Nokia 8

GSM Arena Nokia 8 Review : Connecting the dots

Full Review : http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_8-review-1644.php

Summary of review

The Nokia 8 is a revelation. HMD did the iconic brand justice by delivering on all promises and there's no doubt that Nokia still has it when it comes to imaging and audio. The Nokia 8 is a newcomer but it doesn't look or act like one - it doesn't overdo it, it's not out of its depth. No rush to make up for the lost time - the Nokia 8 is methodical and confident, patient and prepared.

The Nokia 8 packs quite the flagship punch and one of the best IPS LCDs available. AMOLED may have worked better for marketing, but not everyone is a fan of the punchy palette, and it's hard to find fault with the class-leading screen HMD gave us. The clean no-nonsense design is another thing we liked about the 8 - it kind of fits with what Nokia stands for.

But the new camera is what we loved the most about the Nokia 8. It's a magic number for Nokia and the Android edition lives up to the standards of the 808 PureView and the N8. In short, HMD got everything right in the camera department. The image quality is great, the specs are as relevant as they can get, and the extra features are trendy yet not over the top. Color, monochrome, daylight, or nighttime, everything looks good that was shot with the Nokia 8. Even the selfies, whose dedicated camera got the same premium treatment as the primary unit, are top notch.

HMD worked with Nokia's OZO division to achieve the class-leading audio for the Nokia 8's videos. Any concert recorded with the 8 will be as compelling on video as on the venue itself. But you can also livestream on both cameras, which maybe a dream come true for many vloggers and avid social network users. We only wish 4K videos were sharper and better stabilized - they are only average as they are right now.

Final Verdict

It's not by a stroke of luck that Nokia 8 is where it is today. It's hard work, respect of tradition and putting years of knowledge and experience to good use. It's long-standing partnerships too - like that with Zeiss.

We said in the beginning that Nokia and HMD have a future to build. Let us rephrase. The future is wide open. 9 is another special number in the history of the Finnish brand. The Nokia 8 has given us all the right reasons to look forward to it.
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Received a call from Vodacom Cape Gate that they received my pre-order for a Nokia 8...blah blah.

Why the hell would I go to Cape Gate? It is totally out of my way.
 
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well gonna pop into cellucity tomorrow morning to see if i can buy the nokia 8 finally, they never contacted me once with news on the product but i read the first 35 buyers will get a free 3310 lol
 
well im having bfast here at grove mall now where i placed my pre order online, happened to run into a lady who works for them and she knows nothing about the nokia 8, ugh here we go.... well see what they say when they open at 9
 
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well im having bfast here at grove mall now where i placed my pre order online, happened to run into a lady who works for them and she knows nothing about the nokia 8, ugh here we go.... well see what they say when they open at 9
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Let's be honest that lady is dumb, the phone is in their September brochure, just saw it now
 
i told her i pre ordered and i got the most generic awnser, "we usually call our clients when we recieve their pre order"
 
voldoverse said:
i told her i pre ordered and i got the most generic awnser, "we usually call our clients when we recieve their pre order"
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I'm not sure how a pre-order works but if you didn't accept the deal, if you still in the mall maybe you should go in and physically get the phone
 
yeah im still in the mall, waiting for the store to officially open at 9
 
dissapointment. they dont have it yet, they will call me when i get, i dont understand how im supposed to be one of the first 35 to get it then in order to recieve a free 3310 also, do they expect me to be on standby all day? already tired of them.

thinking about waiting for 11 sept rather so xiaomi can make the mix 2 official and then just pre ordering it on gearbest

not a fan of miui for simplistic reasons but the shine factor does get to you haha
 
still waiting for my pre order call from these chops, i wonder if they put their own vodacom branded software again on the nokia 8 also?
 
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