Reviews of Nokia N8

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8.1 out of 10

Summary of 1,183 reviews

Positive
Scores high on battery life.
Battery life 7.5
Design 8.6
Ease of use 8.1
Features 8.5
Value for money 8.1
Overall rating 8.1
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1,183 reviews

Confirmed purchaser
Keen amateur photographer

GB 9
Good Points
The amazing Camera, which is why I chose it.
Battery life is better than other smart phones, especially if you follow all the power saving tips.
The Camera.
Easy integration with social networks.
Did I mention the Camera?
Bad Points
Sleek design is very attractive but also very slippy! Had to invest in a shock absorbing silicone case, which isn't that pretty, but keeps my beloved N8 safe when I'm out and about.
Symbian operating system - nothing wrong with it to use, but it is becoming obsolete, and doesn't have as many apps available for the app-hungry, which happily I am not.
Can't use UMA (Orange signal boost). No reason for this as far as I can see, other than that Nokia haven't provided the appropriate software.
Setting it up how you want it takes a fair bit of time, but it's definitely worth the effort. Also when you upgrade to Symbian Belle, it loses your settings, so you have to set it all up again
All scores from this user:
Battery life 8
Design 9
Ease of use 9
Features 9
Value for money 9
Overall rating 9
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Confirmed purchase: 31 Jan 2012

Sotiris London
Basic text and chat user

GB 10
Good Points
Very happy with all the facilities especially having the 12 meg pixels camera on board makes for some exciting quick shots.
Bad Points
Cant think of any really.
All scores from this user:
Battery life 10
Design 10
Ease of use 10
Features 10
Value for money 10
Overall rating 10
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2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Confirmed purchase: 21 Jan 2012

Tracey Normanton
Basic text and chat user

GB 10
Good Points
Good looking phone, camera fab, easy to use when you know how! Storage immense, Cracking little phone
Bad Points
Smart phone it is, smart person I am not, no booklet, struggled to work it, had to go to shop and youtube for advice, whilst I appreciate times are a changing a paper copy would be good. Once I was shown, it became easy to use.
All scores from this user:
Battery life 9
Design 10
Ease of use 10
Features 10
Value for money 10
Overall rating 10
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Confirmed purchase: 12 Sep 2011
Good Points
stylish looking,
Bad Points
too heavy ,camera and too fiddly to use easily .ilost my n8 so bought a samsung which is a doddle compared to n8
All scores from this user:
Battery life 8
Design 5
Ease of use 4
Features 8
Value for money 4
Overall rating 5
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Confirmed purchase: 08 Sep 2011

Confirmed purchaser
Style and looks come first

GB 8
Good Points
Simple interface
Very good camera and video
Good playback sound on music
Design and Hardware
Bad Points
Software, crashes too often
Bit slow, could do with a bigger processer
Screen not always responsive
All scores from this user:
Battery life 8
Design 9
Ease of use 8
Features 7
Value for money 10
Overall rating 8
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Confirmed purchase: 07 Sep 2011
Good Points
Good, solid phone. Great 12 MP camera. Easy to use menus.
Bad Points
Battery life could be a little better but is still more than adequate.
All scores from this user:
Battery life 7
Design 9
Ease of use 9
Features 8
Value for money 9
Overall rating 9
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Confirmed purchase: 06 Sep 2011
Good Points
Excellent camera and video
Bad Points
Email synchronisation poor
All scores from this user:
Battery life 8
Design 8
Ease of use 10
Features 9
Value for money 8
Overall rating 8
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Confirmed purchase: 06 Sep 2011

