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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.
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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: 2010-11-22, review by: whathifi.com

  • Quality build, AMOLED screen, HD camera, cohesive sound, Flash support for web
  • Patchy operating system, thinness in the treble, average video quality

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  Published: 2010-11-15, review by: electricpig.co.uk

  • Solid build, ace camera
  • Symbian still isn't competitive
  • The Nokia N8 is a wonderfully built, functional smartphone with a killer camera, and Nokia loyalists will lap up its extra features and sheer durability. We would advise you check out what apps are on offer over at the Ovi Store website before slapping...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-12, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • 12-megapixel camera, music player, HD video capture, HDMI port, relatively cheap
  • Uninspiring design, clunky web browsing, unreliable touch UI, revamped OS feels dated
  • Despite an impressive camera and mutimedia performance, the N8 falls down on its awkward operation and web browsing. It's still cheaper than other smarphones, thoughKey specs12 megapixels, 3.5mm jack, 3G, AMOLED, Bluetooth, FM radio, FM transmitter, GP...

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  Published: 2010-11-04, review by: alphr.com

  • Beautiful hardware that's crammed with features, but the N8 is totally let down by Symbian ...

 
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  Published: 2010-11-02, review by: theregister.co.uk

  • The N8 is the proverbial curate's egg. It offers very capable hardware with real benefits, particularly for imaging, and wraps it in a rough UI. Indeed, it retains much of the cruftiness of the Symbian S60 5th Edition interface, which feels clumsy and...

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  Published: 2010-10-29, review by: wired.co.uk

  • Abstract:  Nokia has had it rough lately. But with the feature-packed N8, the Finnish handset maker has finally earned a spot at the cool kids table, just not at the head of said table.The N8 delivers most of what we’ve come to expect from a flagship smartphone. ...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-25, review by: gadgetshow.channel5.com

  • 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
  • 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.
  • If software is important to you, the Nokia N8 may fall behind the Apple iPhone 4, but otherwise it's worth adding to your list. It offers an outstanding specification, is particularly well made and offers excellent value for money. Best offers for the ...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-20, review by: v3.co.uk

  • Great camera; decent battery life; impressive multimedia option
  • Disappointing Symbian^3 OS update; poor touch screen keyboard; frustrating internet experience; cluttered interface
  • The N8 is a valiant effort from Nokia and definitely its best high-end smartphone to date. However, Symbian^3 is a big letdown and, while the N8 will satisfy multimedia and Nokia fans, it could struggle to attract business users against competition fr...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-20, review by: stuff.tv

  • Responsive touchscreen. Ovi Maps. 12MP camera
  • Interface still retro in aesthetics. Web browsing lacks panache
  • Nokia’s latest serves up a fresh spin on an ageing formula, but ultimately fails to ace the new smartphone competition ...

 
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  Published: 2010-10-18, review by: recombu.com

  • The Nokia N8 is a seriously powerful smartphone with some great features such as the 12-megapixel camera and the HDMI-out capabilities. However we feel there’s much room for improvement on the user interface side of things and the web browser could do ...

 
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