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Nokia 8800 Review
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Winner of the “Best Handset” Award at the 3GSM 2006 ceremony in Barcelona, we present the latest in the Nokia “fashion” Series, the Nokia 8800.
The fashionista’s glamorous accessory, this sleek and classy handset oozes style and elegance. Nokia pampers its loyal customers with the absolutely irresistible and outstanding phone. Guess we have you wondering about what this phone has that no other phone can achieve.
This ravishing beauty dazzles all that set their eyes on it, making a fashion statement none can ignore! Slick and smooth lines and a captivating design make this phone a must have on every list. With a complete stainless steel body, this baby exudes class, sophistication that’s going to have everyone turn green with envy.
The Jazz:
A flat stainless steel cover slides to reveal the user-friendly keypad in the front and a hi-tech 0.5 mega pixel camera at the back. And you can stock up on everything from photos to video clips with the built-in camera that produces crystal clear pictures in JPEG format and video clips in 3GP format. The TFT scratch-free display with an excellent 262K color screen and the 208 x 208 pixels resolution gives the colors on the display screen clarity like never seen before. Nokia 8800 Unlocked version is available and can be used in more than 150 countries.
The metallic parts used in the slider and cover result in the device being a tad too heavy - 134g (4.86oz) though on the flip side this serves as a surity of how solid and durable the phone is. Measuring a meager 107mm x 45mm x 16.5mm (4.2" x 1.8" x .65") when closed, the length extends upto 141mm (5.6") on pushing open the tab situated right below the display. Once pushed, the built-in springs push out the covers to reveal an exotic back-lit keypad that implements the 5-way navigation with a centre press button. The left, right and centre selection keys can be used for navigating the different menus .But you haven't truly experienced the phone unless you get a feel of the 3d graphics loaded in the phone that make surfing the phone an extremely pleasant experience. The power key and loudspeaker are the only two buttons that are very well-embedded into the phone's design and are visible when the phone is shut.
And if that’s not enough this phone goes the extra mile and offers a fully loaded sett of user friendly features all while not compromising on functionality.The Nokia 8800 is blue-tooth enabled with GPRS facility enabling easy and efforless transfer of files and data. An in-built FM radio can accompany you down the empty streets and long. And you just can’t miss the digital melody player that plays all your favorite MP3s and music formatted in AAC. The icing on the cake is it novelty in being the first-of-its-kind piece with the ability to connect to a pair of stereo phones just like the N-Gage. It just means you can listen to hours of music while nobody around you knows. The only hitch being that the memory card does not provide even enough space to load more than an album on your phone.
An integrated 64-MB Ram lets you store ample images, videos, data and music. With web also available, this handset allows you to check mail, surf the internet and download different applications and games all the click of a button. It supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols and is XHTML enabled allowing it to connect over TCP/IP. The 8800 also supports J2ME Java applications – some of which are especially designed to enhance gaming experience. The load speed is truly amazing and the visuals leave you mesmerized. It promises to turn any average joe into a gaming addict. With lights, sounds and quakes that you can monitor and reset; games on this small instrument are entertaining to play. Its polyphonic custom ring tones written by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto are a complete pleasure to hear.
The 8800 comes with a desk charger (yeah baby! show it off even while it’s charging). This charger has a snowy plastic base and a stainless steel edge, the stand has a slot for the 8800 as well as a second battery. While charging the edge of the base blinks blue and when fully charged the blue light stays put indicating that charging is now complete.
Now the Fine Print:
This phone apart from its chic looks has little to offer. There are no expansion slots for MMC or SD. And even though the in-built memory card is 64 Mb, one can use only about 48 Mb for uploading music/images – thanks to preloaded material on the phone. This means that the stereo headset functionality is of no use unless you love listening to only about 15/18 songs (one album is all you can store). This can surely be a disappointment considering the comparisons we are offered in the market these days. The camera itself is an SVGA (0.5mp) which just does not match up to the phone’s looks and the cash you put into it.
The camera does not give the best of pictures and one is sorely disappointed considering the clarity and crispness of colors on the display. Other than its lack of USB connectivity, the 8800 is pretty well setup for data. The Bluetooth system in the 8800 is first class, and supports the headset, OBEX push/transfer, serial, hands free, dial-up networking, and the stereo audio profile.
The battery is 600-mAh Li-Ion providing an average two days of minimal use. This means the battery on the 8800 gives a meager talk time of around 1.5 hours and a quoted standby time of 8 hours. Maybe that’s why Nokia thought of giving 2 extra batteries in the box pack of Nokia 8800.
Of course, when you have to change the batteries you’re going to have one hell of a time getting the stainless steel back off the piece. Oh yeah! It’s going to take a lot of thumb and finger muscle to wrench it out.
The phone also includes a world clock and Nokia’s Converter II application. Another odd but handy application is the translator. You can use it to translate a word in a number of different languages.
Messaging on the Nokia 8800 is thankfully the same interface as other Nokia cell phones. You can send and receive messages containing text, audio/video clips and images to and from other compatible devices but the maximum message size is up to 300 KB.
The predictive text input supports all major languages for Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the US. Instant Messaging and presence-enhanced contacts helps you check the status of your friends before you call them.
So what have we got here?
Summing it up, over all the Nokia 8800 is a looker – and one hell of a looker it is! You can surely count on it being an exclusive phone because it’s going to be affordable to only a few. The price tag it boasts of also ensures people will notice – not just the phone but also the owner! It’s got a lovely sapphire glass (scratch resistant) screen that displays 262,144 colors. An integrated SVGA camera - 0.5 mp that delivers acceptable quality pictures. A great Bluetooth connectivity system – a must have but a hitch considering the short battery life – unless you don’t mind charging your phone everyday! The 3-D image engine will leave you wowed, especially gaming fanatics. Video recording is also good and another thing to add here is that the 8800 allows you to use your videos as screen savers. Something new eh? And not to forget; a good digital music player. Its other features include Mobile Wallet 2.0 application and device-to-device synchronization.
So that brings us to what it does not have:
A good high resolution camera (yep that one is disappointing) and an expandable memory! Also not to forget is the battery life we have come to expect of Nokia.
If you can live without them OR if you own a digital camera for your pictures, an Ipod for your music, and don’t mind charging your cell phone almost every other night AND (phew) if you money is not your concern… Well, this baby is for you. At the end of the day, it is what it says it is – a PHONE… nay… a KNOCKOUT phone!
The Nokia 8800 box pack includes the following accessories. Click here for more Nokia 8800 Accessories:
• The Nokia Headset HS-15
• A User Guide for better user-interface
• The mysterious blue-based glowing Nokia Desk Stand DT-8
• A nice little Nokia Suede Carrying Pouch CP-35
• The Warranty card
• An extra pair of Nokia Battery BL-5X (2 pcs)
• A Nokia Travel Charger ACP-12
• A Nokia 8800 story booklet that tells you how and why you own this piece, and a CD-ROM containing required software.
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