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Testseek.co.uk have collected 219 expert reviews of the Nokia N8 and the average rating is 75%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nokia N8.
Award: Most Awarded October 2010
October 2010
 
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The editors liked

  • Nice size and build
  • Affordable
  • Pure Android Oreo software
  • Plenty of power
  • Polished Copper colourway
  • Comfortable to hold
  • Funky good looks
  • 12-megapixel camera can challenge a compact snapper
  • Responsive capacitive touchscreen
  • Quality build
  • AMOLED screen
  • HD camera
  • Cohesive sound
  • Flash support for web
  • Great camera
  • Decent battery life
  • Impressive multimedia option
  • The Nokia N8 boasts the best camera we've seen on a phone
  • Superb battery life
  • Clear and crisp screen
  • Decent audio output
  • Stylish aluminium casing
  • HDMI-out port
  • Like or loath the Nokia N8's styling
  • There's no debating the quality on offer here. It's constructed almost entirely from anodised aluminium
  • And is incredibly tough. A glass screen adds to the quality
  • And it's a smartphone that can easily withstand daily knocks and drops. It's the 12-Megapixel camera that really stands out on the Nokia N8
  • However. It's quite simply the best camera we've seen
  • Solid build
  • Ace camera
  • Responsive touchscreen. Ovi Maps. 12MP camera
  • Nice finish / handling
  • Very good camera
  • Numerous retouching options
  • Audio and video quality
  • Telephone and GPS
  • Good reception / free maps
  • FM tuner
  • Dictaphone
  • Rich connectivity
  • Good finish
  • Design and handling
  • Takes very good photos with plenty of editing options
  • Phone and GPS
  • Good network reception / free maps
  • FM radio and translitter
  • Voice recorder
  • Plenty of connections (HDMI)
  • Beautiful design
  • Especially with shiny effect
  • Dual-sensor rear camera with interesting software
  • Good battery life
  • Easy to use
  • 12-megapixel camera
  • Music player
  • HD video capture
  • HDMI port
  • Relatively cheap
  • Superb camera
  • Great build
  • AMOLED screen is bright and colourful
  • The N8 and Symbian^3 offer a better and more enhanced user experience than previous devices
  • Excellent camera and video quality
  • Solid hardware with 3G support
  • Free turnbyturn navigation via Ovi Maps

The editors didn't like

  • Camera is a little slow
  • Red ghosting on display in night light
  • Average low light camera performance
  • (Slightly) dated design
  • Not sure how useful OZO audio is
  • Software is confusing and frustrating in places
  • Fewer apps available than with rival phones
  • Poor social-networking integration
  • Patchy operating system
  • Thinness in the treble
  • Average video quality
  • Disappointing Symbian^3 OS update
  • Poor touch screen keyboard
  • Frustrating internet experience
  • Cluttered interface
  • The Nokia N8 is not slow by any means
  • But it can't compete with similar handsets
  • Average virtual keyboards
  • Unintuitive UI
  • Unimpressive internet experience
  • Confusing connection management
  • Poor social network integration
  • The Nokia N8 may have an all new operating system
  • But like older touchscreen Nokias it's still clunky compared to offerings from Apple and Android. That said
  • It's a lot faster than older handsets
  • And there are lots of new apps on offer from the Ovi Store.
  • Symbian still isn't competitive
  • Interface still retro in aesthetics. Web browsing lacks panache
  • Screen
  • Limited
  • Inaccurate colours
  • Interface still too round the houses
  • Lack of responsiveness and fluidity (zoom
  • Scrolling internet pages and so on)
  • Poor colour fidelity
  • Symbian Anna interface
  • Better but still quite convoluted
  • The OS could be more responsive and smooth
  • No hugely unique features
  • Price may be a little too high
  • Nonreplaceable battery
  • Chunky case
  • Non-replaceable battery
  • Uninspiring design
  • Clunky web browsing
  • Unreliable touch UI
  • Revamped OS feels dated
  • Symbian^3 is limited
  • No Android killer
  • Needs a higher-res display
  • No native DivX support
  • User interface still trails the competition in ease of use
  • The N8 can be sluggish
  • QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode only
  • Battery is not userreplaceable

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  Published: 2010-11-17, review by: cravingtech.com

  • Overall, Nokia N8 is a great, sexy, and powerful phone. It looks really sleek and the design quality material is top-notch.The camera included is one of the best cameras I’ve ever had on a mobile phone. A 12 megapixels camera with the Carl Zeiss optics...

