Flashback: How Nokia 808 PureView made cameraphone history

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The Nokia 808 PureView stunned the world in early 2012 with its insane 41MP sensor. It’s not just the megapixel count that made the Nokia 808 truly a glimpse of the future. It used pixel binning to produce 5MP or 8MP images by default, combining up to 7 sensor pixels into one.
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@chucknorris9091 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia 808, true cameraphone! 10 years domination!

@carkawalakhatulistiwa 2 жыл бұрын

48 mp is 2019 and mi 11 ultra is have bigger sensor than 808 in 2021

@perrito.kamikaze 2 жыл бұрын

@@carkawalakhatulistiwa after how much years? Jaja

@carkawalakhatulistiwa 2 жыл бұрын

@@perrito.kamikaze 7 years

@pulaktrivedi9743 2 жыл бұрын

That photo taken from the 808 felt very high quality. The colour saturation was absolutely on point. For a second, I thought that it's taken from a professional DSLR.

@jastinep.3659 2 жыл бұрын

Advantage of old tech

@babagandu 2 жыл бұрын

Carl Zeiss 💪🏻💪🏻

@NomanJohan 2 жыл бұрын

Real image without software modification like these days.

@iyot1020 Жыл бұрын

thats what happens when you have a massive sensor and superior optics you cant beat physics

@cagdaskimki 2 жыл бұрын

I got emotional 😪 Nokia and 808 Pureview You're always in our hearts..

@blacklemarlonsofficial 2 жыл бұрын

I still dream of owning it

@RaxitD31 2 жыл бұрын

I still have this beautiful device. It is still my travel companion despite its age. The sheer image quality it produces is still unmatched.

@DNDDareDevils 2 жыл бұрын

Where to find this beast battery. My battery is dead. 😭😭

@Topcoatdetail 2 жыл бұрын

@@DNDDareDevils you can use N8 battery

@AddisonRS4 2 жыл бұрын

We need more flashback videos.

@Rafayel06 2 жыл бұрын

They should've just adopted andoird and make some android phones along with their own OS.

@basantatamang2249 2 жыл бұрын

That was there down fall by not doing that.

@viz_2847 2 жыл бұрын

That was really there downfall. They did try some prototype android devices back then and since Android consumes more resources they thought It was not ideal. Ofcourse android won't work on 700mhz chipsets that were designed by Nokia but I'm pretty sure Android 2 would have ran well on the 808 PureView since it had a 1ghz processor.

@szewei85 2 жыл бұрын

Haha miss the final symbian build on my late N8 circa 2011-2013

@NomanJohan 2 жыл бұрын

BIG HUGE MISTAKE that made the #1 phone company for 20 years die.

@djsangre 2 жыл бұрын

No, that would have been their end as well because they invested so much in their own maps, OS and services… accepting Android would have meant to trash all their things and use Google services, BUT (!!!) Google said no. Their mistake was: 1) to trash Meego and go to Windows Phone (but it wasn’t a bad OS, it just had few apps); 2) not developing meego apps and a store comparable to Apple’s/Android’s; 3) follow instead of leading the way. Meego was out 3-4 years after the iPhone. The Symbian capacitive touch N8 was released too late and without native apps.

@IAmPritam96 2 жыл бұрын

Really miss these masterpiece phones 😭

@carbolicsoap 2 жыл бұрын

I still use this every day to take photos and listen to music. This phone was YEARS ahead of it's time.

@artjiblaframes.7190 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me...can I use it as hotspot for my Laptop to ahve access to the internet please ?

@fatalityamvXD 2 жыл бұрын

@@artjiblaframes.7190 Yes you can

@deathdoor 2 жыл бұрын

The channels "TheMrNokia [Abdulla Zaki]" and "WillitbeatNokia?" are still producing content with the 808 (and 1020) comparing it to current phones.

