Nokia 808 PureView blind test: The sum of all pixels

14 June 2012
The Nokia 808 PureView has finally landed in swirling storms of hype. And of course, it wasn't given a chance to catch a breath. We didn't meet it empty-handed either. We had a finger on the shutter of some mean cameraphones and an EVIL digicam...

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  • D
  • AnonD-11120
  • j01
  • 15 Jun 2012

Here's mine. from the best to the worst:
E - A - F - B - D - C

Cheers. ;)

    • M
    • Mike
    • gId
    • 15 Jun 2012

    Order of preference (from best to worse):

    1) E
    2) F
    3) A
    4) D
    5) B
    6) C

      • P
      • Poosana
      • khM
      • 15 Jun 2012

      E is Pureview.

        • k
        • kodn
        • sxt
        • 15 Jun 2012

        My guess would be...


        samsung galaxy s 3 - a
        nokia n8 - b
        htc one x - c
        iphone 4s - d
        nokia pureview 808 - e
        olympus - f

        My ratings would be:

        1 - E
        2 - F
        3 - B
        4 - A
        5 - D
        6 - C

          • C
          • C38S
          • PUI
          • 15 Jun 2012

          Oops I posted which camera I thought was which but not my preferences :)

          1: E Is the best with the most natural colours
          2: F does a great job but the colors don't seem natural
          3) A has great colours and detail but doesn't perform as well
          4) C is next
          5 D is next, it could do better light range, the lack of detail in sections destroys the photo
          6 B Too much sharpening.

          Also note I only looked at the 100% crops... oops.

            • t
            • torcida
            • 3vk
            • 15 Jun 2012

            AnonD-15154, 15 Jun 2012Hmm... This was a tough one! Tougher than the first blind t... morethe colors of almost all are oversaturated, except E (should be 808) - which is the best and most natural (!!) picture!

              • M
              • Murtle
              • HK%
              • 15 Jun 2012

              A- Nokia n8
              B- Iphone 4s
              C- Htc one x
              D- Samsung galaxy s3
              E- Nokia pureview
              F- Olympus EPL2

              I'm no expert but again from best to worst in this order (with my reasoning):

              1. F -olympus EPL2 (least noise, may be a tad warm but prefer image to E and shows more shadow detail)
              2. E -Nokia pureview, (also very little noise)
              3. B -Iphone 4s (slightly more detail than image A, and colours more vivid)
              4. A -Nokia n8 (very close with image b-the iphone 4s, has a tad more noise)
              5. D -Samsung galaxy s3 (over saturated colours, high noise)
              6. C -Htc one x (easily worst image quality, which is characteristic of htc images)

                • D
                • AnonD-15154
                • BJL
                • 15 Jun 2012

                Hmm... This was a tough one! Tougher than the first blind test with the Great N8... Looks like its gameover for the N8 and game on for the Great 808 PureView!!

                So here's my ranking (Best to Worst)
                E- PureView
                F- Olympus
                B- S3
                A- N8
                D- 4s
                C- OneX

                And here's why:
                E (PV) -> Detail=impressive; Colours=good;
                F (OL) -> Detail=impressive; Colours=poor;
                B (S3) -> Detail=ok; Colours=impressive; AMAZING, AMAZING Colours!!
                A (N8) -> Detail=great; Colours=good; I have this phone!
                D (4s) -> Detail=poor; Colours=ok; Too bright for me, though!!
                C (HTC) -> Detail=Yuck; Colours=poor; I have this phone too!

                Lol; This sounds like "E,F and BAAAD C"
                And that's how I think these cameras compete as; Similar EF, BAD and C

                  • D
                  • AnonD-59061
                  • 8TA
                  • 15 Jun 2012

                  Better Image: F ( Olympus), and the E( Nokia 808) is very near in image quality

                  Worst Image: C ( HTC ) - very noisy

                  the order: F(olympus DSLR) > E(Nokia 808)>A (Nokia N8)> B( Galaxy SIII)> D ( Iphone 4s) > C( Htc one)

                    • I
                    • IVan
                    • LDN
                    • 15 Jun 2012

                    F is the best one.

                      • C
                      • C38S
                      • PUI
                      • 15 Jun 2012

                      Tooooo easy.
                      I haven't read any comments yet so this is fully blind
                      A) N8
                      B) One X (sharpneing)
                      c) Galaxy - general processing
                      d) iPhone 4S - lack of dynamic light range, blow outs in over exposure
                      e) 808 pureview
                      f) Canon (warm colours?).

                      The pureview is much better than the N8 than I expected!! Also note that the Pureview in 8MP mode applies less colour post-processing than it does in 5MP mode so the results aren't typical to what the user will see. 5MP 808 photos are more vivid.

                        • N
                        • Nikolas.B
                        • 3nv
                        • 15 Jun 2012

                        From best to worse:
                        E
                        F
                        A
                        D
                        B
                        C.

                          • ?
                          • Anonymous
                          • utT
                          • 15 Jun 2012

                          E
                          B
                          F

                            • b
                            • busul
                            • S6D
                            • 15 Jun 2012

                            not sure about the other,but i guess
                            F = Oly (its saturated)as usual Olympus
                            E = pureview (low noise and more neutral)

                            the details roughly the same
                            the rest..
                            maybe D is N8
                            A=iphone
                            B=Samsung
                            C= HTC

                              • D
                              • AnonD-59059
                              • LiE
                              • 15 Jun 2012

                              AnonD-48570, 15 Jun 2012Image E is definitely the Pureview 808. Image F might be ... more"The colors should be more natural" so it should be the iphone??

                              lol

                                • D
                                • AnonD-59059
                                • LiE
                                • 15 Jun 2012

                                D is definitely iphone 4s, with the disneyland colors.
                                Galaxy S3 is probably B, which is also a bit oversaturated.
                                C looks horrible, that's probably HTC One X as their sensor is just bad.

                                A is probably N8, since it seems to have better dynamic range and detail than the other three.

                                E and F are similar in detail, but F has more saturated colors. Since the colors are the same between E and A, I'll say E is the 808 Pureview.

                                In order of preference:

                                1st - F: Olympus
                                1st (ex-aequo) - E: 808 Pureview
                                2nd - A: Nokia N8
                                3rd - B: Galaxy S3
                                4th - D: iphone 4s
                                5th - C: HTC One X

                                  • D
                                  • AnonD-53178
                                  • 3vk
                                  • 15 Jun 2012

                                  Winner is E

                                  here my updated list:

                                  1) E
                                  2) F
                                  3) A
                                  4) D
                                  5) B
                                  6) C

                                  Cheers :)

                                    • w
                                    • warren
                                    • 9xG
                                    • 15 Jun 2012

                                    From Best to Worst:

                                    E
                                    F
                                    B
                                    D
                                    A
                                    C

                                      • D
                                      • AnonD-59060
                                      • vV5
                                      • 15 Jun 2012

                                      thanks gsmarena, helping me in deciding should i go for this phone or not. If pureview netheir E or F then.... I would like to know which device is E.... I am buying it...

                                        • e
                                        • ewoo
                                        • kWM
                                        • 15 Jun 2012

                                        E: 808
                                        F: E-PL1
                                        A: N8
                                        B: S III
                                        D: 4S
                                        C: One X