Nokia N8-Symbian phone

Introduction:

       Nokia has the reputation of manufacturing mobile phones which are standard and attracted mobile lovers all over the world.But the recent hits of other mobile phone manufacturers like Apple,Samsung,LG,HTC and some other legendary manufacturers in the form of smart phones like the Apple Iphone 4,Samsung Galaxy,HTC Desire has affected the sales of this Finnish handset manufacturer.
This has put Nokia in deep thought and Nokia has come with Nokia N8.To know more about Nokia N8,read this review
:Design and Construction:

       The design of the Nokia N8 will satisfy the Nokia fans and especially Smart Phones.Nokia is focusing on it’s minus point-the design of their phones.The edges are a special attraction and the metallic finish catches our eyes(anodized aluminium)!This Symbian phone looks great.

       The Nokia N8 features AMOLED touch screen supporting 16.7 million colours hence the display is awesome.This 3.5 inch touchscreen phone sports a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels.The display is scratch resistant.The display was visible in sunlight.The Nokia N8 features only one button located below the display which takes to the home screen.Built-in accelerometer to auto-rotate.

       The right side of the phone is equipped with dual volume button,camera button and a switch to lock.The left side has SIM Card,micro SD slots and USB port whereas the headphone jack(3.5 mm),power button and the HDMI port are placed on the top.

User Interface-The touch experience isn’t smooth but the User Interface is.The Symbian 3 Operating System has corrected the inconvenience of the Symbian S60.That said,it cannot be compared to the Android and iphone’s OS.Users can have a multi-tasking experience,thanks to the Symbian 3 OS!

Call quality and Messaging:

       The call quality is good-clear and loud.The loudspeaker is at the back of the phone,good sot but it takes time to get adjusted.

       Messaging on this phone is a good experience but those got used to the Android phones or the iphone will hate the experience.The Nokia N8 supports SMS,MMS,Email,Instant Messaging and Push Mail.You can get the Qwerty keyboard by turning the phone horizontally.There is room for improvement to give a better messaging as the input is a bit tough.

Camera:

       The 12 MegaPixel camera is marvelous.Generally we would expect a 5 MP Camera but this Symbian phone’s camera is a masterpiece.Even professional photographers wouldn’t expect more!The 12 MP camera  is better than even some mid-range digital cameras.The photo quality is extra ordinary.There is also a VGA Camera at the front for making video calls.The maximum resolution of the pictures is 4000 x 3000.There is also face detection and geo tagging features.There weren’t any blurs in the pictures taken with the Nokia N8.Videos can be recorded at 25 fps(frames per second).There is also photo and video editors.The videos taken are HD videos.The Camera has Carl Zeiss optical lens,Xenon flash and autofocus so that even a newbie won’t find any difficulties to use the camera,there are lots of options and apps for the 12 MP camera.
Multimedia features:

       Speaking about the multimedia features,the Nokia N series phones are always the front runners.And the same is applicable to the Nokia N8.The Nokia N8 has a Stereo FM Radio with RDS and FM transmitter.The music player supports numerous formats like MP3, WMA, AAC,eAAC, eAAC+,AMR,OMA DRM 2 and AMR.The speaker quality is also very good,so music listeners will be satisfied with the Nokia N8.Video player supports WMV,XviD,MPEG-4,H.263,H.264,ON2 VP6,VC-1,flash video and real video.The Nokia N8 also has very nice games which are very good considering that it is a touch screen phone.Other games can also be downloaded with Nokia’s Ovi store.

Connectivity:

Bluetooth v3.0 can transfer files at a good rate,the Bluetooth comes with A2DP,GPRS,Ovi maps 3(a geography teacher will like it),3G support,USB(v 2.0) to connect to the PC and to charge the battery.Wi-Fi connectivity.

Other features:

       Document editor to edit Word,Excel,PDF,Powerpoint files,Speed dial,three home screens,Organizer,Social Networking apps,multi tasking,Dolby Digital Surround System.The NokiaN8 is available in 6 color variants:White,Blue,Grey,Orange,Silver and Green.

Performance:

       The quad band GSM(850/900/1800/1900) performed well.The built-in GPS Navigator in the Nokia N8 worked well.Switching between applications was a bit frustration as the Nokia N8 became sluggish but it never hanged.The Nokia N8 offers a storage space of 16GB which is expandable upto 48GB with micro SD slot(large storage space).The BL-4D Baterry(Li-ion) equipped with the Nokia N8 has a talktime of 12 hrs(GSM) and 5h 50min(3G) and a stand-by time of 385 hrs(GSM) or 410 hrs(3G).The battery life is average for this price($500 approx).The battery had some flaws which Nokia said they will rectify.The performance of the browser was good but it took some time to load big sites.

Verdict:

       The Nokia N8 is a very good camera phone and offers lots of other features.The battery had some complaints.The N8 provides enhanced User Interface with the Symbian^3 OS.But while buying a mobile phone at this price it is better to think twice even though it is worth the cost.It is a high-end smart phone of the ‘N series’.