@perrito.kamikaze 2 жыл бұрын

Ja, es can beat einfach das Xiaomi m11 pro v:

@TheSentinel909 2 жыл бұрын

Yessss - I love this video! Here's to the Flashback series

@thearchangel9835 2 жыл бұрын

I still remember and have pictures from my old Nokia N8, and the quality of those pictures it is sooo much higher than many of today's phone with 40+ mp cameras, even though it was only 12.1mp! The Zeiss lens are the best!

@Mike.Tech. 2 жыл бұрын

I loved my N8, and the build quality was excellent

@thearchangel9835 2 жыл бұрын

@@Mike.Tech. it truly was something special!

@jejunamja 2 жыл бұрын

Yep I still have my N8 and it still works I sometimes use it as my running phone or if I want to take pictures at night with the xenon flash it still works better than many phones.

@thearchangel9835 2 жыл бұрын

@@jejunamja I bet! 👍💯%

@babagandu 2 жыл бұрын

How to fix ? My battery bulging :/

@user-fs8rn4cb6c 2 жыл бұрын

Great that there's now a video format for Flashback series, not just articles

@se7enisrael 2 жыл бұрын

All they had to do was agree when Android approached them 😭

@shis10 2 жыл бұрын

Microsoft ruined Nokia

@liberty0758 2 жыл бұрын

Microsoft offered much more cash to the dumb executives, and we all know what followed. The system itself was actually pretty good, but the decisions from the top ruined the experience.

@BradTech. 2 жыл бұрын

I was perfectly fine if not better off with Symbian, Maemo, or even MeeGo! 😤

@69Solo 2 жыл бұрын

@@shis10 mofo Stephen Elop did!

@sonito_1244 2 жыл бұрын

An android nokia N9 would be awesome.

@makisantos7279 2 жыл бұрын

The n9's os is great as well, too bad they only used that OS for that one phone and then moved to windows...

@gershomm3658 2 жыл бұрын

You have brought me a lot of memories with this video I think this was the best camera phone ever in terms of photography

@rahuljayachandran4128 2 жыл бұрын

Loved it😍🙂thank you so much for the upload guys.......

@PropaganderTV 2 жыл бұрын

Sick vid! That cam looks better than a lot of midrangers now haha

@ero-samairianto625 2 жыл бұрын

Well to be fair, this was the Ultra Flagship phone back in the day. But yeah, its really impressive after all these years this masterpiece is still maintain its value!

@pulaktrivedi9743 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly man, exactly. I commented the same thing.

@stevangvozdenovic6668 2 жыл бұрын

Midrangers? Xenon party shots still look way better than what iPhone 12 and P40 Pro can do... not to mention natural JPG landscapes.

@nazar6575 2 жыл бұрын

Still got this....and it's Xenon flash gave me moments I still can't capture regardless of the progress in technology!

@Unan1mouz 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I've always been a fan of Xenon flash on a mobile phone! Why can't they include it in modern smartphones... Night Mode doesn't always help in extremely dark situations :/

@Connie_TinuityError 2 жыл бұрын

If a modern smartphone just had a Xenon flash I would buy it in an instant. It's the main thing I miss about old phones and is why I've still been clinging onto a really old phone to this day. I just cannot get rid of Xenon flash in my day to day life.

@Unan1mouz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Connie_TinuityError Xenon flash rocks!! Night Mode doesn't always produce good results... No matter how good is the computational photography. Having that extra bright flash of light helps a lot in low light! It also makes photos less blurry. The only phone I had with a Xenon flash was the Samsung Galaxy K Zoom. Miss that phone!

@Connie_TinuityError 2 жыл бұрын

@@Unan1mouz Honestly, that's why I prefer taking pictures on an old Sony Ericsson K800i from 15 years ago rather than a modern smartphone. I don't care about image quality (the K800 still holds up reasonably well for 15 years ago), but it's the Xenon flash which makes all the difference.

