Gizmodo, famously, refused to even review the Nokia N8 because it was so 'irrelevant'. Thankfully, most other sites actually have brains behind them and are prepared to put in a little work. Fellow USA-based, and renowned, tech site AnandTech has put together a wonderfully comprehensive eight-part review of the N8, complete with multiple tables and galleries. And comes out the other end recommending the N8, with the usual caveats about needing the imminent browser (etc) update.

"Fast forward to the end of this decade and we see Nokia’s current flagship, the N8-00, continuing to hold on to the Nokia tradition of building what are arguably some of the best constructed mobile devices on the market. In fact in many ways, with the Nokia N8-00 (referred to as the N8 from here on) it seems as though Nokia has let its hardware and industrial design teams have a field day; this phone feels almost over engineered when held in your hands."

 

Full review over at AnandTech.