Nokia N8 touch screen smartphone with anodised aluminium casing

Available Colours

  • Silver White

  • Anodised aluminium casing
  • Colour availability varies by country
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Dimensions

  • Size: 113.5 x 59 x 12.9 mm
  • Weight (with battery): 135 g
  • Volume: 86 cc

Memory

  • Internal memory: 16 GB
  • Support for up to 32 GB with an external MicroSD memory card (with hot swap)
  • Use as USB mass memory device for storing photos, documents and more

Battery performance

  GSM WCDMA (3G)
Talk time (maximum): 720 mins 350 mins
Standby time (maximum): 390 h 400 h
Video playback time (H.264
720p, 30 fps, maximum):
6 h (via HDMI to TV)
Video recording time (H.264
720p, 25 fps, maximum):
3 h 20 mins
Video call time (maximum): 160 mins
Music playback time (offline
mode, maximum):
50 h

Design

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Display and User Interface
Screen size: 3.5"
Resolution: 16:9 nHD (640 x 360 pixels) OLED
16.7 million colours
Capacitive touch screen
Orientation sensor (Accelerometer)
Compass (Magnetometer)
Proximity sensor
Ambient light detector
Personalisation
Three customisable home screens:
  • menu
  • widgets
  • themes
  • shortcuts
  • icons
Customisable profiles
Ringtones: mp3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB
Video ringtones
Themes
  • wallpapers
  • screensavers
  • audio themes
  • pre-installed themes
  • changeable colour themes
Keys and Inputs Methods
Physical keys (menu key, call key, end key, power key, lock key, volume keys, voice key, camera key)
Finger touch control
On-screen alphanumeric keypad and full keyboard
Dedicated camera and volume keys
Possibility to use capacitive stylus
Handwriting recognition for Chinese

Hardware

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Power management
BL-4D 1200 mAh Li-Ion battery
Talk time (maximum):
  • GSM 720 mins
  • WCDMA 350 mins
Standby time (maximum):
  • GSM 390 h
  • WCDMA 400 h
Video playback time (H.264 720p, 30 fps, maximum): 6 h (via HDMI to TV)
Video recording time (H.264 720p, 25 fps, maximum): 3 h 20 mins
Video call time (maximum): 160 mins
Music playback time (offline mode, maximum): 50 h
Operation times may vary depending on radio access technology used, operator network configuration and usage.
Memory
Internal memory: 16 GB
MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to
32 GB
Operating Frequency
GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
WCDMA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
Automatic switching between WCDMA and GSM bands
Flight mode
Data network
GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 33
HSDPA Cat9, maximum speed up to 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA Cat5 2.0 Mbps
WLAN IEEE802.11 b/g/n
Requires data service. Data services may not be available in all networks. Data transmission speeds may be as high as HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, but may vary based upon network capabilities and other conditions. The establishment and continuation of a data connection depends on network availability, provider support and signal strength.
Connectivity
Bluetooth 3.0
HDMI
2mm Charging connector
Micro USB connector and charging
High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector)
  • USB On-the-Go
3.5 mm AV connector
Capability to serve as data modem

Software and applications

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Software platform and user interface
Symbian Anna Operating System
Java Runtime 2.2 for Symbian
Qt 4.7.3, Web Runtime 7.2, HTML 4.1
Software up to date at all time with firmware Over the Air (FOTA) and Over the internet (FOTI) and independent application delivery
Flash Lite 4.0
OMA DM 1.2, OMA Client provisioning 1.1
Personal Information Management (PIM)
Detailed contact information
Calendar
To-do list
Notes
Recorder
Calculator
Clock
Support for MS Outlook synchronisation of contacts, calendar and notes
Applications
Key applications: Calendar, Contacts, Music player, Internet, Photos, Ovi Store, Maps, Videos, Web TV, Office document editors, Video editor and photo editor, Mail, Chat, Radio
PC Applications: Nokia Ovi Suite, Nokia Ovi Player
Mac applications: iSync, Nokia Multimedia Transfer

Communications

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Email and messaging
Easy-to-use email client with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents .doc, .xls, .ppt, .pdf, .zip
HTML support for email
Unified email client for multiple protocols: Yahoo!? Mail, Gmail?, Windows Live?, Hotmail and other popular POP/IMAP services, Mail for Exchange, IBM Lotus traveler
Editing of key office documents
Email web widget for home screen
Chat instant messaging support: Ovi Chat, Yahoo, AIM, Windows Live, Gtalk, MySpace*
Unified MMS/SMS editor
Conversational view for SMS
Push email and expanded portal support available for email and instant messaging
Call management
Contacts: advanced contacts database with support for multiple phone and email details per entry with personal thumbnail pictures and video clips
Smart dialling to find phone numbers quickly
Speed dialling, voice dialling (speaker independent) and voice command
Logs of dialled, received and missed calls
Conference calling
Integrated handsfree speaker
Video calling

