The 

Nokia N8 is a Symbian^3 smartphone from the Nokia Nseries. Featuring Carl Zeiss

optics and xenon flash, the N8 is the first Nokiacamera phone to utilize a 12 megapixel camera
sensor size of 1/1.83″, making it the largest image sensor in a camera phone at the time of its launch.
[5][6]
 The N8 display features a 3.5-inch (89 mm) 360 x 640 pixel color touchscreen, and is the first
Nokia smartphone to run on the Symbian^3 operating system with single-tap interaction, featuring the
addition of multiple home screens, customization abilities, and multi-touch capabilities
with gesture support. Among its connectivity features are HDMI out, USB On-The-Go and Wi-
Fi 802.11 b/g/n support; the N8 is also the first device to feature a Pentaband 3.5G radio.[7]

The Nokia N8 smartphone was made available at the official Nokia Online Store on September 23,
2010 and was released in select markets on October 1, 2010.[8] The N8 became the product with the
most customer pre-orders in Nokia's history up to the point of its release.[9]

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1 History

2 Design

o 2.1 Body

o 2.2 Display

3 Hardware

o 3.1 Power

o 3.2 Data and connectivity

o 3.3 Operating frequency

o 3.4 Sensors

o 3.5 Keyboard

4 Software

o 4.1 Software platform and

user interface

o 4.2 Applications

5 Communications
 o 5.1 Email and messaging

6 Sharing and Internet

o 6.1 Browsing and internet

7 Navigation

8 Photography

o 8.1 Camera

o 8.2 Image capture

o 8.3 Other

9 Video

o 9.1 Video cameras

o 9.2 Video sharing and

playback

10 Music

11 Accessories

12 Development support

13 Promotion

14 Reports of device failure

15 References

16 External links

[edit]History

The previous phone in the Nseries was the N97, which was criticized for its earlier firmware issues.
Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's Executive Vice President for Markets, said in an interview that software quality
control would be better than for the N97.[10] ia phone with a focus on photography is the N86 8MP,
which has an 8 Megapixel sensor and has been available since June 2009.[11]

The N8 is the second Nokia to have a capacitive touchscreen, following the X6, and the first with
multi-touch.[12]

[edit]Design

[edit]Body

 Anodized aluminium unibody shell
 Available in silver white, dark grey, orange, blue, and green
 Size: 113.5 × 59 × 12.9 mm
 Weight (including battery): 135 g (4.8 oz)
[edit]Display
 3.5" Active-matrix OLED screen with capacitive touch
 640 × 360 pixels nHD (16:9 aspect ratio)
 Gorilla glass protective layer[13]
[edit]Hardware

 680 MHz ARM11 processor (ARM v6 architecture)
 Broadcom BCM2727 GPU[14] VideoCore III Multimedia Engine with dedicated 3D Graphics
HW Accelerator with OpenGL-ES 1.1/2.0support. 32 Mtriangles/sec[15][16]
 16 GB internal memory
 MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 32 GB
 256 MB RAM
[edit]Power

Nokia N8 uses dual charging options[17]. You can either use a standard-pin Nokia charger or a flat pin
micro-USB charger as well. The device also gets charged when connected to a computer through
USB. Nokia recommends that you should only use Nokia specific chargers though the device gets
charged with any micro-USB chargers.

Nokia N8's battery is not removable. Although the procedure is not endorsed by Nokia,[5][18] the battery
has proven to be replaceable quite easily by removing two screws.[19]

 BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery.
 Standard Nokia 2 mm charger connector
 Talk-time (maximum):
 GSM 720 mins
 WCDMA 350 mins
 Standby time (maximum):
 GSM 390 h
 WCDMA 400 h
[edit]Data and connectivity

 GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33

 HSDPA Cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA Cat5 2.0 Mbit/s
 WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n
 TCP/IP support
 Capability to serve as data modem
 Support for MS Outlook synchronization of contacts, calendar and notes
 Bluetooth 3.0
 HDMI mini C connector
 High-Speed USB 2.0 Micro USB connector with USB charging
 USB On-The-Go[20] with built-in support for mass storage devices and HID keyboard
and mice.
 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector supporting the connection of hands-free headsets, regular
headphones, or a Nokia TV-out cable.
 FM radio
 Short range FM transmitter
[edit]Operating frequency

