WHY NOKIA PUREVIEW 808 IS STILL THE BEST CAMERAPHONE IN 2023
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▒ BRIEF REASONS TO CONSIDER
- Very neat phone dialer & sms messenger [device supports 3.5G]
- High quality audio chip
- High quality stereo audio recording
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Detachable battery pack
- Solid construction
- Ergonomically cool due to 4" form factor and unusual shape with camera bump
- No data mining and user tracking due to obsolescence of Symbian
▒ BRIEF PHOTO ARGUMENTS
- Awesome resolution and detail
- Unparallel pixel-wise quality
- Real glass in lens elements is present [not just plastic sh#te like in modern “flagships” [xiaomi 12s ultra]
- No pubertal compute stuff
- Xenon flash
- Very well designed camera application
- Incredible JPG-engine, which easily competes with modern RAW in terms of provided detail
- Enthusiast mod, which increase resolution to real 41.5Mpix [from 38Mpix] and lifting up file size limitation to ~39Mb [from ~15Mb]
SENSOR SIZES
SONY XPERIA PRO-I almost 1" [2022]
NOKIA PUREVIEW 808 1/1.2" [2012]
▒ PHOTO CONS
- Poor dynamic range [take pictures during sunrise/sunset time to decrease brightness delta, use manual HDR]
- Slow processing speed due to very large JPG files [up to 39Mb]
- Not good for action photos, but best at still photography
▒ RANDOM 808 SAMPLE PICTURES OF MINE
▒ OTHER 808 COMPARISONS
► [SONY XPERIA PRO-I vs NOKIA PUREVIEW 808]
► [SHARP AQUOS R7 vs NOKIA PUREVIEW 808]
► [SAMSUNG S22 ULTRA vs NOKIA PUREVIEW 808]
► [HUAWEI P50 PRO vs NOKIA PUREVIEW 808]
► [XIAOMI 11 ULTRA vs NOKIA PUREVIEW 808]
► [IPHUCK 13 PRO HYPER MAX vs NOKIA PUREVIEW 808]
▒ CLOSEST RIVAL
In terms of detail, resolution and neutral image processing without oversharpening and oversaturating [Sony Xperia Pro-I] is the closest competitor.
