Nokia 808 PureView | Nostalgia & Features Rediscovered!

[@namelesske]

If they could release this software and this camera in 2007, just around the iPhone the mobile market would be very different today. Honestly this is not so laggy like the N8.

[@AbdullaZaki]

They never went for top of the range hardware back then which is why the N8 and the E7 struggled.

[@namelesske]

@@AbdullaZaki Too little too late :(

[@cartoon-p7k7p]

@@AbdullaZaki can u sell me this phone

[@Joshflemin]

The 808 preview was released in 2012

[@mynameisleeyesitis]

The n82 would like a word with you

[@jovrien]

Aaaah this camera made me feel like a badass in weddings and parties standing next to my friends with their mirrorless cameras. ND filter, Zeiss optics, insanely pure pixels, super large sensor, Xenon flash, .. I could write an entire book about how much this phone was everything! This may be my last Nokia phone but it’s the perfect swansong of Nokia and my love for the brand since I got my nokia 5110 in the late 90s. Good times. 🍻

[@the_winged_helm]

I still consider this to be the last unadulterated product from Nokia. The Lumia s that came later are more Microsoft than Nokia. Really miss the age of Nokia feature phones

[@AbdullaZaki]

I would love to see a similar crazy experiment like this one make it to the market!

[@Yews]

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[@petarpetrovic7605]

Which phone do you have rn?

[@jovrien]

@@petarpetrovic7605 just the regular iPhone 13, in pink 😄

[@harishprabu5610]

The smartphone world got stunned when 808 was announced with a huge 41 mp sensor back in 2012..Had a great memories using that..Still giving tough to many smartphones

[@Ananchel27]

I absolutely love all of these retro reviews from your channel man. Keep up the great work!

[@AbdullaZaki]

Thank you :D

[@uneternal4253]

It's crazy when you think this phone was basically 9 years ahead of its time. We just now have 40 MP cameras with these kind of sensors.

[@AbdullaZaki]

Not only that, this sensor is still technically much superior to your average 40+ MP sensors made today. There are very few sensors today that are better, and usually found on only the most expensive of flagships

[@uneternal4253]

@@AbdullaZaki Yes, most of todays phones still have a small sensor. Too bad Nokia failed. They should've never done the deal with M$ and instead improve Symbian. I still miss having Nokia battery life, I remember having 3-4 days with a 5800 express music on the latest FW while iPhone users already had to charge every day.

[@shekharswarnakar5592]

This device's camera could probably still rival today's smartphone cameras. It's an iconic Smartphone. I wish if Nokia releases a 2021 version of this Smartphone then it would be impossible for other manufacturers to beat and would easily rival the likes of iPhone 13's, Galaxy S21 Ultra, Sony Xperia 1 Mark iii, etc.

[@thedarkknight1971]

If you search on YT for "Nokia 808 vs..." you'll see videos where someone has indeed done an in depth comparison with newer phones...

[@DeyanIliev-mi9zq]

Actually it won't. In ideal conditions it will come close to the quality of modern flagships but ideal conditions are not always... Ideal. So overall it will lag behind them but not by much and not because it's bad but because technology has advanced since 2012. Lenses have become nore complex, bigger and software has started to play a huge roll into phone photography.

[@maheswarik4109]

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[@yash_kambli]

@@DeyanIliev-mi9zq yes sensor, lenses and software has come a long way since then but still todays smartphones have doing lot of over processing which eventually end up with very unnatural, unpleasing looking images.

[@DeyanIliev-mi9zq]

@@yash_kambli Depends on who you ask. The average consumer for example doesn't care or mind. They want the photos to look good to the eye and they themselves to look good when taking set photos. If that means a bit more contrast here or over saturation so be it. As for more professional oriented users almost all phones include raw images that can then be edited using software to make them lool as natural as possible or to get the desired effect. And obviously pro photographers just use specialized cameras not smartphone ones. So yes there is a lot of software touching up when it comes to modern phones but it's not always bad. For example the pixels for photos and iphone for videos.

