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Last night, Nokia finally revealed its latest 12-megapixel HD handset, the Nokia N8 (leaked pictures came in as early as two months ago here). It’s got a large camera sensor that rivals most point-and-shoot cameras out there.
Nokia N8
3.5 inches AMOLED screen @ 360×640 pixels
16 GB storage
up to 32GB via microsSD
256MB RAM, 512MB ROM
HSDPA 10.2Mbps, HSUPA 2Mbps
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 w/ A2DP
12MP autofocus camera w/ Carl Zeiss optics, Xenon flash
Symbian ^3 OS
ARM 11 680MHz processor
3D Graphics HW accelerator
FM Radio with RDS
FM transmitter
GPS w/ aGPS support
1200mAh Li-Po battery
This could be the most capable cameraphone Nokia has ever built. Nokia N8 uses a 1/2 inch (1/1.9″) CMOS sensor 30% larger than most compact digital cameras with a maximum shutter speed of 1/1000 of a second (aperture F2.8; focal length 5.4). Video recoding can go up to 720p HD @ 25fps.
That large storage option (16GB internal + up to 32GB external) should be enough for doing all that HD video recording and large photo file size. The AMOLED capacitive touch screen should make video playback really nice and crisp although the 1200mAh battery seemed a little lacking for all that juice-guzzling features (a number of earlier Nokia handsets have 1500mAh batteries already).
The Nokia N8 is set to be released by 3rd quarter of 2010 with an estimated price of Php22,000 before taxes.
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marky says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
..sleek..cool..nice..
gusto ko nyan….
Lezuric says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
aw.. nagleak n aito dati.. bago pa ako bumili ng X6 :<
I want tat! ;(
rbsoriano says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
any info about its new Symbian OS?
Lezuric says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
and also.. it has a multi touch input method! wah!
Teknisyan says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
nice… this is more of a digi-camera with a phone features and not the common… cellphone-with-camera!!!
Plus its within the range of mid to high end compact camera!!!
moogle says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
This is definitely my next phone. FTW!
zEr0-IcE says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
I WAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT!
I’m going back to Nokia! :-)
Jovz says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Eto na yata yung hinihintay ko :)
mcast says:
💎 Platinum🏆1
If Symbian^3 breaks through and finally becomes the touchscreen OS that Nokia should’ve come up with in the first place, I’m in. I’m keeping my current phone in pristine condition so that maybe I can sell it later on, if ever I plan to buy this one…
That price point is really something.
hereandnow says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
I was a nokia fan before the touchscreen phone explosion. I waited for nokia’s response to iphone. My wait was justified by the nokia 5800 and even considered it better than iphone. 2 weeks after light usage, my 5800 stopped responding. I sent it to the service center and waited for 6 WEEKS until it gets fixed. it’s brand spanking new! it just came out to the market! I was so dissapointed that nokia didn’t even replace the device because it’s brand new. they just change the board. i still sticked with nokia because i also love symbian. Then 2 months later my 5800’s screen gone crazy. I touch 1 icon, another one opens. i updated the firmware and it was still doing that. i got tired of going back to the service center. Now I will never ever buy any nokia phone, EVER! I sticked with their lousy UI because I thought their hardware is good anyway, but no. All nokia phones (i used 1 sony ericsson but went back to nokia) in 11 years, now a samsung running android user. I’ll get an htc next but never a nokia! and i hate symbian!
ed says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
well this is interesting.. if its only 22k i’ll go for this one but i’ll also wait for iphone 4G to come out. can’t imagine the price of the new iphone 4g when it’s release na!
Mobile Pinas says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Some says, nothing is new when it comes to OS, it still the same to other touchscreen phone of Nokia. The only big thing about it is the 12 megapixel camera.
anonymous says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
1: people should read about the pixel myth… higher pixel count doesn’t mean better picture quality. Compare a 12mp point and shoot pic with an 8mp pic taken by slr and you’ll see the difference… phone with gazillion pixels will never match a point and shoot (released in the same year:) )
2: nokia should face the fact that symbian is not for touchscreen. Go maemo plssss.
