Galaxy Camera vs. 808 PureView: Shoot 'em up

16 January 2013
So, this may as well be the first against the last of their respective kind. Nokia would gladly try and sell you PureView in various wraps and Android-powered cameras are not unheard of, but a shootout like this...

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  • 15 Feb 2013

AnonD-105265, 25 Jan 2013Big fan of android and Samsung, but android photo quality f... moreI have now SGS3 mini, and I can confirm that my old nokia X6 produce significantly better pictures than this new SGS model.

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    • 10 Feb 2013

    AnonD-108688, 03 Feb 2013Lens from Carl Zeiss is the Best , all good cameras use thi... morecarl zeiss is not a lens, it is the technology of a four-lens assembly. Check wikipedia.

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      • 03 Feb 2013

      AnonD-44031, 27 Jan 2013You seem to have a very narrow viewpoint. Just because (alm... moreLens from Carl Zeiss is the Best , all good cameras use this lens , better than creating their own cheap lens

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        • 28 Jan 2013

        AnonD-24171, 27 Jan 2013Keep fooling yourself since your way of speak shows how sha... morehahaha ...u seem another nut from d same galaxy .....yes nokia uses gui chip from toshibaits correct.. No conpany in this world produces goods from its own godown or production. Even samdung does the same, some of its part are manufactured from other manufacturares, that u will have little knowledge bout..... Anyways what nokia has done is certainly a innovation( dats what the companh is known for). Oversampling is not new , sony has done that before, but putting such a gigantic sensor in a phone and then processing images tnat should b of 14-15 mb into 1.5-2.5 mb is not a childs play, for that the company needed a strong chip and fyki, toshiba is also japanese like sony.....yes few years back sony had an upper hand in pt and shoot cam but there are more players now so its stiff......and btw u seem an illeterate pal, cause u dunno whats p.v technology is...first please aware urself of the same.....android us gud for nothing, its basically for games and they are costly nt cheap.....if ur samdung can put dat quadcore in a phone then whh cant a sensor like n8 atleast????? Cause all the stuff dat samdung produces in phone is nothing but a waste of resources and mareketing gimmick.....even chinese conpanies can put quadcore in phone and mind u its like 5 times less then samdungs....like canvas hd from micromax......hahaha get sm gud arguement stuff to argue about.....

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          • 27 Jan 2013

          AnonD-24171, 27 Jan 2013Keep fooling yourself since your way of speak shows how sha... more:))). What a waste of words and energy!!! First, learn to be nice me dear fandroid. Second, Sony has made this type of technology?:)))) When? Five years from now? Ja, i've heard that Samsung and Sony had 12mpx camera phones before Nokia. But no one knows them. I also heard that Samsung are the best in photography. But no one noticed that (but only the fandungdroids). In fact, in all reviews you can see Samsung taking a buttnaked beat from Nokia, and that is why it makes Samsung the victor;). Now, you come here and brag about Samsung making it's own sensor? Who cares? Samsung makes from wash machines to toilet seats, take a look at some ex: Samsung Toilet Seat SBD-935 EMS. Or this interesting... thing...: Samsung T700. Or this new "innovation"... this best toilet in the world. It's a toilet seat with some live crap effect's on it's protective plastic while flushes the toilet. Is that gonna make it better? They are all over man, and will never be the best. In PC world, they are on 6'th place. And here i'm being gentle cause their ram stink, their Burners stink, their harddrives stink. In mobile world, is the same, their products stink, If their wasn't no app in that droid store. What would have been the use of any dung product?:)). In every market they play on, there is someone better. You know why? Cause a multibusiness will never give them the chance to be the best, and let's not forget: Cause they stink! Third: Nokia is designing their products and their cameras and everything in their devices is their innovation. And their innovation and quality is better then Samsung's... FOR SHORE! They, make them on paper and they decide the build, the material, the quantity, the size, what chemicals should be used. And then, just give this to factorizes to make their products. So, that is why they are so good and Samsung is not. I don't see why i should have a factory to make sensors when i can plan them, invent them and innovate?! And give this patent to a trusted factory who will make this product only for me, cause i invented it. What is the point of making your own sensors?:))). To make a good camera doesn't mean to make your own sensor. Means to innovate, to do some mathematics, some physics, some chemistry and some software so your sensor will take good pictures. And that cannot be applied in Samsung's world. POINT. It is useless what you say man. Learn some technology and marketing before coming here with your multicrapbrand or keep it low, so to appear smarter;). The proof is right here. Nokia beat the crap out of GS camera. Everybody said it... GS camera is weaker! Only you see it better:))), i bet that s3 has a better camera then 808 right?:))).

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            • 27 Jan 2013

            AnonD-24171, 27 Jan 2013Keep fooling yourself since your way of speak shows how sha... moreYou seem to have a very narrow viewpoint. Just because (almost) every part of the GSC is from Samsung doesn't mean that it is better than others who contract other companies. Sure, the GSC beats the 808 in terms of zooming capabilities, but nothing more. The 808 beats the GSC by a far margin when it comes to image quality.

            For me the GSC is a waste of money because look at what it boasts: automatic and instant upload to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social networking sites. Why would we need a 16MP camera for those?