[@nizarsalama9351]

i lovvvvvvvvvve this phone . still have it in black with perfect shape

[@AbdullaZaki]

Its a collectors item now :)

[@keyvanalizadeh2995]

Sir, you are extremely lucky.

[@abdullahnoman3352]

@@AbdullaZaki Can we still find it?

[@EShelby2127]

@@abdullahnoman3352 Ebay

[@ranger_who]

Preordered mine 808 and picked it the first day of launch, it has served me many years and still running strong as I keep it alive. Original battery! Nokia thank you for making this concept phone a dream comes true. With 41mp data to process at a click of shutter buttom, that imaging processor is a beast!

[@Nguyenchanh2901]

My favorite camera phone, the colors and sharpness are naturally soft without much interference by the software. it is still useful today

[@BradleyLarcher]

So far ahead of it's time. Loved that phone

[@Pupriguy]

I also own one, and couldn’t be any less proud of having used it in its heyday! Let’s hope Nokia comes back with its true successor✌️

[@erroristmusic]

Not gonna lie, Symbian was epic and Nokia always had the most unique design ideas and so on

[@SOKTAUBOLATV]

unfortunately they couldn't compete with iOS and android

[@erroristmusic]

@@SOKTAUBOLATV Android was pretty shit at first too, guess if they continued working on Symbian and MeeGo, they wouldve been epic

[@SOKTAUBOLATV]

maybe because android sold many low-end phones (at least in my country) while nokia and blackberry sold many high end phones and they were outclassed by iphone at that level. and ofc nokia's decision to use windows OS was a big mistake

[@erroristmusic]

@@SOKTAUBOLATV moving over to Windows OS was a financial decision, they saw a light in the end of the tunnel named Microsoft, a big ass company who could bring Nokia out of the Black hole, but no, it all went worse haha. But yeah... Good to see that HMD global keeps Nokia brand alive. I'm just waiting for better specs in their devices, because the design is already pretty lit

[@SOKTAUBOLATV]

@@erroristmusic but were whatsapp and youtube already on symbian? I forgot because i was still 15 in 2012 and didnt really aware of symbian since android was very hype at that time

[@MarkoTomic]

I still have my Nokia 808, it was a gorgeous and feature packed phone for its time.

[@AbdullaZaki]

We need to start a crazy club, for people who bought phones that had no future, but only bought them for the love of tech. The 808 and N9 both belong in this camp :D

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

@@AbdullaZaki lets start to creating a fan club page of Nokia 808 pureview, n8, 1020 man! 🤔🤔🙂👍👍

[@Qalbi31]

@@AbdullaZaki I still using my 808. regardless the announcement for 3G line to be blocked.May i know which nokia phone today offers Play via radio n offline maps. the 2 things i love the most in my 808.

[@thesakriyagram7668]

If you notice, the modern day MI 11 ultra took design inspiration from this phone. Just look the back of both phones in white color.

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

But mi 11 is crazy expensive 1200 euro ☹️☹️☹️🙄

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

@@venzislavvladimirov3046 xiaomi mi 11 ultra have 0,89 inci sensor biger than samsung s21 ultra 0,75 inci sensor and nokia 808 0,83 inci sensor Or iPhone 12 pro only 0,39 inci sensor

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

@@carkawalakhatulistiwa yes, absolutely Nokia 808 pureview still amaze me, some of the pictures indoor with flash are similar to my Nikon d3500 😲🙂👍

[@arhammaha5390]

Thank You So Much Dude, Ur Awesome ... Love Nokia

[@SuperDuperGamimg]

I loved symbian Os, very underated in my opinion.

[@constantine755]

Most beautiful smartphone ever 💙 2011

[@deusvult4678]

seeing the video from my nokia 808, i m from Syria and i searched 3 years for one in a very good shape

[@DeyanIliev-mi9zq]

I owned an N8 since they launched and remember when I saw thst the 808 came out this was the natural and best upgrade the N8 can have (as in N8 2.0) BUT the N9 was.. The future. MeeGo had what it takes to blow away the competition but nlNokia were struggling back then so sadly it never was.

