Nokia 8800 Arte

  • Released 2007, December
    150g, 14.6mm thickness
    Feature phone
    1GB storage, no card slot
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  • 2.0"
    240x320 pixels
  • 3MP
    480p
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  • 1000mAh
    Li-Ion

Nokia 8800 Arte - Specs

Network Technology GSM / UMTS
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands UMTS 2100
Speed Yes, 384 kbps
Launch Announced 2007, November. Released 2007, December
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm, 65 cc (4.29 x 1.80 x 0.57 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type OLED, 16M colors
Size 2.0 inches, 12.4 cm2 (~24.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~200 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant glass
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 1000 entries, Photocall
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Internal 1GB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP, AF
Video 480p@15fps
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, video ringtones ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0
GPS No
Radio No
USB microUSB, USB On-The-Go
Features Sensors Accelerometer
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML
Games Yes + Downloadable
Java Yes, MIDP 2.1
 MP3/AAC/eAAC player
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Calculator

Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery (BL-4U)
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 3 h
Misc Colors Black
Price About 610 EUR
Tests Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 66dB

Nokia 8800 Arte - User Reviews

  • i want to buy 8800 saffire

  • a wanna buy Nokia 8800art how much but original one

  • hey dont bin it post it to me thanks if you are in UK

  • i have a spare 8800 but im binning it.

  • Hi, If anyone can please help me in sourcing a new 8800. If yes Please do mail me @ [email protected]

  • i wana a full housing of nokia8800e_1

  • can u give me ur no.

  • i have nokia8800arte do you wana buy?but you must be changehousing nokia8800 is the mobile of mobile

  • hello i wana a full housing of nokia8800e_1

  • Where should I begin, it is a very beautiful mobile phone that you can't find everywhere on the street. The exclusiveness is really high here. I bought this phone in Dec 2008 and it still works properly (never froze even for once!) and it is in excellent condition (to be honest I'm taking care of it sometimes too much), I could count only 2 very little (not to be seen) scratches on it - very solid built with the best materials (not cheap plastic like other phones nowadays). I love the simplicity of the design, too! It looks fantastic on my hand and it weights just comfortably right, neither too heavy nor too light. And the size fits perfectly, too. I bought it for my personal collection and it is well worth it for me. I was looking for a phone with a little touch of luxury yet quite affordable (it was about 1k � at that time). Yes, 8800 Arte is NOT full of apps, high tech features, etc. But it is also NOT MEANT TO BE MARKETED that way. It is made for those who appreciate the beauty of arts and contemporary design with a little bit luxury in it. I wish I can upgrade to the Vertu in the future if there is anything interesting. Vertu's design for now is way either too rustic or too futuristic for my taste. I am sad that 8800 Arte is not in the market anymore, so I now must take care of it even more. :)

  • I really love all about Nokia 8800 Arte. I bought it for personal hobby in Dec '08 and it's still working properly (never had any single problem, never froze up, not even once) and in a very very good condition, but I must confess that I take care of it (sometimes) too much. It is built super solid (not a plastic one like other mobiles nowadays), which I like, and the design is timeless! I love the simplicity of it. This cellphone is NOT marketed to everyone, I know for sure, there are some folks asking why it can be so expensive although it lacks of "super modern tech". Nokia 8800 Arte is made for those who appreciate arts, simple yet timeless design and a little bit luxury. It might not be suitable for "high tech" folks. It is also NOT a matter of age group, I was 20 when I first bought it, so don't bother what people say it's for "oldies". Last year I bought Blackberry Torch 9800 for "staying up to date" with the high tech features and easy communication via BBM as I now start doing my business here in Indonesia (BB is very popular among Indonesians). To be honest, I like it much less than 8800 Arte. It is freezing up almost all the time. The design is just okay (the best for BB though), poorly built (out of plastic), IMHO overpriced for what you get. Last thing but not least, please beware of fake ones! Better buy it directly through authorized Nokia shops. I know it is now disconnected, but sometimes some shops would still have it in stock, just ask them. I luckily bought one for my uncle in last January on my business trip to Germany.

  • shut up

  • Are u still selling your luna?

