Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte
A combination of carbon fibre, titanium and polished glass to create a stunning work of ARTE.
Nokia recognises that customers appreciate quality and the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte slider phone exemplifies the Finnish company's marriage of feature-richness and aesthetics. At 109 x 45.6 x 65 and weighing 150g, the Arte is not competing for Slimmer of the Year, but instead scores on looks, brains and artisanship (although it is the thinnest member of the 8800 family to date).
The large screen display (QVGA resolution of 320×240pixels and up to 16 million internal memory, though no expansion slot for additional storage. It is a tri-band GSM phone with GPRS, EDGE and 3G (384 kbps) data connectivity, with stereo Bluetooth 2.0 for wireless and USB for wired data transfer.
You can enjoy sharing photos or video recordings with compatible MMS multimedia contacts. The phone allows you to enjoy instant messaging via 3G, which means you can communicate using text and symbols to any contact that is online at the same time as you. There a 3.15 megapixels camera with video, autofocus and 8 x digital zoom. An interesting feature is the phone's accelerometers that allow you to tap-for-time (display the clock when the case is touched) and to turn the phone to mute when it is laid face down on a flat surface.
The alphanumeric keys are reasonably large with strong tactile feedback for ease of texting. There is built-in handsfree, FM radio and the usual array of accessories such as flight mode and embedded games.The Arte supports video ringtones, so you can view as well as hear ringtones on the handset. You can enjoy exclusive video ringtones composed by DJ supremos Kruder & Dorfmeister, while the visuals for the video ringtones have been created by Fritz Fitzke. You also enjoy polyphonic ringtones with 64 voices and MIDI ringtones.
The Carbon Arte battery life is rated at a talk time of up to three hours and stand-by up to 300 hours .
- 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and zoom.
- "Turn-to-mute" mutes incoming calls instantly.
- Exclusive video Ringtones composed by famous DJ duo Kruder & Dorfmeister.
- Superb craftsmanship and attention to detail.
Specifications
Weight: 150gStandby battery time: 1 week, 5 days and 12 hours
