Nokia 808 PureView User Reviews

nghtwng68 posted on Dec 19, 2014, 11:50 PM
Posts: 108; Member since: Nov 26, 2009

Dynamic Device in the Nokia 808

nghtwng68 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

The Nokia 808 is an absolute suberb device. Nokia Belle FP2 is very fluid and simple to use. It's no iOS or Android, but it gets the job done. The clear black display is awesome in direct sunlight, device feels great in the hand compared to enormous devices now and the hero of this device is the 41MP camera that will not disappoint at all. A true Marvel in mobile photography that you have to use to truly enjoy and appreciate.

nghtwng68 alternatives:

Nokia Lumia 1020

HTC One

tasior posted on Oct 15, 2013, 6:39 PM
Posts: 265; Member since: Nov 04, 2012

Best cameraphone, best phone, sufficient as a smartphone, not a gameboy

tasior has owned it for less than 3 months before publishing this review

This is not the phone for people, who most of their lives remain in the wifi area.

This is not the phone who keep tweeting, texting, and fb chating while meeting someone face to face.

This is a phone for people who go see things, who travel, who have tons of real friends, not the ones on facebook.
Why?
1. It makes pictures, that when You show them to somebody, You won't have to start with: "Sorry for the quality, I've made them with phone"
2. Xenon flash makes decent pictures on a party, or in the evening.
3. It has great offline maps - it's crucial when You go abroad, or any less inhabited places.
4. It has screen that reamins visible in sunlight
5. It has very loud earpiece, so You can hear people in loud environment.
6. It has great reception. So You won't lose connection during conversation unless You are very far away from any transmiter.
7. It has great loudspeaker - there is no way to miss a call.
8. It has physical buttons to start or end conversation - that means no taking off gloves to pick up the phone.
9. It has a classic nokia build, that means You can drop it, and not worry, whether You broke it.
10. 4 inch screen, means it is still usable with one hand,

These are features that make it a perfect device for active people.

What about the rest?
As a smartfone it may not be the snappiest, or the most friendly, but it makes the job done. Default browser may be terrible, but there is opera mobile, that works great. There are apps that allow You to tweet, google...  

This is not the phone for people, who most of their lives remain in the wifi area.

This is not the phone who keep tweeting, texting, and fb chating while meeting someone face to face.

This is a phone for people who go see things, who travel, who have tons of real friends, not the ones on facebook.
Why?
1. It makes pictures, that when You show them to somebody, You won't have to start with: "Sorry for the quality, I've made them with phone"
2. Xenon flash makes decent pictures on a party, or in the evening.
3. It has great offline maps - it's crucial when You go abroad, or any less inhabited places.
4. It has screen that reamins visible in sunlight
5. It has very loud earpiece, so You can hear people in loud environment.
6. It has great reception. So You won't lose connection during conversation unless You are very far away from any transmiter.
7. It has great loudspeaker - there is no way to miss a call.
8. It has physical buttons to start or end conversation - that means no taking off gloves to pick up the phone.
9. It has a classic nokia build, that means You can drop it, and not worry, whether You broke it.
10. 4 inch screen, means it is still usable with one hand,

These are features that make it a perfect device for active people.

What about the rest?
As a smartfone it may not be the snappiest, or the most friendly, but it makes the job done. Default browser may be terrible, but there is opera mobile, that works great. There are apps that allow You to tweet, google chat, skype(no video), and do all operations on fb. It's good enough to receive and send e-mails, search with google, bing or whatever, play Youtube videos. There is google map app (very old but works fine).
There may be some drawbacks, and no newest apps, but it is sufficient for most smartfone tasks.

Demiez posted on Mar 20, 2013, 6:38 AM
Posts: 6; Member since: Jun 06, 2012

First Impression is set to be timeless

Demiez has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The night camera usage had always been an issue to me beginning with my first symbian phone N70 even with LED flashes both images & videos are acceptable at that time compared to others. Smaller yet brightest screen of 6120c is bearable to be better than the 262k screen of N70. Then comes N5800 xpress music was partially of an amazement to me as it comes with a similar response to resistive touchscreen clone phones 2 years ago. Then N97 made me realize to give up thick phones with sluggish responses, so I went back to keyboard phones, N96 to match my usage memory from N97. It was just yesterday that I hoped to get one of the limited stocks from my provider. In my Country, we're privileged to get 4 to 5 months or even a year before the new released phones reaches us , so I can tell that an old model device can catch up quick with software updates & other functionality. I worked 24hours a day off the next day without.

Demiez alternatives:

Nokia N96

akmaintu posted on Nov 12, 2012, 9:12 AM
Posts: 42; Member since: Jan 08, 2012

808 pureview

akmaintu has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

am using this phone since july 2012, except default web browser everthing is excellent.
when this phone was launched at that time i was looking for a good camera but then this phone is launched its like a dream come true for me.
and now after using it for 6 months i feels like keeping this mobile forever more feel proud to have last symbian device.