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

Човек вземи една 808 втора употреба, много добра камера, сравнявам със камерата ми на huawei p20pro, 808 pureview са мноооого по добри снимките 🤔🙂🙂👍👍

[@DeyanIliev-mi9zq]

@@venzislavvladimirov3046 Не казвам обратното, пък и Хуявей имат прекалено агресивен софтуера за поправка на снимките. Не бих сравнил 808 с тях, а с нещо като Пикселите на Гугъл или S сериите на Самсунг. 808 беше страшен (и още е) телефон за времето си, но всичко си има място и време и за съжаление неговото беше кратко и свърши.

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

Аз все още предпочитам за дневни снимки да снимам със Nokia 808 pureview, отколкото със Huawei p20pro, но за нощни п20про е трепач камера

[@MdShamim-ui9iy]

The father of all camera phones ❤️

[@unclebro2390]

Thank you for reviewing all Nokia products Mr. Abdulla Zaki...

[@Debamalya]

Great job analysing the camera... Keep up the good work...

[@AbdullaZaki]

You've now seen the trained kitty assassins in action in this video, so LIKE the video or I'll send them your way :p

[@alihejazi2060]

I still have the phone ( you can find a video sample in my channel)... Unfortunately the battery is dead and I can't find a replacement

[@abhijitnair08]

*seen

[@ANINDYA-001]

Hungry 🐈 s😂

[@suryakantapattanaik01]

Now I can't understand why NOKIA failed with Symbian OS..

[@abhijitnair08]

@NGL Boyz lmao

[@bmuller1119]

Totally agree! I still have an 808 in white and the phone would still work, except ATT blocks it now (3G). As to the dimensions, well it is far more comfortable to hold in the hand than any of today's slabs... period. Wrt the screen resolution, it was only an issue when looking at the hi-res pix on the phone, for everything else the brightness combined with pure black tech made it the standard, still is IMHO. Oh, don't forget Symbian Belle supported widgets, e.g. the mail app showed new emails as they arrived and the window was scrollable.

[@Catacang]

Exactly like mine! What a beauty!

[@GauravMishra9200]

This was ironically my last Nokia phone. The major problems were charging and battery issues. Since it had micro USB port it was nightmare to charge this device. Thankfully I had E5 as the secondary device and fortunately both phones have similar capacity battery. So I have to swap them back and forth to charge them . The problem was back panel of both the phones lost their grip. 808 was accidentally dropped which aided in complete destruction of charging port and E5 well it died with time. Both phones are still somewhere in my house.

[@RudolfSikorsky]

Using mine daily. Although my P30Pro is no slouch in mobile photography, I prefer 808 camera in most of situations. Plus. I just happen to like Symbian and hate Spydroid. Migrating to Harmony OS soon.

[@aaronoralan5314]

If not mistaken P30 Pro is upgradable to Harmony OS

[@RudolfSikorsky]

@@aaronoralan5314 Yes, but only in China atm. No signs of international upgrade yet. But then again, going to get me P50Pro (Kirin based) after prices drop a bit. Harmony OS out of the box.

[@DarthAwar]

Harmony OS is a tool of the CCP you think Android is bad then Harmony OS is 10 times worse at least!

[@RudolfSikorsky]

@@DarthAwar Huawei and Harmony OS doesn't spy EVERY my move like Google does. BTW, there's more personal freedom in China atm than in crypto communist USA. You should visit China sometimes.

[@DarthAwar]

@@RudolfSikorsky Huawei is a CCP Tool and all Chinese OS spy on it's users (ColorOS, Kirin, Harmony etc!) No such thing as a Chinese OS that dose not spy and steal data!

[@the_winged_helm]

I was kicking myself when this was announced. Because just a month back I had bought the Nokia N8 with the first incentive on my first job! Of course the N8 was really amazing and I love it to bits even today (can't for the life of me find where I stowed it away though). But the imaging prowess on this was next level, which was my main consideration in going for the N8 over the E7 in the first place.

