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With the Nokia 8 you won't just have a great phone, but a camera too. The double 13-megapixel cameras with optical image stabilization take sharp photos, even if you accidentally move your device. It's also possible to record videos with the rear camera and selfie camera simultaneously, creating a 360-degree effect that captures everything around you. You can check out your photos and videos on the 5.3-inch Quad HD screen. The storage of your footage has been given plenty of thought too. The Nokia 8 has 64GB of internal storage capacity, which can be expanded with a memory card.
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I have had the Nokia 8 for over a week now. After the iPhone 6, it took a while to find all the functions in Android 7. But in the end I was able to get used to it without much effort. Works super smooth and fast.
The Nokia 8 is really a super fast phone, especially compared to my iPhone 6. Everything works smoothly on the beautiful screen. The battery is also perfect. With my active use, the phone manages to last almost 2 days on 1 battery charge.
The only downside so far is the camera. The functions of the camera are top notch, but the quality of the photos can be disappointing in some circumstances. This is not due to the lenses, but to the software. Hopefully Nokia will bring an update for this soon.
Also highly recommended is the nice solid Nokia 8.
Remco
20 October 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
Due to Stock Android no duplicate apps. No duplicate settings, making everything easy to find. Sound is fine, even with calls. This device is made for the user, without intrusive things from the manufacturer.
Hans Zwartbol
12 September 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
Bought the phone because of its good value for money, Snapdragon 835, 4GB RAM and 64GB storage for < €400.
The first impressions are very good, it looks like a worthy successor to my Nexus 5X, which became a bit slower and with a view to a possible bootloop.. It was time for something new again.
The almost stock Android experience is a big plus, I don't need a separate UI over it, like LG and Samsung have, so the choice was already fairly limited towards a Motorola or Nokia device.
A number of updates were installed during the quick setup, such as Android 8.0 (Oreo) and the device was provided with the latest monthly security patches.
After the quick setup, my apps and data were quickly restored, important in this are the apps, SMS messages via the Messages app, Google Photos in combination with Photos backup and all Gmai contacts, WiFi data, etc..
During the first impressions of the device I got more and more criticism on 1 certain part, that is that the device is very smooth and a bit chunky, despite the fact that I have large hands. A case is therefore wise and quickly ordered.
Then working in Android, as reported there is a fairly stock Android version running on the Nokia 8, in addition to the limited changes in the software and Google apps, Nokia has only added a support app and its own camera app.
Talking about the camera app, it is simple and offers all the necessary features, HDR, color, monochrome and flash. But from a few test photos, and what is discussed here and there on various internet forums, the result with the standard camera app is fairly below par, not nearly good enough for a high-end phone. Especially in the dark, photos become dark too quickly and therefore underexposed. An alternative camera app is then recommended to install, it will more often take slightly better photos. In daylight, photos are generally fine and not inferior to the competition. The advantage of the monochrome camera escapes me, I see no differences in the photos taken with or without the 2nd camera. A wide-angle lens would have been a better choice, as LG has released with the LG G6.
Another thing I'm very happy with is the battery life, it's excellent and a huge improvement over my Nexus 5X, here I got from the start, 2 years ago, with difficulty 1 day. With the Nokia 8, that's easy. Active screen times of 5 hours and more are easy to achieve. On average I do 2 days on 1 charge, sometimes half an hour of charging is needed, but this is definitely a relief!
Another important plus is the screen, it is perfectly fine, it is not an OLED but an LCD screen, so the black levels are not 'infinitely' deep, but the contrast is very high, higher than any other LCD in a smartphone. The colors are not as good as on a Samsung Galaxy S8 or a OnePlus 5T, but acceptable. The maximum brightness is gigantic, in the sunlight this is the phone to use in my opinion, the Nexus 5X comes to 400 nits where the Nokia 8 comes to 700 nits, so excellent. Despite the maximum brightness of 700 nits, the Nokia 8 can fortunately also handle a very low brightness, so you don't have a box of light in your face in bed in the evening.
The fingerprint scanner is on the Nokia 8 on the front, and also serves as a capacitive home button. Due to the size of the device, this is not really a convenient location, the rear would have been more practical. Also, the fingerprint scanner is a bit less accurate than the Nexus 5X, and is terribly slow compared to the Huwei P9 and the Huawei P10, or these Huawei phones are ridiculously fast, that's also possible.
I also miss the onscreen buttons, such as the Nexus 5X and the Samsung Galaxy S8, because of the placement and the size of the device, you regularly have to move your hand around the device to easily reach the keys, but this I knew beforehand and was not a deal breaker.
I'm glad that the Nokia 8 'just' has a headphone jack, this universal connection is omitted on more and more high-end devices, but Nokia has fortunately left it on the Nokia 8.
The Nokia 8 also has a USB-C connection, which should of course be common for all new devices, this was an advantage for me, since I have completely switched to this since the Nexus 5X and see micro-USB as a decline.
Next to the USB-C connection is a single speaker, which can be fairly loud without being really shrill, in any case this is a better speaker than the one in the Nexus 5X.
After using the Nokia 8 for a few weeks, the conclusion is that this phone is a more than worthy successor to my Nexus 5X, and in many ways it is not really inferior to a Samsung Galaxy S8, Huawei P10 or an LG G6. Missing, for example, water resistance, stereo speakers or the slightly inferior camera compared to the competition is for each individual to determine how much this is worth to you. Do you necessarily want one or more of the above features, you are probably better off with another device, otherwise the Nokia 8 is the device to purchase.
Elbert Beverdam
27 December 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch
Product number | 791144 | |
Manufacturer code | 11NB1S01A02 | |
Brand | Nokia | |
Warranty | 2 years | |
Processing of your defect | Carry-in warranty |
Mobile phone type | Smartphone |
Year introduced | 2017 | |
Operating system | Android | |
Android One |
Height | 15,15 cm | |
Width | 7,37 cm | |
Depth | 0,79 cm | |
Weight | 160 g | |
Color | Gray | |
Water-resistant | ||
IP certification | IP54 | |
Shockproof | ||
Sound reproduction | Mono |
Processor | Snapdragon | |
Clock speed primary processor | 2,5 GHz | |
Number of primary processor cores | Quad-Core (4) | |
Total storage capacity | 64 GB | |
Internal RAM | 4 GB | |
Memory card reader | ||
Expandable storage capacity up to | 256 GB |
SIM free | ||
Dual SIM |
Built-in camera | ||
Total number of megapixels | 13 MP | |
Autofocus | ||
Video function | ||
Video Recording quality | 4K | |
Rear flash | ||
Image stabilization type | Optical Image Stabilization | |
Aperture | 2 | |
Flash type | Dual LED | |
Type of image sensor | 1/3" | |
Second rear camera | ||
Autofocus second rear camera | ||
Optical zoom function second rear camera | ||
Third rear camera | ||
Fourth rear camera | ||
Autofocus fourth rear camera | ||
Optical zoom function fourth rear camera |
Front Camera | ||
Number of megapixels front camera | 13 MP | |
Fixed aperture front camera | 2 | |
Type of image stabilization front camera | No image stabilization | |
Front flash | ||
Second front camera |
Screen size | 5,3 inches | |
Resolution height | 2560 pixels | |
Resolution width | 1440 pixels | |
Pixel density | 554,19 ppi | |
Touchscreen | ||
Sharpness | Quad HD (1440p) | |
Screen type | IPS - LCD | |
Gorilla Glass | ||
Gorilla Glass Type | Gorilla Glass 5 | |
HDR support |
Battery/battery capacity | 3090 mAh | |
Replaceable battery |
Headphone jack |
Fingerprint identity sensor | ||
Accelerometer | ||
Light sensor | ||
Compass | ||
Pedometer | ||
GPS sensor |