 Quadband GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
 Pentaband WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
 Automatic switching between WCDMA & GSM bands
 Flight mode
[edit]Sensors

 Orientation sensor
 Digital compass (Magnetometer)
 Proximity sensor
 Ambient light detector
[edit]Keyboard

When the phone is used in landscape mode, input is performed via a full QWERTY keyboard, while in
portrait, it is replaced via a regular T9 numeric keypad.[21]

[edit]Software

[edit]Software platform and user interface

The N8 will be the first device by Nokia with the Symbian^3 operating system. Symbian^3 was
scheduled for the second quarter of 2010 but was pushed back to the third quarter.[22]Symbian^3
supports three home screens, each with up to six widgets that the user can customize. This new
operating system has provided streamlined menus and also support for HD recording.[23] As with older
versions of Symbian, multitasking is supported.[24] Anssi Vanjoki, Nokia's Executive Vice President for
Markets, said in an interview that quality control will be better than for the N97.[10] There is a greater
emphasis on the user interface and easier user-controls with Symbian^3 (such as consistency
between menus, a commonly criticised factor of Symbian^1 devices).

Contrary to rumours,[25] future Nseries devices have a strong possibility to be coupled

with Symbian platform, specifically, Symbian^4.[26] Other software that will work on this mobile phone
will be:

 Java MIDP 2.1
 Qt (framework) 4.6.2, Web Runtime 7.2
 HTML 4.1
 Software updates Over the Air (FOTA) and over the internet
 Flash Lite 4.0[27][unreliable source?][28] (Note: Flash Lite 4 has been made available via partner
Calsoft)
 OMA DM 1.2, OMA Client provisioning 1.1
[edit]Applications

 Key built in applications: calendar, contacts, music player, photos,

videos, video and photo editors,[29] office document viewers with the possibility to upgrade to
editing functionality at a cost, radio with RDS support
 PC Applications: Nokia Ovi Suite, Nokia Ovi Player
 Online applications: Nokia Ovi Store, internet, messaging, Ovi Maps, Web TV, Mail
[edit]Communications

[edit]Email and messaging

 Email client with HTML and attachment support for images, videos, music, and documents
 Unified mail client for multiple providers: Yahoo! mail, Gmail, Windows Live, Hotmail and
other popular POP3/IMAP services, Mail For Exchange, IBM Lotus traveler
 Support for editing office documents
 MMS support
[edit]Sharing and Internet
[edit]Browsing and internet
Touch-based web browser, features include

 Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP

 JavaScript, Flash Lite 4.0, and Flash video support
 RSS reader
 Social networking profiles visible in phone contacts
[edit]Navigation

 Integrated GPS, with A-GPS functionality
 Free voice-guided navigation
 Wi-Fi Positioning
 Electronic compass
[edit]Photography

[edit]Camera
 12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
 Xenon flash
 Focal length: 28 mm
 Aperture: f/2.8
 Fullscreen 16:9 viewfinder with easy-to-use touchscreen parameters
 Camera sensor size: 1/1.83″[5]
 Autofocus
 Secondary VGA camera for video calls
[edit]Image capture

 Geotagging of images and video

 Face recognition software
 Photo editor
[edit]Other

 Internal mass memory

[edit]Video

[edit]Video cameras

 Main camera
 Video capture in 720p 25 FPS with codecs H.264, MPEG-4
 Stereo microphone
 Secondary 1.3 megapixel camera for video calls

The video-capturing feature is complemented by the HDMI port located on the top side of the phone.
[21]

[edit]Video sharing and playback

 720p video playback through HDMI cable

 Video editing software
 Support for Flash video
 Support for Xvid/Divx video format for a maximum resolution of 1280×720, officially Divx
certified.[30]
 YouTube browsing and streaming
 Web TV
 Video call and video sharing support
 Video codecs and formats
  H.264, MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark VGA 15 FPS, Realvideo 10 QVGA 30
FPS, Matroska[5]
 Streaming: H.264, Flash Lite 4, Flash 10 compatibility for video, On2 VP6, Sorenson
Spark
[edit]Music

