Nokia N8 in 2022 | Nostalgia and Features Rediscovered!

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In this video, I rediscover the features, magic and nostalgia of the Nokia N8 released back in 2010. The Nokia N8 was the first Nokia flagship running on Symbian^3 and featuring a magnificent 12 megapixel camera with xenon flash. It was later updated to symbian anna and then symbian belle which was so feature-packed. This video discovered the hardware and software features and innovations on the Nokia N8 as well as showcase it next to the new Nokia X20. N series lives in our hearts!
00:00 - Showcase
00:16 - Introduction
00:45 - Hardware features
01:54 - Camera
02:30 - More HW innovations
02:58 - Software features
05:04 - Weaknesses and issues
06:02 - Conclusion
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@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

First comment! :p Don't forget to give the video a like, it really helps :) Have you had the N8? Loved it? Hated it? Share your experiences below!

@user-ki8vh9ug4b 2 жыл бұрын

After watching this video, I just realised I really had a cool phone then 😂.

@abhijitnair08 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, bring back the other intro music

@navaneeth.p.uunnikrishnan2231 2 жыл бұрын

Please review Nokia C301 touch and type phone ❤️❤️

@GurdeepSingh-yz9oy 2 жыл бұрын

bro from where you're buying this? I also need them.

@itsmarvinabel 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, any chance you'll be reviewing the China/Taiwan-exclusive Nokia X71 on your channel? I would love to hear your thoughts on the phone.

@unboxingwithme5467 2 жыл бұрын

I still have this phone and using it on daily bases.

@akshaypal6753 2 жыл бұрын

liar liar

@quanghung10742 2 жыл бұрын

I have one but i no longer use it. Still good today :))

@TheJunky228 2 жыл бұрын

@@akshaypal6753 im using an E7 right now (basically the same phone). Have been since January this year

@instantgratification3925 2 жыл бұрын

poor people

@chainsapphire9526 2 жыл бұрын

Impossible

@CamboSpace 2 жыл бұрын

I remembered my classmate had it, and I was so impressed about its outside look. I wished to get it at that time, 2011, but I could not afford the price. Poor me...

@jehangirsaleem5776 2 жыл бұрын

How much was the cost?

@geistcarlo 2 жыл бұрын

@@jehangirsaleem5776 here in our country philippines way back then the nokia n8 cost about 250-300 usd, for a used one it cost half the price or even lower,

@peepsbillu4476 2 жыл бұрын

@@jehangirsaleem577632000 indian ruoee

@zainsidea7634 2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I had same thing. It was my wish to buy this monster at time

@brendanaeria9913 2 жыл бұрын

Haha I had rich mates as well. One of them rocked the Sony Ericsson W995. We were all in awe!

@DPPOfficial 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia was so much ahead of its time. The designs still look more than modern and futuristic, and everytime I use that Symbian, which is pretty much a 2011 OS, feels really modern, especially comparing it to the OS back then, but it still holds up today, in many aspects even better than modern OS. (Except of course the lack of any support nowadays). I always imagine how far Symbian could be, if Nokia went on developing it further!

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

It is a shame

@dimancor2925 2 жыл бұрын

I believe they were developing meego, not Symbian

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

@@dimancor2925 they were working on both, but the plan was to migrate to meego eventually.

@MsMRkv 2 жыл бұрын

If only Nokia released this phone in 2009, history would've been different.

@jasonmurdoch9936 7 ай бұрын

@@AbdullaZakibut that never did pan out with the deal they did with Windows

@erinyanga4895 2 жыл бұрын

After watching this video, all I can say is "wow". Just "wow"

@Darkseid.007 2 жыл бұрын

That's true..👍🏻

@vision697 2 жыл бұрын

Old nokia was truly a blessing every phone was so different

@shekharswarnakar5592 2 жыл бұрын

This was the very first device ever that brought photography revolution to the Smartphone world, because prior to this device, smartphones came with cameras equipped in them but they used to be just about very average in quality but when the N8 arrived, it took out the market by storm, hence bringing Smartphone photography to the main stream. Yes, I'm proud to be a Nokia fanboy.

