Rating 3.6 49 reviews
Manufacturer: Nokia
PC Advisor
13 years ago

The Nokia 808 PureView exists because smartphones have made compact cameras all but obsolete. A 41Mp camera strapped to a dated Symbian smartphone , the Nokia 808 PureView is a strange mix of awesome and awful, probably best viewed as a compact camera with low-end smartphone functions attached.
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3g
13 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView

The 41-megapixel snapper is the star of the show. Crammed with functions and producing pin-sharp, colourful snaps, this is the best we've seen on a smartphone.
Pros:
  • Fantastic camera
  • grabs clear Full HD video
  • impressive battery life
  • decent performance
Cons:
  • Outdated OS
  • disappointing virtual keyboard
  • few apps
  • chunky body
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My ADSL Broadband News
13 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView review

What does this leave us with? A cluttered exterior with underperforming internals; a decidedly lacklustre screen; an outstanding camera that crushes its rivals; great battery life; and a mobile OS that's hooked up to every piece of life-extending equipment that it can be.
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PriceCheck
13 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView from zero to hero?

The Nokia 808 PureView is the new powerhouse of camera phones with its 41MP camera and provides decent playback options with its built in 720p video playback with Dolby audio along with 1080p HDMI output with an on board media hub.
Pros:
  • Messaging on the Nokia 808 PureView is easy
  • with the ability to add homescreen shortcuts to create a new message or audio message or open the Messaging app.
Cons:
  • - All folders have the same basic icon making it harder to differentiate at a glance.
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Newegg
12 years ago

Great camera! So what?

- 1 egg for the outdated hardware though the OS is optimized and works w/o lag
Pros:
  • Great camera
Cons:
  • - 1 egg for Symbian Belle - lack of applications - even MS Skydrive is with limited features (you can only use it pull contacts and photos for easy upgrade to Windows 8
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The Verge
12 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView review

At Mobile World Congress this year, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop cast a wary eye over the catalog of shiny new phones introduced by his competitors and posed the challenge, "which ones will you remember?
Pros:
  • Beats every other cameraphone by a wide margin
  • 38-megapixel photos are surprisingly good
  • Great call quality
Cons:
  • Web browser is unusable
  • Symbian Belle feels like a terrible imitation of Android
  • Low-res display
  • Camera hump is a hindrance
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Pocketnow
13 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView Review

by Anton D. Nagy The Nokia 808 PureView - winner of the GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2012 and 2012 TIPA Award for Best Imaging Innovation - shocked everyone at this year's Mobile World Congress with its 41-megapixel camera sensor.
Pros:
  • + Stellar camera performance
  • + Excellent build quality
  • + Buttery smooth graphics thanks to dedicated GPU
  • + Display provides great color saturation
  • contrast and outdoor visibility
  • + FM transmitting option
  • + Excellent call quality
  • + Great speaker
  • + Free Nokia essential software (Maps
  • Drive,
Cons:
  • - Nokia (ex Symbian) Belle OS
  • - Some might find it too bulky
  • - Low amount of applications in the Nokia Store
  • - Poor browser performance
  • - Poor social experience
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PC Pro
13 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView

Truly staggering camera technology - it's such a shame Nokia chose to debut it on such an underwhelming smartphone
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somobile.uk.com
13 years ago

Editor's Review of the 808 PureView

The Symbian-powered 808 Pure View boasts an unbelievable 41 megapixel Carl Zeiss camera, paired with Dolby Digital Sound and 1080p HD video
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TechRadar UK
13 years ago

Nokia 808 PureView

As Nokia's Symbian hardware development comes to an end, its long awaited "Game Changer" device has finally hit the UK streets with its killer camera.
Pros:
  • Amazing camera
  • Decent 720p output
  • High quality audio
Cons:
  • No contract options
  • Symbian nearing end
  • Unprotected camera
  • Bulky device
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