Firmware update for Nokia 808 PureView doesn't seem to bring anything new to the table

2. chaoticrazor posted on 05 Jan 2013, 16:19 25 4

Error no mate, symbian may not be as eye catching but it does everything needed and more

5. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Jan 2013, 17:13 7 7

"...it does everything needed and more"

Depending on needs and different people have different needs.
Symbian does less than Android.

8. -box- posted on 05 Jan 2013, 17:29 10 2

Symbian may not have as many apps as android (and we all should know app count isn't everything, and a good system doesn't need to rely so heavily on apps), but it is technically more capable than android. There's still stuff a 2010-era Symbian can do that even devices like the Nexus4 and Note2 can't do. It might help if android weren't running on a virtual machine, so it could unlock all the power the OEMs put under it. If Symbian were put on one of those beasts it would be staggeringly great.

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10. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Jan 2013, 17:45 1 9

"Symbian may not have as many apps as android (and we all should know app count isn't everything, and a good system doesn't need to rely so heavily on apps), but it is technically more capable than android."

Who says that I was talking about the apps?!

"There's still stuff a 2010-era Symbian can do that even devices like the Nexus4 and Note2 can't do."

I think you should decide, you are talking about devices or about operating systems?!

"If Symbian were put on one of those beasts it would be staggeringly great."

What was if it was blah blah blah... but we have what we have and since it is not installed on one of those beasts...

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11. PhoneArenaUser posted on 05 Jan 2013, 17:53 5 6

I agree that Symbian may run faster than Android but even if Symbian was on the "super duper" hardware it still has less functionality than Android. Fact.

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12. weinerslav posted on 05 Jan 2013, 19:06 8 3

Lol, I left my last year top of the line android phone for the 808 and was the best thing I could have done, not that I don't like android but the 808 suits me best. Maybe it has less functionality but a lot of things just work better

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18. -box- posted on 06 Jan 2013, 02:01 2 1

I have posted a few points about android vs. Symbian, but I'm too bored to do it again. Bing (or google, or whatever) an unbiased source for android vs. Symbian. Symbian's biggest crutches were display resolution, screen size, and Nokia putting specs closer to minimums than maximum - not saying they're underpowered, just that they could easily have taken some stronger components and been stupendously good.

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23. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Jan 2013, 05:55 0 1

We are talking about Operating System (software) but for some reasons you are again mixing software with hardware...

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29. jackhammeR posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:00 0 0

give me a few examples

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17. steelicon posted on 05 Jan 2013, 21:50 1 1

Some OEM should buy out Symbian or revive Symbian UIQ, fix it properly and put it in a Google Nexus 4 (LG) or Samsung Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) level hardware or better.

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14. Omar-BHR95 posted on 05 Jan 2013, 19:15 6 4

SURE BUT IT HAS ALMOST EVERYTHING NEEDED
1.Best Camera ( better than all Droid Cameras)
2.Easy to use OS
3.Important apps such as Whatsapp , Twiiter , Skype , Viber , Facebook , PhotoEditor , Video Editor , Youtube Downloader and many more
4.Best TBT Navigation ( offline )

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24. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Jan 2013, 05:56 1 2

"Best Camera ( better than all Droid Cameras)"

Symbian doesn't have camera because it is software not hardware!

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45. Omar-BHR95 posted on 06 Jan 2013, 10:37 1 1

SQUEEZE ME !!!!!

IM TALKING ABOUT THE 808 PUREVIEW AND ALSO REMEMBER THE HTC TITAN 2 THAT HAD A 16 MP CAMERA AND THEY HAVE PUT IT ON WP OS , YEA BECAUSE ANDROID OS COULDNT HANDLE THAT MUCH MP

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16. steelicon posted on 05 Jan 2013, 21:47 5 2

No. You still cannot have that 41MP sensor and PureView Pro technology. No FM Transmitter. No 3.5mm AV out. Poor battery life. Poor multitasking. Poor power management. Android is just a kid out of kindergarten. Try again after your Android beta testing in like 5 more years until Android catches up with Symbian.

FYI : I like Android, but claiming that it is better than Symbian is just getting way ahead of exaggeration.

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25. PhoneArenaUser posted on 06 Jan 2013, 05:58 1 3

Do you feel any difference between software and hardware?! And if you feel do you realize that I'm talking about software (Symbian) not hardware?!

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31. -RVM- posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:20 1 2

Android OS is not bad, but simply not as good as Symbian. It's less performance-optimized (because of VM), more battery hungry, fragmented, has security issues, even official store is full of trojan and other malware apps. Another problem of Android is, that they don't have OEM which is on par or better than Nokia, when it comes to HW.

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34. TROLL posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:25 0 5

This is LINUX, what do you expect. Freedom. A full OS not halfbaked like Symbian.

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36. -RVM- posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:42 1 0

On the other hand, Android is just a halfbaked Linux.

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37. TROLL posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:45 0 4

Way much better than Symbian and other OS ....

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39. -RVM- posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:50 0 0

And btw, Maemo/MeeGo are actually Linux, yet they are better optimized than Android. The reason is that they doesn't use crappy VM interprated applications.

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42. -RVM- posted on 06 Jan 2013, 10:09 0 0

don't use*

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7. smallworld posted on 05 Jan 2013, 17:18 2 2

Denial...

13. weinerslav posted on 05 Jan 2013, 19:08 0 3

Or fact

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19. ChiX017 posted on 06 Jan 2013, 03:06 3 0

Thats absolutely ignorant, common!

33. TROLL posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:24 0 5

Very true, what a crappy phone, even my N958.GB is much better than this huge ugly bulky phone.

38. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:47 2 1

Explain....not gonna let you post such cap and not get called on it

So explain

Ohh and don't say half baked as that's all you know how to say

40. TROLL posted on 06 Jan 2013, 09:19 0 4

You and we all know why, it's an N series and the 8800

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48. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Jan 2013, 11:34 3 0

your so full of it, your tragic kid

explain how the n95 is better? come on i want a real answer no dodging the question troll

we all know your just a hate filled jealous kid who dont like other options that has advantages over your precious android so you troll

p.s you fail at trolling too

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50. Nathan_ingx posted on 07 Jan 2013, 04:23 1 0

I bet, according to him, more buttons means it's more better...
Troll, N95 is a phone of the yester-years...808 might look dumb and heavy, but N95 can't and will never be better than 808.

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51. chaoticrazor posted on 07 Jan 2013, 09:57 0 0

exactly, no one can deny the 808 isnt a looker. it grows on you but wont ever be a design classic.

n95 was great in the day, but god that troll needs banning

808 set the camera benchmark that looks to last for a few years to come

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46. tasior posted on 06 Jan 2013, 11:06 0 0

Wow, that's great. Where did You found it? I remember few years ago, spending several hours on internet and not being able to find specifications of Nokia updates.

32. -RVM- posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:23 0 2

well, unlike iOS6 it's minor update, despite the size.

43. neutralguy posted on 06 Jan 2013, 10:33 0 0

is it a major? HAHA

44. neutralguy posted on 06 Jan 2013, 10:36 0 0

I mean, the iOS6 :)) okay, just trolling aroud. :))

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35. TROLL posted on 06 Jan 2013, 07:27 0 3

Good for nothing.

47. yajia1 posted on 06 Jan 2013, 11:24 1 0

How dare you call iOS6 an upgrade? That's a shame to technology! It's a freaking downgrade!

49. chaoticrazor posted on 06 Jan 2013, 11:36 1 0

because certain people on here have to try and belittle other choices to make themselves feel secure about there own

basically there sad kids that have nothing else to do