The launch date for the Nokia N8 is fast approaching, and details of undoubtedly Nokia's biggest launch of the year are coming together fast. But how does the N8 stack up against its rivals in terms of value for money? Well, we asked NokNok readers just that, and you can check out some of the responses after the cut...
Back in June we asked you, our loyal NokNok readers, how much you'd be willing to pay for the Nokia N8, and it certainly sparked off an interesting debate. We now know from Nokia's Italy site that the N8 will cost in the region of £360 when it hits the UK, and if your comments of two months ago are anything to go by, there will be more than enough eager buyers waiting to greet it.
But two months is a long time in the smartphone business, so we asked you again – now that we know roughly what the Nokia N8 will cost, are you still willing to put your money where your mouth is?
Is £360 a fair price for the Nokia N8?
Your comments, as always, provided plenty of food for thought. It seems like £400 is the upper limit for most of you, including Peter Beaves, who says if the price is any higher than that, he'll be looking at the iPhone 4 or an Android phone instead.
Andrew Burgin largely agrees, saying £350 to £400 represents a fair price in his books. However, he says regardless of the price he won't be committing until he's seen a few reviews of the N8, pointing to the signal problems suffered by a certain other smartphone recently as a good reason not to dive straight in.
For most of you, however, it's the Symbian ^3 operating system that's the biggest discussion point. Dick, for example, praises the N8's hardware spec, but labels Symbian ^3 as potentially its weakest link, especially if there isn't going to be an upgrade path to Symbian ^4 when it rolls out.
Andrew Burgin makes a similar point, claiming the Nokia N97 was let down by its software, and until the N8 is judged on the same merits, it will be say if it represents good value or otherwise.
For Peter Beaves, apps are the key. He said Nokia needed to prove its commitment to Symbian ^3, and the best way to do it was by building the kind of app library offered by rival platforms. That said, he still ended on a positive, claiming the N8 hardware itself was good enough to forgive most things.
Do you agree? Leave a comment below and let us know what you think.
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