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Nokia N8 – Return Of The King?

Published June 29, 2010 by Andrew Boxall in Featured, Mobile Phone Reviews, Nokia, Reviews

We Liked
  • Aluminium Unibody
  • 16GB Internal Memory
  • Ovi Access
We Didn't Like
  • 680MHz Processor
  • Symbian OS
  • Unresponsive Screen
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The Nokia N8 is the Nokia phone everyone has been talking about. Why? It’s the first Nseries phone to be released following the N97 Mini in September last year, it will debut Symbian^3 and it will be the first Nseries to use a solely touch-based interface. It’s fair to say there is considerable anticipation surrounding the Nokia N8, as this high profile release has plenty of competition and Nokia need a winning device to maintain their position as the world’s number one handset manufacturer.

The early renders that appeared on the Internet didn’t do the Nokia N8 much justice. The 2D images made the design look dull and uninspired and the spec list, although impressive, didn’t capture the headlines thanks to an almost silent official release day. Has this general apathy towards the N8 ruined its chances? We don’t think so, as when you really take a good look at the Nokia N8 you’ll see that it’s exactly what an Nseries should be – subtle, beautiful, powerful and perhaps most importantly of all, desirable!

Style.

Perhaps the most important thing of all concerning the look and feel of the N8 is the material used in its construction. This is a premium device for Nokia, so they have shunned the plastic used for some previous Nseries phones, and shied away from good-looking by fragile alternatives like glass; instead settling on hard-wearing and attractive anodized aluminium.

The metal frame will be available in five colours; dark grey, silver white, blue, orange and green and the pictures of the N8 show that none of these are overbearing, but rather subtle shades that give the phone a real individual style. The use of aluminium hasn’t added to the weight either, with the N8 tipping the scales at 135 grams – around the same as an iPhone 3GS.

Visually, the phone is dominated by the 3.5″ capacitive touchscreen. It has a resolution of 360×640 and is an AMOLED item capable of displaying 16 million colours.

Power.

Nokia haven’t shouted about the processor running the N8, and that’s because it’s not a 1GHz chip like so many other top-end smartphones on the market today. It’s a 680MHz ARM processor, which is still speedy enough and a big step up from the 434MHz chip used in the N97 Mini! Processor speed isn’t everything though, as here it will be combined with 512MB of ROM and 256MB RAM, plus 16GB of internal memory. There is also a microSD card slot to boost this to 32GB.

As we mentioned earlier, the Nokia N8 is the first device to use the Symbian^3 operating system. This new version is an evolution of Symbian S60 that we’re familiar with today, but with plenty of performance and interface tweaks, multi-touch support, improved graphics and three customisable homescreens, just like Android.

With Symbian^3 comes support for HDMI-out, and the N8 has a mini-HDMI port hidden under a cover in-between the 3.5mm headphone socket and the power button along its top edge. Inside the box there will be an adaptor to allow you to plug the N8 directly into your TV.  Why would you want to do this?  Read on…

Camera.

The sleek lines of the Nokia N8 are broken only by a raised plinth on the back of the handset, which houses the lens and flash unit for the camera. Rated at 12 megapixels and sitting alongside a xenon flash, this is no ordinary camera for the snap happy, as Nokia have designed this with the keen photographer in mind. The 28mm wide-angle Carl Zeiss lens has autofocus, a manual shutter and allows ISO settings up to 1200, aperture at f/2.8, macro focusing from 10-60cm, and has an ND filter for improved low-light shooting, plus face and smile detection.

The camera also shoots video in 16:9, at 25fps in 720p, which is exactly the reason you’ll want to connect this up to your HD TV! Videos can be saved as either H.264 or MPEG-4 files and when using the HDMI connection, the N8 also supports Dolby Digital Plus audio.

It’s also worth mentioning that the N8 has a front-facing VGA camera for video calls, that works over 3G.

What Else Can it Do?