[edit]Accessories

The Nokia Mobile TV Headset provides DVB-H TV.[31]

[edit]Development support
Application development can be done using the Nokia Qt framework.[32]

[edit]Promotion

To highlight the capabilities of the Nokia N8 camera, Nokia created a short film, The Commuter, in
October 2010. Directed by the McHenry brothers and starring Dev Patel, Ed Westwick, Charles
Dance and Pamela Anderson, the seven-minute film was shot entirely on the phone's 720p camera.
For the Spanish promotion of the phone they also created a short video featuring luminescent
puppets, called Love Knot.

The phone was also used to film Drums of Death's "Won't Be Long" music video.

Using CellScope technology, Nokia also released another film called "Dot" which they marketed to
as the world's smallest stop-motion animation character.

The device also appeared on the popular Showtime TV show, "Dexter"[33] as well as on the film,
"TRON: Legacy".[34]

In Asian countries, it was promoted differently through the fictional character Pier Roxas on Nokia's
Project Gener8. He also appeared on a Philippine talk show Startalk to promote the device.[35]

[edit]Reports of device failure

On November 17, several mobile technology websites published articles amid emergent claims from
people globally who have informed of their Nokia N8 smartphone turning itself off and ultimately failing
to turn back on.[36]

On November 18, Nokia confirmed that a small number of its N8 smartphones are experiencing power
problems. Niklas Savander, Nokia's executive vice president, said in a video interview posted on the
company's blog through Nokia's customer care; "We have heard that a limited number of Nokia N8
customers are experiencing problems powering the device on". "We have traced it down to the way
we assemble the engines", Savander continued. "We have, as a precautionary measure, taken
immediate action across the product line." Savander did not provide details about what that action
entailed, and said the issue was not tied to one particular region.[37]
"The power problems are covered by Nokia's standard warranty, so those experiencing issues can get
the problem fixed by contacting customer care", he added.[38] Savander said the problem is not
widespread. "If you look at the total number of N8's we have shipped, it is a small number," he said.
"However, for the one individual where it's not working, it is, of course, a significant issue. Most
consumers are loving their N8's, but we need to make sure that these limited instances get fixed as
well".[37]

Available 30 September 2010 (Finland)[1]

22nd October 2010 (United Kingdom)

Screen 640 × 360 px (nHD), 3.5"capacitive, multi-

touch display withAMOLED technology

Camera 12 Megapixels (main) with Carl Zeiss

optics and xenon flash, 16:9720p video, 25 FPS

Second camera VGA, for video calling

Operating system Symbian^3

Input  Capacitive multi-touch display

 External functional hardware keys

 Virtual keyboard; multiple text-entry

options

CPU  ARM11 680 MHz Samsung

K5W4G2GACA - AL54 processor[2][3]

 3D Graphics Broadcom BCM2727 GPU

with HW Accelerator with OpenGL-ES

2.0 support[2]

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Memory 256 MB SDRAM[2]

Memory card Hot swap microSD; up to 32 GB supported w/

microSDHC support

Storage  512 MB internal NAND memory; 135 MB

available to user

 16 GB on-board memory[2]

Networks  HSDPA (Pentaband) HSUPA850 / 900 /

1700 / 1900 / 2100

  Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGEGSM

850, GSM 900, GSM 1800,GSM 1900

Connectivity  USB 2.0 via MicroUSB

 USB On-The-Go

 Bluetooth 3.0

 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n

 FM transmitter

 TV-out

 HDMI out with Dolby Digital Plusaudio

 GPS with A-GPS

Battery BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery (not removable)

Physical size 113.5 × 59 × 12.9 mm (4.47 × 2.32 × 0.51 in)

Weight 135 g (4.8 oz)

Form factor Monoblock

Series Nseries

Development Retail Availability on 1st October 2010

status

Introductory €370, Rupee 21,000[4] ($549;£320)

price