New 9MP Photo Samples and Symbian^3 Screenshots from Nokia N8! (With Review & Benchmark tests) [Updated!]

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It’s been 2 weeks since I posted anything on the Nokia N8, so it’s time again to rekindle some good stuffs on this upcoming great Nokia device.

ifanr, a Chinese site, has extensively posted on their hands-on experience with the Nokia N8, including some great screenshots of the new Symbian^3, as well as 2 comparative sample images at 9MP (16:9).

Some highlights from the article:

  • - Symbian^3 is not old wine in new bottle. It’s not just an upgrade from S60.
  • – Symbian^3 seems to have been designed from scratch for touch usability, with no roots to S60v5
  • – No more using the “Options” button like on Symbian^1. Pop-up menus and follow-up menus are accessible from any point
  • – Mail client is greatly improved, in terms of UI also
  • – New homescreen combines the features of iPhone’s homescreen (is there any?), effect of Android’s UI, and usability of Symbian^1. Users can also place icons on their homescreen (like on iPhone OS) – up to 72 for all the pages
  • – Homescreen not as effective as on N900, but productive enough
  • – Switching between tasks is fluid. Unfortunately, webOS task manager looks better.
  • – screen switching system is very smooth in terms of animation and its dynamic too
  • – the music player is very similar to iPod’s, but not the same
  • – standby screen can display more content, with the use of interactive information handling.
  • – browser interface – no significant changes, but the stability of much better than before.
  • – Opera Mobile 10 and the default OSS browser are both good
  • – best feature he liked is to support OTG + HDMI output
  • – the battery lasted for 1.5 days with some HD output, e-book, and other common uses
  • – shortcoming – Symbian^3 is not a beauty at first glance. Sometimes feels like using in the shadows of Symbian^1
  • – some Symbian^1 apps had compatibility issues with this phone.

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Nokia N8 Overload: Promo Vids, 12 MP Sample Images, 720p Sample Video, Tear-down & Real-life Images [Updated!]

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Some promo vids:

My favourite:

Sample images from the 12MP cam:

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