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  Published: 2010-11-16, review by: smh.com.au

  • Abstract:  Nokia has been in the wars of late. In July it announced a profit slump of 40 per cent, a result that presaged a major corporate reshuffle a few month later which saw the company appoint Stephen Elop, a Microsoft executive, as the first non-Finnish C...

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  Published: 2010-11-01, review by: Zdnet.com.au

  • Nokia has built a superb phone in the N8, with a class-leading camera and excellent connectivity, but has spoiled the whole package with its half-baked Symbian^3 software.

 
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  Published: 2010-11-01, review by: cnet.com.au

  • Solid, unique design. Outstanding camera. HDMI connectivity. 32GB expandable storage
  • Symbian^3 feels incomplete with loads of inconsistencies. Performance is frequently sluggish. Home screen design needs work
  • Nokia has built a superb phone in the N8, with a class-leading camera and excellent connectivity, but has spoiled the whole package with its half-baked Symbian^3 software....

 
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  Published: 2010-10-26, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • 12-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and Xenon flash, HDMI-port and USB On-The-Go, Superb luminium design
  • Sluggish performance, Clunky UI and ultimately poor user experience, Comparatively poor Web browsing experience
  • The Nokia N8 fails to deliver a satisfying smartphone experience. An excellent camera and great multimedia features aren't enough to excuse the N8's clunky software and frustrating user interface...

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  Published: 2011-03-18, review by: resellernews.co.nz

  • Abstract:  The Nokia N8 smartphone is a bizarre creature: chunkier than its similarly-priced brethren, silver instead of black, and with sharp angles rather than the curved edges of other phones. I wasn’t particularly enamoured with it when I first pulled it out...

 
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  Published: 2011-03-03, Author: Siobhan , review by: pcworld.co.nz

  • The Nokia N8 fails to deliver a satisfying smartphone experience. An excellent camera and great multimedia features aren't enough to excuse the N8's clunky software and frustrating user interface...

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  Published: 2010-11-02, review by: techsmart.co.za

  • is that the casing is based on the old iPod designs, the screen is not as crisp and clear as they would have you believe, and last but not least, the S3 OS is crap and bulky. For a "smartphone" it is also too heavy. I expected the screen to be more re...

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  Published: 2012-06-14, Author: Techmagnifier , review by: techmagnifier.com

  • 360 x 640 pixels screen resolution, Multi touch input method, Scratch resistant Gorilla Glass display, Accelerometer and Proximity sensor, 512 MB ROM, 3G connectivity, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v3.0, 4000 x 3000 pixels camera resolution, 1/1.83” sensor
  • Average battery life, Limited third party software availability, Outdated camera interface, Symbian^3 OS not at par with the Android OS, No office document editing
  • No matter what minor shortcomings be there, the Nokia N8 has definitely won many hearts with its performance and elegance. At INR 18,200/- it is one of those handsets which would not give you any scope for complaints whatsoever....

 
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  Published: 2011-09-23, review by: digit.in

  • Brilliant camera, Simple interface, USB-on-the-Go, Well-built
  • Low resolution but beautiful screen, Less choice in apps, Dated browser, No free Office document editing
  • The Nokia N8 is a smartphone reborn. The much-needed OS update breathes a fresh lease of life into a device that was floundering despite its rock solid hardware. At around Rs 23000, the N8 does make sense as a smartphone, now. The excellent 12MP camera...

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