How's the nokia 8 doing.
I just got this
https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/nokia-7-plus
My asus zenphone 2 got perma retired over the weekend, damn call centers, damn rage attacks, say no more.
it's my second Nokia of the "modern" lineup, before i had a Nokia 5, the Nokia 8 is the pinnacle for me ...
neither the following 8 Sirocco (no uSD port? okay that's a fail in my book even with 128gb base storage )or the current flagships scratch his awesomeness for me, it's still holding quite strong, the Snapdragon 835 is by no mean a slouch, pictures are awesome, specially since the last update, with Nokia the updates roll quite fast enough, build quality wise it's on par with phones that are 2 to 3 time more expensive, got mine for 499chf, previously it was 799chf sooo, 300chf less in one year while the phone is still top notch ... what could i ask more (even tho at 799chf it had way more value for the money than many other famous flagship )
the Nokia 7 Plus is quite good, and sport the fingerprint scanner on the spot i thought to be the best in term of practicality, although i got used with frontally placed one with the N8, plus unlike the previous lineup which only had Zeiss optics on the 8, that one has it too (and in dual )
usually criticism on Nokia 8 were, 1. "only" 4gb RAM (which is way enough ) 2. 5.3" too small for 2560x1440 (seriously? 5.3" is an ideal size and 1440p on a phone is a joke... the 5.2" 720p of the Nokia 5 was also enough ... and 6" 1080p too ... actually 1080p is good up to 8", above it's only a gimmick, although the N8 is better than the 5 or any other phone i had before when using with a VR headset ) 3. slow fingerprint scanner time reaction (didn't notice that ... )
now the new lineup feature back scanner ... but well they have some quirks that make the Nokia 8 superior to them by far (for me, at last ),
the Nokia 5.1 has now a Mediatek SOC, not that i hate it but the Snapdragon 430 wasn't too bad (previously i was more MTK than QC )
the Nokia 6.1 would be fine for me but well SD630 same goes for the 7.1, once you taste a 8XX you can hardly go back unless a horrible accident happen and your budget force you to downgrade (like my LG G Flex 2 episode
)
the Nokia 8 Sirocco, 2gb more (not needed) 64gb more (actually i have 64gb more ... since i use a 128gb uSD and can go up to 256gb if needed ) curved side (more gimmick and a danger of unwanted side touch ) same SOC (well no advantage on that side) 5.5" 1440p (okay 0.2" more ... no biggies ) the only real plus i can find would be wireless charging (practical but not essential) and IP67 norme (much more practical for me since i am a lifeguard at a thermal bath station
)
on a side note, SSD installed and tested, well it's a green but it's as fast as my Patriot Blaze 60gb , it will not replace it nor my OCZ Vertex III 120gb, which still run strong and is at 99% life remaining
so much for the "OCZ reputation" ) but it's a nice addition and unlike the Blaze, it will hold more than "4 games at max"
what the hell, obviously my game on it load faster (WoT namely ) but well ... i noticed a more steady fps (before 44-59fps at 1440p max quality now 50-59fps, i guess it has to do with textures streaming )
edit, IRK .... i did a wall ... sorry
