Nokia N8- First Impressions

Posted by BA on Nov 4, 2010 in Nokia, Nokia N8, Smartphones | 3 comments

Just got a Nokia N8 and I’m super excited about it. I have not spent much time with it but there are a few first impressions of the device that I wanted to share with you guys.

• Unlike Nokia, its battery is locked inside, you cant remove it (that easily)
• Unlike Nokia, (well unlike most of them) its running pretty fast and pretty smooth out of the box
• Unlike Nokia, it’s lightweight and good looking.
• It has a large camera sensor and a very slim Xenon flash

At least I wasn’t expecting above in the box for me

I’ll be posting more about it from now on, so stay tuned

Nokia N8 available from Ufone in Pakistan – Price Revealed

Posted by BA on Oct 2, 2010 in Nokia, Nokia N8, Smartphones, Ufone | 14 comments

Have you been waiting for Nokia N8, the next big phone by Nokia in a long long time? Yes I want that 12 megapixel camera, yes I want that 720p HD widescreen recording and the HDMI output, yes I need the Symbian ^3 and the wait is over. You can order your N8 now from Ufone (obviously within Pakistan).

The details are that Nokia and Ufone have decided to launch the phone at a special price. I’m not sure when the phone will  be available in market but it is available now pre-order for Rs. 42000. ( USD 487 or 350 Euro). You’ll not get the phone right away. You pay Rs. 5000 for booking and as soon as it arrives, you’ll get one (apparently around 15th October). Moreover, this is announced as a special discounted Ufone+Nokia launch price which is even less than the announced price of EUR 380+.

If you can’t wait to see this device, just visit your nearest Ufone customer care center.See this link for more details and a list of service centers where the phone is available for you to check out.

iPhone 4 vs Nokia N8 – And the winner is ..

Posted by BA on Jul 13, 2010 in Apple, iPhone 4, Nokia, Nokia N8, Smartphones, Technology, Telecommunication | 23 comments

This has been a long awaited post and a few of my readers have been requesting for it repeatedly. I’ve finally decided to write on this topic. Some of my readers will call it a redundant post as so many has been said about these two phones and then some of them will call it biased due to Nokia being my all time favorite but I will still not be reluctant writing the post as it is totally based on facts and figures and I have not been unjust.

iPhone 4 by Apple and Nokia N8 have been put into a side by side table below. Thanks to GSM Arena, I did not have to type in all this data. What I’ve done is, I’ve colored this table green wherever I found a superior feature in one of the two phones. Quite interestingly iPhone is a winner in launching the phone first, it is smaller in volume, it’s got a gyro sensor, higher resolution screen, greater internal memory, better CPU clock and a larger battery capacity.

That makes around 8 features better than Nokia’s N8. Am I praising Apple’s marvel too much? Well, let’s look at Nokia’s features where Nokia is a winner against iPhone. The list is endlessly long and Nokia has around 19 features that are significantly better than that of iPhone including a 12 megapixel stunning still camera with a Carl Zeiss lens, Micro SD Slot which will let you plug in upto 32 GB of a memory card, USB on the go that will allow you to plug in your USB flash drives and hard disks as an additional storage space to  your phone, 720p HDMI TV out, Flash support in browser, faster class 33 edge and much more. See the table below yourself, I’m not biased

Hence the winner is … Nokia N8 without any doubt.

While my favorite of all the features will be the Nokia logo on the device that looks much better to me as compared to that of a metallic apple . Where Nokia has lost it is; the delayed release that is causing additional curiosity and unrest among the fans who cannot take it anymore. Just release it Nokia!

While iPhone 4 is not available unlocked without a voice/data contract in US, we can compare UK prices of iPhone 4 and Nokia N8.Right now, the approximate price of unlocked 16GB iPhone 4 in UK is GBP 499 that is around USD 760. Same 16 GB iPhone 4 is available for Eur 629 in France for example.

On the other hand, Nokia N8 is expected to be available for around Eur 450 on launch. Even if it sells for Eur 500, its pretty economical, isn’t it?

I carry an LED TV in my pocket

Posted by BA on Jun 10, 2010 in Nokia, Samsung, Smartphones | 0 comments

Remember Samsung Wave I mentioned a couple of posts ago? The biggest wow factor of the phone is the AMOLED screen. It gives me the feel as if I’m carrying a full fledged LED TV in my pocket. With amazing video player and DivX capability, the phone plays great videos and the colors are so crisp.

The video recorder adds to the feeling as it’s a 720p HD video recorder too. You can even watch the videos you recorded if you don’t have any movies loaded up in the phone as yet. BTW, Samsung wave has started shipping in Europe already. You can simply google a store that can ship you that?

I’m pretty excited to know that Nokia N8 that is also launching in next couple of months will have an AMOLED screen as well.

Nokia N8 – My next love

Posted by BA on Jun 10, 2010 in Nokia, Smartphones | 5 comments

Nokia N8

At iPhone 4′s launch, I will not be talking about Apple here. What I’m after is a Nokia N8 now. I’m anxiously waiting for its launch. Since its announcement on 28th May, I’ve been counting every moment till I can get hold of this device. I’m not going to make it a long discussion but at this point in time, Nokia N8 is going to be the best feature set device. I know I’m a bit biased here but I can’t help supporting Nokia

Here are a few things that make me crave for Nokia N8

• A 12 mega pixel camera
• A lovely Xenon flash to support the camera
• 720p HD video recording at 25 FPS
• 3D Graphics hardware accelerator with OpenGL ES 2.0 support
• HDMI TV out
• Huge set of programming options in form of supported APIs
• Dual microphone for stereo audio recording
• 16GB onboard memory and a slot for more. You can add a Micro SD card
• Thats not it, you can use ANY USB storage media, external hard drive etc to add storage capability
• DivX video playback support
• Amazing web browser
• And other usual stuff – that is not that ordinary by the way

You can read the full set of features of the phone here.