even the best ones on SGS has a tint of blue where it should be pure white, and also otherwise bad color reproduction compared to SLCD. The only way to rectify it is to set brightness to maximum but thats not possible to use, its too bright.


Sory AMOLED fans, there is no magic in AMOLED tech, the best LCD you can find on a cellfone nowadays is the HTC Desire Z. Color reproduction is stunning, but ofcors it dos not have the pure black and extreme contrast level of AMOLED. Its actually annoying to watch videos on SAMOLED because of the inaccurate skin colors of the actors. Noone looks like that in real, and it gets worse when its asian ppl in the movies.

For now one have to chose between reliable SLCDs with good colors, or play lotto with AMOLED and hope you get a good one that will stay good for more than a month or two.

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• Anonymous
• ftV
• 06 Feb 2011

AnonD-909, 06 Feb 2011also, does your screen brightness automatically changes wit... more Just the opposite? Your former device must have been Faulty. The screen needs to get darker in a dark environment so as to conserve battery and not blind you. You wouldn't be able to see your surroundings if it remained bright. in a bright environment, the screen needs to be bright so as not to be a mirror. I'm at a loss of answers to why any one would want to deactivate this very important function. Its not like its new. Unless one has been living in a cave. My nokia 6630, made in 2003 had one. Is indispensable.

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• SRC Nokia 5800
• t}6
• 06 Feb 2011

AnonD-862, 06 Feb 2011Hi there, Does anyone here know how to unlock the N8 wit... moreTry PocketLock application. No need to press anything. Just works on sensors...

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• Anonymous
• PDP
• 06 Feb 2011

i just hope that nokia will fix this,, there are a lot of n8 owners out there who encounter this problem,,

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• Anonymous
• ut7
• 06 Feb 2011

AnonD-862, 06 Feb 2011Hi there, Does anyone here know how to unlock the N8 wit... moreplease use the pocketlock app.
link http : //store .ovi. com/content/35377
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• Samir
• vb$
• 06 Feb 2011

Hey is there any way to play .MKV files on this baby?

I'm gonna pick this up for video/music but...just want MKV support.

Is it possible through a 3rd party player?

Let me know guys & gals!

Thanks!

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• AnonD-862
• uWD
• 06 Feb 2011

Hi there,

Does anyone here know how to unlock the N8 without using unlock key or menu key???
I want my phone to be unlocked instantly whenever i touch the screen.
Pressing a button to unlock teases me every time i want to use the phone.
Is there any software that would do the trick for me?

Your suggestions would be appreciated :)

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• owen
• K7f
• 06 Feb 2011

hi, can anyone help me how to lock files in n8 i.e. make private some files. is it the zip manager? i've tried it but it didn't work. i set the password but when i tried opening it, it wont ask any password.. pls help me how to use zip manager.. thanx

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• AnonD-909
• 2@d
• 06 Feb 2011

John, 05 Feb 2011if you see the purple in the clock as shown on the pictures... morealso, does your screen brightness automatically changes with the intensity of the light? is it normal? cant we switch it off? cuz its kinda other way round, the screen turns dull when in dark environment and turns bright when comes under bright light, (in my ols nokia n85 it was jus d opposite, and better) so is it normal?
btw at what screen brightness do u use ur phone? Settings> phone> display> light sensor.. which level? I kept it at 3 (middle) and its too dull :(
and when in themes I select top (black one) I get the options bar of blue color and when I select the second (blue one) I get it like greenish..
plz advice?

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• Dani
• 3xW
• 06 Feb 2011

http://mynokiablog.com/2011/02/04/hating-nokia-101-class-lesson-1-unleashing-the-itrolls-and-fandroids/


Here you go

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• Aaron
• t7X
• 06 Feb 2011

N8 having a massive AMOLED color banding issue!

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• n8 h8ter
• wgG
• 06 Feb 2011

Guys, don't bother with this phone. Worst phone ever. I am a heavy business user and this phone cannot handle volume calls as the software seems to clog up. Phone constantly drops out, reboots and stalls while making and receiving calls. My carrier is willing to replace it with another phone immediately because they have had some many problems with them. Don't waste your money! I'm off to try a HTC Aria instead...