  • I just have a few words to say , We miss you 8800 arte :) why are you out of stock ? i don't mind to pay 1000 KWD to buy you and doesn't pay 1KWD to buy vertu .. come back :)

  • nokia 8800 was great, i experienced when i have that phone, i lost last year, now i have only nokia 8600 luna even i miss my 8800,if ever i sell my 8600 luna how much you offer, im from philippines, very presentable my 8600 luna. thank you

  • test mode and not work

  • This is a beautiful and simple phone. What a phone should really be. I own both the oiginal 8800 and the 8800 Arte. The Arte costs over RM4000 whereas the Sapphire Arte is over RM5000. Even the original 8800 in silver was sold for nearly RM3000. But these are very good phones. Be careful about buying a fake one though. Those on ebay which ships from China or Hong Kong are all fakes. Even the comment earlier that someone bought from zionpower.webs.com at USD399, is definitely trying to promote a fake phone. 8800 listed on zionpower.webs.com are obviously fake phones. I know because i have been using the 8800 for years, and i ordered one online years back for the sake of comparison, and obviously, it is fake, as verified by Nokia. And trust me, the slider mechanism on the original silver 8800 itself with the ball bearings costs over RM1000. The housing alone for the 8800arte is well above RM800 (last week's Nokia's price). But it is worth it for the quality, simplicity and elegance of the phone.

  • Where are u located? how to contact you?

  • I have one for sale, All boxed not been used for 6 months, one or two very minor scratches on the rear but got pic's if you want. How much you gonna give me, 100% Genuine 3G, not 2G fake........£££££.­......

  • why is this thing so xpensive

  • hey can anyone tell me where i can buy a nokia 8800 arte.

  • 300 bucks

  • can anybody help me got a 8800 arte drop it in water how can i retrive memory out of phone it flickers wen switched on,got no joy with data cable.

  • ya it's good but i preffered 8800 sapphire

  • Hey guy's, can someone tell me please, what is the price for this mobile ??

  • Nice

  • Hello, I had a Nokia 8800 Arte 2 year ago. I sold it to buy the Nokia E-72 when it first appeared. Now I bought another 8800 Arte. Very beautiful, classic and serious phone. LOVE IT !

  • hey O even I dont know why the nokia 8800 arte costs so much i can understand the gold arte being expensive but this is just ridiculous

  • hey you can get a nokia arte at zionpower.webs.com for $399.99 Usd I got one greatest and stylish phone I ever owned with it's sleek sliding motion.and chick love see me with it

  • I really dont understand why it has this price??!!!!

  • looking verry best &modle is the best.

  • where can i buy this one even 2nd hand will do, if someone knows, please email me at [email protected], i've been looking for this unit but can't even find one, thanks.

  • its a simple mobile,,very classic model,,

  • maybe for someone its too late, but so just you know: Scratch Resistant Surface is a LIE Its a scratch and fingerprint magnet

  • was looking for carbon and ended up buying arte. since carbon is kinda hard to find in singapore! and i just love the whole thing! enough said!

  • have had this fone since it first come on to the market and i love it cant wait for nokia to bring in someting new similar to the arte would be brill if they added some more features to the handset... camra 5 meg pix longer time to make a video external memory slot have more memory storage on the handset it self and do not cahange the colour on the handset keep it in black. i rate dis fone 10/10

  • The price will probably not go down because it's a luxury line of nokia dedicated to people who can afford it. Nokia wants to keep the 8800 serie as an exclusive line dedicated to a particular segment of the market . Since the main purpose of this phone is to transmit the message" look at me! I'm doing great" there is almoast no need to have features ( arte has a couple of tricks ) but those are not features. Let's face it, 99% of people who buy 8800 are not purchasing a phone , they are buying a simbol of wealth(with the hope that today 8800, tomorrow vertu) . In conclusion i'm regarding the arte serie as purely a statement of wealth.

  • Nokia should do an upgrade to this phone. This is a very good and superb phone in terms of looks. They should include fm radio, wi-fi, bluetooth, memory card expansion(using microSD) and the last but not least is to lower the price as not everyone can afford it. This phone has a solid look and have a very good protection against scratches and slight/medium impact(drop on the floor)

  • I have the posibility to buy one of this second hand with 200�. It looks very nice but f..k it has almoast no features i am going to buy it just to show off...but i can't help myself... Sad but i can't resist it

  • i have had this phone for over 2 years lost the 1st one ad bought another one, love it, comes second to the misses tho lol, dont like the touch screens, every1s got there own opnions

  • know me lol>just try to steal it.it really sux buddy

  • hell no!!!! i would never stuck ma eyes on man using 8800e.it looks soo funny really

  • i used to operate with n97 but got problem with >i used 8800e for a week,beautifull phone and attractive but the options really sux.its good for nothing.and it has really nothing but just a great view ;)

  • Used this phone for almost 2 years but tempted to sell for Motorola ZN5 last December 2009. I missed the simplicity and elegance of this phone, and decided to trade back the motorola for this. Again, I have that feeling of confidence and satisfaction with my gadget back.

  • It does have a memory for the date and time! I don't have to re-set it when the battery is drained.