@Unan1mouz 2 жыл бұрын

@@Connie_TinuityError Cool! I never got to own one of those old school Sony phones with Xenon flash... It was a bit expensive for me at the time since I was prolly still a kid or teen back then. lol

@alexiafox74 2 жыл бұрын

I just recently picked up a Nokia Lumia 1020 to try its own very unique image sensor a few days ago, and I have to say that despite its age, it's still truly impressive. Colours are vibrant and well-balanced, and shots are crisp and clear. Like the 808 PureView, this has a 41MP sensor, too!

@penicheiropx 2 жыл бұрын

I still have mine. It was truly a spectacular camera phone. I took some really great pictures with it.

@DRIVER-SEBVET 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video 👌 I remember the n91, the best music phone i owned. Even today i don't know any phone that can best n91's music prowess. It was the ultimate music phone 🥰❤️

@Manthos1308 2 жыл бұрын

Still have it!!!! It is the best camera phone ever

@qwertyqwertz4516 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia: Expert in hardware Huawei: Adaptable towards challenges

@Kumar9 2 жыл бұрын

I still have this technological marvel in pristine condition with box and complete accessories. Bought it at launch in September 2012! Love it for superb sound recording quality and excellent camera performance. It was way ahead of it's time, the Nokia 808 still rocks in some aspects even today! 💥😎🤙🏻

@ruveerapunchihewa 2 жыл бұрын

This series is awesome keep doing!

@franklingoodwin 2 жыл бұрын

Is this a new series? I enjoyed it. Can't wait to see what's next

@SolidCoreBlack 2 жыл бұрын

*Thanks for Flashback*

@NomanJohan 2 жыл бұрын

It was so ahead of time it still holds up after 10 years (10 smartphone tech years!!!)

@fireoil 2 жыл бұрын

The sound rec for video was also a blast. Big range of frequences and crystal clear concert recording without any distortion. I don't know if another phone did that better, it was also the king of brightness for a long time. I keep mine in worm and will use as pocket camera/video recorder witch i found in exterior by day better than my iPhone SE.

@mcgrathkeller 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the Xenon flash Camera Phones had before, the NOKIA’s and Cybershots from Sony. More of This Please! Flashbacks!

@rudraxx 2 жыл бұрын

How were Xenon's flash different from today's LEDs, can you explain?

@mcgrathkeller 2 жыл бұрын

@@rudraxx www.whistleout.com/CellPhones/Guides/Xenon-vs-LED-Flash-whats-best-for-a-phone-photographers

@Unan1mouz 2 жыл бұрын

@@rudraxx Are you even serious with that qn? LED flashes are WEAK and they are only useful for close distance shot... A Xenon flash is more powerful and I feel it produces more flattering images in lowlight than using a LED flash.

@rudraxx 2 жыл бұрын

@@Unan1mouz can you stfu? I was asking a legitimate question for something I had no knowledge about. The previous commenter was very helpful by leaving a link to an article which helped me immensely into understanding about the differences. Tone down your arrogance.

@rudraxx 2 жыл бұрын

@@mcgrathkeller thanks buddy.

@MasiKarimi 2 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate it!

@jonjones18 2 жыл бұрын

Really awesome do these kind of videos ❤️

@neeleshc5527 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing photos from Nokia Pureview

@ClaudiaLizethGardea 2 жыл бұрын

I always loved Nokia phones, it had so many things and tricks, so many functions that today phones still lack. Great series guys! I think other phones like this one are the Nokia N95, the Motorola RAZR, the Sony Ericsson W800, the HTC One M7

@Rafaelinux 2 жыл бұрын

Best phone ever. My most beloved, for sure. Used it to take the best photos, and recorded videos of many bands that sounded great. That flash was also great at night. Still can't take photos like that

@gys792 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Nokia uses the Android system by that time, it could be dominating the phone market even for now.

@-ThePharaoh- 2 жыл бұрын

It could be?... It absolutely would've dominated the market.

