HMD Global·phone
Nokia 8000 4G
Based on 15 credible posts from YouTube. 56 filtered out as bot-like or off-topic.
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Scored September 28, 2026
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Owner reviews
Overall owner mood
Owners are split: 47% of 15 reviews are positive, 27% negative, and the rest mixed or neutral. The most common complaint is performance (6 owners).
What owners like
Nothing two or more owners agree on yet.
What owners complain about
Performance raised by 6 owners
“I had this phone but it was so laggy in real use.”
Software & AI raised by 2 owners (1 disagree)
“The phone needed a system update since the default factory system had lagging issues.”
Display raised by 2 owners
“I used to own a smartphone and I could never get to grips with texting on a touch screen plus the phone was just too big and expensive.”
What owners talk about
- Performance0 praise · 6 complain
- Software & AI1 praise · 2 complain
- Battery & charging1 praise · 1 complain
- Display0 praise · 2 complain
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Every credible owner review, most detailed first. Bots, off-topic comments, and ones that say nothing about using it are left out.
The phone stopped charging before 6 months. [...] Sadly it has only 0,3 Mpx VGA camera. Nokia 8000 4G was a nice phone until the problems started. [...] Thumps up from the wi-fi. The phone needed a system update since the default factory system had lagging issues.
I had this phone but it was so laggy in real use. [...]
Hey Alex, no being funny but many many people still use button phones so still txt like that on a regular basis! [...] the way you txt is slow, i have this phone and txt double the speed. [...] And some of the photos i have taken on this phone, have not been all really grainy. [...]
I own this phone for calls and texts. [...] I used to own a smartphone and I could never get to grips with texting on a touch screen plus the phone was just too big and expensive. [...] I choose this phone for its access to e-mail and wifi which was not an option on my Nokia 105. [...]
I find the pictures taken by the camera to be quite "okay". From an old-school point of view (meaning that I do not intend on zooming in NCIS-style, and it can be printed and it looks well enough). On a screen it's a bit grainy but not too much. [...] My previous phone was a Nokia N86 and it was becoming quite laggy (more than this phone), buggy (more than this phone) and taking pictures with the 8 MP was getting difficult because I had to remain very still otherwise the photo would be rubbish. [...]
[...] I recently bought a Nokia 8000 4g and am reasonably happy with it. [...] I had a Nokia C5-00 before this phone and I really miss the smaller size and far superior build quality of that phone compared to the 8000 4g. However, I bought the 8000 for the 4g and the hotspot and that works great and means I can avoid getting sucked into buying and spend too much time on a "smartphone". [...]
[...] The drawback is that is not so well optimized, and it is laggy. Hope that it will be an update to make the phone faster
I have their Nokia 800 Tough, and used it for a year now, super great phone, does SMS, calls and emails All I need.
[...] As a young adult(21), I found myself becoming more and more addicted to my phone. [...] I also improve my conversations since I don't check my phone so often while having a face-to-face conversation. [...]
I have a query about this phone if u have any ideas everyone that rings me on it comes up unknown caller I’ve moved contacts from sim to phone and still the same wondering do u have a fix for this
i got it today it's a great phone good smartphone replacement
Sir kindly help me i have purchased nokia 8000 one issue i m facing is about youtube Youtube icon does not appear on my home screen and kaios store shows its installed and where to install Assistant so i can search easily on youtube without using keypad Thanx
Reinvented Nokia 301 !! I have got a 301 and it's brilliant ! It's better than loads of others that I have tried and returned !
Bought one. It’s just too big. I can live without WhatsApp and you tube so sticking with my perfect 3310
Having used this phone I must say that the concept is perfect for me. However the OS is veeeeery slow after a while compared to what Im used to in a smartphone. So I hope they keep developing KaiOS to run faster while being easier on the battery as well.
The claims, and the evidence
What the brand claims
No published claims on file for this product yet.
What owners report
“Hey Alex, no being funny but many many people still use button phones so still txt like that on a regular basis! [...] the way you txt is slow, i have this phone and txt double the speed. [...] And some of the photos i have taken on this phone, have not been all really grainy. [...]”
“I find the pictures taken by the camera to be quite "okay". From an old-school point of view (meaning that I do not intend on zooming in NCIS-style, and it can be printed and it looks well enough). On a screen it's a bit grainy but not too much. [...] My previous phone was a Nokia N86 and it was becoming quite laggy (more than this phone), buggy (more than this phone) and taking pictures with the 8 MP was getting difficult because I had to remain very still otherwise the photo would be rubbish. [...]”
“[...] I recently bought a Nokia 8000 4g and am reasonably happy with it. [...] I had a Nokia C5-00 before this phone and I really miss the smaller size and far superior build quality of that phone compared to the 8000 4g. However, I bought the 8000 for the 4g and the hotspot and that works great and means I can avoid getting sucked into buying and spend too much time on a "smartphone". [...]”
“[...] The drawback is that is not so well optimized, and it is laggy. Hope that it will be an update to make the phone faster”
Common Nokia 8000 4G problems
Problems most owners who mention them agree on, plus ones owners are split on.
- Performance6 owners report thisView on YouTube
“However the OS is veeeeery slow after a while compared to what Im used to in a smartphone.”
- Display2 owners report this
- Software & AI2 owners report this (1 disagree)