  • I have this fone and its nice except for its cam and no built in FM radio.lastly, no memory for date and time.. every time you remove your battery or it was battery darined, youl set your date and time over and over again.,

  • Bought this phone 2 weeks ago. I'm glad to see so many posts/ comments against it, it'll keep it exclusive to those who understand it. It's the best in the series, a piece of art, and definitely the most beautiful product of the industry. For feature-lovers, I wish you all get what you like, a phone with a built-in fridge and all.. Now browse away please. Oh and about quality, if this phone ever breaks, I'm buying it again, and willing to pay more! Because it's so pleasant to look at and feel, second only to my woman, of course! Thank you Nokia.

  • good very nice

  • This phone is the best u can have,i got this phone for nearly 2 years,and is wicked phone

  • Really nice yar

  • Nice collection of 8 series are shown here on Youtube:

  • ths phone is one of a kind, rare and quality build... you dont get phones like this, its not about features and that its all about the looks, you pull this out and people will be thinkin.."damn.. loaded!" (babe-magnet!) :)

  • Hello I am from grecce and i haveN8800 arte for a month I have changed too many phones to date and this is the best i ever had it is made in korea and it ‘s 100% authentic it worths every euro believe me!!!

  • zoiks your reason for having an arte made sense up to the last paragraph thas like so stupid spending ao much money to c the sun light glare lol but its a wonderful phone i wish i knew some one with it so i could steal it

  • Its a nice phone I really like... luxurous.com

  • input *#0000# on screen hardware information will appear. thanks

  • Please i have this nokia 8800 slide phone,made in finland.the challenges am facing is that of not having enough time to talk with friends on the phone because i will have to charge and recharge the battery before i could use it to talk for 30-1hr calls.This has been a big problem to me because each time i feel like talking to a friend for a long time,i am always discouraged.

  • why it be expensive ?

  • I just bought a Nokia 8800 arte and it is made in finland. Can someone from Nokia tell me that this is original. How can I check if this is genuine or not.

  • i have this Nokia 8800 Arte but its very heavy mobile

  • D phone iz o.k,but too xpensive.

  • 300 euro if any 1 entrest ccontact me [email protected] its not made in china , but its not brand new ,

  • very graceful Nokia mobile phone i really like it.

  • all you dissers of the arte.You're missing the point of it.the point is that there's a very little chance of you bumping into another person with an arte.this makes it rare,and rare is very very cool.It could be the same case with any other crappy flop phone,you'd never see that in someone else's hand either but there's a diffrence.The diffrence is,everybody knows the 8800's.As soon as you glide your phone out of your pocket,it gives an impression,that yes,this person has a sense of class. If this had gps,if it had a n82 like camera,if it had s60, nobody would've thought of it as diffrent.And suddenly it would've seemed ridiculous instead of expensive.Dig deep,understand what its all about. I slided from an iphone 3g to this,i know how it feels.For a week i could'nt belive i made such a horrible mistake,but one day i got a call,it was cold that day,the sun was setting and as i slid out my 8800 arte and it glared the orange sunlight,the point of arte started to make sense.

  • If you have money so dont think anymore go and buy it because of its sexy sense and its specs and and and and.............

  • This is the sexiest phone ever.i love it man,and i hate that guys who wrote bad comments about my love!!!

  • dear jack this phone is expensive and executive phnoe so there is no need of these stupid things. i love 8800 series

  • Look at the Nokia Erdos!

  • Had this for about 6 months, loved the phone until the backplate behind the screen started to loosen... it turned out that it was glues... not screwed fast. unbelievable considering the pricetag on this phone. Also straight after this two of the keypads faulted, had to deliver in for service.. which took a long time to get fixed. Got it back and sold it.... believe me, I would much rather buy the new 6700 classic, has the same nice exclusive feel, and much better specs...

  • Best phone i ever own... dun intend to change it till spoiled =)

  • I 've been using this phone for about 1 year, It's perfect and I didn't see any bug or problem in it. It is sooo sexy and luxury , I love it. I recomend it badly to everyone who aford to buy it.

  • does the charger stand has a light?

  • zardari bii just purchased the fone 4 auntizz..but ALASSSS!all gone away

  • موبايل تقليدي ولا جديد فيه عن باقي فئاته

  • The best phone ever. Wouldn't change it for anything in the world.

  • price?not bad...but when u compare the features of the phone with the price...huh!!!! waste the money u know!!!jealous is nothing but who buy this after this is stupid really stupid...its nothing!!!

  • bad and expencive

  • it's a grate phone:) and it deserve the money

  • been using this phone for well over a year, this phone is still so sexy and girls just love it where ever i go with it, those who makes bad comments are just jealous because they cant afford it. Please go cry to your mommy. :)

  • very expensive only for richs

  • i think its Rugged not luxury lol

  • Card slot No WLAN No video call No Radio No GPS No auto rotate No only 2"display 670 eur for what ???!!! only for stainless steel covers

  • bad phone

  • the more i use it, the more im lovin it!