[@AbdullaZaki]

This was pretty much N8 pro :) Both very cool phones!

[@the_winged_helm]

@@AbdullaZaki I think of it more as a spiritual successor of the N8 (since they skipped the N series monicker for this). I just wish I knew this was coming so I could have held out for it. I console myself by thinking that the anodized aluminum unibody of the N8 over the 808's plastic build makes up for it somewhat 😁😁

[@AbdullaZaki]

@@the_winged_helm to be honest, when I first saw the 808 my first though was that the design is a step down from the N8. But then again, it was hard to top the N8 back then :)

[@the_winged_helm]

@@AbdullaZaki That's for sure!

[@SahilSajjad237]

This is the perfect exams of the thing that nowadays phones are crap . Phones were best at that time.

[@pbatacan]

I had this phone way back in 2012. Took a lot of photos. When viewing it today, it feels like it was taken yesterday. I had the best quality photos from a cameraphone that was made way back in 2012. This is the holy grail of cameraphones!

[@DarkseidArmada]

This video is just viral.. great job man

[@ANINDYA-001]

It's time for 2nd gen 808( hope so). Mimicking only the hardware design can fire up the brand again.

[@julskechap]

I love your nostalgia content

[@AbdullaZaki]

Thanks :D

[@lionellgeronimo7565]

i still have this nokia 808, its already 10yrs with me. comparing to the new smartphone today this beast will prove its features especially the camera sensor

[@OrangeFlame1]

Literally my biggest dream is the return of dedicated camera button to Nokia phones

[@erick-gd7wo]

It was *THE* camera phone. Elop, as I remembered back then, did launched it half heartedly. I didn't have that luck to had it... By the way the setting of colour, sharpness and contrast is there in Xiaomi phones.

[@AbdullaZaki]

Xiaomi tries to take all the good bits from everyone :)

[@mikkosuhonenphotography]

Looks so good and still feels great to hold.

[@amk8411]

@Mikko Suhonen That's what she said! 🤣😆

[@AbdullaZaki]

Its a beauty!

[@falcron6473]

if there's a phone like this in my country that available in the market i will surely buy it. I love nokia forever. still now my nokia 1208 is still alive and I'm still using it as a daily drive phone..

[@calden74]

Not only do I still have one, I have all three colors. Unfortunately I no longer use my 808 to take pictures. No, that responsibility goes to my awesome Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, soon to be the Mi 12 Ultra that I just pre-ordered. So now my beloved Nokia 808’s have joined the rest of my Nokia’s, on display throughout my house inside of custom cylinder glass cases, in which I own an unhealthy amount of as I own an insane amount of tech that I loved throughout the years, including a lot of Nokia phones. I mean I have the Nokia 2520, a Windows RT tablet that I purchased as a bundle with the awesome Nokia 1520. Communicator, I own them all, including the E90, E7, E75, N97, N900 and the N950 Dev phone. Though my favorite Nokia business phone was the E72, in which I had immortalized by also buying a Vertu Constellation Quest. On a side note, I love Vertu, in fact I just bought the new iVERTU in Calf Leather Caramel Brown. It’s the same with my Porsche Blackberry P'9981, I just had to have it to honor the Blackberry Phones that I had loved and used for so many years. This also included the 24K Gold BlackBerry Passport Edition. Talking about gold, I also own every gold edition Nokia ever produced, even the Oro. Though it was the Gold Nokia 6700 that stole my heart.

[@lykatiesya]

Can't scroll down without seeing this

[@quilla.b]

The audio recording on this device is pretty amazing. Take it to a concert and you wont be disappointed

[@AbdullaZaki]

It was the first phone that focused on audio quality as much as video quality, and it still holds up so well even today :D

[@aniketchakraborty5461]

my nephew saw me watching this video and was like thats an among us phone. i just smiled at him

[@re-fix9678]

Love NOKIA

[@captainofiron]

Pre Elop Nokia was so awesome, the phones were so awesome. I had all the N devices except the N8

[@AbdullaZaki]

Even post Elop phones were great, but WP sadly never got mass appeal due to apps. Nokia continued to make great hardware though even then.

