Nokia N8
Position sensor, compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor
1.02 W / kg
HSDPA, HSUPA, penta-band UMTS 850/900/1700/1900/2100, GSM Quadband 850/900 /1800/1900, GPRS, EDGE
Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0, FM transmitter, FM receiver with RDS, A-GPS
USB 2.0 via MicroUSB, USB On-The -Go, TV-out, HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus audio
The Nokia N8 is a smartphone by the Finnish manufacturer Nokia. Special features of the N8 include the integrated 12 - megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with Xenon flash, which comes close to full-fledged digital cameras and an HDMI port. The published in October 2010 device was Nokia's first Symbian ^ 3 phone.
Functions
The N8 was presented by Nokia on April 26, 2010 by a video. It was released in October 2010 and is the successor to the Nokia N97 and the Nokia N86. In addition to the 12 - megapixel camera are other special features that offer only a few mobile phones:
- USB On-The- Go function, with which you can connect any USB device ( eg USB sticks, USB hard disk, printer, mouse, keyboard, USB lights ).
- Mini- HDMI port for connecting to a TV for example.
- Built-in FM transmitter for transmitting audio signals, eg to a car radio.
- Offline synchronization with the PC.
- Tethering via Bluetooth; the N8 can be used as a data modem.
- Alarm clock, which works even when the power is turned off.
The display consists of scratch- resistant Gorilla Glass, the housing is made of anodized aluminum. The N8 was initially available in the colors silver white, dark gray, orange, blue and green, and later also in pink and bronze.
The ARM11 processor is clocked down from 772 MHz to 680 MHz in order to increase the battery life. Can be charged the set via the microUSB connector and via the 2mm charging connector. It includes an RDS radio receiver; through a headset may be received television via the DVB -H standard.
The Nokia Store (previously Ovi Store) provides a large number of other software available for download. With the free Nokia Maps, the N8 can be used as full-fledged navigation device; Cards can be sent by Nokia Suite, the mobile network or Wi-Fi are stored on the N8 and used offline. With Nokia Suite data between PC and smartphone can be exchanged.
Back
N8 in orange
One advantage is that the battery can only be changed by loosening two Torx screws and a plastic clasp.
When the system crashes, you can reboot the device in which one expresses about eight seconds on the power button, which also operates in a system crash.
Firmware updates
In April 2011, Nokia announced an update of the operating system Symbian Anna. Since August 18, 2011 Symbian Anna can be obtained from the device's own update mechanism or external software (Nokia Suite or Nokia Software Updater). Since February 2012, the new operating system Nokia Belle is available, which circulated as an unofficial copy of the network for several months. Nokia wants two more versions of Symbian by its own account - Nokia and Nokia Carla Donna - publish, even if the name " Symbian " is no longer used.
On August 28, 2012 Nokia released a " Nokia Belle Refresh" update for all Symbian ^ 3 devices of the first generation. For the Nokia N8 there are some special applications for image editing.
Successor
The vice president of Nokia, Eric Bertman, had announced at a launch event of the Lumia 800 in Russia that Nokia 2012 wanted to publish a much improved successor to the N8.
On 27 February 2012 then presented Nokia at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Nokia 808 Pure View as successor. The Nokia 808 has a 41 - megapixel camera, the sensor surface is greater than the better compact cameras.
Trivia
By means of product placement in the movie Tron was the N8: Legacy advertised.