Sharing and internet

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Browsing and internet
Full web browsing of real web pages
Web browsing with touch control
Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML MP, WML, CSS
Supported protocols: HTTP v1.1, WAP
TCP/IP support
Visual history, HTML and JavaScript support
Flash Lite 4 will support a majority of Flash Player 10.1 content
Nokia Mobile Search
RSS reader
Support for streaming video
Unified home screen access to Facebook and Twitter through Ovi by Nokia Social client
Social networking profiles visible in phone contacts
Upload and view photos and video and see locations via Ovi by Nokia Social client
Social networking events visible in phone calendar
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GPS and navigation
Integrated GPS, A-GPS receivers
Ovi Maps with free car and pedestrian navigation
Wi-Fi network positioning
Compass and accelerometer for correct orientation of display
Use Nokia Ovi Suite to get the latest country maps for Ovi Maps for free

Photography

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Camera
12 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics
Fullscreen 16:9 viewfinder with easy-to-use touch-screen parameters
Xenon flash
Face recognition software
Autofocus
Focal length: 5.9 mm
F number/Aperture: F2.8
Still images file format: JPEG/EXIF
Zoom up to 2x (digital) for still images
Zoom up to 3x (digital) for video
Secondary camera for video calls (VGA, 640 x 480 pixels)
Image capture
Automatic location tagging (Geotagging) of images and videos
Images automatically taken in the correct orientation
Pinch zoom in Photos image viewer
View photos by tag cloud, month, album, slide show
Photo editor
Online Share with connectivity to popular sharing services
Other
Internal memory: 16 GB
MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, up to 32GB
High-Speed microUSB to PC connectivity

Video

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Video cameras
Main camera
  • 12 megapixel with Carl Zeiss optics
  • HD quality 720p resolution
  • Shoot 16:9 videos in HD
Video capture in 720p 25 fps with codecs H.264, MPEG-4
Settings for scene, video light, white balance, colour tone
Secondary camera VGA for video calls
Video codecs and formats
H.264 (base profile, main profile, high profile), MPEG-4, VC-1, Sorenson Spark, Real video 10
Streaming: H.264, Flash Lite 4 (Flash 10 compatibility for video), On2 VP6, Sorenson Spark
Video sharing and playback
HD 720p Video playback on HD TV through HDMI cable
Dolby Digital Plus* surround sound when played with HDMI and a home theatre
Support for download, streaming, and progressive download
Video editing software
Videos application: collection of stored videos
On demand WebTV widgets to watch local and global internet streaming TV
Support for Flash video
YouTube browsing and streaming
Video call support (WCDMA network services)
*Dolby Digital Plus technology. Dolby is a registered trademark of Dolby Laboratories.

Music and audio

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Music features
Cover flow user interface to browse the albums in your music collection
Ovi Music Unlimited service in selected markets
Nokia Music Player
Ovi Music store
Audio codecs: MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, E-AC-3, AC-3
Bit rate up to 320 kbps
DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0
FM transmitter
Radio
Stereo FM radio (87.5-108 MHz/76-90 MHz)

Gaming

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Gaming
Use the touch interface to play games
Dedicated graphics processor with OpenGL 2.0 enables 3D graphics
Java games
Use the accelerometer to play games

Environmental Features

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Energy efficiency
Power Save mode, ambient light sensor, unplug charger reminder, Nokia Compact Travel Charger AC-15
Eco content and services
Available at Ovi, maps for route optimization and pedestrian navigation
Materials
Free of PVC, free of nickel on the product surface, free of brominated and chlorinated compounds and free of antimony trioxide as defined in Nokia Substance List.
Recycling
All materials of the device can be recovered as materials and energy
Packaging
Made of renewable, 100 % recyclable
User manual
Interactive user help in device and online, only Quick Guide in the box, eco tips on Green Page
Full Eco profile

Package Contents

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Standard Sales Package
Nokia N8-00 mobile computer
Nokia Battery BL-4D
Nokia Connectivity Cable CA-179
Nokia Stereo Headset WH-701 or WH-207
Nokia High Efficiency Charger AC-15
Nokia Adapter Cable for HDMI CA-156
Nokia Adapter Cable for USB OTG CA-157
Nokia Stylus SU-36 (selected markets only)
Quick start guide

Accessories

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Recommended accessories
Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-905i
Nokia Mini Speaker MD-11
Nokia Extra Power DC-11
Nokia Mobile Holder CR-122
Compatible accessories

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Eco profile
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