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• AnonD-909
• 2@d
• 05 Feb 2011

John, 05 Feb 2011if you see the purple in the clock as shown on the pictures... moremy screen is broken too in that case :( n i bought it today only, m rly sad..plz tell me how to get it fixed? will nokia care center replace the phone for me, for free?

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• husi
• 2@d
• 05 Feb 2011

John, 05 Feb 2011if you see the purple in the clock as shown on the pictures... moreumm, does your screen brightness automatically changes with the intensity of the light? is it normal? cant we switch it off? cuz its kinda other way round, the screen turns dull when in dark environment and turns bright when comes under bright light, (in my ols nokia n85 it was jus d opposite, and better) so is it normal?
btw at what screen brightness do u use ur phone? Settings> phone> display> light sensor.. which level?
I think my screen is broken too, wud nokia replace it for free? whats the solution, plz tell me, its rly annoying me :(

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• John
• x{i
• 05 Feb 2011

if you see the purple in the clock as shown on the pictures provided in this forum and also qtorch appz, your handset is also affected. you will not see this issue on the pictures that came with the phone. but try also the tron trailer and find e.g. the 22nd second in the trailer. you will see a scene with a couple of areas where black goes into grey and those areas are purple, but shall not be. i know this difference because i had many displays already. but if you watch bright movies on the phone, u will not notice this purple issue. however if you watch dark movies, you will notice a lot of purple and brown areas everywhere instead of dark ones. it is very annoying.

why is the half of the clock purple? imo the affected half of the clock is not black as the rest even on a perfect display. i think that the upper half of the clock is VERY VERY dark brown/red, it looks almost like black, but there is a sligth difference in colour. i think the programmers made it like that so that the black watch ist not that boring.

my first N8 was bought begin of december and display was perfect. beautiful colours, no purple, good lighting, no dot matrix. this N8 died and I got it replaced. at this point my problems with lcd began. with this second N8 i got middle of january i noticed the dot matrix in display and some back light issues but still not this purple issue. because of the problems with illumination i got my display replaced now in february and i got one with the purple issue, it is horrible when i compare it to those two displays i had before. not even in the clock, qtorch and tron trailer but also in the main menu i can feel the purple cast is everywhere present. more noticeable comes ist however under slight light, when the display dims itself.

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• Unionjackjackson
• npr
• 05 Feb 2011

hello, 05 Feb 2011considering to buy this device next week . how is this phon... moreI have had the phone since November 2010 and I have had no issues whatsoever. The call quality is great. Camera and HD video superb. I spent months looking at Blackberry, HTC,Sony and Samsung smartphones and to be fair they are all pretty good. The 12mp Camera did it for me in the end. I was not that bothered about android as I thought Symbian does the job at the end of the day. Apple is a very good product but for the price they ask, it should have the best of everything and we all know it does not! For me, N8 does everything I need and more. My advice go and buy it you will not regret it!!!

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• Anonymous
• tSw
• 05 Feb 2011

Nokia phones are past technology or lets call yesterday phones. What is going on with Nokia? they have not announce any phone in all past 4 exibitions?? N8 almost last phone talked about. Losing market badly. Hope Nokia wake up or change managment to focus more in right direction.

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• Sasuke N8
• LH0
• 05 Feb 2011

John, 05 Feb 2011Check your Nokia N8 screen. If you have purple tint on your... moreWTH m8?
What's this "broken" screen that you are talking about??

I have this purplish color at Analog clock mode but why this have to mean that my screen is broken?

R u any serious at all??

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• Unionjackjackson
• npr
• 05 Feb 2011

I am considering buying a 16gig SDHC class 4 card using either Kingston or Sandisk. I have 2 questions guys.
1)When you insert the card does it need formatting(if it does I have not got a clue how to do this.
2)Is class 4 sufficient for the job

Cheers!

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• AnonD-854
• 2SM
• 05 Feb 2011

John, 05 Feb 2011Check your Nokia N8 screen. If you have purple tint on your... moreSAMOLED also having purple effect problem

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7256721

http://androidforums.com/htc-desire/138038-amoled-slcd.html

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