  • jost ugly and too expencive

  • I ain't no hater or some , but the general design looks a lot like the original 8800 & the Sirocco & its not cool & i used em all Actually I prefer the AURA [its not that good-looking too] , but the AURA makes one hell of an impression when bring out your pocket to answer a call or even shown it up it a party or an office meeting ...

  • does this phone support videocall?.. too bad if it doesn't

  • ugly phone only aura is luxury phone today

  • @ june12 try dropping the goddamn thing on your head once maybe that will fix the problem

  • never luxury

  • 1 gig is isn't enough hope they put a card slot on it....

  • some good hearted will have this top of the range phone, most of the people will envy it!

  • well i read comments here did not sound good so i went and saw the Arte pretty good now i am definitely going to buy and by the way my luna is rocking and no prob at all!!!:)

  • The phone is one of the best i ever had, you are just spamming this page because you wish you could afford it.

  • look like a LG chocolate mix with a 8800 -.-

  • its nokia luxury phone ?! ha ha ha its realy ugly and not luxury

  • its overpriced piece of junk why would anybody buy this?

  • Since I have this phone, i never look for other phones anymore. It's not just elegant but durable to. Really built to last. I droped it 4 times (almost 1 year used), just recently a few minutes ago. and still working and no trouble at all. I believe this will last me for years.

  • This phone is I must say is ....

  • Unfortunately, my father fell for the scam. An IMEI check on www.numberingplans.com determined the phone is actually a Nokia 3410. It had me fooled for months because it is exactly the same in use as the real thing. PLEASE DO NOT BUY FROM EBAY OR THE MARKET FOR PHONES.

  • bad phone never luxury its simply phone and very expencive

  • Thank you very much

  • Go to this link to get a bit more info on checking your IMEI # to see if it's a valid #.

  • WATCH OUT FOR FAKE 8800 ARTE from Ebay. They are chinese knockoff. When plugged into computer, you don't see "Nokia PC suite". Instead you get "Webcam, Comport, Mass Storage". These Phone look and feel LIKE THE REAL ONE, probably took the body right out of a really ARTE. They are claimed to be made in FINLAND but ARTE are ONLY made in KOREA. There may be serial numbers on the back of the phone but those are fake. To be sure, ask for the IMEI #. If the number looks like some pattern # like 1357902468...they're fake... even if the serial # is legit, it was taken from another phone. Someone local sold me a broken one for cheap and I found out the hard way but I didn't waste too much money so I'll be find. I hope you guys won't fall for this. Always buy stuff on EBAY with credit card and if it's fake, CHARGE back your credit card to cancel the order. If you have more questions about this FAKE phone, reply here and I'll give more info. Remember that this phone is as real as it can it. You won't know it until it's too late. All the Interface is made to look the same. All the apps exist but DOESN'T WORK. Opera mini don't run. Widset don't run. Unit converter run but limited feature. When plugged into computer, you get a "MT6227" device looking for drivers. Google this driver and you CHINESE phone. sORry for the long rant but hope this help those interest in buying them. Also, this phone has INTERNAL memory, NO MEMORY CARD. Ask sellers to see the back on the phone "without" the battery. If it's real, you won't see a memory card, if it's fake, you'll see a memory slot right above the sim slot. Hope this help some of you out there looking to buy this phone.

  • y is it so costly????

  • my arte will not allow video ringtones.. anyone no why???? help its really annoying!!!!

  • well at last I found the Information in another website "Obviously, the phone is made of exquisite materials (precious stones) and again, the popular scratch resistant glass which reduces smudges on metal and glass." though It hasn't not explained which Gemstones are used ...

  • Nokia 8800 Arte They Call it as a Luxury Phone... But I couldn't Find any Luxury in it.... if any Precious Metal Like Gold or Platinum ... or any Precious Gemstone like Diamond or Sapphire or Ruby etc are Used to Decorate this Phone then only this High Price is Justified. but in this Phone which Metal is Used in its Covers? "Stainless Steel"

  • Nokia 8800 Arte Only 2 inch screen size with such a ordinary Resolution (240*320 pixels) No Memory Card Slot, No WLAN , NO FM Radio, No GPS Only 1000MaH Battery Ordinary Looks... And Price more than 1000US $ Rubbish!!! It's for People who are just avarage users...who wants only the Basic Fucntions from a Phone ..in this Modern Hight-Tech Age...

