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Monday 16 July 2012

Handset Review: Nokia 808 PureView

Nokia 808 Pure View is a camera phone with capability to deliver astonishing photos, lasting battery life and rich audio playback as well as recording experience.

Nokia has finally introduced its flagship device - the 808 PureView - with a host of imaging technologies. Several Symbian platform loyalists as well as photography enthusiasts were looking forward to this handset since the first hints were laid last year. The Nokia 808 PureView is the true successor and quite a long jump from the camera-centric Nokia N8. The Nokia N8 with 12-megapixel imaging sensor has been ruling the camera phone segment ever since its launch in 2010.

Seldom can a handset maker replicate the success of its past devices without causing much disruption. With the changing strategy of Nokia to accommodate Windows Phone devices in the smartphones category, the future of the Symbian platform based devices did not appear as rosy as it could be. However, with the announcement of rolling out significant updates, Nokia promised to support the Symbian platform till 2016 at least.

Nokia 808 PureView sports a big 41-megapixel image sensor fixed at its back and thereby causes fairly visible protrusion. Apart from the 41-megapixel image sensor, Nokia's Imaging Engineers have paid close attention to the optics and the flash. Now the result is in front of us.

With quad-core smartphones and voice-centric digital assistants going main stream, Nokia's 808 PureView doesn't come close to them. If you are not into the specification gimmicks, then here two major factors to seriously consider beforehand - Symbian^3 based Belle mobile OS and thick form factor with heavier profile. The latter is an important factor because number of handset makers have been introducing thinner and lighter with equally compelling hardware.


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