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.
and san store or mall ako mkakabili ng N8? im super interested dto sa phone na to, wanna buy it.. magkano kya? hehe :)
do we have this phone here in phil right now? how much?
akala nyo lang mura ung iphone…may tax pa yun mura sya kung nka plan pro mhal ang monthly…accdg to my mom ha…d ako ngtitinda hahaha ngsasabi lang po ng opinion ko.peace N8 cant wait to have you as my new baby =)
my comments are:
Hardware : there are other phones out there which have higher hardware specs than N8, Android Phones and IPhone and even Samsung Bada’s..the only thing that Nokia earn points would be the ROM = 512MB, the sensor and the megapixel count
Software : i believe that symbian is losing its popularity already, until they dont come up with a more sleek UI..
on the other hand,i like symbian in the way of its usuability, e.g. first of all multitasking, connecting to other mobile phone via Bluetooth, PTP, FTP,PIctBridge, its ability to adapt to PC’s(even Mac OSX allows to) even as removable storage, drag symbian install files at the memory card(even without PC suite), and even internet tethering, and now additional HDMI for TV..i dont know if apple and android could do that all, oh, they just fixing bugs after bugs by the moment..haha..
Imaging : i hope Nokia improve these on the N8, but based on the videos over the launch, i say it might be convincing
Gaming : Nokia improve gaming pls..adapt N-Gage but beefier games..
Battery Life : Nokia would be a little bit improving on these parts, E-Series phone at N-Series have been on good performance lately, even the 5800 could stand 5 days(beat that iPhone, usually E-series phones like E63, E72 and E90 stayed with me for 9 days)..
still there’s room to improve, but im betting good reviews on these one before it will be released..BTW, Maemo Linux is good but too complicated like Android..
Grrrrrrr…..gusto k rin nyan. ang mahal kasi ng iphone khit old model. $199 yung iphone 4 pero pgdating s pinas,$400-$500 yun price!!!
I can’t wait to have this one.
@N8-00
ok, don’t cry.. hahaha… don’t get me wrong, i don’t have anything against apple products or something.. i don’t mean to criticize anything here.. i’m just citing a certain feature that i like with nokia n8.. and fyi… i’m not a nokia vendor.. maybe you are since you are the one who is too affected with my comment.. peace.. =D
@susie
I don’t even know why you have to mention iPhone 4(no G, yet, ok?). You a Nokia vendor? Apple just made a great iPhone again and stop criticizing it. You don’t want it, don’t buy it(or sell it). I love the N8 and will certainly get one. There are tons more better features than just the one you mentioned on the N8 than any other smartphones out for 2010.
what i like about N8 is that i can use a USB/external hard disk and just plug it in with the phone and be able to watch HD movies or listen to hundreds of songs without affecting my phone’s memory.. iphone 4g does not have this kind of feature…
Anybody wants an N8 now? Seems there are N8s now at China.
nope, its not available there either… tried to look all over greenhills… and be warned, some vendors might try to dupe you and make u pay in order for them to be able to get the item.. its not on display, don’t bother!
still it’s not available in Greenhills… wew! i cant wait long.. how much kaya 2.. baka naman trial and error lng paglabas nito.. sana wala bug..Wew! almost DLSR! hehe Nokia D90.. peace!
@Josh_nontech
try london, on august 24th
@ Jenny: looked at robinson’s galleria last night, to no avail… will try at greenhills, maybe its available there already…
waaaaah mern na ba nyan d2???gs2 ko nyan. . . regalo ko na sa sarili ko bday ko bkas wooootwooot
Will definitely get this phone but are there any contract deals here in our country same as the other countries?
@slide
Yeah, but can it play Crysis?
To slide:
What Windows XP you said you are running on your N900? I thought the N900 has Maemo 5 as its operating system.
i am pleased with the n8’s features and specs but i might have it as my secondary phone lng.. i’ll stick with the n900 pa din.. the world’s most hackable phone.. i have my n900 for about 3 months na and never ako magsasawa sa dami ng pwede gawin sa kanya.. i am running windows xp on my n900
@bestnokiaever
kung corny man ako, at least may sense.. ikaw? mukhang hindi ka pa dinadatnan kaya ka siguro masungit, no?
dapat sa handle mo bestiphonenokiasamsungever