Nokia 808 PureView launched at Rs. 33,899, hits shelves today

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Nokia 808 PureView launched at Rs. 33,899, hits shelves today - Mobile Phone | ThinkDigit News

Nokia has finally launched the 808 PureView in India, giving it an MOP of Rs. 33,899. The new 41MP camera phone will supposedly be available on shelves from today itself, starting with Nokia Priority stores.

Hmmm... Finally. But it feels overpriced.

[quan chi]

Not worth it.

[tkin]

Useless.

[theserpent]

Not worth the cost

[marvelousprashant]

camera is great. Should be priced around 25k

[MetalheadGautham]

Not bad actually. In non low-light conditions, this cam at 5mp actually performs similar to older generation entry-level SLRs.

[Prime_Coder]

Very expensive..even though it has whopping 41MP camera.

[RCuber]

Nikon D3100 SLR: SLR: Camera Review, Price in India, Compare: Flipkart.com

use this instead

[pratyush997]

another fail

[Vignesh B]

Am not getting the point, people would spend 33k just for a good camera?
Personally given the option, I would rather go with a decent ultra-zoom & a midrange smartphone.

[RCuber]

Am not getting the point, people would spend 33k just for a good camera?
Personally given the option, I would rather go with a decent ultra-zoom & a midrange smartphone.

yes.... there is a difference between SLR camera and smartphone camera.

if photography is the point of purchase .. you better buy a good camera..

[sling-shot]

Overpriced yes. By about 5,000 I would say.

For someone looking for just a phone with excellent camera, superb music then this is it.
On the other hand, those looking to install hundreds of applications and interested in customising the OS etc should look elsewhere.

And for all those recommending digital cameras / SLRs, please understand that the best camera for any situation is the one you have in your hand and a mobile is the one which is always with you.

I have a Nokia 6220 Classic with 5MP Carl Zeiss AutoFocus optics backed by xenon flash and I know the importance of one. I have seen the Nokia N8 and am really longing for this 808.

[ssk_the_gr8]

overpriced. flop for sure.

[DeSmOnD dAvId]

I cannot understand how can they stuff 41MPs into such a tiny cam.
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Technology is evolving towards miniaturisation. Further there is 5 years worth of R&D behind this as per Nokia claim.

Generally reviewers on the internet are happy with the camera results. It is the supporting hardware/software that disappoints them though

[aroraanant]

It is the first phone with optical zoom I think.
And guys its a 41MP sensor, in actual its not a 41MP camera.It can shoot upto 41MP.
In a month it will be available for 25k I guess after all 33k is the MRP of the handset, that happens with almost with every phone of Nokia

[robbinghood]

It is the first phone with optical zoom I think.
And guys its a 41MP sensor, in actual its not a 41MP camera.It can shoot upto 41MP.
In a month it will be available for 25k I guess after all 33k is the MRP of the handset, that happens with almost with every phone of Nokia

Wrong, it shoots max of 38 MP.

Useless.

How is it Useless? Please explain?

Not worth the cost

IMO, Price of 30k was sweet.

camera is great. Should be priced around 25k

Not going to happen but wait for 2 months, maybe a price drop Nokia phones always have a price drop sooner than most Mobile manufacturers.

Not bad actually. In non low-light conditions, this cam at 5mp actually performs similar to older generation entry-level SLRs.

Actually, it shoots 8MP and 5MP noiseless pics!

[amjath]

FYI
We take Nokia 808 PureView for a walk, camera and video samples await you inside - GSMArena Blog

[techno]

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Nokia 808 PureView launched at Rs. 33,899, hits shelves today - Mobile Phone | ThinkDigit News



Hmmm... Finally. But it feels overpriced.

Its A not Mouth Watering Price, Bcz ITs OS Is In Ventilation, Should be witnin 25k or less....

[reniarahim1]

U cant carry a SLR everytime and thats where phone cam comes handy and 808 can click perfect pictures under any conditions. check out the reviews of the camera,it looks really promising.
yaa..agreed that its a bit overpriced. probably it will come down in few months as other nokia phones did..