@manik_abdallah 2 жыл бұрын

Windows phone did many AI to take a good selfie. Yet, couldn't stand the competition

@mauriciochacon 2 жыл бұрын

lol no, it was the n95 and n82

@Lalaine... 2 жыл бұрын

I had a Nokia n900 which was released ahead of N8, and I was able to take amazing, crisp photos with that. I also loved its Maemo OS and the clean built. Best Nokia phone I ever owned. 😁

@shekharswarnakar5592 2 жыл бұрын

@@manik_abdallah That's very true.

@shekharswarnakar5592 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lalaine... N900 was an amazing phone of it's time, no doubts about that.

@farishanafiah8461 2 жыл бұрын

What I love about this particular Nokia smartphone is that Nokia built a 12MP camera sensor with 1/1.83" and 1.75 micron pixel in 2010! Sony took exactly one DECADE later to create a modern day interpretation of such sensor with the IMX 555 for non-Ultra flagship Samsung Galaxy models and IMX 557 for flagship Sony Xperias. It does really show just how totally ahead of the times Nokia were used to be.

@dicky0038 2 жыл бұрын

was it a carl zeiss lens?

@farishanafiah8461 2 жыл бұрын

@@dicky0038 It is indeed a Carl Zeiss lens for both the Nokia and the Sony.

@o0260o 2 жыл бұрын

I had this phone for a couple of years. A few things to add: The camera had a mechanical shutter and a two stage camera button (as is tradition) There were two ways to charge it. USB and the legacy Nokia pin charger Beside the USB host it also supported keyboard and mouse. So you can go desktop mode with HDMI out. The OS would multi task the sound so you can listen to a podcast at the same time with music. if you want. The screen was AMOLED and had a customizable always on screen. You can put your own picture to always display when phone is idle.

@StarmenRock 7 ай бұрын

God, can you imagine if they made a small phone like that for nowadays? no fluff, just a small good ass phone.

@chi-towncalifornia5916 Жыл бұрын

I have an N8 just for nostalgia sake. What I love about the phone is how many cool hardware features and I/O ports/slots it has, like a xenon flash with autofocus light, a ring illuminated home button, a charging light, two-stage shutter button, and a spring-loaded lock/unlock switch. Reminds us how many awesome hardware features are missing from flagships nowadays.

@JF-wp2rz Жыл бұрын

Years ago I had an LG phone with a ring illuminated home button and I loved it soo much 😍

@Otosama420 2 жыл бұрын

The N95 and N8 were two devices that I yearned to own back when they launched.

@mortenleinan Жыл бұрын

I had(and STILL have) them both ;)

@lawrencejb6829 2 жыл бұрын

"Something still not available in Android One" haha, Good one😀👍

@safaeit 2 жыл бұрын

Legends will always stay alive in our heart.

@riyaz7901 2 жыл бұрын

Still using this beast as my secondary mobile... 😘

@kumthuyt8135 2 жыл бұрын

me too brother

@MsMRkv 2 жыл бұрын

Symbian looked so beautiful. It looked miles better than stock Android 2.0

@brennus9151 2 жыл бұрын

The best Nokia ever made, and the last flagship MADE IN FINLAND!

@MrManniG 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like to differ here: the best Nokia Flagship was the Nokia N95.

@RudolfSikorsky 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure that 808 was last Symbian flagship made in Finland. At least mine is.

@egyptrocks265 2 жыл бұрын

N9 was made in finland

@insertname4159 2 жыл бұрын

The best Nokia ever is the N95

@andrewbarbarash3116 Жыл бұрын

I had this phone. It changed the game for me. The first smart phone I could legitimately do every day tasks we use today from WhatsApp, social media, Spotify and KZfaq. Very fond memories. Beautiful materials and classy.

