Since March 2010, I heard about a rumor, Nokia will come out with a new touchscreen phone with the best camera in the market. I believe the rumor had been around for quite some time since last year but because I was very happy with my Nokia 5800, I heard about it a bit late.
My old Nokia 5800 is a good touchscreen phone for it budget but somehow, my 5800 camera didn’t produce nice videos and pictures as I wanted. So after more than a year of use and before its value drop, I was searching for a replacement, that’s when I first heard about N8.
A few months later...
Nokia N8 officially available on September 23, 2010 but officially arrived at Malaysia’s shore on October 16, 2010 after a few delays. Yup, I wait for more than half a year for this phone but still not enough money to do the pre-order. Why? The RRP is RM1690, way above my small pocket budget. But of course, for its specification, Nokia N8 should be price for more than that. So again I patiently wait till someone want to sell theirs. In the mean times, I started selling some of my gadgets including my 5800 to save up money for N8. For a while, I'm a smart person without a smart-phone.
Power problems
Unfortunately, Nokia N8 got some complaints from users around the world. They were complaining about the sudden turning off and can’t switch on problem. What worst, Nokia (Malaysia) warranty does not provide 1-to-1 exchange so for these unlucky user, they have to send the phone to Nokia Care Center and wait till the problematic spare part arrive.
Some took more than 2 weeks to get repaired.
My patient pays off
After a few weeks of waiting, I got 2 users want to sell theirs. Both bought their phone during the pre-order so the phone has 2 years of warranty which cost around RM200. It also came with black spine case. The 1st user, however, got the power problem a day before our transaction, lucky me :). So, I opt to 2nd user. An arrangement was made and on November 19, 2010, I officially own a Nokia N8.
I can’t stop smiling all night :) .
