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From all the rumours floating around at the moment the Nexus Prime sounds like a beast. Samsung made, 1.5gHz exynos chip, Amoled 720p screen. 5mp rear camera w/1080p and a front facing 1mp camera. No physical buttons and Android 4.0.
But when the SGS2 gets Android 4.0, other than the 720p screen will it be pushed to 2nd in the awesome stakes? After all we have an very nice camera and and awesome chipset. Just like the Nexus S was a google branded SGS1, will the Prime be a google branded SGS2?
Any thoughts?
http://www.fonehome.co.uk/2011/07/18/google-nexus-prime-10-things-we-want-to-see/
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From all the rumours floating around at the moment the Nexus Prime sounds like a beast. Samsung made, 1.5gHz exynos chip, Amoled 720p screen. 5mp rear camera w/1080p and a front facing 1mp camera. No physical buttons and Android 4.0.
But when the SGS2 gets Android 4.0, other than the 720p screen will it be pushed to 2nd in the awesome stakes? After all we have an very nice camera and and awesome chipset. Just like the Nexus S was a google branded SGS1, will the Prime be a google branded SGS2?
Any thoughts?
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It depends on how it all comes together. A higher quality 5mp camera could produce better results that our 8mp camera so that doesn't scare me. More power is always good. A pure Google phone is always good from a latest and greatest perspective. It's also guaranteed to have NFC which is good.
The screen kind of scares me. My SGS2 screen (an early build) is great but there have been lots of reported QC issues, wide variations in color temperature, the gradient issue, and the left side banding issue. Pushing even more pixels to get to 720p is going to be tough to pull off based on the challenges they experienced in the jump from SAMOLED to SAMOLED+.
The radio's important and I wouldn't go back to something lower than 21MB HSPA+. I doubt it'll support any form of LTE because there are too many frequencies to contend with.
So count me as a "maybe."
Thanks for responding. I am not so sure either. That's why a discussion is a great place to start. Hopefully it will smash the new Iphone.
http://www.fonehome.co.uk/2011/07/22/google-nexus-prime-processor-detailed/
It all seems over the edge to me. From looking at the previous releases of google phones starting from Nexus One which consisted similar specs to the desire, and the nexus S which again has the similar specs to the Galaxy S, infact they shared the same chipsets. I'm not implying that the prime would indeed carry the similarities of the GS2 on that behalf but maybe not too far off.
An improved build of the AMOLED+ screen with all the banding issue and etc gone (I doubt it'll be 720p either). I'd say yes to dual core and maybe 1.5ghz (why not?). 5mp camera, (really?) I doubt they'd go anything below an 8mp due to competitvity and yes yes we all know that the cmos sensor makes all the difference but most people prefer figures rather than facts which is where the target audience usually lies (consider iphone 5 being the biggest role in competitiveness here).
All in all any specs that surpasses the GS2 is a path to the right direction although it's too early to judge since quad core is only around the corner, so time will tell. I personally wouldn't buy a google phone; my list of reasons would stuff this whole thread.
Next Nexus will also be google with bare basic OS , that means no awesome Samsung media codecs.
Also Nexus S had no external sdcard only 16gigs build in.
Only time will show how crippled its gonna be, sure certain aspects might be better depending who is gonna make it, CPU/GPU might be better , 720p AMOLED screen would be nice or at very least some decked out IPS panel.
Generally nexus devices never been better then some alternatives , but its subjective everyone has different needs. I am more interested in next Galaxy successor !
Yes the galaxy 3 will be a huge step. I think that all the codec support on this device is amazing. The nexus s was OK but destroyed by the s2. The next nexus probably won't beat the s2 when you look at the previous steps taken.
Samsungs software this year has been excellent. It's one of the few devices with duel core being optimised well. Will vanilla android be optimised? Probably not.
nexus s will be interesting, and will be worth a look at if it boasts a 720p display.
EDIT: haah i meant nexus prime , thanks robt772000
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nexus s will be interesting, and will be worth a look at if it boasts a 720p display.
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Nexus Prime
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Nexus "Prime" will be a very good phone (atleast I can hope so!). But even if it smashes GS2, no shame in that. By all accounts, Prime would be released 6+ months after GS2, so it would be a shame if it can't beat GS2.
