Nokia today released the imaging smartphone of the century – the Nokia 808 PureView. It immediately rendered all the other smartphone cameras old. Except for an astonishing image-quality, the 808 PureView also records video with an amazing sound quality. This comes especially handy when you’re at a concert and want to record something. This new groundbreaking audio capture technology is called Nokia Rich Recording.

Here’s Nokia’s explanation on what actually Rich Recording is:

What is it, exactly? 

Simply put, Nokia Rich Recording is a technology, which improves the microphone on your smartphone, enabling you to record vastly improved audio. Not only does it provide full bandwidth to match the way you hear, but it also has an extended dynamic range. This means it can better catch very low frequencies and very loud sounds, and everything in between with stereo quality

How does it work?

Thanks to the extended dynamic range of Nokia Rich Recording, it’s possible to record sound pressure levels up to 140 dBSPL with no perceptual distortion. So, now you can record four times louder sound pressure levels than with traditionally used microphones. As high amplitude audio levels are tolerated, there is no need to limit frequency response. This creates the full audio bandwidth to match your hearing capabilities.

What’s so great about it? 

Nokia Rich Recording is perfect for events where high average sound pressure levels are often exceeded with much higher amplitude transient sounds. So, if you have a Nokia 808 PureView, next time you video your favourite band, the recorded audio will sound exactly like you hear it. To hear for yourself what we mean, check out this video (above) of a Nokia Rich Recording video, when compared with videos by two other popular smartphones.