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- Camera Comparison: Nokia N8 and T-Mobile HTC One S
- SymbianApps: Chelsea FC Nokia app ahead of UEFA Champions League Final
- Lumiappaday #184: Dino Parade demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800
- Wayne Brady Gets a Lumia 900- “Can’t Let Go of It’s Big @$$ Display”
- Wazzap for N9 Available to Download NOW!
- Video/Gallery: Asha 302 Unboxing + Asha Challenge #SmartPhoneLiteWeek
- Lumia 900 Global Variant Running Tango Spotted on NaviFirm
- Nokia Rookie Award Prize
- SymbianApps: Task Widget demoed on Nokia N8 (with Nokia Belle, for MeeGo N9 style multitasker)
- #LumiaLounge: Media Preview for the Lumia 900 & Lumia 610 in Australia
| Camera Comparison: Nokia N8 and T-Mobile HTC One S Posted: 17 May 2012 05:18 PM PDT
Hello MNB Readers! As some of you may know, the HTC One S (and X) has the best camera that HTC has ever made. It has great specifications coupled with a great camera software suite and lightning fast shooting performance. I recently added the One S to my stable of smartphones and decided to put it to the test. Now, I don’t have any fancy lighting or other equipment, or even PC software to crop the photos so this is about as raw and unbiased, unprocessed method as you can get. Basically, I found subjects to capture in varying lighting, distance and object conditions, loaded them to my laptop, and fired up Windows Live Photo Gallery to simply view the photos. I then used Windows 7′s built in split window organization feature and the built in Snipping Tool to take a screenshot of the equally zoomed photos. The purpose of this test is to compare real world results of both cameras via usage of your average consumer. Let’s get started! Tale of the Tape: Nokia N8 Camera Specs: (from Nokia site)
HTC One S Camera with HTC ImageSense™ (from HTC Website)
All settings were left on automatic, unless otherwise noted. For comparisons, N8: Left, One S: Right 1. Our first photo is a general landscape shot, lots of lighting and various objects in the foreground and background.  N8  One S Here is a crop from both phones. You be the judge.  Left: N8 Right: One S Both performed admirably from such a long distance. I like the One S’ darker colors around the water tower but the N8 pulled out more detail as the numbers can be seen more clearly. The grass definitely IS greener on the other side with the One S….and like the saying goes, that isn’t always true.
2. Sticking with our outdoors shots, this one just compares color reproduction of the sky.  N8  One S As before, N8 on the left, One S on the right.
This may sound unbelievable, but I had to go back outside and look at the sky again because the One S picture is BEAUTIFUL! Unfortunately….outside isn’t that colorful. I would prefer to send the One S picture to a relative, even though the colors aren’t accurate. The One S crop LOOKS better even though it has less detail. The N8 photo looks a little pale so it isn’t accurate either, closer to real life but it seems that it has a white haze. YES, I checked the lens for smudges. I hope the PureView gets the coloration just right.
3. Detail Test. I took this picture so that I can zoom in on the sticker.  N8  One S Both did a great job, with the N8 capturing the letters more clearer (12MP vs 8MP?). One thing I noticed is the slight discoloration of the One S photo. The meter box is gray, sans the purplish tinge.
4. Lets take it inside. Low light, no flash.  N8  One S BIIIGGGGGG Color difference. The purple tinge returns. Both are noisy without flash with the N8 resolving more detail.
5. Indoors, no flash, high detail shot.  N8  One S The One S (on the right) focused better in this shot though the colors are off, showing the purple tinge. The N8 picture is more accurate overall. 6. Extreme Low light, no flash. Now this is a tough picture for any camera.  N8  One S Considering I was down in the basement with only one dim natural light source, BOTH devices did an admirable job of capturing light. The N8′s large sensor and the One S’ Back Side Illuminated sensor grabbed as many photons as possible. I am impressed. What is NOT so impressive is the purple tint/tinge that has become a common place in One S low light photos. I hope HTC fixes that in a future camera update. The N8 picture actually appears to be more noisy, increasing in noise around the edges of the photo.
7. Low light, no flash, close subject.  N8  One S The N8 exhibits noise “lines” while the One S photo comes off as “soft” The N8 resolves some very sharp detail and the walls are actually that tan color. Both phones were checked for smudges. I have noticed that the One S doesn’t focus that well in low light as it doesn’t use an auto-focus assist light like the N8 does. In my opinion, that is a major omission on HTC’s part.
8. Natural light, color test.  N8  One S
The colors are REALLY close on this one. The One S does a great job in adequate lighting. Oddly, the One S seems to have the white shade effect this time. The N8 resolves more detail on both locks where the key hole is but I’ll chalk that up to the 12vs8 effect. Good job on both.
9. Harsh lighting….  N8  One S The N8 had some issues here. it wasn’t THAT dark!!!! It wasn’t as washed out as on the One S photo either but the One S handled the scene much better, resolving more light and detail than the N8 as evident by the crop. Oddly, the One S camera has a REFLECTION of the glass (look to the left of the window) in the picture….what is that all about, how is that possible?
