nokia n8

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can get this for £15 per month on virginmedia contract

last nokia I had was a n82 which was a decent phone and had a very good camera.. currently got a orange san fransico, take it the N8 would be a good upgrade?

phone must have gps, good camera for pics and video.. I have also been looking at the Samsung Galaxy s2 which look really good..
 
Most people on these boards swear by android, and can't contemplate anyone wanting something different., but really it all depends on what you want to do with the phone.

If maps/gps, and images are the most important, then get the n8.

If you want to customise every little bit of your phone, then an android device will be more suited to you. The S2 does indeed look great, if a little large.
 
I know a lot about the N8, in short -

  • Industry leading mobile phone camera
  • 'Proper' sat nav that doesn't require a mobile data connection, so useful abroad or if you're in the countryside with no signal
  • Symbian, while ugly, has a lot of functionality
  • Will improve significantly with the Symbian Anna update
Bad points -
  • Symbian is ugly and a lot of people hate using it
  • Screen could be considered a bit small if you browse the web a lot
  • Relatively inferior app store, though there are some good ones
  • Video recording isn't as good as you might hope given how excellent the camera is
  • Things like the web browser that you may take for granted are a bit rubbish, but you can get Opera and other fairly decent alternatives

As you have a San Francisco, you know what Android is like, but in all honesty, I only think Android is excellent on decent handsets, I wouldn't be at all fussed about it on a phone like the San Francisco. Out of the two, I'd have the N8 by a mile.

Having said all that, the Samsung Galaxy S II is the 'best' phone out at the moment, some people moan about it's plastic body but it is just plastic to make it light, the grade of plastic is very high and the actual build quality is easily as good as Nokia and HTC phones. If you don't need a lot of minutes you can get one for £21/month for 24 months on O2.

With that you have Android, which is superior software on the whole and a camera which isn't really far behind the one on the N8, certainly more than good enough for what most people need, a much larger and better screen, similar (possibly slightly inferior) battery life, and the best 1080p HD video recording, if that's important.
 
Robbo said:
Having said all that, the Samsung Galaxy S II is the 'best' phone out at the moment, some people moan about it's plastic body but it is just plastic to make it light, the grade of plastic is very high and the actual build quality is easily as good as Nokia and HTC phones. If you don't need a lot of minutes you can get one for £21/month for 24 months on O2.
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Plus £200 for the phone isn't it, which makes it a lot more expensive!
£700 over 24 months as opposed to £360. Sure the S II is a better phone but not by that much. Only drawback I can see is that Virgin use T Mobile and are not sharing the Orange network yet.
 
£29.99 upfront from Dialaphone - http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/aw2/phone/Samsung_Galaxy_S_II/

Otherwise you can just get it for £25/month from various networks on various deals. I think it's worth the extra £10/month over the N8 provided you need or want something Android/the hardware provides.

The OP mentioned video, which sways everything in favour of the Galaxy S II, given the fact it's camera is extremely capable anyway, just not 12MP.
 
For your needs it seems the N8 is good, certainly cant find a phone with better camera/maps. I've had mine for the last 8 months and cant really fault it, although I'm sure others will have different opinions
 
if you are a geek with zero friends and like to spend all day faffing about with your phone, go android.

if you want the best camera quality, best sat nav and best build quality (solid titanium and gorilla glass) get the n8.

simples.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
if you are a geek with zero friends and like to spend all day faffing about with your phone, go android.

if you want the best camera quality, best sat nav and best build quality (solid titanium and gorilla glass) get the n8.

simples.
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What absolute rubbish. Clueless.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
if you are a geek with zero friends and like to spend all day faffing about with your phone, go android.

if you want the best camera quality, best sat nav and best build quality (solid titanium and gorilla glass) get the n8.

simples.
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Wanna be like you some day. Isn't it an aluminium case though? OP there was another N8 thread last week I'd try and find that if you want more stuff about it.
 
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