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Nokia N8 Symbian^3 Video Editing Better Than iPhone 4G

The Nokia N8 is on the way but what are we more excited about, the first smartphone powering the new Symbian^3 OS, or the fact the 12-Megapixel camera comes with full HD support? In the second of three special videos, Nokia itself gets to show off both. Read on to check out the Nokia N8 […]

The Nokia N8 is on the way but what are we more excited about, the first smartphone powering the new Symbian^3 OS, or the fact the 12-Megapixel camera comes with full HD support? In the second of three special videos, Nokia itself gets to show off both. Read on to check out the Nokia N8 and Symbian^3 photo functions for yourself…

Chris Bennetts, a Nokia Senior Product Manager, has once again taken up the challenge of showcasing what the Nokia N8 has to offer. This time around we get to see the photo functionality on the Nokia N8. Which gives us a great impression of how smoothly and intuitively the whole interface will work.

Check out our Nokia N8 Hands-on Preview

However, the best bit of the video is that we get to see just how well the HD resolution of the camera and screen work. While other new smartphones may be playing safe, the Nokia N8 is truly breaking new ground both in terms of style and functionality.

One of the big features of the Apple iPhone 4G will be rather basic video editing but the Nokia N8 is built with video in mind, so editing on the fly is an every day feature with way more skills than the iPhone.

Check out the video, courtesy of Nokia Conversations, and let us know what you think of the camera skills shown off not only on the Nokia N8 but in the Symbian^3 operating system itself.

Check out the camera skills of the Nokia N8:

Nokia N8 Pops Up In Store!

The Nokia N8 won’t be officially launched until later this year and while we’ve been lucky enough to get to spend a little Nokia N8 Hands-on time with the device, if you want to see and feel it for yourself, with full Symbian^3 action running then you can do so right now, if you’re in […]

The Nokia N8 won’t be officially launched until later this year and while we’ve been lucky enough to get to spend a little Nokia N8 Hands-on time with the device, if you want to see and feel it for yourself, with full Symbian^3 action running then you can do so right now, if you’re in the right place that is! Read on to find out about the Nokia N8 being in store…

The Nokia N8 may well be an object of desire but right now it seems the only way you’re going to get your hands on one is if you’re part of the Nokia development team, or can get yourself over to China.

Nokia N8 Design Innovations

It seems that a retialer in China, called Vgooo, has managed to get its hands on a couple of Nokia N8 devices with the latets build of Symbian^3 up and running on it and is allowing customers to try out the handset for themselves.

With no clear date of when the Nokia N8 is set to be officially on-sale we think this shows that the interest in the Nokia N8 isn’t limited to just this country but is starting to go global. Has Nokia got a potential winner for smartphone of the year on its hands with the Nokia N8? Let us know what you think in the Comments below.

Via: The Nokia Blog

Check out the Nokia N8 in-store photo gallery:

Nokia C5 (Software) Review

The Nokia C5 is a candybar smartphone built around a 2.2-inch screen and standard numeric keypad. It also packs in the Symbian S60 3rd Edition OS, making this a fully-fledged smartphone. So, how does it juggle being a smartphone in the body of a feature phone? Read on to find out with our Nokia C5 […]

The Nokia C5 is a candybar smartphone built around a 2.2-inch screen and standard numeric keypad. It also packs in the Symbian S60 3rd Edition OS, making this a fully-fledged smartphone. So, how does it juggle being a smartphone in the body of a feature phone? Read on to find out with our Nokia C5 (Software) review…

Running the Symbian S60 3rd Edition OS makes the Nokia C5 a fully-fledged smartphone, which means you’ll be able to tap into the Ovi Store for thousands of apps and utilities, as well as make full use of Ovi Maps and its free turn-by-turn navigation, as it comes pre-installed on the device.

The Symbian S60 3rd Edition OS is the same system you’ll find on the likes of the Nokia E72 and Nokia E52 smartphones, which are pretty much business messenger phones, so you will find Email and messaging core to the heart of the Nokia C5.

Check out our Nokia C5 (Hardware) Review

For instance, the Homescreen has space for your Contacts running along the top, you can add 20 contacts thanks to the scrolling function. Below this you’ll find access to your Calendar and Email, with access to a further five apps running along the foot of the screen. This is the standard S60 3rd Edition interface, which admittedly doesn’t make full use of the screen but we’ve found the Nokia C5 responds well and switching between apps is relatively quick for a smartphone of this size.

Email services can be set up with support for Mail for Exchange, Nokia Email and Nokia Messaging. The keypad on the Nokia C5 isn’t a QWERTY keyboard as you’ll find on the Nokia E75 or Nokia E72, so messaging and email can be something of a labour of love, as we found creating short messages and emails were fine but anything longer becomes something of a chore. It’s not that the keypad isn’t comfortable, it’s just that with three letters per key it can take a little too long to write in depth.

Aside from Ovi Maps there are a wide range of other Ovi apps pre-installed on the Nokia C5. For example, one of the newer apps is Ovi Sync, which takes all your Contacts, Messages and other details and syncs them with Ovi Mail. This is a neat little app that brings Ovi Mail a little more front-and-centre.

You’ll also find Ovi Music, as well as music player and FM radio on-board. Video is handled by the RealPlayer app, which works well. Ovi Store and Nokia Music, labelled as Ovi Music, can both be accessed directly from the C5 itself.

We’ve found the Nokia C5 responds well and runs pretty quick. It’s not without its faults, launching apps can often be a two or three click chore but we’ve found the Nokia C5 is to stable and rocking solid with no drop outs or slowing down of the system.

The Nokia C5 is a nicely rounded device that comes with enough software to get you up and running with a fair degree of style. Add to this a stylish lair for design and you have a cracking entry-level smartphone.

Check out our Nokia C5 (Software) Review photo gallery: