Launch report · Nokia
Nokia N8: The 12 MP Xenon-flash cameraphone that set the imaging bar in 2010.
SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2010·$550·Score 50/100
Nokia N8 had the best phone camera of its day — a 12 MP sensor with a true Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss optics, in an anodised aluminium body. Symbian^3 was already losing the platform war, but as an imaging device the N8 was untouchable.
Key specs at launch
Display
3.5" AMOLED
OS
Symbian^3
Memory
256 MB · 16 GB
Main cam
12 MP Xenon
Battery
1,200 mAh
Weight
135 g
What stands out
- 12 MP Xenon camera with a huge 1/1.83" sensor — best of its era.
- Anodised aluminium unibody.
- HDMI-out for TV.
- AMOLED + microSD.
What to watch
- Symbian^3 felt dated against iOS/Android.
- nHD resolution.
- 680 MHz single-core was slow.
- Mono speaker.
The phone it has to beat
Galaxy Note (1st gen)
$700 · score 75/100