World’s largest handset maker, Nokia today launched its much awaited smartphone Nokia N8 in Indian market at an event held in Hotel ITC Grand Sheraton- Mumbai at Rs 26259.
Mr. D Shivakumar, Vice President and Managing Director, Nokia India launched the N8 in the special presence of Nokia brand ambassador and bollywood star Priyanka Chopra.
The first of a series of smartphones based on the new Symbian, the Nokia N8 is fast and easy to use and supports true multitasking, allowing users to run multiple apps simultaneously and switch between them easily. Dubbed the world’s best camera phone, the Nokia N8 lets you take the highest quality photos and shoot HD-quality videos in supreme clarity with the 12MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics.
You can edit photos and videos on-screen and choose from multiple ways to share them; transfer large files to an external hard-drive with USB-on-the-go, or upload photos to social networks like Facebook, Twitter or RenRen straight from the homescreen. All this is delivered in a robust aluminum body in a range of vibrant colors with a real-glass 3.5″ AMOLED display.
Mr. D Shivakumar, Vice President and Managing Director, Nokia India announcing the Launch of N8
Its WebTV apps and the intuitive music player inject an element of fun into idle moments.In Indian market it comes with preloaded TV Apps of Aaj Tak, Head lines Today and CNN. Plug the device to the home entertainment center to watch HD-quality videos from the big screen with full Dolby Digital Plus Surround Sound. The latest version of Ovi Store, available first on the Nokia N8, gives easy access to more apps – from social networking services like Facebook, Twiter and Foursquare.
The Nokia N8 will be available across the country from October 13, 2010, starting with Nokia Priority Stores, at an MRP of Rs 26259. Consumers can also avail the Nokia N8 on an Easy EMI scheme, paying for the device in three equal monthly installments (EMI) at zero percent interest. Nokia has already been offering consumers the opportunity to experience the Nokia N8 live at Nokia Priority outlets in key cities and towns across the country.
Speaking at the unveiling N8, D. Shivakumar, Vice President and Managing Director, Nokia India said, “The consumer is in the centre of all that we do at Nokia and we are constantly innovating to enhance user experience and address user feedback. The N8, our latest smartphone, sets a new milestone for Nokia in growth and innovation with the new Symbian ^3 platform that delivers our best smartphone experience required by the ever demanding consumer today. It is the first in a new generation of Nokia devices; devices that are faster, more intuitive and fun to use.
rahul November 16, 2011 at 10:33 pm
it,s a gud phone…..i like it..
nick March 8, 2011 at 10:40 am
i like nokia n8 but its price is very high please change price to 22000
Ganesh Srinivasan October 15, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Today I walked into a Nokia store in Bangalore and had a demo. Alongside there was a Nokia fan using Noika phone as well as iPhone 4
We tried N8 and iPhone 4 – for similar things
Here are my observations
1] the photo quality on N8 leaves much to be desired – despite 12MP camera
2] the video quality is also not comparable to iPhone 4
3] while playing a movie, Fast Forward to a different frame, iPhone starts playing instantly while N8 takes some time to resume play
4] the Retina display on iPhone is much sharper, brighter compared to N8 – here again N8 is bad. Under bright light conditions of show room, despite being advanced screen, display quality of N8 is bad
5] the phone to HDMI cable that comes with N8 is hardly 6 inches long and one needs to buy HDMI cable to connect to LCD / LED TV – which costs extra about Rs 2,000 / Rs 3,000
6] the pinch zoom on N8 is bad – at times it takes second or third attempt to get what you want – this means the capacitive screen response is bad – iPhone is far superior
Sometime back I had also taken a demo of Samsung Galaxy S – similar tests, the performance was far better than N8
For these drawbacks, the price is too high. If you are a touch screen fan, better avoid N8
lee October 13, 2010 at 7:44 pm
D best price is 23grants!!!
lee October 13, 2010 at 7:44 pm
Please also include a
“MOBILE TRACKER”
also
Mahesh October 13, 2010 at 11:31 am
Great phone !!! It has Bluetooth 3.0? What is it? A next generation Bluetooth?
Rajat October 13, 2010 at 9:54 am
NOKIA HAS TO UNDERSTAND ONE THING THAT PEOPLE ARE NO LONGER WAITING FOR IT’S PHONES TO BE LAUNCHED. THOSE TIMES HAVE GONE & SO WILL NOKIA.
Jai October 13, 2010 at 9:46 am
@suryamohan
Were you able to lay your hands on an N8? If yes, pls share your experience…
Emad October 13, 2010 at 8:59 am
i dont have extra money to waste
phone budget should never go beyond 2k
dinesh October 13, 2010 at 7:15 am
I like n8 but its 12mp camera is no use to me.i will wait for c7 or an n8 mini(?)
TREMERIN DSOUZA October 13, 2010 at 7:01 am
@lee
dear Lee it is the best featured smartphone in the market currently and its features excellent,futuristic way ahead of iphone,samsung galaxys and a lot cheaper than them so isn’t n8 worthy
lee October 13, 2010 at 12:15 am
@anurags
come on yar, why r there phone’s so costly? R they using gold, diamond, platinum. . . Etc. . . ?
Avishek Ghosh October 12, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Yes this os is may b crap for touch mobiles…but for non touch smartphones,Symbian is best….& b always the best in future also….
jura October 12, 2010 at 9:48 pm
too much for another symbian crap
anurags October 12, 2010 at 9:34 pm
@lee
then bye a chinese duplicate.
lee October 12, 2010 at 6:15 pm
I want 2 get it 4 10grants.
Anbu John Boban October 12, 2010 at 6:14 pm
i can buy a laptop instead of it
cost should be 18-22 K
rahulraj October 12, 2010 at 6:05 pm
@ deepak,she always does dude
Avi H October 12, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Awesome….
DEEPAK October 12, 2010 at 5:35 pm
priyanka looking beautiful
Amit.g October 12, 2010 at 5:20 pm
quite good phone but at present its bit costly. im sure in one year nokia N8 will be available for 20K
ishwer October 12, 2010 at 4:29 pm
@lee
This should be priced around 15000/-. (Presently too costly, I would like to prefer Laptop inpite of this).
lee October 12, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Toooooo costly. . . . . . .
o_O
.
rahulraj October 12, 2010 at 3:40 pm
looks gud
suryamohan October 12, 2010 at 2:53 pm
I, personally, waited for this phone over iPhone 4. I will get in my hand in another 2 hours! iPhone is far behind N8, when it comes to multimedia functions, video calling, plug-in adapters, free maps, free editor of video, FM radio & transmitter and many more.
But, some reviewes call this a slower phone that androids, ios. Let me see myself!
All the best Nokia!
Ganesh Srinivasan October 12, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Good phone for “Fun with Work” needs [things like 16:9 photo shoot, 720p HD video recording, HD TV connectivity etc] where as for “Work with Fun” needs one can continue to use laptop / netbook / tablet [personally I prefer larger screen size for web browsing]
Abhijit October 12, 2010 at 2:06 pm
Best phone with feature wise but price should be around Rs.18000..
Whether Nokia C2 with Dual Sim standby available in market of India?? Because many mobile shops are having Nokia C1 but Nokia C2 is still not yet available..
Santosh Kumar October 12, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Very nice mobile, but cost is too high, i think laptop will good from this mobile.