I am worried about few other points which you guys might have better knowledge:
1. How would be the application support for Ice cream? Will it be compatible with 2.x application?
2. What would be native/suggested resolution and form factor of displays? I assume that it's 480*800 for 2.x models. Is that going to change with Ice cream?
3. What would happen to Honeycomb? Ice cream is supposed to be across both tablets and phones? So, it appears to me that HC was just a stop-gap arrangement to allow android foot-hold in the tablet market.
4. What sort of processors are they going to support? My assumption was that HC was typically made compatible with Tegra2 and the primary reason why it sucked initially. I would bet that if HC ran on Exynos with Samsung optimized drivers, it would be much better than what it is now.
Most people tend think the battle would be with iOS, my idea is that the biggest threat for Ice cream will be from Microsoft!
Remember Windows 8 - it's being optimized for both tablets and notebook/desktops. Will be running both on x86 and ARM processors. And from initial views, that looks simply awesome. MS is going to have same platform running for phone, tablets and notebooks. I can't help and appreciate how much it would attract the developers. You develop for 1 platform which could run the application on any of the devices. And the customer base - everyone running Windows PC. That is huge. As much as I hated Microsoft, I can say with no shame that I simply love Win 7. I believe I had no BSOD over 1-1.5 years of using Win 7. Ice cream need to step up and has to bring something really useful to be a successful.
My only real concern is the screen quality, the SAMOLED plus is inferior to the regular SAMOLED due to its massive banding and QC issues, for day to day use theres basically no difference between both, For pictures the SAMOLED made some pictures prettier because it was not able to display the flaws/image compression artifacts, color is better on the Plus though. All in all it boils down to the screen quality for me.
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From all the rumours floating around at the moment the Nexus Prime sounds like a beast. Samsung made, 1.5gHz exynos chip, Amoled 720p screen. 5mp rear camera w/1080p and a front facing 1mp camera. No physical buttons and Android 4.0.
But when the SGS2 gets Android 4.0, other than the 720p screen will it be pushed to 2nd in the awesome stakes? After all we have an very nice camera and and awesome chipset. Just like the Nexus S was a google branded SGS1, will the Prime be a google branded SGS2?
Any thoughts?
http://www.fonehome.co.uk/2011/07/18/google-nexus-prime-10-things-we-want-to-see/
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All that and probably no micro sd card slot again.
Most definitely. It's the Big G's OFFICIAL phone. And should it have this epic HD-high-resolution 4.0" or 4.3" display. It'll blow the GS2 away. Not to mention whatever minor processor improvements there will be.
Also it'll be rocking 4.0 - K.O - Game Set Match.
Anyhows, I'm just happy they're continuing the Nexus range, because it really is something that showcases Android and combats iOS and that really brings the best of the best to the table. (well so far it has)........well not really with the Nexus S, but that is still a damn good phone. But this Nexus Prime looks like it's going to be another Nexus One, ground-breaking.
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Remember Windows 8 - it's being optimized for both tablets and notebook/desktops. Will be running both on x86 and ARM processors. And from initial views, that looks simply awesome. MS is going to have same platform running for phone, tablets and notebooks. I can't help and appreciate how much it would attract the developers. You develop for 1 platform which could run the application on any of the devices. And the customer base - everyone running Windows PC. That is huge. As much as I hated Microsoft, I can say with no shame that I simply love Win 7. I believe I had no BSOD over 1-1.5 years of using Win 7. Ice cream need to step up and has to bring something really useful to be a successful.
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hmmm I agree with you. Microsoft are really stepping up their game. (ABOUT TIME!!) But I think while Apple and Microsoft are trying to unify the desktop and mobile experience into ONE, those two will compete a lot more. I think Android will take a beating in the coming years...but I also think that people (like myself) enjoy a change.