  • bought this phone after i got tired of my sirocco. the looks and feel of this phone is superb. less fingerprint magnet compared to the sirocco. larger screen and better OS as well. my only complain is that it collects dust underneath the screen, which i need to bring to nokia care for cleaning every now and then :( i got the black one since its more elegant and manly compared to the sapphire, carbon and gold edition. for those who are planning to buy this phone, so long as you have extra cash to spare...go ahead and pamper yourself with this luxurious gadget :) and this phone is surely a head-turner

  • $1,600 ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??!

  • finally a 8800 phone that works on 3 network .. will get this definetly as price s gone down

  • hi there ppl i have used the whole 8800 series from the 1st 8800 2 sirecco 2 all the 88 series that they offered at the moment i have 8800 sapphire n carbon arte both of them r really cool so ppl if u want to go 4 style statement go 4 88 arte series or if u want a set with programes like computer n low budget go 4 that plastic craps

  • luxury never its ? ! ugly

  • and yes..the camera is rubish,the phone is way to heavy,it hangs..sometimes...but i just love this phone for his looks ,style...it's all about style :)

  • dear jack , the country where is made it doesn't matter..it's not a hand made phone/it's simply assembled. 8800 arte is phone with style....by the way Vertu is a subsidiary for Nokia (nokia owns them) /that's the luxury division ,a terminal price can be over 10.000 euro.

  • hmm.. i would lyk to noe which Nokia 8800 shud i go for. Shud i go for dis Nokia 8800 arte or Nokia 8800 carbon arte. For my own opinion, dis phone iz reli classy and stylish. juz tat e battery life and oso e memory size iz too small for me. i wish for sum help! PLS ANY1?!

  • MADE IN KOREA ...Come on Nokia,can't you make it in Finland..not even the 8800 series ??.:(((((( VERY DISAPOINTED !

  • For your information,it's Vertu, not Vero, and Vertu is made by nokia...Sorry

  • this is not luxury is simply design nokia will learn make luxury phone like motorola motorola aura , a1800 gold and verto are best luxuries phone

  • good cell but hangs

  • I had Nokia 8800,8801,8800 arte before, they sometimes turn themselves off with no reason. But most of the time, they work fine. I can use my 8800 arte as a wireless modem now when I am not as home and save some money on wireless internet service if I buy a wireless card.

  • so judgemental charlie, its called a software upgrade its not hard to do.. this phone is awsome. and yes vibrate is covered under warranty of course! a 2 yr warranty with any 8800 phone my friends

  • hi, iv had this phone for about 8months now, and think its a great phone. but my phone has stopped vibrating when it rings, then it'l work again when it feels like. does any1 else have this problem and should this matter b covered thru warranty...thinkin of takin it to get checked out from c.p.w.

  • I have had this phone for about a month now and i have had nothing but problems with it ,ie keeps freezing and turning it self off. DO NOT BUY .

  • I have had every nokia 88 series from the first one which was an 8810, loved every one they come out with, even though they all had there own fair share of problems. i currently have the nokia 8800 arte and i think its the best 8800 serires they have ever come out with, however it still has its own problems, when you go on video to open one it crashs and restarts the phone, the touch sensor is too sensitive, when you are on loud speak or playing a track it keeps coming on, and they could have done with putting a flash on the camera, put people, remember stop conparing the phone to other handsets on the market, this is a fashion accesorie, if you want gadgets go for something else, if you want something to look good with your car and posh livestyle then 8800 arte! all day long

  • hmmm ... you think this phone is ugly , that' s just your personal thought [ i mean different from normal people ... hope you will know what i mean :T ] In my opinion this phone and the series 8800 is kind of luxury phone , it's make for outside look , dont care much about a lot of features things like N96 has .. anyway i will buy this phone next week , love it !!! [ already have N96 , N95 , 5700 Exp ... waiting for SonyX1 , Nokia 5800 EXP , N85 , N82 and series 8800 luxury phones ]

  • dial *#06# and it will display the imei

  • Having this phone for almost 2 months now, satisfying! Bought it from a friend, upgraded the firmware v6.21...... works flawless so far. I love this phone, its look and decent features. Thanks to Nokia Philippines for the support!

  • whats so special about this phone... 1. i think its ugly(not only this, the whole series of phone that look like this one) 2. its too expensive and has almost nothing compared to a much more cheaper smartphone like n79 that has many stuff 3... well #3 is thats ugly =D

  • i need the IMEI or serial number for nokia 8800 arte black. pls help me.

  • If you got money, and you after a nice phone. This one here is what you need, or sirocco! once you get it, you'll love it.! kind regards.