10. Low light, harsh lighting WITH flash.  N8  One S Purple tinge abounds in the One S photo and you cannot see the blinds as easy as you can on the N8 photo. The curtains are brown in real life. The N8 camera didn’t get blown out by the light in the window. I’ve always liked how the N8 handles forward facing light……except for #9 above….
11. Let’s take it back outside…  N8  One S You would have to be eagled-eyed to spot any really differences in detail from this picture. The usual color variation comes in to play here. The grass is more of the color of the N8 picture yet I find the saturation on the One S pleasing to the eye. It seems that most other OEMs go for a pleasing look rather than a realistic, sometimes pale, boring look. At least it isn’t as colorful as the neighborhoods in Edward Scissor Hands…
12. The final shot, low natural light, no flash, color and detail test.  N8  One S Both cameras did a great job considering the ONLY light was coming from the window and the picture was taken without flash. The purple tinge is back on the One S and the N8 has more noise lines, especially on the left side of the photo. The purple tinge is clearly a low light flaw in the current software on the One S. Without the tinge, the only thing holding the One S camera back in this photo is the 12vs8 detail effect. Low-light One S photos appear soft as well. The One S captured MORE detail in the dark in this photo. If you look above the travel bag on the left, you can see the door in the One S photo whereas the door is darkened out in the N8 photo. Looks like the One S’ BSI sensor is doing its job.
Well, there you have it. Remember, this a COMPARISON, not a VS with a winner. My goal was to show how both cameras perform in everyday usage “around the house” an in the neighborhood. The Nokia N8 continues to impress with its 12MP detail yet I find issue with the amount of digital noise/pixel noise that it shows in low-light. What surprised me most is that the N8 viewfinder becomes a grainy mess in low light. Thankfully the photos come out better than what is show in the real time viewfinder. The color accuracy is still a crowning achievement with the N8 as well. The One S does a FANTASTIC job, especially considering HTC has had some of the worst cameras in the past. In ideal lighting conditions, it is a top notch performer. The camera captures plenty of detail, and provides eye pleasing results, even if a little saturated. Turn off the lights or find yourself outside at night and things get soft and purple like Barney. Even with the soft and cuddly purple, I am surprised at the overall photon capturing ability of the BSI (Back Side Illuminated) sensor on the One S. It appears to do an admirable job. I really hope that HTC can fix the sharpness and purple tinge in a future software update as those are the big negatives to an otherwise solid camera effort from HTC. I hope you all enjoyed this article. Whenever I get my PureView, I will make a similar 808 and N8 comparison. Let us know what you think and if you have any requests, sound off in the Comments Section.
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| SymbianApps: Chelsea FC Nokia app ahead of UEFA Champions League Final Posted: 17 May 2012 04:00 PM PDT
     Press Release:
Cheers Crawford for the info!
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| Lumiappaday #184: Dino Parade demoed on the Nokia Lumia 800 Posted: 17 May 2012 02:46 PM PDT
To defend yourself against dinosaurs, you have to use a range of household appliances. You’ll have to balance out which appliances to get, or which current ones to upgrade to tackle each hoard. It looks good and it’s rather addictive. Trial is available so you can go ahead and give it a go before buying. #184) Dino Parade
Developer Blurb:
Rating:Design: 9 Usability: 9 Performance: 9 Price: 9
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| Wayne Brady Gets a Lumia 900- “Can’t Let Go of It’s Big @$$ Display” Posted: 17 May 2012 10:14 AM PDT
Wayne Brady (IMDB Link for Y’all)- well known actor and Emmy winner; for me he’s known as Barney’s Gay Brother (HIMYM reference) just picked up a Lumia 900 (in stormtrooper white *please stop torturing me*) and is flaunting it on twitter along with his matching On Ear Purity Headphones.
The bad link he speaks of is a video he tried uploading of him playing with his new phone, guess he really is a #TechGeek ; If you read his timeline he really seems stoked about the phone, it doesn’t appear as he was payed to use it since he goes on using his iPhone but he does seem genuinely interested in the device, particularly it’s display claiming:
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| Wazzap for N9 Available to Download NOW! Posted: 17 May 2012 10:00 AM PDT The wait is over, go download it now! Nothing else to add really. Update: I felt bad about calling those two sentences a post so I’d just like to add that unfortunately I won’t be able to try this out until my #SmartPhoneLiteWeek is over; so enjoy.
