Comments on: GSM Arena’s Nokia 808 PureView battery test

By: Benel

Benel — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:49:12 +0000

i had bought 808 just few days ago but i didnt c it yet as it is with my brother and i want to know how many mega pixel is the front camera and as it is a gorilla screen does screen does it get scratch fast and i would also like to get advice from u people how to protect my screen and back camera and i would also know that whether the three switches in the front are sensors or not..

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 13:18:13 +0000

It’s not even clear if GSMarena’s test was done with PR1.1 let alone PR1.3 (which MAY be out any day now).
1.1 in particular was a bug-fix focused release, 1.2 was too, but it was slightly more feature-centric.

They did the test around the time PR1.1 came out:
http://blog.gsmarena.com/nokia-n9-full-battery-test-is-ready-does-quite-decently-test/
But the vast bulk of users didn’t get it right away, it rolled-out over about 2mth+.
They never clarified whether it was done with 1.0 or 1.1, 1.0 is most likely.

PR1.1 was known to fix LOTS of perf/stability issues, see comments in the article to get a basic idea.
39hrs is not a fair representation of what battery performance may or may not be like following 1.1, let alone 1.2/3.

By: 808freak

808freak — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 10:15:29 +0000

Although its Gorilla Glas, it is possible to be scratched? …just like the N8′s screen

But ok, I always had Protectors for my Phones, so for this phone I will also use a combination of bumper and screen protector.

Thx for the detailed reply!

By: deep space bar

deep space bar — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:44:42 +0000

I’m okay with this

By: Janne

Janne — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 21:16:11 +0000

Well, I can say the materials look and feel absolutely fantastic. I’m guessing all of it is plastic, although the camera bump looks and feels more valuable than that, and all of the plastic has a very good feel to it. This is not flimsy stuff in the way, say, Lumia 710 feels a little on the cheaper side. 808 does not look or feel like that.

The 808 has a very solid feel all around, buttons included. Pictures do not do it justice. I’d say only the call keys have a slightly less tactile push feel than I’d like (the material is nice though), but they work fine (besides they are a bonus, one doesn’t have to use them for other than power up) and rest of the keys feel as the should.

As for durability, I have no comments as I’ve been taking special care until I can get a case. The camera bump is glossy, so I’d expect that to be the first problem if any, but I intend to get one of the Nokia cases to cover it anyway. Screen is slightly curved on the sides and seems to sit a little above the bezel, so I’d recommend a screen protector or a case that has borders higher than the screen.

So, the camera bump and the screen are the parts that come first into contact with tables and so on, and are glossy, so think of protecting them. With rest of the materials I’d expect no problems at all, but that is just my guess.

By: 808freak

808freak — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:20:46 +0000

@ Janne:

Can you tell me, how durable the Purview materials are?

What about the polycarbonate back…ist it easily scratchable?

What about screenlocker or volumerocker?

Thx and sorry for my bad english

By: Janne

Janne — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:00:06 +0000

abc: I doubt I’ll have the time or the energy to try and set something like that up. Unlike some people say, I actually don’t spend 24/7 with my Nokia hobby.

I’m not expecting anyone else will test that either, but just an idea.

By: abcs

abcs — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:52:54 +0000

Janne, since you have an 808, why dont you try this idea?

By: Mapantz

Mapantz — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:32:45 +0000

I would do this on a test device, i certainly wouldn’t do it with my own 808, if i had one.

By: Tak

Tak — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 11:48:00 +0000

The stand by time?