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Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte

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7

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Work of art

Nov 14, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Extremely well made. A "poor man's" Vertu!
Cons: No delete/C button
Opinion:
It is a beautiful work of art but I found it troublesome to use compared to other Nokias, mainly because of the absence of the C button. I am assuming this version is the same as the older ones. If this was fixed I would buy one immediately. I could only live with the older version for less than a week!

I still lust for this beautiful piece of art!




 

A beauty

Nov 14, 2008

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: Sleek look
Cons: Poor battery performance and Too Expensive
Opinion:
Naturally the high price is a prime factor.

Nothing impressive if you compare the specs with its price tag. Might as well buy an E71. Not to mention it weights slighly more than an E71.

 

Of course it will be subject to "Tall Poppy Syndrome"

Oct 16, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Quality construction, stable, simple, plenty of storage.....
Cons: A bit pricey, but hey we don't all have to be the same
Opinion:
I picked up one of these phones having seen how stable, robust and just usable my wife's Arte Sapphire has been over the last 6 or so months.

The 8800 Carbon might be a bit on the pricey side. Is it for people who can't afford a Vertu? Maybe, but then again the difference between shelling out SGD 2k for a phone and SGD $10k is a vastly different proposition so I can't see the validity in that statement.

The attraction to the Arte is because it is a fashion statement. Lets face it there is no valid justification for having a carbon fibre clad phone other than the fact that it looks different, make that cool. No matter what phone most people buy, form factor, looks and perception of "coolness is a factor" that we all take into account when making our selection .

Nokia have very cunningly found a niche market here with ... Read more

 

Yummy...

Aug 22, 2008

Rating: 7 out of 10 (Very good)
Pros: looks sooo cool, looks expensive, bundled bluetooth headset
Cons: expensive, i cannot afford it.
Opinion:
This phone is probably for people who can afford an expensive phone with not much of features but looks stylish, but cannot afford the Vertu.

 

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