Nokia N8 dismantled by iFixit, praised for design and ease of service

By on Oct 8, 2010 at 11:06 AM
General October 8, 2010

The gang over at iFixit have done the honors of tearing the Nokia N8 to pieces… right down to the screws. There aren’t too many surprises found inside the device, and iFixit gave the handset an 8 out of 10 on their fixability scale (10 being the easiest); they also note the “creative” placement of the antennas and beefy Xenon flash. The only thing that stuck out to us was the fact that the battery — which is not user accessible — appears to be Nokia’s standard smartphone battery trapped slid inside the device’s housing (iFixit notes how easy it would be for a consumer to replace their own battery). Hit the read link to have a peek for yourself.

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  • MacMan

    Ease of service ? I guess they Are planning ahead.

    • Jarrett

      I don’t understand the negative marks. They didn’t plan ahead back in 2007 (another company did and everyone followed since) so it would make since that the engineering teams would take some control back from the suits.

    • MacMan

      Negative marks really ? It’s a great thing for companies to plan ahead, not every one wants to buy a new phone once a year.

      • AreYouThatClueless?

        MacMan… between you, jarret and PAPINYC, you 3 have been the Troll Champions of BGR… making the worst and most worthless comments for the past few weeks that I’m pretty sure people are downranking you simply because they HATE you, and not really giving 2 craps about your comments at this point.

        When 5% of your comments are something worthwhile and the other 95% is garbage to purposefully cause flame wars, are you really going to whine at this point about being downranked?

        Cool story, idiot.

      • Jarrett

        I take offense, I have never started a flame war.

      • EggRaid

        Whatever, at least you know that only 5% of your comments are worthwhile and the other 95% superfluous, inane garbage.

      • MacMan

        Sounds like another fan. Awesome.

  • mike

    the phone is ugly as hell, the bezel is huge and the screen is nothing to write home about, it looks like a freaking mosaic

  • Tombstone – Nokia Lies Here

    Nokia was cool in 1996.

    • GN

      hence your username….

  • Jarrett

    I don’t know why everyone thinks Nokia’s time is done. Just because the company is bleeding talent doesn’t mean anything. You are probably the same people that thought Microsoft would one day start to slide backwards and need to possibly buy an Applications company to regain some past glory. Stupid people.

    • techjunkieforlife

      Lack of exposure in the US, just because its not at their local carrier store of choice it must suck. The uneducated often just put down that they know nothing about.

      • Jarrett

        Or the fact that Nokia has been bleeding market share worldwide for several years now. They have been anemic in the US this is true but that is Nokia and the Carriers fault. You can’t blame stupid arrogant Americans, you just cant. Why? Because we are stupid.

        We hated dark so we gave electricity a shot.
        We hated outhouses and wells so we decided to give indoor plumbing a run.
        We hated horses so we decided to mass produce automobiles.
        We got tired of walking on earth so we decided to walk on the moon.

        Stupid Americans, if it wasn’t for us the world would be so much further ahead.

      • Dave Who

        You forgot that we hated expensive phones so we decided to sign even more expensive contracts in order to get less expensive phones.

    • MK

      Bleeding talent?

      I could be wrong but it sounds more like a “don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out” party

  • Ameeelia.

    I love Nokia phones, because they hold up to use/abuse. Now, if they could just get their OS to be amazing, they’d be back in my pocket instead of Motorola.

  • Bruno

    This phone is built like a tank. It will withstand a lot of abuse. I don’t know how much it is relevant to people who change their phones every 6 months but for majority or users it is very important.

    • Perspective

      This is a good thing, since Nokia phones are so frustrating they invite abuse.

      • James

        Yeah, unlike the Behold II and Cliq Twins.

        Those phones just oozed the love right outta people…..LOL

  • Paul

    Say what you will but Nokia has the best engineers in the business.

    • Jarrett

      I am sure every other company disagrees with your take. It is subjective. My guess would be that if you business is declining your entire company is lacking, engineers included. If your company is rising, then so is your whole company.

