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Criteria Comments Rating
  • Reception and call quality No comments great!
  • Display No comments great!
  • Battery life No comments good
  • Camera It takes stunning photos with its 12 MP camera. The video recording is also good at 720p HD. great!
  • Ease of use No comments great!
  • Design and form factor No comments great!
  • Portability (size / weight) No comments great!
  • Media support No comments great!
  • Durability No comments great!
  • Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.) No comments good
Detailed review
Nokia N8 comes with Symbian Belle OS and it is optimized for a smartphone like this with easy-to-use interface. There are many good review about the endless features like the camera with xenon flash and autofocus, Bluetooth 3.0, HDMI with dolby digital output, 16 GB internal and slot for another 32 GB memory card, capacitive touch screen, operating system, GPS Free Maps and navigation (Very fast GPS triangulation), F-Secure, Adobe Reader, QuickOffice, Email with Microsoft Exchange support, Communicator, Corporate Intranet connectivity, Text-to-speech engine, one search tool to search phone content/web/maps/everything, 3.5G, Wifi tethering support. Great apps from Nokia store like Nokia situations, Panorama, Poynt, Angry birds, Wellness Diary, Spotify, etc.
Only minor problems I experienced are: The proximity sensor seems to ditch at times and screen activates during a call. I endup accidentally disconnecting/muting the call by touching the screen. I understood that this problem exists in other brands which sport proximity sensor. Also the phone's loud speaker is housed in the camera/flash compartment which protrudes outward like a bump. So if you keep the phone faceup on soft bed or couch, chances are that you will not hear the phone ringing. Also the speaker is mono, no dual speakers for stereo as Nokia N900 has.
Overall it is a very good device to own and I am completely enjoying the product.
review history
2012-07-27
Edited comment on Camera
Rated Camera a 5
Updated detailed review