  • i have had the phone for over 6 month now and it has spent 2 month being repaired .the phone keeps freezing up and you have to take the battery out of the back and reset it . the battery is shocking one full charge and it last three five minute calls .for a phone at this price i would thought i was buying an aston marin but i bought a 20 year old clap out old banger.do not waste your money!

  • Ok folks, after reading pages and pages of comments on GSMarena.com I am definitely going to be buying a Nokia 8800 but what I need to know is going on looks, and looks alone, what is the better phone to go for? Is it the Black Arte or the Carbon Arte? I only want to hear from people who actually own either of these phones. Many thanks, Lee

  • I have this phone for about 3 months now, and really love everything about it except for the stupid dust that has collected on the LCD. At first i thought that i was unlucky, but after some time i realized that my friends' 8800 arte also collects dust on the LCD. Which i really feel to be a pity when you pay so much for a nokia. But i guess that's how those ***** koreans assemble stuff (8800 arte is made in Korea)! :(

  • Hi reza, I wanna buy this phone ,I live in Vancouver. 8800 Arte is a triband , I just wanna know if it works fine in Canada, Thanks

  • kitnau amen

  • and how much did you pay for it bc i live in toronto and i know the pacific mall btw do they really sell original product not fake???

  • I live in ontario, i got an original arte from pacific mall in toronto.

  • specifications provited are unaccurate. according to nokia site this phone has a fm radio and 30 fps instead of 15

  • no idi*t have a 3G doesnt mean that you can able to use video call, you know nothing about mobilephone then STFU

  • a costly phone around 1000 dolars. has still bugs in the video ringtones. normal videos. switch off many times wen u go to the videos.. still the problem not rectified.. pooorrrrr nokia people. nokia connecting people noooo corrupting people.

  • I had heard before regarding dust inside of the LCD! But did it happen to you in 5 days of usage? I wanted to buy this phone and I'm gonna changed my mind because of this issue.

  • Hi, I am in the process of buying this phone online. My friend has met the seller and verified the phone. According to him the phone looks good and genuine. However, the MP (camera resolution) is not mentioned on the camera lens. Is it true, that it is not mentioned?..Usually all Nokia phones have the MP stated on the lens.

  • Very Very poor craftmanship, the dust pass to display, while cleaning the glass detached itself, after 5 days used sold back with loss, better you buy cheapest Nokia set: very very dishearted:

  • That's the light sensor, not the second camera. Light sensor adjusts the backlight brightness automaticaly.

  • "Sweet Dreams" There's no front camera on this phone!!

  • For all my payouts of this phone I can say one positive thing about it. It makes a damn fine paper weight!

  • HOw CaN i turN On the frOnt CaM N dO tHe videO Call ? Can aNy1 HeLPs =) ?

  • hey guys now i am confused...i cant see it this phone have a secondary cam for video call or not as this site say it dont support video calls ans the specs dont have a second video cam but i think i see a small one which is more apparent on the black one more than the shaphire or carbon can anyone used this phone tell me? does it have video calling?

  • Hey guys, I want to get a good deal on the phone in Canada, but most phones that offer good deals either mention the phone is tri-band or chomes from china. What`s the difference between tri-band, china and the real one? Most people tell me its a fake, but how is it fake in terms of quality?

  • I've owned many phones mostly nokia phones including N95 N96 N81 6110 6500 both classic and slide and many more and this phone in terms of features is basically a 6500 thou the way the OLED is producing the same software is something of its own the whole thing is just simply sexy i have never used a phone this nice before even thou i find it to be simple its what makes it simple and this sexy stand out very much i recommend this phone as i am a 8800 series user for life after owning this model just 1 week now

  • This phone have the 3G and ofcorse you can do the video call :)))

  • How did you like your Luna??

  • finally I'm getting my one next week : ) I had 4 8800's and a Luna before .....I love nokia 8800 Series : )

  • This phone is class! It has a 3.2 MPcamera not a 2MP like some idiot mentioned. You cant have a GPS system and a telly in every phone. This phone is a Ferarri. Its heavily priced but is built for purely for its performance as a MOBILE PHONE n good looks. If you want a phone with gimmicks, go for a Mercedes of phones like a Nokia N phone or an iPhone. Get the message, you pay for the comfort and looks and style of this phone, not for features it doesnt need!

  • Can anyone tell me if this phone supports video call? thanks

  • I have one... its not a blackberry if u want everything buy something else. but if u like beauty, a sense of pride, and a feeling of accomplishment... then buy.. others stfu

  • Moho...the is the best phone ever...its rich in quality ..do get it..u wont regret..

  • Sorry Mohammad..that was my lame supervisor who is jus jealous of me.I like the phone very2 much...and also jus for ur info..this phone doesnt have a push mail service..its a very basic phone...carbon arte is nice also...getting it soon...its a good choice..it doesnt give me problem at all...i think ppl out there who think that its a problematic phone..thats where you guys are wrong..buy it n try it...thanks..