I for one, would HATE to be working on my Mac, or windows...then go out and switch to my mobile and then have the exact same/a VERY similar experience on my phone. I actually like the change in OS, the change in apps...but then again, I suppose most people just want everything to be exactly the same because it's more "simple" :/
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hmmm I agree with you. Microsoft are really stepping up their game. (ABOUT TIME!!) But I think while Apple and Microsoft are trying to unify the desktop and mobile experience into ONE, those two will compete a lot more. I think Android will take a beating in the coming years...but I also think that people (like myself) enjoy a change.
I for one, would HATE to be working on my Mac, or windows...then go out and switch to my mobile and then have the exact same/a VERY similar experience on my phone. I actually like the change in OS, the change in apps...but then again, I suppose most people just want everything to be exactly the same because it's more "simple" :/
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Yes, both MS and Apple are trying to unify the platforms. My view is that Apple will again try to keep that niche segment and their loyal user base. MS, like Google will license their software to other vendors. The whole scenario sounds similar to what happened in the desktop space 20 years back. History repeating itself - we have Apple on one side and MS/Google with a different approach on other. Players like IBM and Compaq making way for present day vendors like Samsung/Nokia etc.,
Ho well, I won't be surprised if in a year from now, with dual core 2ghz ARMs and 1+ gig of ram in phones we will see windows 8 running on smartphones with metro UI on top... If it runs on a tab, it'll run on a smartpone. Hell the SGS2 is crushing any tablet currently, it's just sad that all the SGS are always given unused potential (remember the sgx540 on sgs1, and now exynos mali400 on sgs2). But hey that's what makes them future proof, we'll still see SGS1 running new games and apps in a year or two.
I liked android for the customization and liberty it gave me, but I pretty much ran around it both on tablet (transformer) and phone (SGS1 &2) and I think that my next gen of devices will be wp7.5 mango (if the WP7 SGS2 ever comes out!) and then wp8 stuff late 2012.
Honestly I think the current tab market is just ****ting his pants at windows 8's arrival, because frankly, no iOS or honeycomb can rival win8's functionalities, if it runs smooth of course... (win 8 transformer 2 ).
Standing from here I really see MS as the big winner of following years. Android had 2 years to evolve into something really productive, yet it didn't really came there and still has a lesser quality catalog compared to the app store. But who knows what ICS will bring ? we can only wait.
Just a quick thing I've been thinking about...
If the Nexus Prime does have a 720p display and that's what games are played on, the experience most likely would not be as smooth as the SGS2 as the difference is pixels of the two devices is very drastic. Even qHD hurts game performance. Also, isn't retina display the most pixels needed for a 3.5" screen? I have a hard time believing there would be ANY noticeable difference between a 720p screen and qHD.
It depends on what hardware it will have.
If it will boast a Qualcomm Krait, then it will blow it away. If it uses anything else, then no, it might be slightly faster performance wise, but that's all. The only thing going for it will be the 720p screen, but we still don't know the size of the display or what type it will be.
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Just a quick thing I've been thinking about...
If the Nexus Prime does have a 720p display and that's what games are played on, the experience most likely would not be as smooth as the SGS2 as the difference is pixels of the two devices is very drastic. Even qHD hurts game performance. Also, isn't retina display the most pixels needed for a 3.5" screen? I have a hard time believing there would be ANY noticeable difference between a 720p screen and qHD.
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It's supposed to have a ginormous screen, so think bigger than 4.3" of the SGS2. I don't think it will surpass the DPI of the retina display even at 720p or at that screen size.
If it doesn't surpass SII in every spec then it will be just another SII. You will have to make compromises between a lower mp camera or no card slot, etc. If it beats SII in every section then yes, it will blow it away.
Samsung Nexus for Me
Winner is
Around 2.5x higher resolution screen, 1280x720 vs 800x480
Around 50% crisper display of text, images and video, 315 PPI vs 217 PPI
More than 10% larger screen, 4.6" vs 4.3"
i will go for Nexus !!
I think most of the people i know, love the iphone4 design, My qs is, could we keep the hardware and run windows phone7.5 on this device.
If it doesnt excist, what do we need to this, im really looking in to make windows phone7.5 for the iphone!
thx
It's not possible as of yet, who knows in the future
Honestly, your best bet would be to try and fit the guts of a Windows Phone into an iPhone (which will still have problems). The alternative is to rewrite the Windows Phone OS to work with iPhone hardware (which is a ridiculous task). Either way, I don't see this happening.
