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StylinRed 05-24-2010 11:53 PM

August 24 release date according to leaks and Amazon.de has started taking pre-orders

price tag of €395 (€469 including VAT)

amazon.de won't ship it to canada though

http://www.amazon.de/Nokia-Smartphone-Carl-Zeiss-HDMI-Anschluss-Multi-Touch/dp/B0025VKPUM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1274773793&sr=8-1


Also a site is reporting that they did a benchmark test with a prototype N8 and it proved to be "180% faster" than the N97 based on SpeedyGo and "54%" faster than the Omnia HD; all there is is a screenshot of the results that was supposedly taken from the N8

http://www.finestfones.com/2010/05/n...enchmarks.html


^^

StylinRed 05-31-2010 01:50 AM

showcasing usb on the go; but u also get to see symbian3 work


J____ 05-31-2010 02:54 AM

haha the electronica music for nokia is so catchy.

Alphamale 05-31-2010 09:11 AM

Sickness...


I never knew there were foosball tricks!

StylinRed 05-31-2010 10:06 PM

Holy shit that's fukin awesome!

AVS_Racing 06-01-2010 12:50 AM

hm..... maybe this will be my next phone, hopefully robbers wont get it make it common as shit like x10

Mugen EvOlutioN 06-01-2010 12:31 PM

pretty cool, despite not a big fan of nokia

maybe this will change my perspective

StylinRed 06-25-2010 02:58 AM

Nokia is scrapping Symbian from their N-Series line.... Meego will be used on all future Nseries' (even when Symbian^4 comes out apparently)

Quote:

Nokia to use Linux for flagship N-series phones
Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent
HELSINKI
Thu Jun 24, 2010 6:59am EDT

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia Oyj will use Linux MeeGo software in its N-series lineup, hoping the new platform will give it a better chance to battle against rivals such as Apple Inc and Google Inc.

The N-series has been Nokia's crown jewel for years and it dominated the smartphone market before Apple's iPhone was introduced in 2007.

Nokia's next flagship smartphone, the N8, will be the last N-series phone running Symbian software. Symbian remains the market leader for smartphones, but has lost market share in recent years with the rise of the iPhone.

"Going forward, N-series devices will be based on MeeGo," said Nokia spokesman Doug Dawson.

Nokia and Intel Corp in February unveiled plans to create MeeGo, merging Nokia's Linux Maemo software platform with Intel's Moblin, which is also based on Linux open-source software.

"The confirmation that MeeGo will be used for the next flagship Nseries device shows Nokia is betting the ranch on this platform to beat high-end rivals such as Apple's iPhone," said Ben Wood, research director at British consultancy CCS Insight.

Versions of the Linux operating system -- also including Google's Android, operator-backed LiMo and Palm's webOS -- have won increased share of the mobile device market.

In the first quarter the total market share of Linux phones rose to 14 percent from 8.5 percent a year ago, according to Gartner.

Linux is the most popular type of open-source computer operating system available to the public. Its direct rival on PCs is Microsoft, which charges for its Windows software and opposes freely sharing its code.

(Editing by David Holmes)
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65N20Y20100624

posted it here... because news like this seems kind of discouraging for the N8 imho

woob 06-25-2010 01:20 PM

N9, anyone? Makes ya wonder about the possibilities.

hongy 06-26-2010 10:43 AM

Still going to stick for the n8, can't wait for it to come out.

StylinRed 06-26-2010 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woob (Post 7005333)
N9, anyone? Makes ya wonder about the possibilities.

supposed n9 pictures leaked

http://www.gadgetell.com/tech/commen...r-nokia-n8-01/

shouldn't really say they're leaked this design/mock-up was suspected of being the Nokia N8 but they were just drawings

this is an actual prototype phone

but its using symbian and only has a 8mpx camera oO

StylinRed 06-29-2010 05:23 AM


FerrariEnzo 07-01-2010 12:05 PM

WOW.. so hardcore.. foodball players have their own grip handles...

best of all the N8 has HDMI OUT!!! :D



NICE.. the N9 looks really awesome!