Hlorri posted on Sep 24, 2012, 5:24 PM
Posts: 40; Member since: May 07, 2008

It will be a while before anything can compare...

Hlorri has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Primarily this phone is about the camera. Other good things include:
* Nokia Maps - the best voice navigation on any phone - but you can get this with other Nokia phones as well.
* Some "best in class" Nokia applications, like Nokia Internet Radio, "Big Screen" for playback over HDMI, etc.

The camera alone makes it worthwhile though. App store retail therapy is short term - pictures and videos you take will be with you for years! Two years from now, this is the phone you will least likely regret having bought.

Stoli89 posted on Jul 15, 2012, 4:52 AM
Posts: 333; Member since: Jun 28, 2010

Best cameraphone, ever.

Stoli89 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

The 808 is a truly ground breaking smartphone with both PureView and RichRecording. For media creation and consumption it is an unparalleled device, with ample codec support, HDMI output, FM transmitting, and USB OTG. Memory storage and file management & transfer all remain very flexible and user friendly. The 1.3 MHz CPU coupled both both a best in class GPU and another camera dedicated GPU scalling chip all combine to make for a fast and fluid user experience across the UI. Battery life is also excellent with usually 2 days worth under normal use (it's also removeable). The only downsides are 1) a relatively smaller selection of apps vs Android or IOS, though 9 out of 10 of the popular apps are available and/or have a suitable proxy, 2) a lower screen ppi, though this is offset by stellar 4 inch CBD AMOLED technology with full RGB that is bright and very visible in direct sunlight, 3) a bulkier design, though offset by comfotable feeling the the hand, solid polycarbonate construction, and a sleek curved gorilla glass screen.

nonius9 posted on May 02, 2014, 9:44 AM
Posts: 2; Member since: Oct 19, 2012

Still being amazing in 2014!

nonius9 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

I bought this smartphone in september of 2012. Im still using because is still better than the majority even having Android. As GSM arena said, Symbian now is really good. Is a pleasure use it, and fast. There are 200k apps in the oficial Store (closed) and more apps adding in the new Store supported by Symbian community.

Cam is great, and reliable. I dont want to add anything because everyone knows that this camera still being the best one.

nonius9 alternatives:

Sony Xperia Z2

khalidsaeiid posted on Jan 12, 2014, 8:39 AM
Posts: 0; Member since: Jan 12, 2014

The Greatest Symbian Phone Ever, a real memorable one.

khalidsaeiid has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

A Very Good Phone & Has Nearly Everything Needed in a Modern Smartphone Except The Battery & a Supported Software. It's Camera Worth It Being Bought Just To Enjoy Using it . Great Map Functionality & GPS

khalidsaeiid alternatives:

Nokia Lumia 1020

kaka_ruhi posted on Jul 12, 2013, 1:27 PM
Posts: 4; Member since: Jul 12, 2013

Not bad

kaka_ruhi has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

Battery is bad for this phone, Camera is superb but needs OIS, build quality is normal.. Ram is quite good for this telephone.. Video quality is quite good.. Maps are good, you can download most of countries' maps and use it offline.. and sorry for my english

kaka_ruhi alternatives:

Nokia Lumia 1020

peterskinner posted on Mar 24, 2013, 1:37 PM
Posts: 0; Member since: Oct 14, 2012

808

peterskinner has owned it for less than year before publishing this review

Nice phone with many unique features. One of the most underated smart phones. Its nice to use a Nokia phone again after a long absence. The camera is just amazing and just blows away all the competition. It has to be seen to be believed.

Waynest posted on Aug 09, 2012, 5:16 AM
Posts: 1; Member since: Aug 09, 2012

Game changer

Waynest has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

808 is not just about camera, it's also a top class audio and video recorder. As a smartphone it is quite well on par with mid-class android smartphones, as soon as you download Opera for browser. Battery lifetime is actually much better than any of the comparable android or windows phones that I have seen. Symbian is too underrated due to the smaller ecosystem, but even there it is better than it's reputation. Namely all the apps that matter should be available, it's just that it doesn't have the half a million zombie apps like androif ecosystem.

Waynest alternatives:

Samsung Galaxy S III

HawtProperty09 posted on Jul 27, 2012, 11:33 AM
Posts: 1; Member since: Jul 18, 2012

Foto Fantastic !

HawtProperty09 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

Well the phone with the humongous sensor of 41 MP, the Nokia 808 Pureview. The day it got launched in MWC on the 27th of Febuary. I was thinking that this is the device to which I can upgrade from the N8. So finally it got launched in India, and I got it from 20days of it's launch in the market. I'm using the device from about a month, and have to say that Nokia has lived up to the promise and hype that was created in the world event on the 27th Feb. The build quality is solid and the body is made up of premium plastic which is very good and feels like a classic Nokia high-end device when you hold it in your hand. Coming to the UI, the Belle FP1 is very much smooth to use, very responsive and fluid. The phone has a lot of multimedia capabilities and can stand up to any phone in the market face to face. Another feature is the Nokia rich recording which offers you to record sounds to upto 140db, and the output what you hear when you plug in your headphones is so amazing. Well Nokia said that CD type quality will be offered by Rich recording and one has to hear it to believe it as it's actually true! I'm pretty much amazed! And the USP of the phone, the camera. The pureview technolgy is by far the biggest leap in cameraphone technology, and for the N8 users, without giving a second thought can upgrade to the Nokia 808 if they want a better camera experience or say the best camera experience on their Belle smartphone. But these were all the good points the UI, the touch, the fluidity,...  

