Nokia N8
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Posted: 31 Mar 2010 Announced: 27 Apr 2010
Market Status: Released
Release date: 01 Oct 2010
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Nokia N8 does make for one compelling device with its 3.5” capacitive touchscreen, 12-megapixel camera with Xenon flash and 720p video capture at 25 frames per second, HDMI output, and Video on-Demand through the Ovi Store. Aside from its camera centric focus, the Nokia N8 is the first handset to run on the Symbian^3 OS. It has 16GB of internal memory, FM radio, FM transmitter, Wi-Fi, GPS...

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Nokia N8 specifications

also known as Nokia N98, Nokia N8-00

Pros

Global phone that can work on any GSM/UMTS network in the world
High-resolution camera (12.1 megapixels)
HDMI connector for TV-out (Mini HDMI (Type C))
Features a Xenon flash - better than a standard LED

Cons

Too little RAM memory (256 MB RAM)

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Symbian (Belle, Anna, Symbian^3)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.47 x 2.32 x 0.51 (113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.50 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 360 x 640 pixels
Pixel density:
- 210 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- AMOLED
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive, Multi-touch
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 12.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 16.2 days (390 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 5.83 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 16.7 days (400 hours)
Video call time:
- 2.66 hours
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1200 mAh

Hardware

Processor:
- Single core, 680 MHz, ARM11
Graphics processor:
- - Yes
System memory:
- 256 MB RAM / 512 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 16000 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC
- Maximum card size:
  Maximum card size - Shows the capacity of the memo0ry expansion slot that can be added
  - 32 GB

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 12.1 megapixels
- Flash:
  - Xenon
- Features:
  - Auto focus, Image stabilizer, Video stabilizer, Face detection, Exposure control, Geo tagging, Self-timer
Camcorder:
- - 1280x720 (720p HD) (25 fps)
- Features:
  - Continuous autofocus in a video, Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- 0.3 megapixels VGA

Multimedia

Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Filter by:
  - Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
Radio:
- - FM, Stereo, RDS, FM Transmiter
Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker
YouTube player:
- Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, XHTML, Flash Lite, RSS, CSS, WML
Built-in online services support:
- Facebook, OVI, Twitter

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 10.2 Mbit/s, UMTS, HSUPA 2 Mbit/s, EDGE
Satellite system:
- GPS, A-GPS
Navigation:
- Points of interest (POI), Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, World clock
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Push e-mail

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 3.0
Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- - 802.11 b, g, n
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
- Features:
  Features - Universal Serial Bus - is a plug-and-play interface for connection a computer and add-on devices such as joysticks, keyboards, wireless phones, scanner, cameras etc. USB supports hot-swap (ability to add a new device without having to reboot the computer). USB supports data speed of 12 megabits per second.
  - Mass storage device, USB Host, USB charging
HDMI:
- - Mini HDMI (Type C)
- TV-Out, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR), Video ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Additional microphone:
- - for Video recording
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Compass
- Voice dialing (Speaker independent), Voice commands (Speaker independent), Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 27 Apr 2010

Shopping information

MSRP price:
- - 370 €

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