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Originally Posted by ndi View Post
As a matter of fact I have.

AFAICT, it's exactly the same as E7, with some differences:

* Camera has more megapixels in still mode, but same optics for N8 versus E7, so little gain in quality (see low light notes below).
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a) More pixels than other phones (N900 included). That means less light per pixel. It's physics and I covered it in a post a while ago while reviewing N900 camera. So, poorer dark performance. The shots in the review are not doing it justice. A moving subject in a poorly lit room is a challenge for any camera. Try to find a still image in dark.

This only grows worse as resolution goes up (hint: N8).
You're well informed, but the above is definitely not true. The N8 has much better optics than the E7, and a far larger sensor (in fact the sensor is larger than that of many compact cameras). So a better low-light performance, even per pixel I would estimate. And it has a Xenon flash, which further helps low-light performance.