Connectivity. The Nokia N8 is a 3G phone with HSDPA and HSUPA. The built-in Wi-Fi supports 802.11 b,g and n standards and can be tethered to another wireless device.

Battery. The 1200mAh cell offers 390 hours standby and 720 minutes talktime on 2G, and 400 hours and 350 minutes in 3G. The device can be charged using a regular Nokia pin connector or via the micro-USB.

USB Connection. By using an adapter, the micro-USB port can be used to read a Flash drive.

GPS. The Assisted GPS uses Ovi Maps with free turn-by-turn navigation. It also has a digital compass for precise positioning.

Web Browser. This has built-in support for Flash Lite 4, giving you the chance to view most Flash 10.1 content on the Internet through the browser.

Other Features.

  • Bluetooth 3.0
  • Music and video player with DivX/XviD support.
  • FM Transmitter.
  • FM Radio.
  • Proximity sensor.
  • Accelerometer.

Any Downsides?

Aside from Symbian^3 being an unknown quantity at the moment, there are reports indicating the N8′s battery will be non-removable. While this does keep the shape and lines of the casing neat and tidy, it may prove annoying to heavy users. Perhaps this won’t be the case when the phone is finally launched.

Summary.

The Nokia N8 looks fantastic and is sure to be a delight to hold in one’s palm and provided Symbian^3 is a step forward, the highly impressive camera specification should attract plenty of newcomers to the Nseries range. As for the dedicated fans of the Nseries, they’ve got nothing to worry about, as the N8 is shaping up to be one of the best yet.

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147 Comments

  1. Doime

    It would be very important if I could get the phone I see. Please all I need is to have the phone in my hands, please help me with the proceedures.

  2. Emma

    Best Buds~

  3. Derek Barnes

    This is me at Easter ten minutes before I dropped my new Nokia down the toilet.

    • Andy Wright

      A phone and camera of this quality should feel just at home, with someone who is not afraid to use it, with a plethora of features. This phone can give your life direction, especially a direction through the lens.
      I am an amateur photography enthusiast, I always have a camera with me in one form or another, and its definitely time to take the leap and add some substance to my gadget gallery. The Nokia N8, simply the ONLY way forwards.

  4. Veromeo Ramirez

    We were exploring a hill in our province when I saw this heart shaped bark of a tree. We were so amazed that I took a macro shot using my almost 3 year nokia n82. My friend thought it can only be done by a digital camera. With an n8, I can say that it’s not technology, it’s what you do with it

  5. Dominic H

    I notice everyone else’s photos are in focus ! If I win the Nokia N8, I promise to use it to photograph my Imate Jam’s journey to the mobile phone recycling centre and post them on your forums !

  6. Katherine Brice

    I think the photo says it all! All though I am know a crowned Snake player I think its time I moved on to better things… Better things being a Nokia N8!
    x

  7. Danielle baker

    I’d love to win this competition because I’d like to capture special moments like this with much more clarity!

  8. Rebecca Jackson

    Even my rather hansom and fierce cat Tak has gone a bit Mr T and ” Pity’s the Fool” who’s using the rather out dated and clapped out nokia (that’s me), he has even been caught trying to bury it in his lit tray (slight exaggeration). Help stop this animal cruelty and let Tak live in a home free of ancient mobile technology, you can make a pets life better.

  9. Ratheesh

    I love nokia and their new N8 is so sweet.
    Photos from my flicker page

  10. susie

    i said to my daughter id get her a treat for getting her award that was back in july now that i said that,bad mummy i know but i said id buy her something more special for xmas this would be perfect for her as she is in new school now and aloud phones in school to use in break and so i can contact her when she is out.so she be able to use a gd phone like this.that would be a treat for her and a treat for me seeing the smile on her face if she got it b4 xmas .anyway gd luck to all here many deserve it.x

  11. Nicola A

    You need to let me win or I’ll set Bruno (aka Poppy) on you … Grrrr

  12. Hayley

    EeeeeKkkkk ive been waiting forever, Wow what a phone sepc in the sparkly blue! got well excitied when saw in on tv ad! My m8s kno what im on bwt now!! Love taking pics but not been able too l8ly my digi cam screen bust so u av to aim and hope! n my phones qualtiy is nothing compared to what this would be!

