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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  • donzerus
  • 9Bg
  • 18 Jun 2012

Hi Gsmarena,

Good job on comparing all these phones. Why have you not included the low light samples from all these phones/cameras?

IMO, comparing the low light samples would show us the real winner and not pixel peeping the images which have been taken in good lighting conditions.

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    • AnonD-51996
    • 0TF
    • 18 Jun 2012

    AnonD-59673, 18 Jun 2012hmmmm...dear Anonymous, the reference I made to photoshop w... moreAfter the adjustments 808's photos were just stunning, only D800 beated it with a clear difference while Canon 5D Mark III had just a slight advantage over... To all fanboys that are going to attack me: Check the link yourself...

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      • AnonD-11222
      • vbR
      • 18 Jun 2012

      Anonymous, 18 Jun 2012in my opinion E was the worst :DAnd After reading your opinion my opinion is get your eyes checked with good eye doctor...LOL

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        • AnonD-59673
        • vGQ
        • 18 Jun 2012

        Anonymous, 18 Jun 2012please let me know if i get you wrong. why are u sayin tha... morehmmmm...dear Anonymous, the reference I made to photoshop was to the other comparison to the more senior cameras carried out by Digitalversus.com (link: http://us.digitalversus.com/mobile-phone/nokia-808-pureview-p13536/mystery-camera-revealed-nokia-808-pureview-test-shots-face-off-n24775.html)

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          • nokia will return
          • rK4
          • 18 Jun 2012

          what wow, 18 Jun 2012You know what ? Smart people , like me, are tired of trying... moreYou have kept your hopes too high and within one year, with release of windows 8 phone Nokia will reemerge as a champion

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            • Anonymous
            • 7Ei
            • 18 Jun 2012

            awesome smartphone.. nothing more to it.

            http://i.imgur.com/AFDQt.jpg

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              • Anonymous
              • 6qx
              • 18 Jun 2012

              in my opinion E was the worst :D

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                • Omar Mohamed
                • fk6
                • 18 Jun 2012

                AnonD-13349, 18 Jun 2012Is this the most commented gsmarena article ever?I think yes. It is.

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                  • hogaw
                  • 04V
                  • 18 Jun 2012

                  all i can say is I WANT ONE!

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                    • jeff
                    • pWI
                    • 18 Jun 2012

                    awesomenes offf 808 like grispy and detailed photo of 42 mexa bigxels .. great and grisp.. winner for sure.
                    wee want this and nokia does not ship it to america ? what ta i have heard.. we only use iphone gräppy cams sofar in our ranch.

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                      • AnonD-13349
                      • kKW
                      • 18 Jun 2012

                      AnonD-59673, 18 Jun 2012As many have commented, while the Pureview looks best in te... moreYeah. Just adjust the brightness, sharpness and saturation in the settings provided on the pureview.

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                        • daisuke white winter
                        • 9F1
                        • 18 Jun 2012

                        AnonD-3552, 18 Jun 2012im lved at malaysia,for rite now i own pureview 808 + ipod ... morewhat is the price of 808 in malaysia?

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                          • Anonymous
                          • u{E
                          • 18 Jun 2012

                          AnonD-59673, 18 Jun 2012As many have commented, while the Pureview looks best in te... moreplease let me know if i get you wrong.
                          why are u sayin that pureview won because its photos are enhanced by photoshop?
                          why can't you just accept tge fact that pureview is really good?
                          Why can't you just be a little bit more sporty?

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                            • AnonD-59673
                            • vGQ
                            • 18 Jun 2012

                            As many have commented, while the Pureview looks best in terms of overall reproduction and color accuracy, the Olympus looks best in terms of details captured and sharpness. This is anyway to be expected considering the sensor size and pedigree.
                            This is definitely not a good advertisement for HTC One X as the camera was touted as one of the great features there. Maybe there was a issue there also when the 16 MP camera downsized to 8 MP?

                            On of the links in this comments section had pointed out a comparison of the Pureview with other high end SLRs (like Nikon D800, Sony A77, Canon MIII, etc.) and how the original Pureview picture looked bad in comparison (but as a 'trick', after they brightened the mids in photoshop, it looked almost as good). Is there any way to achieve this effect/sharpness without using photoshop?

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                              • Stupid_1947
                              • uZa
                              • 18 Jun 2012

                              BTW, what is it that Android offers which Symbian does not? I am a business user of cell phones. You could do things in your old symbian phone which you can't do today with androids unless you install additional applications.

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                                • feelgood
                                • fXv
                                • 18 Jun 2012

                                Denzo, 18 Jun 2012As per my opinion before the answers, F is clearly the best... morePutting the iPhone in the same league as the 808? lol but I guess my 6 y/o nephew would agree with you, those iPhone pictures' colours do look "cool". But, they're are far from real. The N8s pictures are still at least 5 years ahead of the iPhone 4S and GS3 here

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                                  • Smee
                                  • kKx
                                  • 18 Jun 2012

                                  I'm honestly super impressed with the 808. If I could get a hold of one for a non-astronomical price, I would. Symbian and all. (Never used symbian..maybe I'd like it)

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                                    • AnonD-13349
                                    • kKW
                                    • 18 Jun 2012

                                    what wow, 18 Jun 2012You know what ? Smart people , like me, are tired of trying... moreWhat does nokia's finances have to do with this comparison? Is that your attempt to slander them due to the 808 pureview proving itself here and beating your favorite device at something? When nokia goes bankrupt or when someone buys out nokia, will never change the fact that the pureview has a great camera and is an innovation. If anyone is being a fanboy here its you. You are rejecting the idea of accepting defeat by bringing up things irrelevant to what has happened here. Even if the pureview were to make a nikon d800 look like shit(which it won't), people like you would still come out and say, get a hasselblad instead, or say something completely irrelevant like, nokia is bleeding cash.

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                                      • Denzo
                                      • sy9
                                      • 18 Jun 2012

                                      As per my opinion before the answers, F is clearly the best, showing the least issues of on shadows and getting most detail and clarity, then close E, then D iPhone.. after that they are pretty average.. one x looks terrible and Nokia N8 is a joke. SGS3 is ok.. but not in the same league as top 3.

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                                        • what wow
                                        • 3RM
                                        • 18 Jun 2012

                                        You know what ? Smart people , like me, are tired of trying to put some sense into fanboys.
                                        So i'll just say this so i can later say "i told you so". And this will be the end of it..there's just no convincing a stupid person that it's stupid.
                                        Here it goes:
                                        "Nokia will be bankrupt or bought by someoen else with 2 years cause nothign can save it, not Lumia, not Wp, not Pure view, not 808, Nothing can save it cause it needs to sell and these little tricks like 808 are just too little to count in a sea of android sharks. People want android on nokia. If Nokia doesnt make an android phone within 1 year, it wil run out of steam and will be history."

                                        In the future i'll say i told you so. I can't wait.