Is The Nokia N8 Worth Buying?
As one of the biggest names in the mobile market, Nokia has never seemed to quite transfer their success elsewhere into their smartphones. They seem to have had more near misses than big hits, and with the Apples and HTC’s seemingly unable to put a foot wrong, Nokia has needed to come up with something impressive for a while now, in order to avoid getting left behind – could the Nokia N8 be the answer? With massive improvement in a whole host of areas, does the N8 put Nokia back in the game?
Out of the box, the N8 looks pretty impressive. There’s none of the bulk and clumsy looking design that has been the downfall of so many Nokia phones. Instead, the N8 is quite sleek and slender, maybe not as thin as some of the other smartphones, but certainly not fat. And the neat design works with the colored aluminum case to give you the impression of a high quality, modern smartphone. Interestingly for a Nokia, there is no way of removing the battery, which helps with the appearance, and shows Nokia’s confidence in their new operating system that none of the forced resets, that earlier smartphones were prone to, will be needed.
The N8 has a good sized, but not outstanding, 3.5 inch touchscreen display, and while this might be considered average, the camera in the N8 is anything but. At 12 megapixels it’s one of the best phone cameras in the world, in fact Nokia are comfortable claiming it is the best. What’s is certain is that it is an incredible piece of technology to be packed into such a compact and good looking phone. Whether Nokia is trying to make a bit of a statement, or has finally decided to push the boundaries of technology in their mobiles, is unsure, but with additional features like a xenon flash and full 720p hi definition video recording it is certainly grabbing people’s attention. There’s even a mini HDMI output so you can play your videos on your HD TV.
While most of the other manufacturers can’t get near the N8′s amazing camera, it takes more then great looking photos and HD video to make a market leading smartphone. This is where the N8′s new operating system comes in. Previous ‘smartphones’ from Nokia had always suffered from relatively poor operating platforms, especially when compared to Apple and Android, so the new Symbian 3 is designed to redress the balance. 1GHz processing power and 16GB’s of media storage will also help.
You’d probably struggle to name any of Nokia’s previous phones that were genuine smartphones, but the Nokia N8 looks certain to get people’s attention. Whether it will challenge the likes of the iPhone 4 and the HTC Desire remains to be seen, but it certainly looks like the best thing Nokia has done in a long time.
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