@user-bt6et2lx7m 2 жыл бұрын

I still too this day use the Nokia N8 a strong and smooth you forgot the FM sender also I know nobody uses them anymore which are the 3 coolerd cable's but it was amazing at that time and sadly you are right about the apps and the browsers lagging to much aside from that it is incredible 😎

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Yes FM transmitter was very cool :)

@raedalsbi5217 2 жыл бұрын

It was very handy in the time's when their was no Bluetooth on the car

@jjk_x_yt 2 жыл бұрын

this was my first touch phone. really miss that time

@patrikpietschmann7957 2 жыл бұрын

My first touch phone was Nokia 5233

@jjk_x_yt 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrikpietschmann7957 2010 kaa hei kyaa

@patrikpietschmann7957 2 жыл бұрын

@@jjk_x_yt English please, Do you mean "The model of 2010"? The answer is "Yes" for that.

@jjk_x_yt 2 жыл бұрын

@@patrikpietschmann7957 yes

@patrikpietschmann7957 2 жыл бұрын

@@jjk_x_yt okay 👍🏾

@captainmorgan5449 2 жыл бұрын

Nice. It would be wise for HMD to look back in the past in reproduce some of the hardware elements of Nokia's past phones. I.E. The notification light.....

@kornaros96 2 жыл бұрын

Make the logo as notification light

@arthurbttf 2 жыл бұрын

HMD global just looks like “just another smartphone brand” now, and that’s sad

@kornaros96 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthurbttf can't do anything unique if the screen takes the entire front...

@arthurbttf 2 жыл бұрын

@@kornaros96 I didn’t know new phones only had screen, can’t really make any cool design when there is no body, just screen, right? On a serious note, their phones are generic and ugly. I miss the bright colours of the older designs, they could even improve on that, but they won’t and it’s sad

@kornaros96 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthurbttf to be honest, Black with copper accents is beautifully classy.

@nupeshsahiretm4893 3 ай бұрын

Came here after watching Dilraj brothers new video ❤❤❤

@koljolat 2 жыл бұрын

Sometimes i watch videos of concerts i filmed with N8 and still today i'm amazed of picture and sound quality. Current phone i have has multiple times more megapixels but videos doesn't feel as real as shooted with N8.

@ahmarsafdar3675 2 жыл бұрын

This was my first mobile and that feeling was great can't express in words

@rohanmayekar888 2 жыл бұрын

This was my first flagship in my college days and folks from my college still remember me because of the photos wat it captured at that time.... I still have it ...

@TengsuangFaith 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day I always wanted an N8 but never owned one...

@dipanpathak 2 жыл бұрын

I had the silver model, it was really a masterpiece

@rohitpaul737 2 жыл бұрын

Still looks beautiful

@JuniorJames 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia c3 e Nokia 500 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLyXnteZqN6XlYk.html

@sumiitkumrpaul2433 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing .. love it..thanks for bringing my old memory back

@Ajaypandey-bf6jx 2 жыл бұрын

This was my dream phone..... Still it is my dream... No one can beat it's flash and camera

@MrDushyantha 2 жыл бұрын

I still have this device and occasionally using it. Still love this. ❤

@mastertokwa1978 2 жыл бұрын

I miss my N8, sadly it just died down on me after years of use. The camera back then was superb and beats a lot of android and even iphone users. Editing on my PC back then was fun because i was blown away by the details. The games developed for it also was fun and that was the time when mobile games aren't online and meant to be played solo. + the hardware feel is superb. I truly miss my nokia n8.

@TheJupiter808 2 жыл бұрын

I love this phone! Used it for so many Videos shot during holidays. Thank you for bringing back awesome memories Mr Abdulla!

