Nokia N8 – an European phone comes to USA
by Collin Hilder | May 26, 2010
Nokia, the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer revealed on 27th April** its newest smartphone Nokia N8, which is eager to compete with Apple's iPhone.
With a curved body, made out of one piece of anodized aluminum, and a 3.5-inch HD touchscreen, Nokia N8 is the first smartphone to be powered by the new Symbian^3 platform and use the Qt cross-platform application framework. The new OS - Symbian^3 platform brings multi-tasking controls and a homescreen that can be customized and loaded with all sorts of applications and widgets.
Besides the improved OS, the Nokia N8 comes with a 12MP resolution photocamera which benefits from Carl Zeis optics and a Xenon Flash. Also, N8 gives the user the possibility to capture and edit high definition videos. The Finnish phone also has with a HDMI connector for plugging into a TV, so you can watch your home made videos on a flat screen. You can store all those home made videos on the 16GB of built-in storage, which is expandable up to 32GB with a micro SD card.
And if the new smartphone from Nokia aims to be a competitor of iPhone, here you have the techs and specs, in case you are undecided between these two brands:
| Product |
Nokia N8 |
iPhone 3GS |
iPhone 4G* |
| 2G Network |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 2100 /1900 |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Dimensions |
113.5 x 59.1 x 12.9 mm |
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm |
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
|
| Weight |
135 g |
135 g |
137 g
|
| Display/Type/Size |
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
360 x 640 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Scratch-resistant surface |
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
320 x 480 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface
|
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
640 x 960 pixels, 3.5 inches
- Multi-touch input method
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Scratch-resistant surface |
| Sounds/Alert Sounds |
Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtone |
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones |
Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
| Speakerphone |
Yes - 3.5 mm audio jack |
Yes - 3.5 mm headset jack |
Yes - 3.5 mm headset jack |
| Memory Phonebook |
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall |
| Call records |
Detailed, max 30 days |
100 received, dialed and missed calls |
100 received, dialed and missed calls |
| Internal Memory |
16 GB storage, 256MB RAM, 512 MB ROM |
16 GB/ 32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM |
16/32 GB storage
|
| Card Slot |
Yes - microSD, up to 32GB |
No |
No |
| GPRS |
Class 33 |
Yes |
Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps |
| EDGE |
Class 33 |
Yes |
Class 10, 236.8 kbps |
| 3G |
HSDPA, 10.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2.0 Mbps |
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps |
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 MB
|
| WLAN |
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, UPnP technology |
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g |
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n |
| Infrared Port |
No |
No |
No |
| Bluetooth |
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP |
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only |
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| USB |
Yes, v2.0 microUSB OTG |
Yes, v2.0 |
Yes, v2.0 |
| Camera/Primary |
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash |
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, autofocus |
5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash |
| Camera/Features |
Geo-tagging, face and smile detection |
Touch focus, geo-tagging |
Touch focus, geo-tagging |
| Camera/Video |
Yes, 720p@25fps, LED video light |
Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging |
Yes |
| Camera/Secondary |
VGA videocall camera |
No |
Yes, videocalling over WiFi only
|
| Features/Operating System |
Symbian ^3 OS |
iPhone OS (based on Mac OS) |
iOS 4 (based on Mac OS) |
| Features/CPU |
ARM 11 680 MHz processor, 3D Graphics HW accelerator |
ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX535 graphics |
Apple A4 processor |
| Features/Messaging |
SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email |
SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email |
| Features/Browser |
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds |
HTML (Safari) |
HTML (Safari) |
| Features/Games |
Yes + downloadable |
Downloadable, incl. motion-based |
Downloadable, incl. motion-based |
| Features/Radio |
Stereo FM radio with RDS; FM transmitter |
No |
No |
| Features/Colors |
Dark Grey, Silver White, Green, Blue, Orange |
Black, White |
Black, White |
| Features/GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS support; Ovi Maps 3.0 |
Yes, with A-GPS support |
Yes, with A-GPS support |
| Features/Java |
Yes, MIDP 2.1 |
No |
No |
| Features |
- TV-out via HDMI and composite
- Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI
- Anodized aluminum casing
- Digital compass
- MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Voice command/dial
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Video/photo editor
- Flash Lite v4.0
- T9 |
- Digital compass
- Google Maps
- Audio/video player
- TV-out
- Voice command/dial |
- MicroSIM card support only
- Scratch-resistant glass back panel
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic.
- Digital compass
- Google Maps
- iBooks application
- Audio/video player and editor
- Voice command/dial
- TV-out
|
| Battery |
Standard battery, Li-Po 1200 mAh (BL-4D)
Stand by up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 12 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Music up to 50 h |
Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand by up to 300 h
Talk time up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G)
Music up to 30 h |
Standard battery, Li-Ion
Stand by up to 300 h
Talk time up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music up to 40 h
|
* The iPhone 4G is going to hit the stores on 24th June
** According to latest news N8 will be officially released on 24th August, at a $465 price tag.
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