3. With the specs of phone comming out lately.. htc samsung(galaxy s) dell etc this phone simply sucks.
Sorry but nokia needs to step up…
Rich558 says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
Looks great and the price point is amazing! My only concern is that Nokia should have included a slide mechanism to protect the carl-zeiss glass, similar to the ones found in SE phones.
anon says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
1: people should read about the pixel myth… higher pixel count doesn’t mean better picture quality. Compare a 12mp point and shoot pic with an 8mp pic taken by slr and you’ll see the difference… phone with gazillion pixels will never match a point and shoot (released in the same year:) )
2: nokia should face the fact that symbian is not for touchscreen. Go maemo plssss.
3. With the specs of phone comming out lately.. htc samsung(galaxy s) dell etc this phone simply sucks
nokia needs to step up their game :)
rcsaint says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Sayang hindi dual-sim…hehehe..bibilhin ko na sana!
bongskie says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
awesome!!! i want this!!!
daddy joey says:
💎 Platinum🏆1
like!
jan says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
@anon: completely agree. i just don’t get this high-MP-is-better-quality obsession of some folks. it’s the sensor that really counts.
as for the phone, it’s got really nice hardware specs, but i’m more interested on the OS that runs it. knowing that symbian^3 is an S60v5 with a more polished UI, the demos i’ve seen so far are not really that impressive, with the outdated-looking interface and laggy performance. i hope they live up to their product promos for the sake of their consumers.
manong says:
💠 Supremacy🏆2
this could be my next phone :)
i hope i can trade-in my samsung omniapro b7610 for this
sexy and cheap!
jade bryan says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Okay. Good news lots of positive feedbacks here. Even the negative preview can’t beat the Nokia N8 on the runway!
pabs says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
am a nokia coz most of my phones were nokia. My 5800 is already a year old and still working fine. In fact i am typing this comment on my 5800, i have a wifi at home so good, its fast and is just equal in speed with my laptop and desktop. So I think the N8 will replace my 5800.
irv says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
At this point, Nokia is winning only because of price. People will buy this not because of superior features, but mainly because they can’t afford an iPhone or Android handset.
jojo30 says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
You can say what you want about Symbian being a dinosaur compared to Android and Apple… but I’m still very happy with my E72 because the battery life kicks butt! Until either of those 2 can come up with a phone with a battery that lasts 4 days with extensive use of email and browsing, I don’t feel the need to switch.
netbooksearcher says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
3rd Qtr pa?! Tagal naman!
I want to have one NOW!
mcast says:
💎 Platinum🏆1
To be honest, I like Symbian. But that’s because I’m already familiar with it. I just wished Symbian^3 was more about functionality than eye candy. Apparently, this isn’t the case. The one advantage I think Symbian has over Android and iPhone OS is the portrait alphanumeric keypad. It’s probably just me and my big thumbs, but I don’t think I’ll ever get used to typing on a portrait QWERTY keypad!
Dear Nokia, please wake up.
Moogle says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
It’s really fascinating how people reacts to the Symbian^3 OS eventhough it isn’t released yet. The same way goes for the N8. Some of the comments I’ve
read here somehow shows that they’ve already tried both. Give Nokia a chance people! The specs of this phone for me is really amazing evethough it is somehow late compared to SE, Samsung or even the iPhone. But by just looking at those specs I can definitely say that this is something worth my hard earned money. Just my two cents.
woot says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
First sample HD video captured on Nokia N8! http://vimeo.com/11266224?hd=1
laurence says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
for me, i would still want to buy it..coz i’m an avid nokia fan…a 12mp camera with a xenon flash can be a better competitor for my n82….going to buy it once in stores..
Feelistardatkom says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Ok tong N8 for young gen., anyways, Nokia C2 is coming, will wait for it!! yepeeeee.
Feelistardatkom says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
nokia C2 is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
E says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
this is cheap… but still waiting for the iphone 4g..
