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Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte 3G Phone Overview

Expected UK Release Date: Available

Key Features
Sapphire Gem Stone Navigation Key
Themes with Living Wallpapers
2 Inch 16 Million Colour OLED QVGA Screen with Ambient Sensor
3.2 Megapixel Camera with Auto Focus & 8 x Digital Zoom
Music Player (MP3, MIDI, AMR, WMA, AAC & eAAC+)
Video Ringtones by Kruder & Dorfmeister
3G Technology


The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

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Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte 3G Phone Review

The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte is a 3G phone which comes in a bronze coloured casing which is made with high quality materials. The phone is made from stainless steels, glass, leather & a sapphire gem stone. This prestigious mobile handset has it's our distinct design as it comes with a beautiful sapphire gem stone navigation key. The phone has an ultra smooth slide opening mechanism which when opened reveals the phones smooth & sophisticated keypad. The slide section of the handset is covered in luxurious leather which provides a quality feel when held in the user's hand. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte is not the type of phone to shy away from attention as it's a head turning 3G fashion conscious mobile phone. The handset weights 150 grams in total & measures 109mm high by 45.6mm wide by 14.6mm which provides the user with a slim & solid weight phone. Above the eye catching sapphire gem stone navigation key is the beautiful clear 2 Inch colour screen which has a high screen resolution & displays up to 16 million colours on its OLED QVGA screen. The screen comes with an ambient light sensor which will automatically adjust the screens brightness & contrast to suit the user's surroundings. The user can enjoy exciting living wallpapers which compliment the design & feel of this beautiful phone. The 8800 Sapphire Arte is a member of the Nokia 8000 series which includes other fashion conscious mobile handsets including the Nokia 8600 Luna & the Nokia 8800 Arte.

The 8800 Sapphire Arte comes with many features to keep the user entertained when the user is out & about or on their travels. The built in music player allows the user to enjoy their favourite tracks which can be played back time after time & stored on the phones large memory. The music player supports MP3, MIDI, AMR, WMA, AAC & eAAC+ music formats. The phone supports a variety of ringing tones including polyphonic tones with 64 voices, MIDI tones, 3D stereo tones & video ringing tones. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte comes with video ringing tones which are composed by Kruder & Dorfmeister & visuals by Fritz Fitzke. The phone comes with preloaded games which include high roller casino, soccer 3D & the 3D golf tour game but the games may vary depending on network provider. The phone supports Java™ games & downloadable games which the user can downloadable to suit their gaming taste. The user can snap photos & recording video clips during the day using the built in 3.2 megapixel camera feature which comes complete with auto focus & an 8 x digital zoom. The user can record video in QCIF video format & enjoy video streaming in 3GPP, H263 & H264 format. The user can use their Nokia Sapphire Arte in landscape mode when using the video feature.


The user will find the tap for time feature both useful as well as a stylish twist to the design of this phone. The user simply taps their new 8800 Sapphire Arte & a clock will displayed on the screen. The phone comes with a turn to mute feature which allows the user to mute incoming calls ringing tones or an alarm alert sound by simply turning the handset face down to mute the sound. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte comes with a Nokia battery, connectivity cable, travel charger, carry case, desk stand, Bluetooth headset, user guide, CD Rom with Nokia PC suite software & a Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte story booklet included in the startup kit. The day to day features include a world clock, translator, calculator, calendar & a phone book feature which holds up to one thousand contacts.

The 3G technology allows the user to enjoy multitasking & high speed data transfers & downloads on their gorgeous 3G handset. The phone supports Bluetooth™ wireless technology which allows the user to enjoy wireless connectivity between their phone & other compatible devices. The user can connect to Micro USB compatible devices using the micro USB port & the connectivity cable supplied. The EDGE technology provides the user with high speed data transfers which are up to three times faster than GPRS transfers. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte comes with one Gbyte of memory which allows the user to store all their data with ease. The phone works over GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 & WCDMA 2100 which allows the user to enjoy network coverage over Europe & the majority of the US. The network coverage is dependent on the network provider. The user can enjoy up to three hours of GSM talk time or two & a half hours of WCDMA talk time from a fully charged battery. A fully charged battery can provide the user with up to three hundred hours of standby time.

The user can enjoy an online conversation using the instant messaging service which works like an instant messaging service on a PC or laptop apart from this service is fully mobile & on a small beautiful 3G phone. The user can enjoy sending & receiving instant messages with any contact that is online at the same time as the user. The user can create, send & receive audio messages on their 8800 Sapphire Arte. The phone comes with an email service which supports attachments in popular file formats. The user can create, send, receive, edit, delete & store MMS multimedia messages which contain text & sound with either a photo or video clip. The MMS video clip can be up to 600 Kbytes in size. The user can also communicate with compatible contacts using the SMS text message service which allows the user to create a text message containing text & symbols. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire comes with a XHTML browser which allows the user to gain access to the Internet when the user is away from their PC or laptop. The Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte is a truly stunning handset which will amaze it's user with its hidden depths.

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