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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  • 18 Jun 2012

Nokia 808 PW it's have allien camera

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    • Cha
    • fnc
    • 18 Jun 2012

    Lmfao!!!! Like i said way back, pitting 808 against other phones in a camera contest equals a blood bath. 808 is one mean beast! Damn I mean it even wiped the floor with an olympus- beating it by more than twice the vote! I don' care what anyone says now 808 is best smartphone for me. But I can't stop lauging at Htc and it's image sense omg I think even a good 3mpx cam would beat one x!

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      • Anonymous
      • nTp
      • 18 Jun 2012

      Ha ha, its so funny now to read Android fans comments that wrote "B&C - is a loser", "B&C - bad", ... ;)

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        • AnonD-18637
        • thf
        • 18 Jun 2012

        uptowngal, 18 Jun 2012Can GSMARENA do a shootout between the Nokia 808 & the ... morehttp://us.digitalversus.com/digital-camera/face-off/5956d547bbde2ba67c7733332f349575ce4d4133

        just close the odd ones, add your desired device from the "add" menu and see which cam shows more details.... the small texts, texts on the batteries and many more...

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          • uptowngal
          • PUy
          • 18 Jun 2012

          Can GSMARENA do a shootout between the Nokia 808 & the Olympus Pen E-P3 please?

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            • Mohd
            • MDV
            • 18 Jun 2012

            lax, 18 Jun 2012I’m surprised the iphone and S3 got more votes that the N8... moreBut remember that Nokia N8 was downgraded to 8 Megapixels and Nokia 808 pureview had a downgrade from 38 mega pixels to 8 mega pixels and had the best results with the pureview technology!

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              • AnonD-3575
              • s0M
              • 18 Jun 2012

              First nokia will made dedicated satnavs obsolete
              now p&s cameras (and some even more advanced / expensive) will soon be gone

              funny how an "outdated" system does that
              iphone4s and sgs3 can replace a camera because of terrible low light performance and only digital zoom
              nor can they replace a satnav without paying or internet connection
              nor a mp3 player because of poor battery life.
              nor a media player without expensive adapters
              and thats considered modern? please...

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                • Proud Android
                • 0@k
                • 18 Jun 2012

                Ha ha, its so funny now to read iphone fans comments that wrote "D - is a loser", "D - bad", ... ;)

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                  • Anonymous
                  • nTp
                  • 18 Jun 2012

                  i didnt except iPhone 4S to be this good, Apple did great Job

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                    • 9C7
                    • 18 Jun 2012

                    AnonD-51996, 18 Jun 2012Hahahahaha! What a joke! In low light the difference will b... moreIf n808 culd be compared with Oly, what is the reason not to do some serious tests? Don't get me wrong, n808 is considered to be my next phone, bud if it's comparable with serious cameras, then let's put all cards on the table! It is a powerful camera phone and these tests are just bonus points for it!

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                      • Anonymous
                      • nTp
                      • 18 Jun 2012

                      i didnt guess or even try but i was sure about one thing C HTC One X because thru my experience i know that HTC make worst camera phone

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                        • Jay
                        • n7}
                        • 18 Jun 2012

                        People don't be afraid, the pureview technology will come to the Lumia series! Nokia confirmed.

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                          • 18 Jun 2012

                          Anonymous, 18 Jun 2012Honestly, I don't get all these fanboyism. Generally, for ... moreN8 is/was a besseller! 808PureView would be a bestseller if marketed properly by Nokia, but they dont want to destroy Lumia sells!! I'm afraid that Lumia sells will be affected eventually!

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                            • AnonD-51996
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                            • 18 Jun 2012

                            Anonymous, 18 Jun 2012Honestly, I don't get all these fanboyism. Generally, for ... moreWhat you're saying is truth for some people, but the N8's case was different from 808. It was the best cameraphone, but it couldn't beat top compact cameras.
                            The 808 is totally different and it can beat compact cameras that cost equal or even more than 808, while being a very good smartphone too and it is worthy of buying even just for the camera...

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                              • 18 Jun 2012

                              Why is the Xperia S not included in the shoot-out? The Xperia S beat the N8 in the previous comparison, I think the Xperia S deserves to be in the list.

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                                • AnonD-41591
                                • 2@v
                                • 18 Jun 2012

                                AnonD-27765, 18 Jun 2012N8's camera quality degraded with Belle. It was much better... more@Vanderbeek I do agree coz the The N8 with say Anna clicked photos with out any blur and with belle upgrade i noticed a slight blur after the photo was clicked.....

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • nUd
                                  • 18 Jun 2012

                                  b was the samsung galaxy siii? cool, htc's attempt was a complete shamble

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                                    • john
                                    • wga
                                    • 18 Jun 2012

                                    My only disagreement with the result is that the I think SGS3 (B) is better than the iphone (D)

                                    - In the first samples B has more natural colours while sharpness is equal
                                    - The second samples there is more noise showing in dark areas of D
                                    - In the 4th samples there is a lot less noise in B and it is sharper particularly in the hedges.

                                    It was obvious that D was the iphone because of the narrower field of view. Therefore i think maybe the voting was skewed by apple fans. Either way the 808 had the best photos with the biggest disappointments being the One X and N8.

                                    Just my 2c worth.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • kW8
                                      • 18 Jun 2012

                                      Honestly, I don't get all these fanboyism. Generally, for many people, if the camera on a phone is decent, it's already good enough for them.

                                      If it was that important, the 808 will already be a best seller, and the N8 would have sold extremely well since it was unmatched when it came out. As it is, the consumers decide that the camera on a phone isn't actually that important.

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                                        • s0%
                                        • 18 Jun 2012

                                        Anonymous, 18 Jun 2012To put into context 89% of the votes went to the Nokia 808 ... morei totally agree
                                        the results shud be 1.808 2.olympus 3. N8 4.iphone 5.s3 6.one x