Rob London
Photography

GB 10
Good Points
Camera is phenomenal with its video as well
SatNav was a revelation
Sync's wonderfully with Outlook
SWYPE is a must
Bad Points
Not as well supported as Android or iOS
All scores from this user:
Battery life 10
Design 9
Ease of use 9
Features 10
Value for money 10
Overall rating 10
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Confirmed purchase: 05 Sep 2011

damion nottingham
Basic text and chat user

GB 1
Good Points
Reviewer left no comment
Bad Points
despite many people having the fault i am having with my device nokia have still not issued a recall of the device i am having the insert sim, phone will restart problem
All scores from this user:
Battery life 2
Design 5
Ease of use 5
Features 5
Value for money 5
Overall rating 1
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Confirmed purchase: 30 Aug 2011
Good Points
easy of used, best camera
Bad Points
processor very slow
All scores from this user:
Battery life 6
Design 8
Ease of use 10
Features 9
Value for money 8
Overall rating 8
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Confirmed purchase: 22 Aug 2011

Jen Dunfermline
Basic text and chat user

GB 9
Good Points
Brilliant camera with huge screen, music sounds great too!
Bad Points
Occassionally freezes.
All scores from this user:
Battery life 9
Design 9
Ease of use 9
Features 9
Value for money 9
Overall rating 9
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Confirmed purchase: 19 Aug 2011

Paul Whitefield
Business or web user

GB 8
Good Points
ease of use and ability to change settings
Bad Points
does not load internet oages as quick as i phone
All scores from this user:
Battery life 7
Design 8
Ease of use 8
Features 8
Value for money 9
Overall rating 8
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Confirmed purchase: 15 Aug 2011

H Manchester
Retired but IT literate

GB 3
Good Points
Great HDMI images from the camera; good reception from antenna; GPS works well once signal found and doesn't require network. Good screen.
Bad Points
Touch screen ponderous and prone to mistakes; screen switches to portrait too quickly; battery life poor - so power saving always on and screen shuts off too quickly. Screen sometimes unresponsive. GPS signal can take 10 minutes to find, don't think there's enough battery life to use GPS app for a round of golf; range of Apps is very poor. Slippery - buy a case.
All scores from this user:
Battery life 3
Design 4
Ease of use 3
Features 8
Value for money 3
Overall rating 3
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Confirmed purchase: 12 Aug 2011
Good Points
nokia keypad + simple messaging superb camera & video
Bad Points
apps and general smart phone can't compete with android & apple
All scores from this user:
Battery life 8
Design 10
Ease of use 10
Features 6
Value for money 10
Overall rating 7
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Confirmed purchase: 04 Aug 2011
Good Points
Awesome 12Mp camera, awesome sat nav and maps with voice guidance, HD out, HD video, superb MP3 player, connects to flashpen, voice dialling, Martin reads your text messages, watch TV on it via wi-fi, loads of great apps available, un scratchable gorilla glass, feels a substantial phone, processor punches well above its weight. Fantastic bit of kit for the money.
Bad Points
Round smooth edges, so get a gel cover or you WILL drop it, navigating around the functions becomes logical once you've owned it for two weeks, has froze a couple of times but new 'Belle' firmware available Feb 2012 will sort glitches and has loads of new stuff on it, I would have liked a cover on the lens
All scores from this user:
Battery life 9
Design 10
Ease of use 8
Features 9
Value for money 10
Overall rating 9
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Confirmed purchase: 28 Jul 2011

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Battery life 7.5
Design 8.6
Ease of use 8.1
Features 8.5
Value for money 8.1
Overall rating 8.1

The average score of 8.1 is based on 1,183 scores.

  • 1,183 scores are from confirmed purchasers.

Basic text and chat user

Battery life 7.5
Design 8.5
Ease of use 7.9
Features 8.5
Value for money 8.0
Overall rating 8.1

Music and entertainment lover

Battery life 7.6
Design 8.8
Ease of use 8.4
Features 8.7
Value for money 8.5
Overall rating 8.4

Business or web user

Battery life 7.5
Design 8.6
Ease of use 7.9
Features 8.4
Value for money 7.9
Overall rating 7.8

Style and looks come first

Battery life 7.8
Design 9.0
Ease of use 8.5
Features 8.9
Value for money 8.6
Overall rating 8.6

Other

Battery life 7.1
Design 8.3
Ease of use 7.9
Features 8.3
Value for money 7.9
Overall rating 8.0

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