            Nokia said that the 808's 5MP mode is perfect for Facebook uploads, but honestly we don't need that much. A 2-3MP photo will suffice for most social networking sites.

            Besides, even when the 808 captures photos at full resolution, FB upload for photos is amazingly fast!

            I own an 808 and I am already very well familiar with this device.

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              • 27 Jan 2013

              Carol, 22 Jan 2013Your sight is not good my friend, Take another look, The gs... moreKeep fooling yourself since your way of speak shows how shallow you are.
              Samsung Galaxy Camera is pure Samsung technology even the sensor its first Samsung sensor and its good for first try while Nokia is nothing that a kid who takes every part from others and say its his.
              Nokia Sensor from Toshiba and Lens from Carl Zeiss so you better to shut up! and by the way Purefail technology is nothing than an old technology Sony and many brands came with it before Lame Nokia.
              When Nokia can build their own Camera or phone you can open your ugly mouth again.

                I'm not sure about Galaxy's camera success if the price is higher than most smartphones. Just for example, an Xperia T costs the same and the 808PV is just 100 dollars more.
                But I may be wrong considering here (Mexico) almost every smartphone is overpriced

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                  • 25 Jan 2013

                  Carol, 23 Jan 2013First off all: Please don't talk about something you don't ... morethat is true. samsung's camera can't beat nokia 808 pv in a million years

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                    • AnonD-105265
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                    • 25 Jan 2013

                    Big fan of android and Samsung, but android photo quality for Samsung has some short comings.Have Galaxy Ace and Note, excellent picture in good light, but below average in low light.Had a Samsung Marvel, colors where where more spot on,not over saturated as with Galaxy Note I. Android Photo Quality needs improvement compare to apple and nokia.

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                      • 24 Jan 2013

                      Reading last lines of your article made me feel intense emotions.

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                        • 24 Jan 2013

                        Carol, 22 Jan 2013Your sight is not good my friend, Take another look, The gs... moreWell said my friend. Well said..

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                          • 24 Jan 2013

                          AnonD-61316, 24 Jan 2013i meant to say that if symbian could directly run android a... moreHave you used an android phone? Games are MUCH BETTER THAN SYMBIAN.As I said,symbian os is quite old,and android is getting ultra fast updates.The jelly bean is no joke,mind you.And how did u think android isnt able to play them well?

                          AND, NOKIA IS LAUNCHING A 38 mp phone ON WINDOWS.READ THE NEWS SECTION ON GSMARENA.

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                            • 24 Jan 2013

                            AnonD-100588, 23 Jan 2013Android is a different ball game.The older versions of andr... morei meant to say that if symbian could directly run android apps directly...by the way 90% apps on android r complete waste....rest 10% are made up of hd games and some common apps..android aaps lacks quality...

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                              • 23 Jan 2013

                              You shouldve compare the rich recording vs samsung galaxy video sound in a club lets say.... I really want to see what is the result going to be!

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                                • 23 Jan 2013

                                AnonD-61316, 23 Jan 2013isnt there any way by which symbian can run android apps...... moreAndroid is a different ball game.The older versions of android phones when rooted and upgraded,dont work perfectly themselves.Symbian getting android apps is a far fetched dream.Because Symbian has a more simplified ecosystem & androids have a very high number of communities developing custom roms,roots,etc.

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                                  • 23 Jan 2013

                                  isnt there any way by which symbian can run android apps...? blackberry and sailfish can run android apps..so why cant symbian.?i know it is not linux based os and it will be pretty difficult to make symbian do that.,.but there should be some way..i mean there is alaways a way.. .

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                                    • 23 Jan 2013

                                    Do a Nokia Lumia 920 vs Samsung Galaxy Camera

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                                      • 23 Jan 2013

                                      only if nokia can make a phone vid n8,s sensor and quality along with gud nibht shots, ois then its a win win situatio for nokia,, i dont know whh they are not doing it, its tough to put this gigantic sensor but if the lumia 920 body cud b near to n8,s body then why not take a chance, only symbian can handle the gigantic sensor , i guess its tough for windows phone as well.... Iam missing symbian alot, and to some extent meego as well.i dont care if the phone is muscular( i dont like anaeroxic sguff,,, cough s3 cough iphn),,like n8..

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                                        • 23 Jan 2013

                                        andyqwerty, 22 Jan 2013The key thing to remember is that: Pureview is a phone wit... moreur wrong mate...galaxy camera is nt a phone its likeany other point and shoot camera available in market, it has wifi and 3g inbuilt and u can access f.b easily.... Its moreover like a $150 tab which cant make calls.. Pureview is a marvel, respect nokia for all the innovation, they always surprise u, dats whh i have too much respect for it and may b almost all the nokia fans out there. WHen u watch the pics in a big led, or lcd you will realise how stunning they look, i was just too much surprised with the quality, galaxy camera pics were dull and colorless sort of....gsmarena team has done a gud review but dont forget there is 5 mp mode as well in purview....if samsung cant beat it in 8mp forget is if it can beat it in 5 mp, the method they use is oversampling,, nokia ftw