There are more handsets with Windows Phone on them than there are iPhone models, and there are more being made regularly. Just pick a phone that already exists or wait till something new comes out that you like.
Not sure if it is possible, but I think it would be hilarious. You probably wouldn't make any friends amongst the hardcore apple users.
There are a couple nokia windows phone's that have nice cameras and screens. There is a nokia phone coming out with a 41mp camera. The Lumia 900 is also nice.
bionicpassero said:
There are a couple nokia windows phone's that have nice cameras and screens. There is a nokia phone coming out with a 41mp camera. The Lumia 900 is also nice.
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41mp Can you tell me what phone? Thats just
Nokia announces 808 PureView: Symbian Belle, 4-inch display, 41-megapixel camera! (hands-on video)
Sorry the OS is not windows but symbian.
bionicpassero said:
Nokia announces 808 PureView: Symbian Belle, 4-inch display, 41-megapixel camera! (hands-on video)
Sorry the OS is not windows but symbian.
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41mp, why would someone need that on a phone.. lol
Ya it does sound like a lot. Engadget has a hands on with the phone. It sounds very interesting for photography. The only way you could actually replace cameras with a phone is if you were willing to have a lens that really sticks out of the back of the phone which I am sure most people wouldn't like. I guess that's obvious though.
yeah, but I guarantee the cmos sensor isn't 41mp, probably 10 at best, so the rest of the camera doesn't matter. As for op, simple solution... sell ur iPhone and get a windowz phone. Ur phone has GREAT resale value
U have to go to jail for that.
Becoz win7.5 is not open source.
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Really depends what you're looking for, and a bit hard to tell since the samsung ativ hasn't really had alot of coverage.
Im going for the 820, as it looks like it's going to be the right size for me, and at a fairly good price, for what it brings.
And i love the design/toughness that the phone seems to have.
//ZyTE
Thanks
Remember the ATIV S (stupid name BTW - my friends call it the "Eighty-Four-Ess") has a couple advantages like a removable battery and bigger screen with more ppi. I still like the looks of the Lumia better though.... and the colors of course.
I fully agree with you MasterDBA, the Lumia 820 (217 ppi) has really poor ppi: less than my old Touch HD (244 ppi)!!!
But the looks and colors of the Lumia are by far fancier.
Actually, I don't think you can really compare the L820 with the 84S p) as they are not targeting the same market...
MasterDBA said:
Remember the ATIV S (stupid name BTW - my friends call it the "Eighty-Four-Ess") has a couple advantages like a removable battery and bigger screen with more ppi. I still like the looks of the Lumia better though.... and the colors of course.
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The 820 has a removable battery as well. I was strongly against the 820 at first, but after thinking about it more, I'm going to be looking at one tomorrow (hopefully) to see what it feels like in person.
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I bought my 820 last night sim free
liking it so far.
cirian75 said:
I bought my 820 last night sim free
liking it so far.
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Ah sweet, can you give us your thoughts on it when you have had time to get used to it as I have one on order, should get it sometime next week
Nice enough, totally destroys my 4s for dataspeeds
at home 4s 3 to 7mbps, 820 10 to 17mbps
Gmail push email is slow, average 5 minute delay (I assume a update will cure that)
battery life is about the same as a 4s
The UI is well nice a fast, in app fluidity is nice too.
There is only one volume level for everything which a bit of a pita.
As expected there is the app level gap, but there are workarounds
I like how once you email contacts, FB and twitter are setup its all linked up so I can see whats going on without having to use many separate apps.
still feels a little beta, very very late beta, very close to gold.
Nice thanks I'm coming from a Sony Xperia s so hopefully the battery can't be as bad as that.