@sabayonz 2 жыл бұрын

If only they are not stubborn and just follow tech update,, especially on the software part.

@TheJaHa5 2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Microsoft got to them before Google did (and the deal must've looked and sounded good!), and that had consequences...

@sernanlloren8432 Жыл бұрын

But android os in 2011 can't handle that big sensor

@monotheng7069 2 жыл бұрын

I owned this phone and it really blew my mind. It was simply the best phone camera.

@LGMCR 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for such a great video. It definitely brought good memories to my mind...when Nokia phones were great and Innovation from the Finns really set the bar in the mobile industry

@MrAndreCoutinho 2 жыл бұрын

The final Nokia oomph was in style, too bad they had to jump from the burning oil platform to a leaky boat.

@johnalfredgare1723 2 жыл бұрын

Refreshing and I just love the old nokias.

@jamvegaon5910 2 жыл бұрын

Oh the memories that i had with this phone! Definitely one of the best concert phone ever! Especially if you only availed a gen ad concert ticket or an upper box ticket! That loseless zoom was the best!!!! I captured my fan cam of girls generation when they did have their concert here in the Philippines in the Philippines' biggest arena, the Philippine Arena

@jonjones18 2 жыл бұрын

Want Nokia back again.. Not these cheap phones but like those great phones

@vysakhvalsaraj882 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia was miles ahead at that time. 1 inch type sensor years ago. Pure 38mp photos untouched by noise reduction and HDR algorithms. Zeiss optics and a powerful xenon flash. ... They were really into diminishing the gap between DSLRs and phone cameras.... pushing hardware further and further... Nokias and Ericssons will be always remembered.

@DRIVER-SEBVET 2 жыл бұрын

I also owned, 6600, another cool phone at the time, n70, n71, n72 and n73. Then had n80, n81, n82 and n95 black. Then my last Nokia was the n9, the best of the best with meego, which i believe was the best OS on a phone.

@danijelujcic8644 2 жыл бұрын

3310, 6680, C7, Lumia 920/930/950 XL, and the original 8. And a few other phones. Have to admit though, love my current OnePlus 7 Pro ...

@israelramirez0202 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! One correction though: the 808 PureView only had the largest image sensor in a phone for about two years until the Panasonic CM1 came along in September 2014 with its massive 1" sensor. Not even the Mi 11 Ultra could match it (which had smaller 1/1.2"), and it wasn't until the latest Sharp Aquos R6 debuting just a couple months ago (May 2021) with the same size 1" sensor to finally match the CM1 (almost 7 years later).

@JoseGonzalez-pn8vm Жыл бұрын

Well, I just learned about this phone today. I must say I was very impressed. These pictures are amazing, and the best thing about them is their natural processing, they lack that awful oversharpening that is common on many modern smartphones. What went wrong? If Nokia could bring such amazing quality 10 years ago and now there are very few smartphones capable of such beautiful, detailed and natural looking pictures, flagships included.

@kiel163 2 жыл бұрын

Great Memories from the legend

@davidletterboyz 2 жыл бұрын

Had this phone. What wasn't mentioned is the colour and lense quality of this phone. The output has this film camera-like feeling that I am never be able to reproduce on other phones, even until today. You can see them at the samples from 1:37.

@ChefArnab 2 жыл бұрын

Great 👍 Awesome phone in past days… please Nokia bring it back 🙏🏻

@mr.machuman 2 жыл бұрын

please make more flashbacks 🥺

@branislavavramovic2601 2 жыл бұрын

Great video as always, people! I hope you'll do a video for Nokia N9 as well.

@Leomate808 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, i still love that phone. Kinda using it as my camera if i goes traveling.

@the_winged_helm 2 жыл бұрын

The Nokia N95 and the 808 Pureview were devices I dreamt of. Unfortunately I was in college when the former came out, and I had just started my career and had bought the N8 the year before the latter was released. Will always regret not being able to own both of these. Really miss the era of the funky feature phones with Nokia's N series, Sony's Walkman and Cybershot series and the Moto Razr.

