Nokia, the leading mobile phone manufacturer is always on the spree to produce and deliver a wide range of innovative Smartphones which has indeed without any degree of doubt satisfied a lot of mobile and gadget enthusiastics. With the release of the Nokia N8, it has again proved its might in producing quality and feature-rich mobile phones that has the tendency to attract any mobile crazy folk to put their hands on it. The Nokia N8 is one of the most popular Nokia Smartphone which is feature packed with lots of advanced technical specs that makes it stand high among all the other Smartphones in it's row. This new generation power device which has been recently released worldwide is endowed with some of the most likeable aspects; enhanced multimedia features and sleek hardware design being a few among the many others.

As already mentioned in our recent articles regarding the technical specifications of the Nokia N8 mobile, it has some of the most up-to-date standards in place and added features which makes it one of the primary reason for it being on the limelight even before it was released and brought to the market. Here in this article, we are going to review some of the key features of the Nokia N8 mobile and its performance when being used in real.

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To start with, let's talk about the most prized possession of the Nokia N8 mobile - i.e. the impressive 12MP camera that is built-in into it. The Carl Zeiss based 12 megapixel camera is accompanied with a Xenon flash and a Manual shutter which makes it quite fast to be used. The images that are captured from the Nokia N8 was quite impressive as they were all bright and full of details. The video recording was amazing too with the support for 720p HD recording which functioned quite well when tested and played back on the HDTV with the HDMI adapter included within the box. The sounds that were produced while watching movies and videos were excellent enough which is too obvious a fact as it supports Dolby Digital surround sound.


Well, this is a surprise element that Nokia has brought into being in the new Nokia N8 Smartphone. There were many speculations regarding how far it was ideal and wise to upgrade the OS of the Nokia N8 model as many feared it to slow down the phone and cause other instability. But there is nothing such concerns in the practical sense as it seemed to be very impressive again with all the latest features which can be said to be collectively derived from or similar to that of the Iphone OS or the Android. There are many features included and was perfectly blended to give a very promising look and feel to the interface and has been therefore a delight to use it.


The hardware specifications of the Nokia N8 is another noteworthy aspect. The Nokia N8 which is powered by ARM 11 680 MHz CPU processor and Open GL 2.0 supported 3D Graphics Hardware Accelerator are the core components that distinctly reflects the richness of the quality of performance that it delivers. Besides this, the inclusion of a hefty 16GB internal memory and option to expand upto another 32GB with microSD card is a definite win-win situation for all those who wants to carry out HD videos and recordings or maintain a large volume multimedia files.


The Power Consumption of the Nokia N8 is considerable which facilitates talk time for around 11 hours while on the 2G mode and upto 5 flat hours for use under 3G mode. It uses a BL-4D 1200mAh Li-Ion battery and the charging is possible through the 2mm USB connector which is included therein. It can play music for a straight 45 hours which is a much needed relief for music lovers to stream or listen music on the go.


The Nokia N8 seems to the perfect model for a rich and high class multimedia experience for a Smartphone of its range. Its support for HDMI is also a scoring area and can seamlessly connect to any HDTV for displaying movies and video clips captured at 720p HD quality. The music and the sound quality is also best in its range and it has performed quite well and made good use of the Dolby Digital surround sound capability which it has under its hood.



Nokia N8 in addition to the features mentioned above also scores high in terms of some other features like A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connections. The built-in 3G modem that supports HSDPA and HSUPA internet connectivity is extremely fast and can transfer packet data between a range of 2.0MBPS to 10.2 MBPS. For those using a GPRS or an EDGE connection will also experience an enhanced performance in the speed and connectivity using the Nokia N8 mobile.

The map navigation feature of Nokia N8 which includes the voice navigated A-GPS is also satisfactory and is capable to get the satellite position lock in a matter of seconds. The reception is also found to be effective in the indoors which in other mobiles or dedicated GPS systems may not always be the same.



The Nokia N8 mobile has all the goodness that can be expected from a Smartphone of its range and has satisfied all the key aspects. As a general user and not a mobile critic, it was very difficult for us to figure out any flaws or downside in the mobile phone and we can without any hesitation recommend it to any of the enthusiastic mobile buyers to make use of and have the experience of all the rich features that it has to offer.


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