Comments on: Nokia N8 Hands-on and First Impressions

By: Phanikumar1402

Phanikumar1402 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:44:00 +0000

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By: Biggzy

Biggzy — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:16:00 +0000

lots of screens to go thru??? its 1 press to open contacts or 1 press to open dialing pad

By: Rangoligarg

Rangoligarg — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:15:00 +0000

horriblw phone, went dead in a week, repaired in 7 days and went dead again in 2 days, no response from company all data lost. do not know where to go except for consumer forum. not friendly to use , lot of screens to go thru before you can dial a contact etc

By: Slay6er

Slay6er — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:53:00 +0000

how do u play game, can you play by turning the device rightand left or onl;y by touching the screen ?

By: Suede Pumps

Suede Pumps — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:24:00 +0000

I’ll back again for sure, thanks for great article

By: Valid

Valid — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:00:31 +0000

“Overall, I think the Nokia N8’s 12mp camera with xenon flash and HD recording will be the major selling point for me. Those who hate Symbian will most likely still hate Symbian^3. The UI changes aren’t noticeable but that was already expected.”

I quite agree with that
tho lately i see a zillion undercover nokia-ers telling how symbian ³ is super awesome (yet never used it) as in prolly better than meego, android, ios – lol

By: laptop battery shop

laptop battery shop — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:00:55 +0000

My N97 had issues with my music library after the second firmware upgrade. After many times trying to reach the customer service with Nokia, was finally told that there was not much they could do for me.

By: guest

guest — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:11:07 +0000

The new iPhone 4 only got a hardware revamp. Despite Steve Jobs promises, iOS4 still has NO REAL MULTITASKING!!! It's a simple app switcher. When you return to an app it's still where it was.
I am also missing a homescreen allowing a quick glance at my emails and calendar entries.
I acknowledge that the iPhone 4 looks and feels really great, but its OS now feels as outdated as Symbian.
The real strength of Apple is how it manages contents through iTunes. I buy an app ONCE and can install it issue free on all my iPhones and iPads linked to iTunes. The OVI Store is really bad compared to that and everytime you change your device you have to take the hassle to ask the developer to authorise changing the license to a different IMEI, which is ridiculous.
It's amazing how Nokia did not react three years ago with an N8 and the right hardware. Now it may be late. I'll wait 6 months to see if I return to Nokia.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:39:58 +0000

I had a N97 and gave up after 6 months….traded it for an iPhone 3g(no contract + new.) the experience has been much better with the iPhone. The real selling point is availability and stability of apps. My N97 had issues with my music library after the second firmware upgrade. After many times trying to reach the customer service with Nokia, was finally told that there was not much they could do for me.

Yeah, it is frustrating having to deal with the Apple and At&t nazi control issues. Why can't I use my own songs as ringtones? The N97 could, but if you can't access your music…..whats the point?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:06:10 +0000

I feel the same way…Disappointing that they ditched the N900…But I have read on some blogs that there are people downloading the Meego onto their N900. I am just waiting to see when it is fully developed and will try it. I hope this helps and we won't feel robbed. Here is a link to one such person: http://thenokiablog.com/2010/07/02/nokia-n900-m…

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:58:14 +0000

True I am not a fan of Symbian, but I am guessing since someone has downloaded the Meego on their N900 (http://thenokiablog.com/2010/07/02/nokia-n900-m…), I am sure we will be able to download Meego (a fully developed version) onto the N8.

By: Roosevelt Davis

Roosevelt Davis — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 03:33:28 +0000

I'm still trying to figure out what's so great about the Iphone besides the games. I had two versions of the Iphone and that was the 3g and 3g s. Good touchscreen and as I said previously great gaming but other then that quite boring and that's why I went for the N900 and ended up buying 2 of them. The new Iphone 4 UI looks the same as the old one except the pixel count is better. Tired of hearing the comparing of every phone to the Iphone and people making it better then it really is. It crash alot on me as did the browser to. I think what the N8 brings to the table is awesome and brandnew

By: rj

rj — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:42:02 +0000

iphone killer! iphone is only innovative smartphone, but nokia n8 is a multimedia beast and have high quality features.

By: NOK fan

NOK fan — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 02:28:27 +0000

They should analyze if the number of Nokia Product Manager demos is directly correlating with Android and IOS market share increases. Seriously, why would Nokia allow its product managers to put viewers to sleep with amateur productions. If the Product Managers are not excited and passionate about the N8, why bother?

By: Sak500

Sak500 — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 23:19:48 +0000

Always try to buy some new nokia phones. Owner of N70, N80, N900. But I felt robbed after buying an N900 6 months back with Nokia almost ditching it immediately to work on meego based phone. THere has been almost nill support from Nokia other than releasing an update after 4 months of the last update

I will not waste money on this one for sure.

By: Valid

Valid — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:22:17 +0000

Thanks for this small review.
I do dislike Symbian but it's not so bad. Waiting for browser review and stuff.

Damn, if ONLY it ran Meego.

By: Jade Bryan V. Jardinico

Jade Bryan V. Jardinico — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:15:10 +0000

I want that color!

By: Roosevelt Davis

Roosevelt Davis — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:46:33 +0000

Could the problem with Nokia market stance here in the states be due to the fact that they don't market their Nseries devices through carriers here in the states via AT&T or Tmobile? For a midrange device it's something special and very curious to know what the new MeeGo or Symbian4 is going to bring to the table. They say Nokia is possibly back but I say when did Nokia fall off.

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:23:30 +0000

I would like it better if it had a portrait qwerty.

I know it only takes a second to turn the phone sideways, but if the iPhone and Android were able to implement it… why not Symbian?

By: Mike Macias

Mike Macias — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:28:40 +0000

hmm… I know what you mean – a little bit. the only phones I've had an all touch experience with was the iPhone 3g and 5800.

When you say “if done right” would you say that the N8 onscreen qwerty was done right? I sure hope so because I haven't been this excited about a device since the N82 was rumored to get NAM 3g (which never happened of course).

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:32:47 +0000

Good question. I don't see it mentioned on Forum Nokia's device details either

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:27:21 +0000

I used to require physical keyboards, but onscreen qwerty's are fine if done right (and on larger screens).

By: Nonso Obikili

Nonso Obikili — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:24:23 +0000

I noticed there is nothing on the product page or in any of the demos on Nokia conversations about upnp support. Do you know if this is supported? Since most other Nokia's from the n79 up do I will assume it does. Just seems like something they would publicize but haven't.

By: Mark Guim

Mark Guim — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:15:33 +0000

I tested by typing on the browser's address bar. The onscreen qwerty shows up in landscape mode. No portrait qwerty. It was pretty responsive.

There were times when it didn't register what I pressed. Since the N8 has a capacitive screen, you don't press harder to re-enter the letter, but change how u position the finger on the button. Not sure if you know what I mean?

By: Mike Macias

Mike Macias — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:05:19 +0000

Mark,

Did you get a chance to type on the N8? It's the only part of the device that has me worried. Hopefully it's a good experience. I love my physical keyboards.