@zulfikeralikhanchowdhury3129 2 жыл бұрын

If they just use this innovation once again they’ll on the rise again. I really want to see Motorola & Nokia shine once again.

@aquibsayyed9186 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah same. Two of my favourite brands ruined.

@zulfikeralikhanchowdhury3129 2 жыл бұрын

@@aquibsayyed9186 Motorola is looking quite back on track after the RAZR 5G launch & also improving the G series & Edge series.

@aquibsayyed9186 2 жыл бұрын

@@zulfikeralikhanchowdhury3129 still not the same it was. The early G,X,Z series were so awesome and used to get updates regularly. Now it's bad with updates. But I agree with you tho. Nokia is trying too

@ADeeSHUPA 2 жыл бұрын

@@aquibsayyed9186 Pakistani

@viciousreddragon7942 2 жыл бұрын

I own one since 2013. Fascinating device!!

@white_frappe 2 жыл бұрын

My First phone touch screen is nokia 5800.still remembering till now.

@distar7471 2 жыл бұрын

I was sadly a bit young to own a smartphone in 2012. This looks like a brilliant phone.

@mattdrew4563 2 жыл бұрын

Awesooome Video !!!!!!!

@LuvvSURYA 2 жыл бұрын

Those were the legendary phones!!

@BarbaryStudio 2 жыл бұрын

I had this phone and own it, it is true one in a kind phone. I hope nokia will make a comeback soon in the smartphone business

@Fernando-eg3pv 2 жыл бұрын

The ads that your channel have is like a national television

@pulaktrivedi9743 2 жыл бұрын

It depends on your region and is also personalized to your interest.

@blueglitch8060 2 жыл бұрын

Reaaaaaal Nokiaaaaa😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭😭 The legend I still has it, Bought it twice, Can blow anything now outta water easily with its real over sampling and Awesome Sensor 1/1.2" dimension

@NunoJoel 2 жыл бұрын

I still have it and is amazing

@emiel333 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Although I’m on iPhone nowadays, I still love ❤️ Nokia.

@HuntaKiller91 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this I kinda miss my 808 Regret selling it for $150 last 5 years

@ricwurui 2 жыл бұрын

Love this series. Do more Sony Ericsson ones.

@AliRazaAgha 2 жыл бұрын

We need a reboot Nokia, with Belle OS interface and Android capabilities.

@Thtjatt 2 жыл бұрын

Pakistani

@mediaexpress9756 2 жыл бұрын

Legend 👏

@salvatoremoreau6831 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia 808 pureview a great phone I still use today.

@paulantony4598 2 ай бұрын

I still have this phone. One of the few phones that can take usable pictures of the moon, even today...

@1October 2 жыл бұрын

Omg Like this 808.

@ALI-TECH 2 жыл бұрын

I have kept mine in a perfect condition, its a nice device, really nice.

@harshitha.n2941 2 жыл бұрын

That loss less zoom capability is so cool

@fa14bi-78 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the Realme 8pro, use it as well up to 3 times, Zenphone 8 up to 2 times, and the S21(+) up to 2-3times. But Samsung claims it's an Optical zoom, meanwhile they use lossless. and have no actual telephoto camera.

@amermeleitor 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia 808 and Nokia N8 are valid high quality pocket cameras even today. Put them in a gimbal and the video quality is excellent too. The images were far more natural than today midrange phones, with color rendition and overall look that is neutral and professional, not the fakeish over sharpened, over hdr, over contrasty images from midranges phones.