@danishkhattak2091 2 жыл бұрын

This phone looks much more futuristic and handsome than most of today's devices

@aanujdevansh139 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@krackr8089 2 жыл бұрын

Liked before watching. I had the Metallic Grey/Silver. Dual charging plus headphone jack. So 3 ports effectively. Compare that to what we get now. Thanks for this 👍

@lycan_system8427 2 жыл бұрын

I used to have this phone , my dad bought it in 2011 , the camera at the time was amazing and it was the first phone to host the EA need for speed drift i believe. and the galaxy on fire original as well

@boomborgoyari5781 2 жыл бұрын

need for speed shift

@lycan_system8427 2 жыл бұрын

@@boomborgoyari5781 yup sorry for the mistake . Is there game still available in play stores ?? Rember how you cud customizer the lancer and all

@boomborgoyari5781 2 жыл бұрын

@@lycan_system8427 its not in playstore anymore.. but i think you can search it up in third party sites but i doubt it will be compatible in recent devices.

@adriansyafie 2 жыл бұрын

Still remember my cousin got this for his 13th birthday (2015), the camera was what made me fell in love with that phone. He lost the phone after the battery went down in 2019.

@kanishkasamanta7645 2 жыл бұрын

I used this device once... And it wwas joy using it!

@aidenwinter1117 2 жыл бұрын

I remember it being the coolest thing back then and I’d totally choose it over an iPhone

@iosifd2409 2 жыл бұрын

I had Nokia N8 and C7 , and the most iconic Nokias for me were Nokia N8 N95 8GB , 5800 Xpress Music , E72

@RasDoesBushcraftBackcountry 2 жыл бұрын

I still use mine as a mp3 player for Running. Revoltutionary Nokia phone, old and new combined I found the N8 a hybrid transistional child of a phone. Like a 30 year old lost between the 20 year olds and the 40 year olds.

@RasDoesBushcraftBackcountry 2 жыл бұрын

Also the batteries are replaceable and not hard to do.

@rayhanrasha6991 2 жыл бұрын

One of my best phone experience ever....❤️❤️

@ankurverma6328 2 жыл бұрын

After watching this memory come back I want to purchase it again ❤️

@miguelojera2356 2 жыл бұрын

Would be great if HMD Global resurrected the N Series for their flagship line, since they changed their naming schemes to 1 letter and 2 numbers. I really do miss Nokia Flagship phones. Great review btw 👌

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@marktrail8624 3 ай бұрын

HMD Global has really come up short with everything Nokia. They could bring back new Lumia phones, N series etc. There's a lot they could do but aren't. So many loyal global customers itching to buy something from them thst has that old spark.

@sunzidhasan_mirzayed 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much. I was requested thia video. U did it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@happy5art439 2 жыл бұрын

I still have this phone. My favourite feature is broadcast FM radio, it means I can listen to my music on anything that picks up a radio station. Perfect for in the car with an old stereo. The camera is also amazing. I love this little phone and still use it a suprising amount (just not as a phone)

@myteam94 2 жыл бұрын

For me Nokia 5800 xpressmusic have a soft spot. Had the N8 silver color and use it for quite some time before change to Nokia Lumia 800.

@tgoddard1988 2 жыл бұрын

I had this exact phone, green and all! To this day I have still never had another phone that takes as amazing pictures as reliably as the N8! The app situation was pretty bad, I used to get so jealous when I’d see stuff about android apps. I think Nokia’s killing blow honestly was the choice to move to Microsoft OS, it was a downhill spiral from that point.

@amdadh8773 2 жыл бұрын

Subbed instantly Thumb was so attractive dude n8 is love

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@L.A.Killah213 2 жыл бұрын

When Nseries ruled the "world" My first Nseries was n70. Amazing phone back then ❗

@dimitrischristou 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you use the original trailer tracks on these videos (Like the Lumia 930’s Shake and Stir, or the N8 one). Love these details

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

@jptizon22 2 жыл бұрын

correction, Nokia X6-00 is the first Capacitive Touch Screen Nokia device.. although it's still run on S60v5 that's not optimized on Full Touchscreen experience.. overall, i love your throwback review.. i have that lovely lime green N8 before..