  13. CPD

    With 12 mp I’d shoot this again and re-hire the swan

  14. tolly16

    Life is hard at the moment!

  15. steven young

    Because daddy’s phone no longer works!

  16. Jennifer

    I was trying to take a photo of the moon which was lit up in orange, my phone only has a 5mp camera and you can’t even make out the moon. I would love to win this as I take alot of photos including long distance. Of course the phone has loads of others features which would get a good hammmering.

  17. John

    If I had the N8 to hand during my walks I’d be able to take more pictures of trees with ears…

  18. Alexander Beaven

    Our budding young Spielberg’s are always pinching our phones to make home movies for putting on You Tube.
    With a Nokia N8 they could film in HD with dolby surround sound & replay in all it’s glory on the family TV.

  19. Duncan Nagle

    Please send me a shiny new Nokia N8; my current Hulk of a phone (see what I did there?) is so big that I have to resort to getting people to shout instead of calling. Thanks!

  20. Jackie Hendy

    Crystal clear pictures and crystal clear sound -I wouldn’t accept anything less so this is the phone for me!

  21. Tony Ryan

    I want to win so i can take more pictures of my 19month old son Alex – the little charmer

  22. Andrena Harrison

    I need a new phone as my dog ate mine, along with the rest of the contents of my living room!!!

  23. Colin Richardson

    Please send a new Nokia N8, before the feral baby bunnies rip my throat out!!

  24. John O'Reilly

    This photo sums it up…..

  25. Rebecca Ball

    I would love to win this phone to give to my 17 year old son, He is at college and doing really well – i am so proud of him but his mobile has broken and hes using my old spare phone at the moment which is so not cool for any 17 year old.I am on my own and only working part time so cant afford to buy him a new one for a while.

    Heres a picture of Him with me and my youngest son when he was getting ready for his secondary school prom.

  26. Michelle Watson

    Then I wouldnt need to buy a new phone and the money could be used to get my husband the help he so obviously needs ;)

  27. Rhydian Prismick

    As you can see my old phone has just passed away and is now in the graveyard.
    I would love the new N8 to replace my old friend.

  28. tony

    help me become the modern man, this piece of
    junk needs charging after each text

  29. Alan Appleyard

    I wish i could win a Nokia N8 ‘cos I’m getting fed up with nicking mum’s ipod.

  30. Rhiannon Bolan

    This is my current phone, the 3210, which sadly after all these years has given up the ghost :-(

    I’ll miss ya buddy, we had many good times together

  31. Beverley Cordle

    Me and my fiance are pirates and are always searching for new treasure. This phone would go down a treat me hearties!

  32. Daniel Flaherty

    Because as a young child, I was forced to wear German football shirts, and was constantly subjected to doses of high toxic farts. Just look at the trauma on my face. I still haven’t recovered. This phone may help me forget my tragic past.

  33. Ben

    I think my phone is trying to tell me something…. Maybe I need an N8….

    • Vince

      Arnoud comnemts:January 16, 2010 at 11:29 amBasically my Nokia N97 can’t do anything accept show the white start-up screen with the Nokia logo It does absolutely NOTHING else Anyone have a solution for that?[] – []

  34. emma kinsey

    PLEASE LET ME WIN AS THIS PHONE LOOKS AMAZING AND I NEED A PHONE COS MY PHONES BROKE.

  35. emma kinsey

    please let me win need a phone desperatley and this phone looks soooooooooo nice . PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

  36. Lins Samaraweera

    I’d like to win this great phone so I can take more photos of British silliness such as the annual Bourton-on-the-Water river football match!