@BradTech. 2 жыл бұрын

Legends from the N95 to the N950 🙌

@MrJlaklak 2 жыл бұрын

In 2021,Still takes better picture than all mid ranger smartphone phone and most high end smartphone , what beast of a smartphone

@techroasterbd914 2 жыл бұрын

The pure legend of all time....this ons & 1020 also 😎

@matthewweflen 2 жыл бұрын

I've always felt that its successor, the Lumia 1020, felt like an artifact from the future.

@abhiabhiram7813 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia is a king of smartphone industries in olden days

@dna9838 Жыл бұрын

Connectivity.. also had an FM transmitter, for cars without Bluetooth or fun radiojacking

@MAILKARTHY 2 жыл бұрын

Really miss my old phones with Xenon flash 😭😭😭

@techroasterbd914 2 жыл бұрын

Legend 😎

@SuperHotnessJom Жыл бұрын

I wish smartphones nowadays pick the microphone technology of Nokia.

@dna9838 Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear someone saying “times” rather than “x” when referring to multipliers like 5x. Find it slightly irritating when people do that.

@maidenlessnerdz5558 2 жыл бұрын

More retro phone video like this

@1019902735 2 жыл бұрын

I still have the Nokia 808 Pureview, but enjoyed using my Nokia Lumia 1020 more. Still have both, and the Nokia N8.

@ramiroquai91 2 жыл бұрын

I had one 808 PureView, good memories. I ended up trading it because of the software, most apps stopped working.

@SSKshyamsunilkarthikeyan 2 жыл бұрын

I am searching for this phone for a long time. New or refurbished.

@user-bp8yg3ko1r 2 жыл бұрын

More flashback please

@sidahj2080 2 жыл бұрын

I'm still using my NOKIA X2 as my second phone...sounds funny but still love it as the first time since i fall in love with the technology 😂

@theblacksorrow 2 жыл бұрын

at that time i had the Lumia 920 and this phone was a dream to get it

@odanethomas1073 2 жыл бұрын

This it the phone that brought me to GSMArena website

@snowyplays_8600 2 жыл бұрын

i still have this phone.

@amankumarjha4530 2 жыл бұрын

Also do the review of the meego software of the nokia N9 and nokia n8

@NehaSharma-wh1lr 2 жыл бұрын

I still have three of these

@Rachitdubey 2 жыл бұрын

Man.... I'm still sad Nokia failed. I loved Nokia phones.

@tonyvercetti8056 2 жыл бұрын

It's not failed, Nokia still making phone but there's no more masterpiece

@Rachitdubey 2 жыл бұрын

@@tonyvercetti8056 that's not the original nokia. That company was sold to some other company.

@TheJaHa5 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia didn't fail, they were killed by Microsoft. Thankfully, HMD Global breathed back life into their nostrils, but it's NOTHING like the original Nokia we knew and loved back then...

@mackyme001 2 жыл бұрын

I love Nokia and its Symbian OS. It was the first smartphone OS I have used 😊

@dualcoreontop Жыл бұрын

Same 😊

@adammalik5397 2 жыл бұрын

i still remember this thing used to be at the top of sunlight legibility chart of gsmarena lol

@hasnihossainsami8375 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, it's bright af. I now use a Samsung A52 and while it does get brighter when compared indoors, outside the 808 is still more legible. I have no idea why.

@HamzaKhan-ym5qw 2 жыл бұрын

@@hasnihossainsami8375 I believe the better legibility outdoors is due to its ClearBlack display, which is a reflection blocking polarizer layer underneath the display panel. Nokia was truly miles ahead of the competition hardware-wise.

@hasnihossainsami8375 2 жыл бұрын

@@HamzaKhan-ym5qw so you're telling me nobody else has figured this out since them?

@HamzaKhan-ym5qw 2 жыл бұрын

@@hasnihossainsami8375 I'm not up-to-date with the current tech used in smartphones, but I'd be surprised if polarizer filters integrated into displays aren't the norm these days. The 808's Amoled Display coupled with Nokia's ClearBlack technology resulted in unparalleled sunlight legibility for the longest time back then.