Comments on: Nokia N8, only $299.99…Today Only!

By: MDF

MDF — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:19:10 +0000

best camera yes
best os no

By: Nrde

Nrde — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:31:10 +0000

Not all Nokias are better than any Android. They usually have close enough HW features though (I don’t consider required CPU speed or bigger memory a benefit here)

“EDoF – a turnoff.”

For some, not everyone. Especially when the photos are still mostly better than “better” competing products take. (Galaxy Nexus…). There are exceptions of course.

“No Xenon flash in newer phones.”

You can count phones with xenon flash with one hand anyway. It’s obvious every manufacturer uses Xenon only in their camera specific phones.

“Cheap plastic chassis in most new models.”

There’s “cheap” and then there’s “cheap” I would think Nokias cheap is usually better than other cheap. There are soem really cheap plasticy phones in every manufacturers portfolio.

“Not to mention the styling, which is somewhat underwhelming.”

Not to mention taste which is subjective. I like my phones that don’t look like something else like iPhone, or Galaxy S or…

By: dr_zorg

dr_zorg — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 08:07:27 +0000

I wouldn’t go as far as to say that.

EDoF – a turnoff.
No Xenon flash in newer phones.
Cheap plastic chassis in most new models.
Not to mention the styling, which is somewhat underwhelming.

I hope the rumoured N8 successor will live up to the name, though. If we ever get to see it, that is.

By: Just Visiting

Just Visiting — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:11:43 +0000

Ha! I wish it were only $200, then I would *consider* purchasing another one in a different color

By: kintoun

kintoun — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:03:39 +0000

Bargain of the century. Best camera and best OS only for 299.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:01:52 +0000

Could Apple stop making those blow up phones and google finally fix their huge security hole? I’ll take any Nokia any day over Apple and Google and know I’m getting a better deal.

By: Gen

Gen — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:04:17 +0000

Best utility phone. although I gout an N9 now I can’t live without my N8. best backup camera, great loud speaker, fm transmitter, mp3 player, GPS(100X better than N9 maps) , instant push mail, multiple charging port (standard nokia charging port charges much faster than micro USB.

the N8 is the swiss army knife of phones

By: dr_zorg

dr_zorg — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:19:50 +0000

It’s a “four year old” technology and yet there’s quite nothing like it anywhere.

I got my first five for 550€, and then added another four at some 400€. And I still feel that the money was well spent.

By: dr_zorg

dr_zorg — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:16:57 +0000

Nice to see people realize that the N8 is a very rare kind of phone and deserves to have a backup, just in case

With iPhones and Galaxys you KNOW there will be newer, better iterations.

With Nokia, it’s any man’s guess.

By: dss

dss — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:54:27 +0000

Good call.