  37. Sue Harrison

    I need the Nokia N8 because the cat has nicked my phone !

  38. Alan Martin

    This brick of a mobile phone is so heavy it has turned my head into a blackhole. Rescue me from being crushed at the singularity of what was once my brain.

  39. afham

    we can buy world by money but we cant buy love of the people

  40. afham

    we peopl never knows about the past or futur of the world because we always depend on present

  41. GARY MILLS

    I think its time i upgraded my N95 as to go from 5megapixels to 12 would be top:-0)Also would be able to get some great pics of my new wee 3month old baby girl Summer & also my son scott aka Bumblebee:-0)

  42. A Hollingdrake

    I’ve endured years of abuse from my phone but this is the last straw…….

  43. Lizzie Haines

    I need it quite simply because all the rest of mine have died…

  44. Beverley Keenan

    I would love to win this for my nephew, his mam worries so much about him and won’t let him play out without taking my phone with him so she can contact him at all times, it was his birthday a few weeks ago and we had bought him a phone but got burgled 2 days before his birthday so until the insurance pays up, no phone, no playing out.

  45. Tomasteamus

    I need longer string if I don’t win!!!!!!!!

  46. Cassandra

    Mine is a little dated….what more do I need to say??????

  47. Vern Griffiths

    This was taken on my N95 whilst knee-deep in last winters’ snow, next year it’d be amazing to use a brand new N8 to capture natures’ majesty with an extra 7 megapixels!

  48. Sarah

    I’d like to win the Nokia N8 because THIS is my ‘phone and I’ve not saved up NEARLY enough pennies yet to replace it.

  49. Angela A

    This is my old camera; isn’t it terrible that I should be stuck with such an ancient artifact! :(

    Please help me and get me updated to modern times. lol

    • Sarah

      Hi there. I just thought I would let you know that a year and a month ago I got this camera tattooed on my shoulder blade. Thank you for posting this photograph on the web for me to find.

  50. Tracey Williams

    Think I’m due for an upgrade – don’t you??

  51. Jags

    Gimme the phone or you’ll never see the bunny again!!!!!!!!!

  52. Vicky

    I deserve to win as I am 7 months pregnant with twins and feeling sorry for myself!!
    Here is a picture of my scan!

  53. habib haji

    hi nokia N8 im crzy about you and im in love with u i can’t aford to buy you only you you can choose who do u want to be with, i do miss i realy want to be with you xxxxx

  54. eva

    trying to save every penny to buy a proper nokia phone like this one,even my daughter is willing to help by doing more chores around the house and she hates cleanning dishes .help her to have more free time by picking me as a winner and i promise i will share the phone too

  55. john woodward

    i would like to be able to take more pictures like these of my daughter, whenever and wherever i am and be confident i will get great pictures.

  56. Mounah

    every photo is a slice of life captured in a single frame; a 12 megapixel camera within a mobile phone would be so helpful towards capturing those e priceless little moments.

  57. richard mehmet

    woop woop wot more do i need to say

  58. chrriss

    Because my old phone looks like a house brick!!!!!

  59. simone lee

    WOULD LOVE TO WIN A NEW PHONE MINES AS OLD AS THE ARK

  60. Delroy Howell

    This phone will go straight into the charts at number one. Nokia have a real gem here,with 12MP also incredable phone.

  61. Ade

    I’d love a new Nokia so I could take N8ture shots and send them immediately to my friends and family. Loch Lomond in the Autumn.

  62. Nicholas Board

    Oh what bliss,getting back to Vietnam without lugging all the heavy stuff I did last time, but still getting the picture. You never know i might even look after it, i left my last Nokia in a Hanoi hotel room, after a mad wade to get to the airport in a flood and a power cut.

  63. Matthew Burr

    Seriously sir its not an excuse.I cant hand in my homework as my lion cub ate it ! he even ate my mobile phone……….try ringing it.I will definately need a new one…….

