Also read: what is PureView technology?
But its not that you have to burn all your memory slot with high MP’s while shooting images. 808 also allows you to capture image in a 2 megapixel, 3 megapixel, 5 megapixel, high resolution 8 megapixel or full resolution. Though the maximum resolution that can be shot with the 808 PureView is 38 megapixels in 4:3 aspect ratio and 34 megapixels in 16:9 mode. And at its max resolution you get an image at 300 dpi and you can print it to a larger than A3 prints at 300 dpi. Yes, that is the same standard print resolution for any glossy magazine.
The only big let down would be the OS which is Nokia’s Symbian Belle operating system.
Tech specification of Nokia 808 PureView:
- A 4-inch, ClearBlack AMOLED display.
- 360 x 640 pixels resolutions
- Corning Gorilla Glass protection
- Symbian Belle OS
- 1.3 GHz processor
- 16GB of internal memory
- Weight: 169 gms
- Expanable memory up to 32GB using a microSD card.
- 512MB RAM
- 41 MP (38 MP effective, 7152 x 5368 pixels), Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, Xenon flash
- Video at 1080p recording at 30fps, lossless digital zoom, LED light
- Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery