if u need a phone,,might as well go for it..if u wanna buy a dslr,just make sure u know the basics of it..dslr is not like a normal camera that u simply snap² with like cameraphone

If you still haven't got a smart phone (chances are you have at least one already), get this phone !  I used it extensively for a day, recording the event both in photos and videos (30fps in full HD).  It is confirmed to be very usable in realife.  The videos are all recorded in mp4 format, easily played with media player or media classic home cinema.  Audio recording is just very good gotta admit.

One major problem I have for video recording is the wind noise.  And you need to use the strap that comes with it for video recording.  Handphone is not very ergonomic to be used as a video camcorder.  You may drop the phone anytime while trying to get proper shooting angle etc..  Unlike the normal camcorder which it comes with a proper strap to hook around your neck when  you shoot something.

With this phone, obviously you cannot have fine focusing by eyeing at the subject.  But with face detection technology etc, its actually very much effective to record daily events like in your case.  Unless you are into creative photography, otherwise this phone will be your only device you ever need anytime of the day, wherever you are, even during your work, your holiday trips, or on-site shootings. No doubt about that.

good point but u dont compare the quality between dslr and cameraphones ya coz they came from different area...but still,if u already have a decent phone,my advice is go for dslr...but if u plan to change your phone,then go ahead change to 808..IMHO
i'm using N8 + 550D...mostly i use my dslr to snap pics of tourney but when i wanna snap pic with the players,it is hard to find someone that really know how to use dslr..so,i end up lending them my N8 instead of my dslr to snap a portrait picture etc.(unless like my convocation pic,i hired someone as my photographer )

Dslr is not a thing where u can always bring along...

808 u can bring all day long....

Compared my n8 and 550D, i use n8 more than 550D... The dslr is mostly for a planned event....

Of course image quality, dslr would be better but smartphone is much more feature rich...

Mana satu? You judge..

my n8 beat my D70s+ 24-70mm f/2.8 in low light   

No, that's not the issue. They can outsource, they can adopt other OS including Androids. But there's something very weird and wrong, they partner with WP (which is obviously not doing well and dying), and they abort their pre-mature baby (MeeGo), and set death sentence to their Symbian, 1 year before they have any WP device to sell or even show. This move, makes their customer loses hope and jump, which in turn, boost Samseng up to No. 1 slot.

Nokia was never about going single platform and emphasizing on 1 category of customers only. What happen to Nokia? In the past, Nokia is always about reaching to MORE customers, providing devices for different category/types of customers, they have the low end budget series, to Sports series, Rugged series, Designer series, up to the high end tablets for business professionals. Suddenly they went totally opposite direction and off course.

The weirdest part is adopting WP, despite it's not doing well in the market; More weird is, suddenly it's all about WP, as if it's a MS company. The one who benefits from this deal is obviously no other than MS themselves, and ever since the deal with MS, Nokia has lost their No. 1 spot, lost their customers, lost their trust, removed many of their employees, gain even more bad reputation from their Lumias, lost their technologies (e.g. Nokia Maps, etc).
Now imagine if they adopted Android? Imagine if they go multi-platform like Samseng, Sony, HTC. They can still have WP who says they can't? If they go multi-platform, high chances, they're still No. 1 today and consumers will have many choices of phones, and today's PureView will definitely NOT suffer the same issues as Lumia's PureView.