  64. kathysteers

    i would really like to win the new nokia phone because it looks like afabulous product and mr dave stewart is avery brilliant entrrapraneur.he has awonderful knack for business and is one of my all time favourite musicians to ever come out of the uk .thank u very much id appregiate it greatfully sincerly miss kathy steers

  65. M RIZWAN ELAHI

    JUST LOOK AT THIS STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL PHONE ……I M GONNA MAD ABT THIS MOBILE MANNNNNNNNNNN..I REALLY NEED NOKIA N 8 ASAP.

  66. prithvi

    i have nokia 6600 i am bore’d with this nokia 6600 pls i want noika n8 which has all the qualities of my type of phone pls give me nokia n8 i love this mobile very much……………………………………………………………………….!

  67. Sean Driscoll

    how to relax!
    the end of a oerfect day,
    except for one thing, lost my trusty pocket camera just after taking this, keep missing good pics with rubbish phone cameras, N8 would fix the problem!!!

    It’s no too late to win an N8!!!

  68. nikki stott

    Stylish and sleek…both things that I’m not!

  69. Rachel

    Urgent Help needed.

    A bit lost…and possibly in danger!!
    One strong and good looking Nokia N8 required to help me get home!!

    :S

  70. Thomas Wright

    Me likes milkies, tommy doesnt like bad milkies which is not good for my tum tum, tell your mummy’s to keep it in the fridgy

  71. Courtney

    i love taking photos but my old phone has stop working its main features including its camera which has really made things hard for me as i take photos so often. Please let me take photos again!

  72. Martin Hollingworth

    As you can see “old faithful” has had a good and caring life but unfortunately his days are outnumbered. I think I need a new phone with just a bit more technology si if I could have this Nokia N8, I would treat it well and call it “my Nokia m8″!

  73. sugam verma

    I want this nokia N8…………I like this mobile very much…….it is great…

  74. Harv

    Ohana is very important to me and this is where my Ohana lives! I could take more great memories with a good 12mp camera and cellphone all in one!

  75. Okpeta Odion

    i need the Nokia N8-return of the king because i want a phone that is subtle, powerful, beautiful and desirable. Though i cant afford it. And i would be grateful and will gladly be a promoter if given to me…thanks

  76. Siddhu

    If i have n8, i would click more such pics where n8 ll be handy and i’ll not miss the moments..

  77. Billie vincent

    i deserve to win this phone as i still have an old one ;/

  78. Lisa Billington

    Would love to get my hands on this phone. Nokia has always been my favourite mobile and always will be!

  79. Muhammad Tariq

    i love Nokia phones…….i have a big craze about nokia.. when i hear about N8.huuuuummmmmmmm.. Rockingggggggggggg phone..

  80. Tina Bailey

    I spent all of my pocket money on a iPad & now I have no pennies left to buy a phone!

  81. kayleigh white

    I would love to win the nokia n8 because i currently own a motorola v3 RAZR and this phone is ancient…but it can still take a good photo. (photo is a water fountain in the shape of a dandylion)

  82. Daniel Roxas

    Hi! This photo is from my mom’s office. Please help me to have the nokia N8, because I need those stuff all in one. Computer woth a nice memory, and a processor, an HD Camera with 12mp, HD TV, Mp3 player, with notes and calendar. and a phone that will help me to communicate my clients. Im a musician, a fresh graduate and Im working partime networker, help me to achieve my goals and dreams, using nokia N8. Thank you so much!:D

  83. Sandy

    I can smell…..what Nokia is cooking……!!!!!!
    Nokia N8 smells fabulous…..I am hungry to grabe it.!!

  84. Dawn Smith

    Do you really want me to look like this for the rest of my life because that’s what you’re asking of me without my Nokia N8!

    I would show you my pic but I keep getting a fatal error message……..memory allocation is all gone! :(

  85. Dawn Smith

    Do you really want me to look like this for the rest of my life because that’s what you’re asking of me without my Nokia N8!