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Have had my Lumia 820 for 3days now and although I prefer it's performance to my Lumia 900 I have managed to run it out 3 times, So I hope now that the battery level starts to improve, Under moderate usage I struggle to get through a day, That's with 2 Email accounts synced every hour, Location on, Only a weather app running in background and screen sensitivity normal,Then again I guess that's why they introduced wireless charging lol, In the long run I really hope a firmware update can fix this issue, Similar to the fixes for the Lumia 800 earlier in the year, Compared to my Lumia 900 the 900 has a slight edge where battery life is concerned, Maybe a higher capacity battery will help but nothing is available this early not even the original Nokia Batteries, Am now thinking I should have waited for the 920 :crying:
I found the GMail syncing to be plain awful
It would stop doing push email after 20 minutes and then email retrieval was sketchy at best
I returned mine for a full refund.
How is the voice call quality with speakerphone and regular holding-up-to-your-ear?
Phonearena gave a poor review based on call quality http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Nokia-Lumia-820-Review_id3188/page/4
But I'd rather hear from real users who know what they're talking about. In the store you aren't really allowed to properly test out the phones.
The quality is as good if not tad better than my Lumia 900 but the volume needs to be cranked up higher specially in the speaker phone mode.
Imho, since the 820 is being sold as a mid range phone, the reviewers are determined to find compromises overlooking the fact that spec wise other than the camera and the screen, same as the 920.
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charlyee said:
The quality is as good if not tad better than my Lumia 900 but the volume needs to be cranked up higher specially in the speaker phone mode.
Imho, since the 820 is being sold as a mid range phone, the reviewers are determined to find compromises overlooking the fact that spec wise other than the camera and the screen, same as the 920.
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I agree, I got my 820 yesterday and there's absolutely nothing wrong with the voice quality. Everything about the phone is great, especially not being a "flagship" device. I'm using my One X over WiFi to type this just because the XDA app is better on android...hint hint XDA devs, since WP8 is suppose to be easier to dev for, how about a better (and free) XDA app? Just a suggestion, I don't know coding so I'm not going to ***** and moan to much about it.
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My wife just picked up the 820 at the ATT store today. ATT is running unadvertised special on all 3 of their winphones in the store until Sunday evening:
Nokia 820 $0 with 2-year contract
Nokia 920 $49.99 with 2-year contract + free wireless charging plate
HTC 8x 16GB $149.99 with 2-year contract
So basically $50 less per phone compared to their website. No special offers for 1-year contract or retail pricing.
Just setting up the 820 - disabled NFC and the high-sensitivity touch screen setting (for gloves) both of which suck extra battery. Otherwise its good to go out of the box.
michoob said:
I fully agree with you MasterDBA, the Lumia 820 (217 ppi) has really poor ppi: less than my old Touch HD (244 ppi)!!!
But the looks and colors of the Lumia are by far fancier.
Actually, I don't think you can really compare the L820 with the 84S p) as they are not targeting the same market...
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If this is the same display as in my Lumia 810, the low ppi really does not bother me. It's a beautiful screen.
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If this is the same display as in my Lumia 810, the low ppi really does not bother me. It's a beautiful screen.
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I agree, despite the low ppi on paper, the screen is very sharp and shows detail quote well. And I was use to my 312 ppi screen on my One X when I got my 820.
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After using the phone for a week, my wife says it has better voice quality and reception than her old Samsung Focus. It has not been dropping calls when using bluetooth headset and driving on the highway like her Focus did in some areas.
michoob said:
I fully agree with you MasterDBA, the Lumia 820 (217 ppi) has really poor ppi: less than my old Touch HD (244 ppi)!!!
But the looks and colors of the Lumia are by far fancier.
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You wouldn't even notice the ppi if you didn't read the specs. The images is sharp and the colors are magnificent, the blacks are deep, better than on the 920. Colour-wise the 820 has the best screen ever. And it also comes with super-sensitive touch, wireless charging and Nokia apps.
