When you head into luxury product territory, the usual value for money benchmark becomes less significant to the buyer than the desirability factor. Does the 8800 Arte or Sapphire Arte justify such a hefty price tag? Unquestionably, Nokia has used pre...
Price, Cant match other phones for music or photos
Pure quality. A thing of beauty at an ugly price
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Published: 2008-03-31, Author: Andrew , review by: CNET.co.uk
Excellent build quality
Price tag; lack of flash on the camera
Its definitely priced as a high-end phone and it feels like one, but for what it offers in features, the Nokia 8800 Arte is just too expensive. We simply expected more and while it ticks a lot of boxes, we cant help feeling that its not feature-pac...
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Its the Arte series and youre more likely to want one than own one. We do. And we dont. End of story.Theres no point going on and on about the market and pricing or the aesthetic value of the Arte handsets. Theres no denying their seductive power ...
Sharp, attractive design, High quality materials and excellent build quality, 3G connectivity, 1GB internal memory, Luxury extras, including sleek Bluetooth headset
No HSDPA or WiFi, 3.2megapixel camera has no flash, No expandable memory card support, No standard headphone socket, No stereo earphones supplied, No 3G facetoface video calling
Nokias luxury mobile delivers a high end design with excellent build quality, but features and functionality dont justify the hefty price tag...
Abstract: When you’re spending a lot of money on a phone, you should expect a 3.5mm jack port and a regular charger connection so that you can listen to music while the phone is charging, so this is a major omission for the 8800 Arte. On top of that, the batt...