  • mingkee

    Though it’s reported a few months ago, the battery can be replaced rather easily if you wear glasses (you may carry mini screwdriver).
    It’s recommended to have a magnet with a few spare screws in case you lose them during battery switch.
    Hopefully somebody will sell a screw-free bracelet to hold the bottom cover.
    Be aware of that, the antenna is located at the bottom cover, so loose cover may cause reception problem.

  • Elektra

    This would’ve been a great phone if it was released in 2008.

    • Dave Who

      Yeah

      That USB OTG and 12 mp cheap camera is sooooooo 2008

      In fact the Dolby Digital Plus via HDMI might be 2007

    • Saadraaz

      Elektra u r so dumb. wat had u been smoking? i wonder some ppl don even have clue wat they r sayin.
      ur brain is lost in garbage. I admire technology, Improvements from all the company whether from Nokia or Apple and criticise whats not going right their end….. but such silly remarks make you so idiot.

  • J.P

    My friend got this phone a few days ago. I had the chance to check it out and tinker with it a bit and I was impressed. I’m not a Nokia or Symbian Fan, but I was impressed nonetheless.

    I’m a former iPhone user and current Android user. I didn’t have any problems navigating the UI. It does’nt have the eye candy of the skinned Android Devices, which makes it less intuitive but I didn’t find that to be much of a problem even for a non-symbian user such as myself.

    The touchscreen was snappier than I thought it would be and responded well and even though it does’nt have the cpu of some other devices, I was surprised at how smooth it was.

    The camera and video on this thing was killer. Apple which touts itself in these areas has NOTHING on the N8 here. This makes the iPhone look like a Drug Store sold disposable camera.

    I really liked the USB OTG feature. I thought that was a nifty touch that I suspect and hope more manufacturers will include in their future devices.

    The phone itself feels really solid. It fit into my hand well and felt like it was not going to bust into a million molded plastic pieces if I squeezed it.

    All in all, this is not in the class of an EVO or Desire, but I’d consider it over some of the other touted Android Devices and I’d take this over an iPhone any day of the week and twice on Sunday…If I wanted to pay what it costs which brings me to the real negative….

    The really bad thing about it is the price. Personally I would’nt pay $500+ for ANY phone so even though I liked it, I won’t be getting it any time soon LOL

  • garymazza

    love the fit and finish, would love to hear from an end user. I expected the processor to be at least 1ghz

    • Dave Who

      I have’nt seen many user reviews yet cause it’s just been released. There are a few on gsmarena.

      I’ve been surprised at some of the positive reviews I’ve seen on the U.S based websites and blogs since most of them have their noses so far up Apple & Googles Asses that I’m surprised they don’t suffocate.

      Apple could released their new iPhone consisting of 2 dixie cups connected by a piece of string and U.S Websites including BGR would call it earth shattering!

      Anyway, I ran across this site while looking for reviews on the N8. I thought it was interesting.

      http://zomgitscj.com/2010/10/05/hands-on-with-the-nokia-n8-an-android-users-perspective/

  • Dave Who

    The ironic thing is that if you wanted to buy an unlocked iPhone, be prepared to shell out $700+ for it. And thats if you can find one!

    And there are alot of unlocked devices with fewer features and fewer capabilities that cost as much or more.

    It’s all a moot point though because in the most lucrative market in the world, people by the overwhelning majority do not buy unlocked phones.

    And that is just an undisputed fact and it’s not going to change.

    There are people like me who would seriously take a look at the N8, but not for $549!

  • Rafael Roque

    To each their own… I’m getting mine next week, and I’m excited as ever =)! Android OS is too dependent on google services, iOS is too narrow and restricted, and Blackberry OS just doesn’t appeal to me at all. With Symbian, I can control it and tweak it to my liking. I can have access to google services, I can sync it with my Mac, and all without subjecting myself to apple or google’s point of view. Hmph, I can even duplicate the UI of iOS or Android; should I ever want to shock anyone, lol!

  • Gazoobee

    Why is the main board so huge? It’s like five times the size of an iPhone board.

  • vinny

    Nokia has always had the best hardware. Throw the android OS inside their great hardware and you have a winner IMO.

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