As Nokia's Symbian
hardware development comes to an end, its long awaited "Game Changer"
device has finally hit the UK streets with its killer camera.
Although the Nokia N8
has long held the crown of the Finnish firm's best camera phone
available, the Nokia 808 PureView has arrived with its 41MP camera.
The
amount of hardware required to support its functionality causes the
Nokia 808 PureView to weigh in at a hefty 169g - compared with the 140g iPhone 4S, 133g Samsung Galaxy S3 and 130g HTC One X. As
well as its weight, the Nokia 808 PureView - with its 4" AMOLED
ClearBlack display - isn't exactly small measuring 123.9mm x 60.2mm x
13.9mm (expanding to 17.95mm at the camera bulge) compared with the slim
iPhone 4S (9.3mm), One X (8.9mm) and S3 (8.6mm). The Nokia 808 Pureview looks and feels like the old Nokia 5800 with a hint of the more recent Nokia Lumia 610 although both were smaller, more compact, flat-backed phones. Although
the 5800 and Lumia 610 appeared a little cheap in appearance, which was
reflected in their purchase price, this is not the case for the Nokia
808 PureView with its £500 pricetag (black £519.99 or white £489.99). The
main reason for this high retail price is that none of the UK operators
have decided to offer the Nokia 808 PureView, meaning that it is only
available via Amazon at the SIM free, unbranded price.
Although
this seems a high price to pay for a phone, when you compare it with
the iPhone 4S 16GB the 808 Purview is pretty much the same, although the
HTC One X weighs in 10 percent cheaper than both Nokia's and Apple's
offering.
8:17 AM
indigo