  • hi nura im moha.im happy with ur words about 8800 and find onebady who used 8800 and want buy anew carbon@like me want carbon Nura i have many quastion about 8800 can u send me email please ([email protected])im await u thanks

  • its really quaillty?did it the best and beauty phone that u had

  • never buy this mobile. nothing to do and all bad. i am sure you will be regret to buy this mobile

  • does this phone get push email... and if it does how is it...I like the looks but i really need to recieve emails...any help would be great

  • i just got the phone yesterday, all i can say it is a masterpiece on earth..... all my friends were shocked with its beauty,

  • i want it ..................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I have this phone and its good..eventhough its function is very basic but im loving...im getting the carbon arte soon to compare onces launch..This phone is a good choice..

  • why this mobile is too much expensive than the others mobile phone can you plz give me a reason..thaks...

  • would definantly recommend this phone 2 anyone thinking of buying a new handset, the rolex of mobile phones

  • why to buy this phone as it has much less option ?why not to buy nokia n95 which is much cheaper than this and is giving a great facilites to all groups of our society.

  • why not to buy nokia n95 which is much cheaper and also has a good quality.

  • i have this phone and i recommend you to buy it, the quality is perfect !!! and everything couldnt be better than this, and it wont damage at all ! its like a tank ! :D

  • OOOOK....I can not belive what I am reading...best phone ever???please....I have a company that works with phones....and it is true it is the biggest rubbish for a lot of money.

  • Its a Show off phone made with high quality materials. Thats It!!! Haterz can go somewhere else

  • This phone is over rated rubbish it has a 2.0 mp camera!! its has no pocket office or gps!! Really is low subs but costs a lot does nothave very many functions and is very heavy! utter peice of rubbish

  • Best phone ever. People who say its not good are just jealous because they cant afford it.

  • does this phone have a calendar?

  • it is too good phone and i believe that it is one of the most popular phone in nokia mobiles

  • I would really like to know from somebody that bought the one that is made in china, how is the quality?

  • I had this phone for 5 month and all I can say is ,It;s the best

  • hay man what evey your name is stop writing bad comments for the arte you are fake a big fake what ever you write is fake its not right you are misleading people who can have such a great phone this is one of the best phone you can buy people, its out of this world buy it if you have the money its more than worth it. class act

  • this phone is hectic to use and look crazy aswell...but im gona swap it for the arte carbon

  • I have this for about 6 months now, and all I can say that it's handy, stylish and has perfect sound quality. To make it simple, it's what you need from a mobile phone.

  • dont worry mate dont go on the features its bigger then that its a phone at its best.its a class act and is hyper rare too go for it mate

  • i love this mobile i am getting the sapphair version of it haters do what they do the real people with rich taste knows the value of this mobile i think its a big bargain for what its giving. its just class

  • Hi, if the running tone can be set an mp3 melody, then the phone can have an mp3 alarm. All Nokia phones have it but to set it you should enter in alarm menu and chose to set alarm tone from gallery, you shurely will find it.

  • don't buy it. I exchanged this phone 5 times due to various issues a software, build quality n over heating . finally sold it and am never buying nokia again

  • I have this phone for three months already.. Actually I was on thinking to get the sapphire version, but I finally decided to have the arte only. All I can say, this phone is really good from aesthetic point of view and no problems using it for three months as what others claim... This is a real good buy if you want to have a phone not very common in many people.. This is an elite..

  • Don't worry mate, negative comments are only from jealous people. I have this phone. It has no problems, nor overheating, nor quality control. It is really awesome phone.

  • this phone is so exspensive because it has an OLED (organic LED) screen, sony invented these screens and currently have released an OLED tv in japan which is 7inches and cost around �10,000 and these screens can also be seen in the metal gear 4 game on the ps3 which is set in the year 2019. other than that this phone has nothing special going for it, but the screen is amazing

  • Nokia will be announcing the "successor" to the 8800 Arte, the 8800 Carbon Arte shortly (probably next week). The Carbon Arte will be available soon after probably around September/October...

  • From what I can remember, seems like everytime when there is someone, somewhere around the world that got injured by phone explosion....it's by a Nokia phone!

  • Yes, the look, the material & the feel is nice....but the build quality or better put; the Quality Control of the production of Nokia phones are terrible & they do not justify the price of the phone!!! WHEN WILL NOKIA RECTIFY THE OVERHEAT PROBLEM OF THEIR PHONES???!!!

  • Hey Guys..im thinking of buying this phone because of its gorgeous..i dun mind bout the plain features but is it worth buying it?..i dun mind bout the price anyway..but due to the reponse towards it..it is mostly negative..so shld i buy it?