Meanwhile the ATIV S offers a huge screen, cheap plastic body... and that's it.
hi friends. the topic says it all. but here is the catch.
i have to go on a trip. its my first time ever out of the country so i really need a great CAMERA PHONE.
i know 808 sweeps floor with Both S4 and S3 for its camera performance but i still need an idea from u guys, cause u guys are the best
i have owned S3 and its camera is great. but not a good low light performer. its THE GREATEST PHONE for sure. and S4 will not be available till end of this month.i really need to decide within like 2 days to go for any set.
are there any friends here who owned 808 and S3 together? cause i have never used 808 but every read only good about its camera.
pls suggest me. i will not go for 920 cause windows phone sucks! well, Symbian sucks ever worse but its camera is comparable to DSLRs so im asking just to confirm from u guys.
i expect good and sincere help cause i love xda
*EDIT* and one more question what can be the price of used 808 as i have no idea at all about its resale
thanks in advance for ur time and help
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i have to go on a trip. its my first time ever out of the country so i really need a great CAMERA PHONE.
i know 808 sweeps floor with Both S4 and S3 for its camera performance but i still need an idea from u guys, cause u guys are the best
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Haven't you answered your own question???
Questions should go to the proper forum section, but we have camera discussions here too.
With that said, not to leave you without an answer, the PureView 808 is obviously the best camera phone on the market. The good news about the GS4 is however that it does awesome good light photos which at 13MPs are good for digital zooming or later cutting which is usually a problem with phones (no optical zoom). The bad news is that, despite improving tremendously, absolute dark shots are still problematic, and if half your shots are taken during nights or very limited lights, the Lumia 920 is the one to choose. If 80% of your shots are taken in low but not dark conditions, average lights and ideal scenery, the GS4 is an excellent all-around performer for a phone.
But you can judge the quality for yourself over this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2213853
price of a used around 320-350$ for now
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pls suggest me. i will not go for 920 cause windows phone sucks! well, Symbian sucks ever worse but its camera is comparable to DSLRs so im asking just to confirm from u guys.
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No, its not comparable to a DSLR, but its much better then the S3/S4 and all the other phones. If you want a good low light phone, go for the 808/920 or htc one.
But if you want to shoot REALLY NICE pictures, you should get a dslr.
For example the Sony Alpha 57: currently avaible for 440€ in Germany. The supplied objective is ok but you can improve the quality with an alternative one.
All the phones avaible ARE NOT WORTH COMPARING WITH A GOOD DSLR!
None. If you are going on a trip, you should get a DSLR.
Symbian sucks ever worse but its camera is comparable to DSLRs
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I am sure you have never handled a DSLR. Don't spread FUD here.
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None. If you are going on a trip, you should get a DSLR.
I am sure you have never handled a DSLR. Don't spread FUD here.
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thanks to all of u guys for such quick and great responses!!
and dude i said "COMPARABLE" quality to DSLR
here, see for urself:
http://www.gsmarena.com/pureview_blind_test-review-773p2.php
and BTW, Olympus E-PL2 is a mid range DSLR! and 808 beat that!
and here,
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_808_pureview_low_light-review-775.php
it is said that, "The Nokia 808 PureView is on its march to becoming iconic, trashing the Olympus PEN E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera in our blind test and then matching the Canon 5D Mark III for resolution in the process."
so yeah... it does have Great sensor with great performance...
and i have chosen to go for it
aami.aami said:
thanks to all of u guys for such quick and great responses!!
and dude i said "COMPARABLE" quality to DSLR
here, see for urself:
http://www.gsmarena.com/pureview_blind_test-review-773p2.php
and BTW, Olympus E-PL2 is a mid range DSLR! and 808 beat that!
and here,
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_808_pureview_low_light-review-775.php
it is said that, "The Nokia 808 PureView is on its march to becoming iconic, trashing the Olympus PEN E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera in our blind test and then matching the Canon 5D Mark III for resolution in the process."
so yeah... it does have Great sensor with great performance...
and i have chosen to go for it
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Technically, Olympus E-PL2 is not a DSLR. It's a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera.
And "Micro Four Thirds" should have told you the size of the sensor. Compare this to a size of a typical APS-C sensor.
If I am looking to take photos, I would rather get a typical DSLR.
Matching 5D Mark III in photography? I would better ask the editor to get his eyes checked. 808 is neither good phone, not a good camera. It's much better than typical mobile camera, but can't be compared to a good DSLR. It even worse than a point n shoot like RX100.
I don't need photography lessons from blind test in GSMArena.
808 is comparable to my 5D mark III? Please. I'll advise you to stick with your current phone and get something like Canon 650D or 60D.
