Jo Harlow announces the 808
Jo Harlow, Executive Vice President Smart Devices at Nokia, announced the Nokia 808 PureView at Nokia's MWC press conference.
Nokia 808 PureView in white
Nokia 808 from the back.
Nokia 808 from the front
Note the lit send and end keys
Nokia 808 from the back
Nokia 808 in hand
With a four inch AMOLED CBD display
Nokia 808 from the top
3.5mm Nokia AV port, microUSB port and mini HDMI port
Nokia sensor size comparison
This image show the Nokia 808 PureView sensor, compared to typical 8mpx and 5mpx sensors.
What's most remarkable is just how much bigger the physical size of the sensor is.
Nokia 808 PureView camera module
This image shows the 808's camera module. This along with the dedicated imaging processor is where the magic really happens.
Physically this is the largest mobile phone camera module I've ever seen. This factor is the reason for the hump on the back on the 808.
Nokia 808 case with lens cover
Nokia Hard Cover CC-3046 case
Nokia 808 case
Nokia Hard Cover CC-3046 case - the attached black piece acts as a lens cover.
Nokia 808 in camera mode
Nokia 808 creative mode
The creative mode in the 808's camera lets you use either PureView (down sampling) mode, or Full resolution mode.
In this photo we can see where you can activate the interval (time-lapse), and bracketing (HDR) modes.
Nokia 808 Camera UI
The Nokia 808 UI has been greatly improved compared to earlier Nokia cameraphones.
Here we see the ISO selection.
Nokia 808 Zoom 1
First is a series showing 808's zoom capability. The zoom is lossless, a sharp contrast to the digital zoom typically found in camera phones.
This image shows the scene fully zoomed out. You zoom in by sliding your finger up the screen,
Nokia 808 Zoom 2
First is a series showing 808's zoom capability. The zoom is lossless, a sharp contrast to the digital zoom typically found in camera phones.
This image shows the scene about to be zoomed on (note the highlight section in the centre of the screen). The scene has been zoomed in by sliding the finger up the screen.
Nokia 808 Zoom 3
First is a series showing 808's zoom capability. The zoom is lossless, a sharp contrast to the digital zoom typically found in camera phones.
This image shows the scene fully zoomed in. The person shown in view finder is standing on the other side of the Nokia stand at MWC.
Nokia 808 example 1 (cropped)
This photo shows a cropped version of the previous image. When using the 38 megapixel mode it is possible to crop a relatively small portion of the original image, but still get a high quality 5 megapixel image as the end result.
Nokia 808 example 1
This shows an example image, in this case captured in full resolution mode (i.e. 38 megapixels). In the next image you'll see how this can be cropped.
Cropping images
The 808's imaging co-processor means that image editing happens a lot faster.
New mechanical clock widget
Clock mechanical widget
DLNA server widget
New data widgets
New Mobile data tracker widget (not also the two type of mail widget).
Nokia 808 from the side
Camera capture button, slider lock and volume key (also used for zooming in the camera).
Capture screen in Creative mode
Nokia 808 in video mode
The 808's video mode also benefits from an upgraded UI.
Focusing can be hyperfocal, set, or CAF (continuous auto focus)
AF on 808
The 808 can focus using the camera capture button, or by tapping on the screen.
Nokia 808 apps
Note the presence of the new DLNA Play and Big screen apps.
New image / Gallery widget
This new widgets, lets you show selected photos on your homescreen
Nokia 808 - updated browser
The 808 has an updated version of Symbian browser, with much improved HTML 5 support,
Nokia Maps
Nokia Maps Suite 2.0 will ship with the Nokia 808
Nokia 808 app line up
Voddler (select markets) a video/film content service provides content with Dolby encoded video
Demo video
A 60 inch TV showed off a video captured by the Nokia 808. The quality was very impressive, most notably the very clear definition between light and dark areas and the black blacks.
Revolution
Based on what I saw at MWC there's no doubt in my mind that PureView is a revolution in mobile imaging. It's a generational leap, which will change the way we think about what is possible with camera phones.
Nokia HH-23 Tripod Mount
The HH-23 Tripod Mount comes in two piece - the tripod and the attachment unit.
The attachment unit has a variable size grip, so can be used with most mobile phones.
808 example photos
Throughout Nokia's stand and hospitality areas at MWC were example of photos captured using prototype Nokia 808s.
Rich recording demo area
The visual demos of the 808's camera drew the crowd, but the audio demos (Rich recording) were just as remarkable and represent a very significant forward leap in aido quality.
Real recording
The 808 team celebrating
Nokia 808 PureView
The 808 won the GSMA Best Mobile Handset, Device or Tablet at MWC 2012.
This reflected the general feeling that the 808 was the stand out device of MWC 2012.
Arguably its biggest competition came from other Nokia devices (Nokia Lumia 610 and Asha 302), though the Samsung Note 10.1 was also in contention.
AMOLED CBD screen
Nokia 808 camera mode
Nokia 808 PureView in red
The red version of the Nokia 808 is striking.
808 from the side
