Preview: Nokia 808 PureView
- 28 February, 2012 15:56
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Nokia 808 PureView
Nokia's 808 PureView has a huge 41-megapixel camera.
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Yes, you read that right. The Nokia 808 PureView comes with a 41-megapixel camera sensor with Carl Zeiss optics and a Xenon flash. Before you wonder why the hell you would ever need that many megapixels on a phone camera, you can't actually capture a true 41-megapixel image. Instead, the 808 PureView uses what's called oversampling to combine up to seven pixels into one "pure" pixel when taking typical sized shots (5-megapixels). According to Nokia, this means it will eliminate the visual noise found on other mobile phone cameras while at the same time allowing you to zoom in up to 3X without losing any detail.
Alternatively, you can capture a 38-megapixel image if you wish by going into the settings and using the 'creative shooting mode'. It's clear that this isn't what the 808 PureView has been designed for though — it may have a 41-megapixel sensor, but the default option is 5-megapixel shots in a 16:9 ratio. According to the Nokia, the imaging technology on the 808 PureView took over five years to develop.
That five year development phase is apparently why Nokia chose to use this technology in a phone that runs its Symbian operating system. The same platform that Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop described as a "burning platform" just a year ago, and the same platform he admitted to be "non-competitive" in leading markets like the US. To be fair, Nokia has stated that its PureView camera technology will eventually make its way to a Windows Phone, but has not specified a time frame as to when this will happen.
While its camera is certainly impressive, the Nokia 808 PureView does not stack up overly well elsewhere. It has a 4in AMOLED display but the resolution is only 640x340, much lower than many of its competitors who are now shipping screens with 1280x720 resolutions. The camera also makes the 808 PureView a rather chunky phone: it measures 17.9mm at its thickest point (13.9mm at its thinnest point) and weighs a hefty 169g.
The Nokia 808 PureView is powered by a single-core 1.3 GHz processor, 512 MB of RAM and has 16GB of internal memory along with a microSD card slot for extra storage. It also includes an NFC (Near Field Communications) chip.
There has been no word yet on whether Nokia will release the 808 PureView in Australia.
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Comments
naustuser
I would have jumped at this phone, but with Nokia obviously not having any interest in the Australian market I see it as too risky to outlay any money for a Nokia phone in future. The reason I believe this is that Belle has been released in all thier other markets except Australia. Nokia doesnt advise Australian customers of this or provide a logical reason to people who ask about Belle being released in Australia.
Letterboxfrog
Agree with naustuser. As an N8 customer, I find the way that Nokia Australia treats its customers as appalling. The Belle release missing Australia completely, with the carriers still not having received the software for testing three weeks after most of the world got it is disappointing. I reckon we won't see Belle until at least May.
It would be good if Techworld started asking questions of Nokia as to what is going on, as their customers are not getting answers other than "no idea" from Nokia sources.
w.ho82km
be sure to have this phone for simple use with a high tech cam
it wont catch up future phone tech n will find it goes so slow as an old model computer at home
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