Nokia 808 PureView review: Photo Finnish

22 June 2012
The Nokia 808 PureView is the best cameraphone ever made. End of story. Now, how do you proceed from there? And why is this particular phone so hard to write about? How about because a picture is worth a thousand words and we just had a...

Sort by:

  • D
  • AnonD-49846
  • Lxj
  • 23 Jun 2012

Anonymous, 23 Jun 2012windows phone still gotta fail, microsoft doenst get it, it... moreNot necesarilly. IOS is a walled garden just like winphone (and people have embraced it quite nicely). Still MS has a lot do though, but if it can offer a good app market, Good hardware to compete with current competition, and an overall good user experience then it might just give android/IOS a run for their money.

    • D
    • AnonD-33238
    • fwe
    • 23 Jun 2012

    Fair and truthful review!!!
    Really enjoyed the read!!!!

      • ?
      • Anonymous
      • spx
      • 23 Jun 2012

      Great review :)

        • ?
        • Anonymous
        • Pv9
        • 23 Jun 2012

        windows phone still gotta fail, microsoft doenst get it, its not only sspec but the small things liek changing a wallpaper people won't take windows phone even with pureview on it.

        same reason many wouldnl't because of symbian

          • ?
          • Anonymous
          • spx
          • 23 Jun 2012

          2x, 22 Jun 2012The only thing this phone has is a good camera, the rest su... moreAnd you've used it alot have you?

            • ?
            • Anonymous
            • gxJ
            • 23 Jun 2012

            Excellent review..This Was Nokia. Starting for about 5 year ago before partnership with Ms...now they shamelessly dont advertise this brilliant phone enough.strange.

              • D
              • AnonD-60275
              • 9xJ
              • 23 Jun 2012

              I must say, I found this review rather touching. It was both emotional while remaining professional, and I admire the way gsmarena delivered it.

                • a
                • ashasin
                • Kxc
                • 23 Jun 2012

                i thing, android and iOS must be trembling fr the reincarnation of this device, :D

                  • d
                  • democro
                  • 3qC
                  • 23 Jun 2012

                  OMG.. really great or should I say perfect review..
                  all other sited should see how you write a review..
                  thank you for being realistic and not bashing nokia like mobile-review and engadget.

                  i like that you say and all the good things and all the bad things.. thats the way things should be..
                  pros and cons in every review.
                  great job.

                  great read before going to sleep :)
                  and will buy 808 becouse it will be one of those device that was innovative(not like putting 4 cores instead od 2).
                  now-i really like to read those comments like
                  -for that money go buy dslr and a phone.

                  -WHY because i can carry all that in a single phone.
                  ok its not a dslr phone but it covers atleast 75,80% of situations you can find yourself in. am i write?
                  its not like you carry a dslr camery all day everyday(except if you are a proffecional photographer)

                  people-buy what you like and what you want.
                  dont judge. i need a good camera, a few editing apps and a facebook app. nothing more.. thats why a need a camera and not android or ios apps.
                  good night everybody :)))

                    • D
                    • AnonD-37985
                    • JFx
                    • 23 Jun 2012

                    Just loved the your REVIEW !!!!!!!!!
                    gsm arena ..We love you !!!!

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • Pv9
                      • 23 Jun 2012

                      the screen could be better considering 900 older phone have 4.3 amoled plus.

                        • T
                        • Tablet
                        • JyL
                        • 23 Jun 2012

                        W8ting for WIn8 Tablet Pureview and I am ditching my Nikons SLR

                          • C
                          • Cha
                          • NsY
                          • 23 Jun 2012

                          808!!!!! Simply awesome!!! Great review gsma

                            • f
                            • falesh
                            • 7wC
                            • 23 Jun 2012

                            yeah yeah a lot of hope still the same old belle that the old n8 has(i m using)..nothing changed much in so called belle Fp1..had a lot of hopes on nokia...but now hopes are fading..hw stupid of such destroying such a powerful Symbian OS...
                            they should at least consider following things for there future updates...
                            >>should give better facebook integration not via cheap looking SOCIAL crap.
                            >>integrate hotspot tethering
                            >>better music player library
                            >>capability to create custom equalizer(that even old s60v5 has..feels like crap without this feature)..forced to buy a cheap crap looking equallizer app from store..it s*****.
                            >>how about capability of better new lock screen(many to chose from)
                            >>more phone memory(nokia really screwed n8 for that and they still want to install every f****** update recently office mobile to phone memory....)

                              • K
                              • Kobak
                              • mY7
                              • 23 Jun 2012

                              Thanks for the great review.

                              Some words for the application store topic:
                              I have both an android phone and an N8. I have spent a lot of time and tried ca. 50 apps on android to reach the overall functionality what the N8 has out-of-the box. Now, the android phone is used only by my children to play. As a really SMART phone, the nokia/symbian Belle OS is light years forward to android.

                                • D
                                • AnonD-29741
                                • FdZ
                                • 23 Jun 2012

                                great review! Will you make full Battery test?

                                  • S
                                  • SLAYER
                                  • gIC
                                  • 23 Jun 2012

                                  Thank you GSMArena for a great review. you are one of the very few websites left that are worthy of following.

                                    • D
                                    • AnonD-616
                                    • gx4
                                    • 23 Jun 2012

                                    2x, 22 Jun 2012The only thing this phone has is a good camera, the rest su... moreStill symbian is best friendly :-) os :-) everything working good on symbian :-) ! And about applications how much you using applications in one day ! Or how much you installed applications games in your devices ! 10! 50! 200! 500! I saw 65applications in galaxy s2 it was lags :-( how about 200applications/games

                                      • a
                                      • alt
                                      • 0pq
                                      • 23 Jun 2012

                                      Because i am not "obsessed with software and apps" this phone will replace my E7 rather than any other phone available today.
                                      The screen is just right for me being 4" and an amoled that makes things pop out at me even in sunlight.
                                      I will also get back an FM transmitter,missed that with the E7 and of course the camera will be a slight upgrade.
                                      well played nokia,if this is the last in a generation you sure are going out in style.

                                        • D
                                        • AnonD-616
                                        • gx4
                                        • 23 Jun 2012

                                        Gsmarena ! You missed in 'Key features'
                                        File manager
                                        microsoft office app