[Krow]

Some of the comments here feel so biased. I've tried the phone and the only real cons are that it is bulky, slightly heavy and has an outdated os.

The camera is brilliant both for pics and video. Music sounds amazing even on regular stereo headsets.

I would prefer this phone while travelling. Hate carrying bulky cameras.

Nokia began developing this phone five years ago. Guess what was the king OS then. That's right, symbian.

All said, a Pureview Lumia would be killer. But it's not like this phone is too overpriced or bad.

[arsenalfan001]

It is the first phone with optical zoom I think.
And guys its a 41MP sensor, in actual its not a 41MP camera.It can shoot upto 41MP.
In a month it will be available for 25k I guess after all 33k is the MRP of the handset, that happens with almost with every phone of Nokia

No optical zoom in this.
IIRC, Nokia N93 had 3X optical zoom, released way back in 2006/07 maybe.

[Terabyte]

Should be a great buy around 26k.

Edit :

No optical zoom in this.
IIRC, Nokia N93 had 3X optical zoom, released way back in 2006/07 maybe.

IIRC Nokia 808 has 3x digital "lossless" zoom.
So I assume it is as good as having 3x optical zoom.

[noob]

crap OS , gr8 cam. Flop phone.

[sujoyp]

its camera is great...even photographers acknowledge it...yes the OS is old and crap but still usable but price of around 26k is good for it

[robbinghood]

U cant carry a SLR everytime and thats where phone cam comes handy and 808 can click perfect pictures under any conditions. check out the reviews of the camera,it looks really promising.
yaa..agreed that its a bit overpriced. probably it will come down in few months as other nokia phones did..

Yes, you are correct!

Some of the comments here feel so biased. I've tried the phone and the only real cons are that it is bulky, slightly heavy and has an outdated os.

The camera is brilliant both for pics and video. Music sounds amazing even on regular stereo headsets.

I would prefer this phone while travelling. Hate carrying bulky cameras.

Nokia began developing this phone five years ago. Guess what was the king OS then. That's right, symbian.

All said, a Pureview Lumia would be killer. But it's not like this phone is too overpriced or bad.

I agree with your comment.

No optical zoom in this.
IIRC, Nokia N93 had 3X optical zoom, released way back in 2006/07 maybe.

Get your facts right!

Should be a great buy around 26k.

Edit :


IIRC Nokia 808 has 3x digital "lossless" zoom.
So I assume it is as good as having 3x optical zoom.

Yes

crap OS , gr8 cam. Flop phone.

Can't say yet.

its camera is great...even photographers acknowledge it...yes the OS is old and crap but still usable but price of around 26k is good for it

Like I said 30k was sweet.

[vaibhavl]

I read a detailed review of this phone. Everything is good, but I just fail to understand the logic behind 41 mp camera.....

[sling-shot]

I doubt that price will drop to 25K that soon.

Nokia is not interested in promoting this phone. It looks like they are just doing it for contractual obligations or something. They will release limited stocks and keep the price. Whoever needs it, will buy it at the price offered.

They are offering this so that the enthusiasts will appreciate PureView technology and hope they will jump when it is offered on Windows Phone platform later. This is like a beta test to debug the PureView technology.

Releasing in limited stocks means it will not be able to revive the Symbian platform and there are enough numbers to debug this technology too.

Yeah. I need to get it soon

[robbinghood]

I doubt that price will drop to 25K that soon.

Nokia is not interested in promoting this phone. It looks like they are just doing it for contractual obligations or something. They will release limited stocks and keep the price. Whoever needs it, will buy it at the price offered.

They are offering this so that the enthusiasts will appreciate PureView technology and hope they will jump when it is offered on Windows Mobile platform later. This is like a beta test to debug the PureView technology.

Releasing in limited stocks means it will not be able to revive the Symbian platform and there are enough numbers to debug this technology too.

Yeah. I need to get it soon

Pureview is not coming to Windows at the moment, also WP 8 is yet to come, no pureview for WP8, so Pureview will take time to come to the Lumia(windows).

[aroraanant]

When it has a MRP of 33k, it will surely be available for 28k around in local market within 2 weeks