  86. ALAN MORRISON

    Do I really need to explain why I DESERVE THIS NEW MOBILE, I MEAN, LOOK AT MY OLD ONE.

  87. Keith

    Here’s what my baby daughter thinks of my current phone…

  88. rachit agarwal

    i take this photo from my n-70,if i have nokia n-8 this photo will be much better,so i am deserve n-8.and i love it.

  89. Tracy Sheldon

    An elegant looking phone – yes please!

  90. Jithin

    Its time to throw away my old phone & get a new one…
    “oh god please give me a phone like nokia n8..”

  91. Gavin Lennon

    Would love to win the N8 so I can continue to take great photos on the move (like this one)

  92. Sally Smith

    it looks great – I’m into photography, but only have a basic phone – to have an excellent camera I could use as a phone and browse the internet – I’d just love it!

  93. Vijay Kumar

    my friends in this photo r very happy. but my nokia 7210 supernova failed to express their feelings. if it is N8 then this photo would be rocking……

  94. Michelle Brake

    this is my husband with the friends he made using his old phone I need to win the N8 not so he can make better friends, but so I can meet a better husband, he’s the one in the middle btw…lol.

  95. anthony elvy

    If only I’d had the NEW NOKIA N8 my friends could have told me that BP were working nearby!

  96. Alexander Lindsay

    On the left is a very old nokia, an 8310 to be precise, after having my favourite phone stolen in 2008 I couldn’t buy a more advanced phone for quite some time as I spent my money on HD camcorders and such, still, that 8310 survived years longer than the C975 and as for the SE Vivaz on the right? Not even 2 months :) , Sure, I could take video with the other 2, they had colour screens and a million more features, but they didn’t have Snake! Both old and new Nokias never cease to amaze me with features and build quality :D

  97. Govind Narayan

    Hello,
    I would like to win this phone because of following reasons.I create theme for symbian phones under the name TheShadow.I don’t have an own touchscreen phone to test themes created by me.I would be happy if i won this so that i could test and enjoy my own themes.The below given image are latest icon pack created by me.soon to be released with themes for symbian phones.

  98. kizzy

    So this was one of the photos I recovered from my phones memory card, right after it slipped out of my hand while taking a photo on the beach. RIP N95.

  99. Lee Gardner

    would love to win this as my old samsung has just given up the ghost

  100. Lance Railton

    Wow, what a phone, it does almost everything except take underwater photos. I’d never let it out of my grip…

  101. martyn swain

    i deserve to win becasue i smashed up my terrible iphone in order to prove my allegiance to your fantastic Nokia N8.

    Please note: I will ALWAYS refer to my new phone as “my N8″ like people do to their iphones (I did for a short while I admit, but I stopped. Why do people do that!?).

  102. Joshua D

    This crafty pigeon pulled a fast one on me.
    After snapping it so close thinking it was a ‘bird a la mort’. It conjured a Lazarus/Phoenix from the ashes trick (obviously without the flames). I took fright, my phone went into flight.
    Ergo I deserve your Nokia N8 mateys.

  103. Mike Brewer

    I mentioned to my son that I was looking for the best mobile phone. The picture shows his reaction!

  104. Caron Lau

    Picture this…. an English magazine editor-in-chief in Bangkok working for a leading travel magazine… She meets the most exciting people visiting the city, talks with all the bigwigs in town, eats and reviews the best food available in this metropolitan city, features luxurious fashion brands on her pages, and almost never manages to capture any of it on camera… Her mobile simply doesn’t have what it takes, and unless she is with her photographer misses opportunity after opportunity… Imagine the benefits of carrying the sassy Nokia? For herself, for the magazine readers, for the magazine facebook, the magazine website and the up-and-coming e-Mag… What more can I say? Did you say you wanted a picture…. SORRY, IT’S THE SAME OLD STORY…. THE PHOTOGRAPHER IS NOT IN TODAY, AND MY MOBILE DOESN’T CUT IT! Am off to see the Malaysian Ambassador at the celebration for….!