[@captainofiron]

@@AbdullaZaki my wife had a Lumia while i had the N9, and WP fell short in so many ways in addition to the lack of apps.

[@muzinka2c987]

Nokia was really known to go all out and do as much as possible....that's what HMD needs to do even now...atleast bring one flagship which may be higher in price bt has crazy features especially in audio, camera and some software tweeks held within brackets of android one

[@SenvyzP]

Thank you for bringing back Nokia

[@emerickdeneb9621]

THIS TREASURES YOU HAVE 😍

[@chrisjoebekham]

dammm i miss nokie so much...plz release the new version 808 pureview

[@herberar]

I have one, but can't make it start. Love the camera quality and I still use my N8 , photos are always perfect in the auto mode and still have very professional setting options.

[@sooryazdan6572]

Well done, thank you for this review

[@AbdullaZaki]

My pleasure!

[@denvercalonia9255]

I remember having a Nokia back in 2012, I have no idea what model that was. And one thing I won't forget is that it's camera was very good during that time.

[@aborkmga1]

I have a black one and i still open it from time to time and make it daily the wifi transmitter is somthing i wish more company will implement in their phone, + the camera is a beast

[@AbdullaZaki]

fm transmitter was such a cool feature :)

[@aborkmga1]

@@AbdullaZaki and still is , you can basically run it in any car old and new ones

[@randomfootages9120]

After 9 years 48 megapixel camera is just a regular standard camera nowadays in smartphones

[@sarojanakoshakshi1119]

Wish I could have it for my use today for free...Great Fan of Nokia...

[@Blazko612]

808 IS LEGENDARY LAST NOKIA PHONES ! I STILL OWN IT AND USE IT LIKE 10 YEARS AGO ! THE CONDITION OF THE DEVICE IS VERY GOOD 4/5 ! CAMERA AT THE TIME WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE COMPETITION ! WELL DONE ZAKI ! 👍

[@cyriljude3033]

My dream phone...

[@travelogue8897]

I think I should buy Nokia 808 PureView as a second phone. 😍🤩

[@galreading7028]

Best phone ever!! 😍 My fav. If Nokia is listening hope they get it back...

[@mohammadihsan7267]

Assalamualaikum How come you still have nokia..? Is it new or refurbish..? If i'd like to, is it possible i buy it from you..?

[@AbdullaZaki]

this is a phone from my private collection, I bought it brand new in 2012, so its not for sale. The 808 is hard to find these days

[@mohammadihsan7267]

@@AbdullaZaki i see. Yup! Hard to find them. Specially in here indonesia. Even new model/products. Where are you from, Zaki..?

[@mayurvaghela185]

This video is nostalgic

[@calcifercrimsonmadness9723]

I hope they put that sensor on a modern phone these days

[@allaalla8421]

نفسي فية لليوم و كل أجهزة نوكيا عائلة N روعه ما شاء الله

[@AbdullaZaki]

فعلاً, كانت أيام حلوة :)

[@darryljadecalivoso4493]

Nokia " its all about uniqueness, durability and capability"

[@RennieAsh]

It really focused on quality media. Would be nice for a modern version. Maybe the Sony Xperia Pro-i is the closest thing, but that trades off motion capture focus excellence but you then need the lower quality telephoto lens to zoom in

[@lusilk7954]

thank you brother

[@sabbirahmad3771]

miss you nokia

[@mindaugasliaugaudas9924]

The best camera system on a phone to date, period.

