Nokia 808 is an advanced camera phone from a Finnish company, which impresses not only with the quality of the pictures taken, but also with the videos. At the same time, all other functions of the device turned out to be very modest. In this article we will talk about whether a smartphone is worth its money or not.
Appearance
The case is made of plastic and looks rather bulky. The surface is quite vulnerable to scratches, which is a drawback of the Nokia 808 - the cover will correct the situation. The device is not bad in the hand, there is no special backlash and creaking of the structure. We note that in the place where the back cover is connected to the panel on which the camera and flashes are located, large gaps are noticeable, as a result of which dust enters the device.
The front panel is the Nokia 808 display, under which there are three physical keys. Above the screen, a front camera, a speaker and proximity and light indicators are adapted. The left side of the device is empty, and on the right is the volume rocker, device lock button and camera activation key. At the top end are micro-USB and HDMI ports, an additional microphone and a 3.5 mm headset jack. The lower part was limited to the main microphone. On the rear panel is the most interesting feature of the device - the main camera. There are also xenon and LED flashes and a sound speaker. The overall dimensions of the device are 123.9 x 60.2 x 3.9 mm, weight - 169 g.
Screen
In size, the display reaches 4 inches. ClearBlack AMOLED technology is another advantage of Nokia 808: the price of the device is too high not only because of the quality camera, but also because of the advanced matrix. This technology allows you to achieve good color reproduction and viewing angles, and the device does not fade much under sunlight. It is worth noting the saturation and depth of the black color, which looks great here. The screen resolution is only 360x640, so you should not expect too much from the picture. Playing games and watching videos with so many pixels is not very interesting, although the screen gives off its 16 thousand colors.
Specifications
Nokia 808 has a single-core ARM 11 processor operating at a frequency of 1 GHz. 512 MB of RAM are also responsible for the technical component, which is clearly not enough. For data storage, users have access to 1 GB with the possibility of expanding memory via microSD flash drives up to 16 GB. Symbian Belle was chosen as the platform - far from the most promising operating system. Among the communications are USB, Wi-Fi, NFC and Bluetooth 3.0.
Technical specifications can boast little in terms of performance. Modern advanced software and even more so powerful toys, the smartphone simply can not pull. It copes well with ordinary tasks, such as quick image processing, accessing the Internet or laying a route using GPS, but it will not be enough for complex programs of system resources. In addition, a very limited operating system affects.
Camera
The strongest side of Nokia 808 is the main camera, which has 41 megapixels, of which only 38 are available for pictures. There is also a xenon flash, high-quality autofocus and the ability to record videos in 1080p format.
Images with optics are excellent: detail, brightness, zoom - everything works at the highest level. When testing the smartphone’s camera, it turned out that it removes the gadget even better than budget digital cameras and the closest competitors from other brands.
There are three main types of settings. The automatic mode allows the user only to turn the flash on and off, and the system takes care of all other image adjustments. The second set of options makes it possible to choose one of the predefined modes, for example, "beach", "night", "macro" and more. The third mode is the most interesting, since it manually allows you to adjust three different profiles for shooting and, if necessary, select any of them. Here you can set the resolution of photos, adjust the brightness and contrast, set the appropriate flash, activate effects and more.

The camcorder turned out to be very decent in Nokia 808: the characteristics of the optics will not leave indifferent even the most avid video filming enthusiasts. The similar modes described above are available here. Rollers 1080p when processing 30 frames / s are clear and bright, the image does not slow down. Such videos are not ashamed to put on the Internet or watch on a large TV. The owners of the device have the opportunity to change the frame rate and zoom: the fewer frames per second set, the greater the image zoom can be used.
Battery
The model received a lithium-ion battery of 1400 mAh. The figure is modest by modern standards, but considering that apart from the camera, the smartphone does not stand out for anything special, the charge should be enough for a long time. The developers indicate that in the talk mode the device works for about 11 hours, and in standby mode - about 365 hours.
Conclusion
Before us is a strong Nokia 808 camera phone, the price of which varies around 16,000 rubles. The gadget is capable of taking great pictures and videos. I am pleased with the huge list of a variety of settings that allow you to achieve high-quality and interesting effects on frames.
But unfortunately, apart from the camera, the device does not stand out for anything special: low screen resolution, cumbersome design, poor technical specifications repel most users. Of course, you can note the matrix of the screen with ClearBlack technology, but with such a modest size and low resolution, the display does not look very impressive. 0.3 MP for the front camera became a big minus - in the modern age of selfie shooting, this is unacceptable. So those who need only photo and video shooting in their smartphones will be able to purchase Nokia 808 in Svyaznoy or another store, but this device will not work for fans of powerful smartphones.