StylinRed 08-17-2010 08:17 AM

Out for Pre-Order on Nokias US online shop priced @ $549

naturally amazon dell etc will have it for cheaper when they list it

but its out there

http://store.nokia.com/webapp/wcs/st...01_-1_10000675

only the black one though


havent posted in awhile but theres been a shit ton of videos on it and t he phone is definitely impressive from what's been seen on the latest prototypes and supposedly there's already a UI upgrade coming for those who don't like th elook

Sensations 08-27-2010 04:00 PM

anyone know where i could get this in canada. Not official but overseas. like cellworld or any store like that

StylinRed 08-27-2010 05:25 PM

Its not out until the end of September sometime

it'll be released in China September 22nd USA "end of September" (its being sold in china as a package with bt headset car adapter etc for like $700-800+)

etc

if you know someone in the US you can order it from http://store.nokia.com/webapp/wcs/st...01_-1_10000675




anyhow here's a new video of the FX App on the phone


StylinRed 08-27-2010 05:32 PM

Near Final Firmware review (firmware is expected to be done this week)

3min mark NFS Shift on display (webTV @ 8:25)


symbian 3 video (aug 25)


StylinRed 08-30-2010 05:00 PM

Russian video showing the N8 running 15 apps, at the same time, smoothly (includes ovi maps and 2 browsers)


StylinRed 09-12-2010 09:58 PM

just another video guys this was shot with the Nokia N8 (theres zoom @ 0:34) before you accuse this of not being the N8 i've added another video at the bottom which demonstrates the N8's digital zoom capabilities on early firmware
(the video was edited with iMovie)




Look at the 1:50 mark he zooms into the guy


willystyle 09-12-2010 10:23 PM

Review..

I got a chance to play with it last week as I know someone that owns a prototype. It's a great device, seems a bit sluggish to me compared to the Galaxy s when you're flipping through the screen. The UI is lacking as well, compared to, u guessed again the Galaxy S; however, the cam is pretty awesome, and the body feels far better than the Galaxy S, as the N8 is made with aluminum.

StylinRed 09-12-2010 10:36 PM

^^^ cool

i read that the UI is getting updated in October/November with some firmware update not exactly sure though


i dont mind about the ui though what interests me is the camera/hdmi/dolby output



edit:



highly accurate indoor positioning system to navigate malls/airports/arenas

krazynuck 09-21-2010 10:08 PM

Delayed!!!!

seems like the pre orders may still be out sept 30th....but Nokia.com says End of October 2010 shipping

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_n8_won...-news-1944.php

StylinRed 09-22-2010 03:02 AM

yeah first it was rumored and then Nokia denied it

and then some in Nokia denied the denial... and then all pre-orders were changed from End of September to End of October

some in Nokia have said it was to make Firmware changes


some eagle eyed bloggers found out that QT 4.7 was Just Released which makes browsing/etc up to 3X faster so its suspected that its the implementation of that

but you would think they would just offer a firmware download instead... (but some argue Nokia just wants people to have the perfect experience out of the box)

who knows

StylinRed 09-30-2010 09:26 AM

So Nokia finally released the N8 today to meet their announced Q3 release date


Nokia Stores etc have filled their shops even


and they released some pics from their chinese factory (not foxconn, nokias own)
as usual Europe Middle East gets the Made In Finland ones


http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...factory-06.jpg


Pre-Orders are the highest they've ever been for Nokia so actual retailers, other than Nokia, might not get their units until well into October/November


video of the Russian flagship Nokia store


camera recording/zooming quality on a release unit



gaming quality on release unit



divx playback on release unit

StylinRed 10-02-2010 03:06 PM

Engadget did a review but they were found to have lied about the N8 and fucked up the photo samples to look worse than say a E71 (they're soooo anti-nokia these days)




comparisons



(they haven't uploaded their iphone4 video i dunno why)


Iphone N8 screens (its a photo viewer comparisons but whatever)


(there's an app for the N8 which makes it view pics like the iphone too how it moves from vertical/horizontal that is)




Nokia N8 (12mp) vs Canon IXUS 130 (14mp)

The N8 was set to 9MP and the IXUS 10MP

N8
http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=600&h=337
http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...pg?w=600&h=337
IXUS

The N8 is the one on the Left (these are zoomed in pics of the ones above to show the detail capture)

http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...ng?w=578&h=861
http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...ng?w=600&h=373
http://mynokiablog.files.wordpress.c...ng?w=600&h=343


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