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| Video/Gallery: Asha 302 Unboxing + Asha Challenge #SmartPhoneLiteWeek Posted: 17 May 2012 09:59 AM PDT Hey Guys, Today I received my trail 302 from the Nokia Connects guys (shout out!), basically the whole reason I have one is because me Gallery:Honestly the 302 is quite the looker, I find it bears a close resemblance to the More recently launched Lumia 610; but that could be due to the chrome border/finish. The black/Dark Grey device has a very premium look/feel about it that would make you second guess it’s price. Spec wise the 302 has a 1Ghz processes (I still can’t wrap my head around the fact that i’s more powerful than my N8), a 3.2 MP camera (don’t expect any miracles- if you like I’ll upload some samples later), Micro SD Card supported (up to 32GB) and the usual BT, WiFi Etc. On selling point alone the feel of sliding this phone into your pocket is more than enough to be a notable feature, I’m serious the curves of the body can’t help put a smile on your face as you slide it into your pocket. Worth mentioning that the Asha range comes preloaded with Whatsapp- which would make it one of the first device to come with a CROSS-messenger platform Semi-built in. Woes of Day one:
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| Lumia 900 Global Variant Running Tango Spotted on NaviFirm Posted: 17 May 2012 09:35 AM PDT Just a quick update- the Global variant of the Lumia 900 (Finland) has showed up on Navifirm running Tango (Mango Refresh); as far as I recall the 900 has yet to be released in Finland (supposed to hit shelves the 25th of May if I recall correctly) so hopefully this means it’ll be coming soon to all. Thanks to Prashant for the Tip & Screenshot.
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| Posted: 17 May 2012 07:26 AM PDT A bit ago we posted about a nice and easy competition on Twitter with Nokia called the “Nokia Rookie Award: where you simply had to tweet the names of the two competition winners (seen above) and that was basically it.
Surprisingly I had actually won this thing (I think the first 3 to tweet the correct answer won- which makes my comment on the original post quite interesting)- well today the backpack filled with goodies arrived (alongside my Asha 302- more on that later), so I just thought I’d share with you what the prize was.  WHAT'S IN THE BOX!!!!  OOoohh Shiny Red backpack  I'll have to take your word for it.  Stuffing of the backpack  I really have no Idea what this is, it's like a cloth tube of silk...with dogs wearing snow caps on it. Interestingly nothing indicated or hinted towards Nokia in away; but I assume that doesn’t matter since I know how I won these- the items above are supposed to be snowboarding gear including:
That’s basically it, I’m not really the snowboarding type (mainly because there aren’t any mountains or snow in the area) but pretty cool
Cheers, Ali
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| SymbianApps: Task Widget demoed on Nokia N8 (with Nokia Belle, for MeeGo N9 style multitasker) Posted: 17 May 2012 06:26 AM PDT Here Camb078 demoes ‘Task Widgets’ on the Nokia N8 with Belle (the multitasking looks odd now that we’ve seen FP1 no?) Anyway, what you can see in the above screenshot is the widget in action. It looks like the multitasker from N9 as that’s the point of the app – to show you your running apps but in MeeGo-Harmattan N9 style This is £1 at Nokia Store: http://store.ovi.com/content/278960
by Camb078
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| #LumiaLounge: Media Preview for the Lumia 900 & Lumia 610 in Australia Posted: 17 May 2012 05:27 AM PDT
So earlier this evening, I attended Lumia Lounge, Nokia Australia’s event to introduce the Nokia Lumia 610 and Lumia 900 to the Australian media. I got to play around with the 610 and 900 all night. I am really surprised at the size of the 900. Initially I thought it would be too large for me, but I think it fits quite well in your hand. However, any bigger, would definitely be rather uncomfortable. On to the devices. The Lumia 610 and 900 will both be arriving in Australia next month. Upon launch, the 610 will be priced at AUD$329, and available with Boost Mobile, and later on with Vodafone in July. No comment was made regarding this 610 having NFC, so assume it doesn’t. The Lumia 900 will launch on Optus, next month, retailing for AUD$699. The Lumia 900, sadly for those wanting to get it on Telstra, will not support their 4G network. Although, it has HDSPA+ Dual Carrier support, compared to the Lumia 610 supporting HSDPA. Colours of the Lumia 610 will range from glossy white and blue, to matte black and magenta. I like the way the bezel on the 610 is coloured to match the device. The Lumia 900 of course comes in glossy white, matte black and blue, with no confirmation of magenta. The matte black had a textured feel to it, very different to the 800, and seemed to be a lighter shade in my opinion. After using the devices throughout the event, I found the Lumia 610 to be a little bit snappier, compared to the Lumia 900. Both of these will be launching with the latest update, “Tango”, and have WiFi tethering out the box. Great news for those who have been complaining that the Lumias are missing this feature. They both also have the new “Nokia Marketplace” logo. The general feel seemed to be rather positive, especially towards the affordability of the Lumia 610, and impressed by the beauty of the White Lumia 900. At the event, there was a DC-16 charger getting lots of exposure and heaps of positive feedback. Hopefully we will see that come here, in the near future. I should be getting a Lumia 610 and Lumia 900 fairly soon to review, so I will hopefully have a detailed video comparison soon. If there is anything you want to know that I’ve left out, just comment or send me a tweet. Michael
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