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(Revised 13 August 2013 to update experience aspects; downgrade to -good-) After using the Nokia N8 for two years I have come to the conclusion that this is the smartphone to lead Nokia forward. It is not perfect - what is? Fit and Finish - This is probably the best constructed and flawless looking mobile device I have ever purchased. The few buttons work well with good feedback. The phone is solid, an advantage of a non-traditional battery cover. Display - OLED and rich looking. 3.5 is as big as I would want to carry around regularly. The resolution is typical Symbian (360 x 640), which is to say not nearly enough pixels on that just right sized screen. The FIRST mobile display that I can use easily outside in daylight. Ease of Setup - Initial setup was a bit more of chore than I expected it to be. WiFi setup, contact transfer were both harder than they needed to be. I had to use Ovi Suite to transfer contacts; the interphone transfer application did not work with my Nokia N900. Everything else, MMS, SMS, microSDHC file system, etc. set itself up. Wow! How Does It Work? - The phone behaves very well, picking the wifi network over my 3G connection whenever needed. This is something that my Nokia 5800 does not always do well. The N8 does not even ask - it simply picks the right connection. By the way, that is a wireless N speed connection. Very fast. The user interface is very fast. There are times when it hangs for up to ten seconds, which is an eternity when you are waiting for an application to open or close so you can do something else. This is once or twice a day, just enough to remind you it can be a problem without being an issue. I use the optional Swype keyboard and love it. But it does not play well with F-Secure. The Touch Screen - The pencil eraser sized stylus gave me an idea of how much precision I was sacrificing for the capacitive multitouch on the N8-00 over my resistive screen devices. I like the subtle but distinct vibration feedback. This is a much sweeter and tuned vibration than on previous Nokia touch screens and much nicer than Samsung touch feedback. Multi-touch works well. There are times when I believe my touch input has gotten lost on the way to informing the OS the screen has been touched. About twice a day this happens. Using It - The upgrade to Belle and the release of Microsoft Apps 2.01 has improved operation of the phone. Screen widgets have better response overall and more home screens are key improvements. This cramps the amount of available space on the C: drive so you'll have to be careful what you load to C:. Use E: or the microSD when possible. Camera- I see very few artifacts in my well lit photos. A lot of thought went into the processing algorithms to ensure best results from the 12 MP sensor. Xenon flash is bright and even. Images look fabulous on the device. Video is quite good. None of the choppiness or hesitation I have seen in other cell phone (N900) video shooters. It all looks great on the big screen in native 720p resolution. In phone editing is easy and works well. Summary- Daily momentary hangs aside, this is a good device with many features. That I can get 3G speeds with both my T-Mobile US and ATT SIM cards is a huge plus.Read full review
I have always been a Nokia fan. I even like the Symbian OS. That said, I am not entirely happy with the N8. Pros: -The phone feels good in the hand, comfortable size, all metal body feel durable. -The camera is amazing, I get better picture with my phone than my digital camera. -Call quality, as expected, is wonderful. Listeners say they can't tell I'm on a mobile phone. -Three home screens works well for me. I like having info and apps in groups. I dislike having to sort through apps to find what I want. The screen is bright, easy to read even in sun light. Cons: -Qwerty keyboard only useable in landscape mode. Difficult to type with one hand. I stongly recommend installing Swype; its free and works very well. -For reasons unknown to me, the phone freezes. Reset is easy, just hold power button down for 10 secs then turn phone back on. Luckily occurs only on standy by. -Lastly, many of the Ovi apps have not be updated to work with the N8. I have had to uninstall many either because they don't work properly or they cause screen to freeze. I understand a software update will be soon available, hopefully some of these problems will be corrected. Admittedly I'm spoiled. I have never had ANY problems with my prior Nokia phones. The difficulties with the N8 are minor and workable, but I have high expectations.Read full review
As a loyal Nokia user along the years I know right away that I have to give a try to the N8 cell before anyone else. As I expected this phone is perfect almost in every aspect! The battery is strong and last long, the signal is strong even on elevators, the OS symbian^3 run smoothly, it looks great and feel expensive when you hold it, it have alot of options in it including the GPS that work like a charm. But all this is nothing compare to its camera!!! 12MP, 720p recording do the work and it gives excellent photos and vidoes!!! The only negative thing that I can say about this cell is that the OVI store of Nokia dont have too much softwares like Andorid and iOS so my guess it will take a bit longer but in the end it will have everything. If u like Nokia and know like me that this is relyable phone that dont have problams and run smoothly I advise you to buy the Nokia N8 without no conserns!Read full review
Software still needs to be polished, but hardware is awesome!! Recomended for travellers. Good things: The Camera is by far better than a lot of digital cameras. International 3.5G network Internal Camera Great battery ussage Bad things: It has less Ram memory and a slower processor than other smartphones, but it handles great with games and apps thanks to the speed of symbian. 3.5 inch screen is small compared to other top rank smartphones It should have Android insted of symbian
Bought the new Nokia N8 one month ago. Impressing handset, I very much like the cam (12 MP, Xenon-flash, 720P HD video recording) and the built quality (aluminium case, gorilla glass, AMOLED display). Features HDMI output, USB On-The-Go (works like a USB host to flash drives, USB mouse/keyboards etc.)and a new Symbian version (Symbian^3). Combined with the capacitive touch screen it is a much better touch screen experience to me. Still not perfect - software wise - but already a big step forward. I give it a "good" rating instead of excellent due to the UI weaknesses compared to iOS and android; also the touchscreen response yet could be better.