@BradTech. 2 жыл бұрын

Great description style 👌 very insightful!

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BradTech. 2 жыл бұрын

@@AbdullaZakiyou deserve it!

@J19A95B 2 жыл бұрын

I had one of these, used it up to 2016. Superb phone indeed!

@namesurname4666 2 жыл бұрын

Symbian made me really creative with the photo & video editor i have a lot of memories, usb otg was really handy but the micro usb would get loose and then completely unsoldered/removed over time because of a design issue, this also happened in other phones like e7 and even some samsung ones and some tablet , it was a really common issue

@saqibnazir925 2 жыл бұрын

God, I wanted this so badly back then.

@uvesh8953 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, What a Great Condition, just like new one.

@ShyamAndBillie 2 жыл бұрын

We always appreciate your work because you bring back the old memories! Eid Mubarak from Rajasthan, India!

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, eid mubarak to you too :)

@nidhinksimon3860 2 жыл бұрын

Zaki bro , very nostalgic ❤️

@thedarkknight1971 2 жыл бұрын

OOOOH Another excellent phone from Nokia! Like the N95 8Gb I had, I simply LOVED IT... That camera was absolutely fantastic! I mean the Zenon flash was a great touch too. When I switched from the N95 to the N8, my 'everyday carry' was the phone and a 32Gb USB memstick... My Ex Gf had the gold, but... I went black... Yeah, like you said, a little buggy at first, but after some updates it was great. Browser wise yeah I agree, so I used Opera... I was tempted though to go the physical keyboard version the E7.. And REALLY WOULD love to see a modern version of the E7 (having briefly had time with a BlackBerry Torch 9810 since). Nokia slide mechanisms on all their phones were always solid, stable, reliable and just sooo pleasing to use... I said this a few times on your other videos of great Nokia phone reviews... "Damn.... They were the days"... Another great video fella 😎

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you :D I nokia with a keyboard will be featured on the channel soon :)

@abrarjunejo 2 жыл бұрын

I still have it, I always wanted the red one but only black was available in my country. The Camera was truly on another level.

@Princesalas 2 жыл бұрын

The last Nokia phone I owned. I liked it so much at the time, and I was taking endless photos with it, still have them until today.

@SuhailBhattacharyya 2 жыл бұрын

This had the best camera ever 👌

@ManeuVher 2 жыл бұрын

My only struggle with this unit is the SIM slot. Since we are using nano size today, and you use an extender to put a SIM on the N8, theres a BIG possibility that your SIM might get stuck, and would result to breaking the mechanism inside if forced. I still have my complete N8 today, along with my 808, and other phones for keeps.

@UssyMustyYS 2 жыл бұрын

Had this beauty back in 2011, good times.

@thesatnambajwa 2 жыл бұрын

I owned this phone since 2012. This is superb device 👏 👌 and thank for making video after I wach i refresh my memory teenaged time 😀

@travelwithvikasgharia1101 2 жыл бұрын

Ya , I too had this phone in silver colour, bought it in 2011, its lacked ram and storage, was slow, but the rear camera was just amazing, equivalent to flagships of 2018 and still better than some of the mid range smartphones and budget phone cameras. It had corning gorilla glass 1, just imagine. It had a shutter for camera. Wow just like S10. Nokia was doing great but because of its so many wrong steps it died.

@erinyanga4895 2 жыл бұрын

I love the mini-HDMI output :-)

@abcshorttalk 2 жыл бұрын

I used this masterpiece. It's camera & loudspeaker was simply awsome.

@RUBYKINGSLY 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia E7 still using, the notification light is stunning, blink like flight wing lights at night and breathing light is amazing.