Well the phone with the humongous sensor of 41 MP, the Nokia 808 Pureview. The day it got launched in MWC on the 27th of Febuary. I was thinking that this is the device to which I can upgrade from the N8. So finally it got launched in India, and I got it from 20days of it's launch in the market. I'm using the device from about a month, and have to say that Nokia has lived up to the promise and hype that was created in the world event on the 27th Feb. The build quality is solid and the body is made up of premium plastic which is very good and feels like a classic Nokia high-end device when you hold it in your hand. Coming to the UI, the Belle FP1 is very much smooth to use, very responsive and fluid. The phone has a lot of multimedia capabilities and can stand up to any phone in the market face to face. Another feature is the Nokia rich recording which offers you to record sounds to upto 140db, and the output what you hear when you plug in your headphones is so amazing. Well Nokia said that CD type quality will be offered by Rich recording and one has to hear it to believe it as it's actually true! I'm pretty much amazed! And the USP of the phone, the camera. The pureview technolgy is by far the biggest leap in cameraphone technology, and for the N8 users, without giving a second thought can upgrade to the Nokia 808 if they want a better camera experience or say the best camera experience on their Belle smartphone. But these were all the good points the UI, the touch, the fluidity, and the USP of the device, the camera. End of the story! Then what else does symbian has to offer to the consumers. Well there is an answer to the question. For the critics symbian must be old and laggy, but for me, I have always used symbian and I am always used to the user experience. And Belle FP1 is very much fast, responsive and refreshed. Yeah the Nokia store must be barren as compared to the other platforms, but that's not an issue with me, because if people would notice that there are a lot of quality apps in the nokia store. But then that's the habit of the people as they go for the numbers, and they just want a point so that they can criticize Symbian. Well, people have forgotten that when this android, windows and iOS were not in the market, Nokia with Symbian started up this smartphone game. So concluding the review I just want to say Nokia 808 is the best device in the world that Nokia and the legendary Symbian has to offer. The camera is the best with having no possibility that it would be getting replaced anytime soon, a refreshed UI, its fast and fluid. I will definately recommend this phone to the ones who have used Nokia and Symbian before and will say one point to the critisizers that, "Please analyze before you speak" . Well that's it, the Nokia 808 is an amzing device with a lots of loaded features. Symbian rocks forever !! :)

kallamnaveenreddy posted on Jul 12, 2012, 9:23 AM
Posts: 0; Member since: Jul 12, 2012

Nokia 808 PureView

kallamnaveenreddy has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

high speed ram improves fast to open any thing in phone and while you capture a image easy to share in facebook for just a one click,camera was amazing while we capture at night time,under lights etc......

1234review4321 posted on Jul 09, 2012, 6:40 AM
Posts: 2; Member since: Jul 09, 2012

Great camera, thats about it

1234review4321 has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

There is no other phone quite like the pureview!!

Theres a reason for that.

This phone has a fantastic camera and thats it. The rest of the phone is quite frankly in the realm of low-mid end phones.

The battery suffers horrendously when using this phone primarily for its amazing camera, and thats a real pity.
I wouldnt mind the phone being a little clunkier if its battery was much bigger, but the build is this weird eye-sore. I feel that this phone was rushed to be released. The display is poor, the speed isnt fast at all, limited app selection and an old abandoned OS doesnt help this phone one bit.

The camera is certainly innovation, the biggest leap in camera tech i have seen since smartphones jumped into the spotlight.
But with a sub-par everything else this phone is nothing more than the beta test before Nokia release a WP pureview.

WWEraw posted on Jul 07, 2012, 2:55 PM
Posts: 3; Member since: Jun 30, 2012

Best phone

WWEraw has owned it for less than month before publishing this review

When this was presented i was like, hmm not bad.
But now when i buyed this i was like dreams come true.
The best part of this phone is the camera of course !!
Belle FP1 OS i best ! No bugs like old nokia belle phones , this is fast and so mutch more !!! This phone ows so many properties that i found something new every day.
If you are not going to buy this buy even if nokia x7 it is simple belle os phone.

tixoo posted on May 02, 2014, 4:21 AM

one of the best camera phones out there

tixoo has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review

I had this phone and i used it allot, i loved every single moment of owning this phone (my wife still uses it), the camera is unbelievable!
but the Symbian, fewer apps, no support etc. just killed it i guess