Nokia has built a superb phone in the N8, with a class-leading camera and excellent connectivity, but has spoiled the whole package with its half-baked Symbian^3 software.
12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash, HDMI-port and USB On-The-Go, Superb luminium design
Sluggish performance, Clunky UI and ultimately poor user experience, Comparatively poor Web browsing experience
The Nokia N8 fails to deliver a satisfying smartphone experience. An excellent camera and great multimedia features aren't enough to excuse the N8's clunky software and frustrating user interface...
Abstract: By Gadjo Cardenas SevillaNokia's N8 smartphone is the long awaited, much talked about pinnacle product for the current Symbian OS. Riding on a refined touchscreen form factor, sporting an industry leading 12 Megapixel camera with Zeiss optics and the f...
Abstract: Published in Speed Magazine, August 2010 issue)The iPhone 4, with a fully revamped iOS4 and an aluminosilicate glass enclosure is still the top dog, especially now that it has the highest resolution
Abstract: The Nokia N8 smartphone is a bizarre creature: chunkier than its similarly-priced brethren, silver instead of black, and with sharp angles rather than the curved edges of other phones. I wasn’t particularly enamoured with it when I first pulled it out...
The Nokia N8 fails to deliver a satisfying smartphone experience. An excellent camera and great multimedia features aren't enough to excuse the N8's clunky software and frustrating user interface...
is that the casing is based on the old iPod designs, the screen is not as crisp and clear as they would have you believe, and last but not least, the S3 OS is crap and bulky. For a "smartphone" it is also too heavy. I expected the screen to be more re...
Nokia's latest N-series phone is a fantastic piece of hardware let down by its software. It might appeal to existing Symbian users, but as smartphone operating systems go Symbian will have to catch up much faster to the likes of iOS, Android, BlackBerry a...
Keyboard system could be improved; too many buttons and options menus to go through.
So, the Nokia N8 is technically what was advertised: A touchscreen phone that's utterly jam-packed with nifty features. However, aside from the camera, most of these features require a fair amount of improvement before they can truly be called excelle...
Keyboard system could be improved; too many buttons and options menus to go through.
So, the Nokia N8 is technically what was advertised: A touchscreen phone that's utterly jam-packed with nifty features. However, aside from the camera, most of these features require a fair amount of improvement before they can truly be called excelle...
