Capture Both Sides of the Story
The unique selling point for Nokia 8 is the Dual Sight mode – the ability to capture with both the front and back camera at the same time. While this doesn’t always translate to being very practical; for capturing live videos, or bloggers wanting to capture an event along with commentary, or reaction videos, it can be extremely helpful. It currently only integrates with Facebook, Youtube and Snapchat. Although, when testing we could only post to our personal page and not on a page that we are admins for. Might be user error but we couldn’t figure it out. *shrugs meekly*
Basic Camera Functions
The camera itself is 13MP both front and rear. In bright places, the camera performs superbly, bringing out vibrant colours and clear photos. In low light it does tend to suffer slightly, where the autofocus isn’t as reactive. Having said that, if the auto focus works well, you can pick up a fair bit of details even in minimal light – which I am pretty impressed with. Only bone to pick – the camera app is rather rudimentary, with limited functions and not much options for manual mode.
Sleek Design
One thing I absolutely enjoy with the Nokia 8 is how well it’s designed. The body is slim with a smooth aluminium back. Fitted with a 5.3-inch display Goriila Glass 5, the 2K display brings very sharp clear visuals to the screen. The phone neither felt bulky nor heavy; the grip is very comfortable for prolonged usage – even with one hand!
Bang for Buck
Considering how most flagship phones now don’t fall below the RM3K mark, this is one powerful device that won’t break your bank. Fitted with a Snapdragon 835, the performance of the Nokia 8 is smooth, responsive and an all round joy to work with. Switching between apps and multitasking gave me no problems, and gaming on this was fast and smooth. Performance wise, definitely on par with some of the top flagship smartphones in the market sporting a much more heartbreaking price tag.
Keeping it simple
As with all other Nokia phone lineup – the Nokia 8 comes with stock Android N; with Android O available for update as soon as Google releases it. No fancy features, Nokia has delivered a device that just works, period. Keeping it streamlined and simple in both design and UI, there is no bloatwares to slow your phone down, nor any fancy features that clog up space. While it maybe an issue for certain users who likes the additional features from other smartphones – there isn’t anything you can’t download from the Play Store though.
Verdict
A simple device that is high spec-ed and just works perfectly, without breaking the bank. One of my favourite phones I’ve tested this year.