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aami.aami said:
pls suggest me. i will not go for 920 cause windows phone sucks! well, Symbian sucks ever worse but its camera is comparable to DSLRs so im asking just to confirm from u guys.
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If you just want the best camera but not the window phone based phone, why not try HTC One which owns the ultrapixal camera.But note that the best camera on smartphone is still the pureview camera on Nokia Lumia 920. And the windows phone system don't sucks like what you imagined.
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why not try HTC One which owns the ultrapixal camera..
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If 2 micron is ultrapilxel, what do you call a 5 micron? Elephant-pixel or dragon-pixel?
I wonder if you know that even a 6 year old phone like Nokia N95 had a bigger sensor and bigger pixel-size. In 2007 they had a phone with 1/2.5 inch sensor and 2.2 micron pixel pitch.
Don't remember anyone calling it ultrapixel!
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If 2 micron is ultrapilxel, what do you call a 5 micron? Elephant-pixel or dragon-pixel?
I wonder if you know that even a 6 year old phone like Nokia N95 had a bigger sensor and bigger pixel-size. In 2007 they had a phone with 1/2.5 inch sensor and 2.2 micron pixel pitch.
Don't remember anyone calling it ultrapixel!
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ultrapixel is just a marketing term aka a name. is it so hard to understand that? HTC figured that it would be rather embarrasing to sell a flagship with only 4MP on board so they coined this term.
Its like apple coined the retina display term. theres nothing to do with retina there. its just a name.
And how big fat and heavy was that n95? 808 is best cameraphone out there but nokia coundnt sell it. people dont want fat phones anymore. not most people.
Seems like you don't want a dslr. If you want REALLY GOOD picture quality and that's all you care about you could still get a decent digital non-dlsr camera which is much smaller than a dslr. I mean you already got a decent phone anyways so why throw so much money on 808 that's got nothing but a camera? Better spend something like $350 on a decent camera with superb quality. That price range can already get you something much better than any smartphone camera's
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joslicx said:
ultrapixel is just a marketing term aka a name. is it so hard to understand that?
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i know it very clear 808 just cant compete with DSLRs but u should give the credit where it is due. 808 does compete with some of the low end DSLRs and i said LOW END!!
and 920 is only better than 808 in terms of steady videos cause of its OIS and thats it!
808 captures true colors and u can get the punchier colors while chossing vivid mode or increasing the contrast
i just wish, GOD just WWWIIIISSSSHHH that HTC had used some high quality and higher pixel count sensor in ONE! that would have been awesome!
ultra pixel of HTC ONE is like the 12MP sensor of N8 when it was introduced years ago! and then Nokia perfected that with 808. i was literally hoping a great phone from HTC this year at least, but alas... Ultrapixel should be evolved and it definitely would be, into something comparable to what Nokia did with 808!
now my current wish is Nokia choses to go Android and introduce Pureview Phase 3 phone with FHD screen and camera with double the performance of 808... (just a wish )
Anyone anticipating this 41 megapixel monster with XX lossless zoom and all the best photo editing software on any platform. Running on an unquestionably smooth OS that emphasizes heavily on cameras I really can't see a flaw in this phenomenal device. It's definitely something worth watching. I've been drooling since the initial pics leaked.
Mmm, algorithms.
http://mobile.theverge.com/2013/6/6/4401448/nokia-eos-41-megapixel-camera-lumia-photos-leak-rumor
Yeah, I'm in on the same boat. Hoping for the Snapdragon 800 over a dual core version though.
I also like the idea of a possible LED light and Xenon flash to add more options in taking photos. Any chance for expandable storage?
Awesome phone! Reminds me of my old Nokia N82. Used it a long time and with its xenon flash the iphone users were often shocked by the good quality of low-light pics.
And this EOS sensor probably offers a very good high-iso performance.
Lets hope the phone will also handle those huge pictues/videos in a good way....
I was reading this article and i found out that now Nokia 909 would be the new name for the Nokia EOS, also known as the Nokia Lumia 1020. Isn't this amazing that how the 41MP Windows Phone device is not going to be one of the Lumia lineup?
Nokia! number 1
fan of nokia
Omg 41 mp
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