  105. yogesh

    this mobile is a big offer to the next generation,to me also because it had all the features, we need.who dosent want to a mobile like this,so thats why i want to win it for my better futur.

  106. Luke Bentley

    I have the, No, I did have the sony ericsson W950i, But it has stopped working. I cant afford to buy a new phone cause I’m a student… So i need a phone and thought I would try my luck here. :)

  107. rhea

    This would be the ideal phone to take my makeup portfolio pictures with! 12 mp my phone would knock out any top spec camera and it will always be by my side!

  108. alan white

    Took this with my Nokia N95, just before my little doggy died, and treasure this photo.I have two new little doggies,and I could create more memories,with a Nokia N8 with a 12 mega pixel camera, as I don’t possess a digital camera.

  109. phillip dawson

    great for taking pics of the kids

  110. SUZANNE BLAKE

    Here is the picture I took at my nieces 3oth birthday on saturday. Unbeknown to me the new 18 month upgrade my family nagged me to accept-(sounds like slackterry) does NOT have a flash! (insert lots of rude words here)

    Need I say more.

  111. John Yates

    Eve was tempted by an apple. The Nokia N8 is a real tempter, and I want one NOW!

  112. domingo

    the last time I had to go to a wedding I fell asleep and nearly missed it; with the nokia someone might be able to wake me this time, or at least I’ll be able to phone in and not miss it….

  113. mikwag

    The N8 camera looks a superb upgrade to the excellent N95 8GB I used to take this shot of an office building in Manchester. Look forward to getting creative with it …..

  114. Dazza

    I would love 12megapixels,look what I can do with 5.

  115. Christine Bray

    I so need to practice taking photo’s….. and would love to win the fabulous mobile. My mobile phone has a sundial on the front to tell the time so you can tell how old it is!

  116. Chris Lewis

    I could take so much better shots with an N8 for a mate.

  117. Glenn Turner

    Return of the King? Definitely!

    At last a true successor to my trusty N95 8Gb.

    R.I.P old friend.

  118. Harry J

    I deserve to win because I was devastated to see the results of the photos I took while at the quarter final match of Ghana vs Uruguay in this year’s World Cup… Unfortunately, the small screen on my mobile did not accurately portray the blurry collection of pics I took and it was not until I returned from South Africa and loaded them onto the laptop that I realised that my digital memories were such a disaster.

    If I had this incredible N8, I’d surely never have to experience such a feeling of despair and regret and could share future photos with all my friends and family, instead of letting them fester away on my pc, never to be seen by another soul(aside from you of course…have to show proof of the horrific event).

    Sad but optimistic,

    Harry J

  119. Tejesh Mundra

    This is what i can do with a good camera.

  120. darren

    i really need to win as my head is about to explode and only this phone will stop this happening! i’ve researched it so please please let me win!

  121. Chris Smith

    I need a new phone because every time my dog Harry sees my crappy old one it makes him feel this sad…..

  122. Simon Brake

    my n95 meant I had no need to get a camera. Upgrading to the N97 changed that so I now need too carry two devices, I NEED the N8 to get my life back on track, my chickens agree, if I don’t win I’ll set them on you !!!!!!!!!

  123. Santhoshkumar

    The N8 looks great,I need to win this because I love nokia THIS much,Nokia -Connecting People Through Technological Innovations.Ideas,etc…..

  124. David Palmer

    Awesome!

  125. Alison Reid

    my old blackberry has done me no wrong,
    but a beauty queen she aint,
    if i had a snazzy phone like that,
    my family might just faint!

  126. Barry Arlow

    I need to win the Nokia N8 because i’m currently using this VERY basic handset as my last phone broke at work(i can’t even text on it with my sausage fingers) I’ve also got a stomach bug and keep being sick,so i really need cheering up!

