Why Nokia 808 PureView looks so Qt

Published by Trevor Davies on March 19, 2012

GLOBAL - The Nokia 808 PureView wouldn’t be a revolution in mobile imaging technology if the programing was beyond developers.

But it isn’t – the 41-megapixel sensor functionality is accessed by Qt apps. And the video shows how pleased National Geographic is about that.

Qt and the Qt Mobility APIs link developers to the Nokia 808 PureView’s rich imaging, video, and audio features.

The cross-platform app framework is part of the phone’s DNA. For example, the UI’s crucial camera and gallery apps were built from scratch using Qt.

And the Qt Mobility multimedia APIs will put you in control of audio, as well as camera capabilities.

As Qt-powered Nokia devices hit a new record level of 180 million – news of the Nokia 808 PureView at MWC 2012 was a massive bonus.

Nokia 808 PureView for Qt developers

But of course the advantage of Qt is that you can deploy across Windows, Mac, Linux/X11, embedded Linux, Symbian and MeeGo, without rewriting the source code.

Daniel Kihlberg, Global Director Qt Ecosystem, said: “In 2011, we experienced 2,1 million Qt downloads plus a multitude of online updates. When comparing this to the almost 1,6 million Qt downloads we had in 2010, you see a significant indicator for an increasing amount of Qt projects.

“So it is spring in Barcelona and for Qt, optimism is running high, and the opportunity for Qt developers continues to grow and flourish. For mobile developers, the amazing new opportunity that is coming in the form of the Nokia 808 PureView is just icing on the cake.”

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Comments

  • http://www.facebook.com/lnbemail 李宁泊

    When On stock of Uk market. Can not wait it. May is too late to buy.

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Qt powers N9 Qt powers Nokia 808 pureview…. wat more one needs Qt the power of C++ but i am very bad in C++ :(

    guys but i love reading such stuffs plz plz publish more such stuffs…

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Qt powers N9 Qt powers Nokia 808 pureview…. wat more one needs Qt the power of C++ but i am very bad in C++ :(

    guys but i love reading such stuffs plz plz publish more such stuffs…

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Qt powers N9 Qt powers Nokia 808 pureview…. wat more one needs Qt the power of C++ but i am very bad in C++ :(

    guys but i love reading such stuffs plz plz publish more such stuffs…

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Qt powers N9 Qt powers Nokia 808 pureview…. wat more one needs Qt the power of C++ but i am very bad in C++ :(

    guys but i love reading such stuffs plz plz publish more such stuffs…

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Qt powers N9 Qt powers Nokia 808 pureview…. wat more one needs Qt the power of C++ but i am very bad in C++ :(

    guys but i love reading such stuffs plz plz publish more such stuffs…

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Nokia is not huge Nokia is the only only and only platform tat connects people.. everything else is bullshit either rotten apple scrap or dirty korean carbon copies.

    • Rex Reyes III

       HTC is from Taiwan. :P

      • Anonymous

         This is a very witty remark.

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Nokia is not huge Nokia is the only only and only platform tat connects people.. everything else is bullshit either rotten apple scrap or dirty korean carbon copies.

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Nokia is not huge Nokia is the only only and only platform tat connects people.. everything else is bullshit either rotten apple scrap or dirty korean carbon copies.

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    Nokia is not huge Nokia is the only only and only platform tat connects people.. everything else is bullshit either rotten apple scrap or dirty korean carbon copies.

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    i still remember i 2010 when Niklas Savander said Connecting People is Our Passion and Mision… We are Nokia and we are unique…. yep w are unique we set trends they follow..

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    i still remember i 2010 when Niklas Savander said Connecting People is Our Passion and Mision… We are Nokia and we are unique…. yep w are unique we set trends they follow..

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    i still remember i 2010 when Niklas Savander said Connecting People is Our Passion and Mision… We are Nokia and we are unique…. yep w are unique we set trends they follow..

  • http://twitter.com/signorhaddock PrasenjitBist

    i still remember i 2010 when Niklas Savander said Connecting People is Our Passion and Mision… We are Nokia and we are unique…. yep w are unique we set trends they follow..

  • Yogesh Srinath

    Except that Symbian and Meego have both been dumped my Nokia and Qt’s future lies in the fate of Series 40 phones.. What a flourish before the inevitable demise of Qt.

  • http://twitter.com/MoritzJT MoritzJT

    “For example, the UI’s crucial camera and gallery apps were built from scratch using Qt.”

    Is the rewrite of the core apps and context menus restricted to those two?

    I really hope that’s not it and instead this time they got their act together and finally killed the old Symbian Menus and UI framework called AVKON. Next step: force all major apps to be rebuild on QML for Belle. Don’t care if they have to maintain two branches for Belle and pre S^3…

    Do it!

    • Anonymous

       you sound like the guy from Starskey n Hutch. Which one, I can’t remember? Do one yourself, pal

      • Ashok Soni

         Well we are paying for it, so can’t we request for that.. That shouldn’t be too difficult for the company itself and isn’t it not we have been asking from a long time and isn’t it nice to see few stuff changed into qt/qml to feel good., so what harm in asking for more UI changes and converted into qt for faster response. ?

        Do one yourself is such a pathetic response..