@LegendaryMaoMao20 2 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting :D 👍✨✨ I hope you'll get a nostalgia review of the E7 soon :D that's one of my favorite Nokia phones of all time :)

@JuniorJames 2 жыл бұрын

Nokia c3 and Nokia 500 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jLyXnteZqN6XlYk.html

@abhijitnair08 2 жыл бұрын

My uncle used this phone for 9 years 😅 And now he is using a Nokia 7.1 😜

@33arnie 2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@noelcorrea3891 2 жыл бұрын

My Nokia N8 is still going strong and as good as new.

@exiblack9370 2 жыл бұрын

Love this phone so much back then

@IncredibleVictor 2 жыл бұрын

This design is 😍

@allaab9385 2 жыл бұрын

That's so much nostalgic to me, back in 2011 when I was in my last year of high school, I went with my older brother to buy new phones, so I purchased N8 and he purchased E7 (It was more expensive XD), I remember how we were the cool kids and we constantly were exchanging phones between us, I really liked E7 more although it has more issues, we were using a lot of backed roms, anyways, I currently have iPhone 12 Pro max, while my brother have Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, but both of them became lame devices and we do less on them in comparison to what we used to do with Nokias

@adipardita5232 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the case makers for enabling me to get at least a different look and feel to my smart glass slabs.

@prolayranjandas2100 2 жыл бұрын

Really miss these beautiful phones

@geistcarlo 2 жыл бұрын

i can still use my n8 now as a camera,, bad thing is the battery drain fast, this is my 2nd touch phone, 1st is the sony ericsson p800 with also good quality photo way back on his time,😊

@amaljoe367 2 жыл бұрын

this was a genius design, easy to slide into pocket...

@HammerheartBloodeagle 2 жыл бұрын

I recently dug mine out, and after working flawlessly for so many years, it has now started to randomly reboot... shame, because I loved that thing.

@yasirbaloshi8853 Жыл бұрын

So nostalgic and always love all nokia N series. Nokia hold almost 70% of market 🥴 back in time

@shawonahmed5775 2 жыл бұрын

It was not the first device to have capacitive touch screen. Nokia X6 Xpress Music was the first device, which I owned & loved

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

You are right, I totally forgot about the X6 :) cool phone

@se7enisrael 2 жыл бұрын

Still my favourite of all the phones I've owned

@sahimel619 Жыл бұрын

We know, we are not going to buy these NOKIA Phones nowadays, but your videos give us goosebumps.

@westisinmyblood1240 2 жыл бұрын

This and n96 were my dream phone. Memories 😢

@aryan7217_ 3 ай бұрын

Who is here after Mr Indian Hacker Video ?

@tarnished69th 2 ай бұрын

Who tf is that

@raja7775 Ай бұрын

Who tf is that

@ANINDYA-001 2 жыл бұрын

Bring back the cool music

@banmawthoh7089 2 жыл бұрын

This was my dream phone during my high school days

@turbosinthesky 2 жыл бұрын

I had X7 and updated to Belle, used it till 2013, I still love that phone

@AbdullaZaki 2 жыл бұрын

Loved the design and display on the X7!

@arindamdas1075 2 жыл бұрын

Remarkable device of my life ❤️❤️❤️😭 ...even Apple is nothing to Nokia...😎

@mmtsen83 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing phone…build quality was unique at that time…i used samsung first bada device samsung wave much more speed and amazing screen… but N8 has magnificient camera…

@alfalfasnow Жыл бұрын

Best phone I had ever used in my life.

@petehbsn 2 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant camera, as mentioned before Nokia world leaders in mobile camera phone technology. I love my N8

@halfpennyc 2 жыл бұрын

I had this phone when it came out. I refused to go down the iPhone route at the time! But the lack of apps and poor whatsapp performance eventually made me move over. I took a lot of pictures with it and the pictures look alright by todays standards, theyre a little washed out but if you consider they are 9+ years old they look very good, even VS my digital cameras of the time!

@boomborgoyari5781 2 жыл бұрын

lack of app developent was really what brought it down for nokia. i had a 701 but the app store had very less apps. i had to switch to android after a year.