[@armantadibmazumdar8615]

Well well well nostalgia is back 808 pureview had some really different colours and options as limited editions.I don't remember the name but one of them is McLaren edition maybe not sure

[@amitkumar-arwal]

I need this phone

[@quanghung10742]

Legendary phone ❤️

[@kithnou]

still my favourite phone ever

[@shourobahmed7236]

I WAS THE USER OF NOKIA 701. And Nokia 808 is the upgrade version of 701 I see. And can't wait to have this sexy phone.😲😲😲😲

[@tokos1989]

Damn, I miss Rich Recording. No phone has THAT recording quality nowadays. I still bring my Lumia 950 for concerts and clubs, No distortion at all. I couldn't afford this phone back in the days, but my father still uses my legacy Nokia N8. Miss those camera innovations :(

[@achyutbanerjee9020]

I still have it. In running condition. It still takes more authentic pictures than my Mi 11 Ultra in optimal lighting condition.

[@Geosbudy]

Aaah I now know 1020 lumia is next... its the successor of the pureview

[@thaddeus2447]

Still really really want to have this phone, it's more interesting than any other budget or high end phones

[@moderneducationalstandard]

Still by far one of the best looking phones

[@pratikdutta2888]

This phone is king of that days

[@nikkolodian9517]

That UI is so nostalgic

[@Choube_g]

Is it available now a days anywhere

[@prodxlavender1426]

*Nokia N8 & 808 Pureview both are legendary phone. I've Nokia N8. 😍*

[@rotrose9279]

How much I love this phone 😍...I had the black one I wish I could have it again

[@minhajerfan4948]

Please provide a buying link for these devices

[@llcoolj2193]

Bro when i was a kid i used to dream about owning one

[@helitehnik1]

Dont forget FM transmitter to use old boombox for output, or video composite output from earphone jack. I used it many times staying in hotels were still was CRT TV in rooms.

[@emdadulhoqofficial4783]

I want to buy this phone,,but how can i buy this device

[@DeepakSingh-kl2ep]

hi Abdulla, I'm a huge old nokia phones fan and your work of course...where can I get this phone from, I would like to buy it for sure

[@siddharth9669]

I still have this phone❤

[@JALAL_SAGIYEV]

My favorit!

[@hum1st]

1st mobile according to me which had Dolby playback with recording and mini HDMI

[@Alexis-ke1dw]

Is it just me or that phone looks like amongus.

[@alisticks]

Fr

[@itchy.tasty.]

This is the best plastic phone I've ever held. Quality wise.

[@muhamadrizkyananda]

Btw it's more worth to bought Lumia 1020 or 808 Pureview today? I was thought to bought Lumia 950 instead because I want install Windows 10/11 on ARM in it but realized I would be use the "PC" side more so need something for pure camera

[@AbdullaZaki]

The 808 is more rare, so I would say that.

[@ChaudharyAbdurrahman]

Legend camera of nokia 808 pure view

[@ericliebhold4001]

Ich liebe dieses Handy 👍

[@princeaj2076]

i borrowed that kind of phone way back 2013 with my friend.. i try to shoot the rotating ceiling fan .. even the ceiling fan rotate so fast.. still that phone take a good shots on every profeller like looks the fans stops..i was amazed back then on how good that phone on its cams

[@muhammedmammu4892]

Abdullah broo...where is xr20 review...... waiting 😊

[@rishabhsharma7204]

A really tough oldie ... a beast still today . Please nokia release a pure view in 2021 it will destroy every phone today and even after 10 years also

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

I still use 808 in 2021, camera is much better than my Huawei p20pro

[@AbdullaZaki]

Thats amazing to hear. Im assuming you've mastered the art of using manual controls? :)

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

Yes, absolutely mostly using manual - c1, c2, c3, creative mode. Yesterday i was shot same scene with p20pro and Nokia 808 pureview, and pictures from 808 was way better, clearer, noise free images almost looks like from entry level DSRL 🙂👍

[@venzislavvladimirov3046]

Even night shots from 808 are very good, when shooting on tripod, when zoom the night shots from 808 and Huawei p20pro, shots from 808 are almost noise free, and p20pro are noisy, artificial looks compared to 808🙂🤔

[@madmike6942]

brings back memories ... just sold mine 3 weeks ago... full box mint condition.. i regret it now

[@AbdullaZaki]

:(

[@rahool360]

my camera..used it from the day it was available until 2 years back !!!