VICTOR says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
what’s up with that N8’s battery? Is that weak or what?
khen says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
wow~! i love it! ginaya ang aino! how much nmn to?
Joe says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
symbian3 is still the old symbian 5th, which i really dont like..
n8? parang satio na capacitive.
Louie says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Aesthetic wise, symbian sucks. But it’s the most functional OS compared to Apple and Android. Question is… will this unit be upgradeable to Symbian^4 this year??
jb says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
pangalan lang ng Apple ang binibili nyo sa iphone na yan at di mismo yung features ng isang phone at kumbaga, pang-porma lang sya.
VICTOR says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
Read the specs and details of this N8 and the 5800 has finally found its successor. This N8 is a 5800 on steroids. Heavily on steroids. I will buy this the first day it’s out.
Marky says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
I won’t Nokia until it gets de-symbianized. The UI sucks bigtime!
SATIO (idou) says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
meron n bng price list nyan? prang mas prefer q pa rin SE Satio
sodam says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
does anybody know if this Nokia N8 still has that alpha numeric keypad for typing on SMS? I still need that up until now.
Lito Ferrer says:
🥉 Rookie🏆1
Whew! I thought i am going to buy the SE Vivaz as my next phone to my N97. Now i am looking at this Nokia N8 as an option. SE Vivaz or Nokia N8???
teknisyan says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
Just posted… knockoffs of N8 are already available. :)
Galing talaga nang mga pirata!
http://teknisyan.blogspot.com/2010/05/nokia-n8-knockoffs.html
abe says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
wow … i like it!
LEEMAR says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
i like this phone! sana sa august or september na ito ilabas, para sakto my pera na ko pambili. looks very promising, specs is superb at 680mhz and 256mb of ram.
fyi people symbian os is a very light operating system, it doesn’t need 1ghz processor, the higher the processor the more power it consumes so battery life naman ang problem nun. eto ang tama.
Ronnie says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
nokia says this is a bluetooth 3.0. Interesting phone… also want to see the HD movie playback over its HDMI interface on HDTV.
hereandnow says:
🥉 Bronze🏆1
@jb
hahahaha nakakatawa ka naman magcomment. pang porma lang ba? obviously di ka pa nakakagamit ng iphone (di ka yata maka-afford) feature wise it’s frackin’ loaded! UI is still relevant and superb! support (apps and third party hardware) is endless. anong apple brand lang binabayaran? ahahahaha
Rem says:
🥈 Silver🏆1
Ang alam ko wala naman sa kung gano kataas yung Megapixel count niya, nasa sensor yun kung gano kalaki. Pero compared sa Satio/Pixon12 mas malaki daw yung sensor niya. Kamukha niya yung Sony Ericsson Aino. I’d rather wait for Samsung AMOLED 3D phone na lang. Pwede On/Off yung 3D kahit kelan mo gusto. :D Wala namang ganong bago sa Symbian^3, halos parehong pareho lang daw. Mas maganda pa yata yung Maemo/MeeGo kasi parang Windows Mobile siya. Pero yung sample pictures ng N8 camera ay malinaw. Ang hirap daw palitan ng battery niya. Ano na kaya nangyari sa kaso ng Nokia sa Apple?
clyde says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
well for the price and features it offers i wud say its a good buy… yeah its not about the pixels but then again the sensor is different so theres a possibility that this could take better photos than any other cameraphones or stand alone point and shoot cameras out there… lets not judge it early kasi we havent experienced the real thing pa naman eh… and i guess the new symbian os is more fluid than its predecessor but still has that familiar feel to it which will make old symbian users ryt at home… i recently got my mom a touchscreen nokia (5233 its cheap and does the job well) and she figured out the ui in a matter of minutes because she was using a non-touch s60 before… and may i say, the blue version is hot…
bestnokiaever says:
🌱 Noobs🏆1
I know a bit about that 256 RAM but what the heck is 512 ROM for?