  127. Faye Oliver

    30 seconds after this photo was taken of my hubby and our dogs, they all jumped on him. It was so hilarious but my silly old camera phone suddenly decided to show me an error message, and proceeded to turn off and thus i missed the great photo op.

    I really need a better phone, so i dont miss out on any more cute, crazy memories

  128. Tony

    This is one taken with my N95. This near the beach at Snettisham, early morning with nearby chalets near lit up by the rising sun.

  129. mansoor

    I Have W395…! Bored nd cheap mobile, no profesional camera nd no quality.. so i want to upgrade nokia n8.. a biggest camera and symbian 3 .. wow

  130. Neil Griffith

    With a very young family growing up, I would love this Nokia N8. With its fantastic camera and HD video, it would be brilliant to cature photos/videos of my girls growing up – especially the embarrassing ones :D

  131. toniq

    Shortly after this picture was taken, the dog (topsy) jumped up at the ball, in an effort to not hit him with the bat, my son whacked himself on the head with the bat, no lasting injuries just hurt egos and a dog having off the swingball!

    With a phone liek the Nokai int his comp, I can be more on the ball…..and take the actual action as it happens! xxxx

  132. A. Fredon

    Hello,
    I need to win because i’m a bad cook and i need something to make me feel better :D

  133. Nicky Benton

    I need to win this as my antique nokia is older than my son, slower than his snail and doesn’t even have a colour screen let alone a camera

  134. Tina Bailey

    I love snapping random photos but my current phone isn’t up to the job. The Nokia would get me snapping again like I used to! The photo I have attached was snapped on my old mobile – a K800i & shows just how quick my finger is on the button!

  135. sue masterson

    The Nokia N8 would be a great upgrade for my husbands phone

  136. waterpoet

    If I can book the swam, I would go straight back and re-shoot this pic with 12 meg

  137. Rachel Dann

    Me and my mad family often have get togethers with a theme, this would have been a great photo if i had a decent camera on my phone!!

  138. Janet Davies

    In 2004 at a festival in Reading, torrential rain was going to hit.
    Camping, well, we were just dreading, but we made the best of it.

    Back in those days, my mobile brick was all I thought I needed
    But if I wanted to take a decent pic, it never really succeeded

    Fast forward to the current date, I still have that mobile phone
    Texts and calls are all I make, which means my mates just groan

    So as we leave the festival season, with memories fading and faces blurry
    Next year I’d love to have a reason to say ‘I’ll capture that’ and not have to worry

  139. Laura Astbury

    I need to win this phone because my little Jack Russell called Jaffa Cake is such a little poser and now I’ve moved home I’d love to have better pictures of my dogs as I don’t see them very often any more.

  140. Shahin Uddin

    The N8 looks great, and would definitly work great for a traveller like myself!

    • ALISON CAMPBELL

      It would be fab to have the N8 at hand when I’m up the hills. Not only would I be able to keep in touch with my family and send them great photos but I wouldn’t get lost!

  141. Nicky Power

    as you can see from my photo anybody with this dress sense who is also obsessed with Fishing is going to need all the help he can get making friends having a kick ass phone that people will ask me about would definitely help

    and if it didn’t I can still use the N8 to check the weather on-line to see if the weather is right for going fishing (the weather is always right for going fishing but it’s nice to know)

    when I catch a fish can use the 12megapixel camera to get a really good photo of it to show my new friends and when I can’t catch a fish I can always listen to the FM Radio

    right I’ve got to go the weathers perfect for Fishing

  142. Jane Adair

    I need to win this because I love nokia THIS much ( and I need to improve my trend kudos as you can see by my fashion sense!)

  143. gayan

    hello,

    iPhone is great I know, people are going crazy about it. But Nokia gadgets are especial in their own way. And I really value the new trend of the latest Nokia phones of drifting towards open-source OS. GNU-Linux could use some of their Glow you know!