  • This phone is expensive because its absolute class, it is a cut above the rest and its for the exclusive. if u got this phone, the chances of you seeing someone with it is very unlikely

  • hey guys, quick question, please help me. i wish to buy a phone and i want it to have mp3 tone for the alarm. how can i find out which phones have it? is there a rule i can follow? like if the phone has mp3 player or mp3 ringing tones, it has to have selectable mp3 tones for the alarm? or do i have to buy the phone to find out :D .thanks

  • for taking pics you have a dig cam for listing to music you have an ipod. for a phone that stands out you have an arte.... i have one and i love it, i did have the luna before that and the arte is loads better....

  • My new 8800 Sapphire Arte(black) is better constructed than my previously owned 8800 Arte. Construction is better as I can tell from the shut lines. All icons & fonts are way too small for comfortable & fast reading!....I find Nokia S40 platform crappy. Why not Nokia do something about it???!!!.....to let their comsumer have a choice to adjust the size of the fonts(not just for messaging, contacts & web. but also the standby screen & those tiny icons!!!) This phone is also quite slow, even the camera took hours before a picture can be taken(same as the 6500C)! Ring tone & speaker sound top quality though(loud & clear).

  • Why this phone is so expensive??? and please dont tell me expensive materials

  • This is phone for the people who want to segregate from typical mobile users who look for tons of functionalities. Please dont compare nokia arte with multifunctions PDA or smart phone. This Nokia Arte has its own character that even with basic functions stands above most other phones. Uniqueness and elegance that what Nokia arte stands for.. Dont compare apple tree with a coconut tree..

  • ....So it's not suitable for anybody..right?..cus it's not so good..any problem ..price is not essential...right.. !

  • I have mine for about a month now. The only rip off for me is the leather case. Without the protective clear skin the leather case will scratch the number case pad

  • Ops, one thing forgot to mention...the worst quality & slowest acting 3MP camera you can find!

  • The material Nokia use on this phone is good, but the build quality & finishing are lousy(e.g. loose back cover, squeeky sound from the slider, big gaps(back light come through)between front screen & keypds etc., etc.!!! This phone does hang sometimes...

  • I got one and it is excellent! SW is very stable compared to others. No hw problems on this one.

  • This 8800 Arte, just like any other Nokia phone models on sale today, get pretty hot during phone conversation(10 minutes onwards)! Why can't Nokia fix this on going problem with their mobile phones???!!!....There is no other make like it! Maybe because Nokia come from Nothern Europe & people over there prefer their phones to heat up during those cold winters....

  • the backplate problem is an inherent one because nokia has attempted to use glue to stick it to the back of the slider. As everyone but Nokia knows, using glue to hold metal together just doesn't make any sense. after a while, it just doesnt hold. Well nokia probably is aware but chooses to ignore it..Marketing this as a phone made of premium materials is one big con job by nokia. you are right that it is a rip off. i have also sold mine and am never buying a nokia again.

  • Yes, I am afraid so, it was a big dissapoinment finding out, because I had high hopes for this phone to be premium quality.I knew it didn`t have all the newest tecnology, but wanted a phone not like all the others (they are almost all made of plastic). But never again will I by a so expencive phone, I felt like it was a rip-of!!

  • ...........So you mean arte hd so many problem,,, right?? ...Ok i hv not buy it ..

  • Bought this phone in March 2008, and I really loved this phone, seemed like a bundle of gold. The build quality seemed tremendous. BUT... after only six weeks, the keypad got problems, and the phone had to be sent in for service, which took three weeks... must say that what a dissapointment regarding this was sold with premium NOKIA sevice. Then when after getting phone back, onlye a few weeks later, had problems with backplate on slider, seemed loose. So, now I have sold it, was disapointing !! Saty away, quality is NOT good !!

  • Let the people do what they think more convenient. His decision won't affect you (at least I think it won't)I know the N95 8gb is the best all around phone available, but there are personal tastes too, he prefer a classy phone (and it definitely is) so if he has the money to buy such a beautiful phone good for him. In my case I don't have the money to buy this 8800 Arte but with enought money maybe I'd give it a try.

  • 8800 sirocco and arte ..which one is the best for connection and ...???PLs

  • An N95 8g with more features than you can poke a stick at, and you are downgrading to an arte? Wtf?

  • Arte is the firs choice,then The Sirocco White edition (not black because the metal is silver and the paint is black and in time it will scratch-sry 4 my engl),Luna is for the lady in my opinion and it`s too fragile..I had 8800,8800 sirocco black/white and the luna and my fav is 1.8800,2.sirocco white!i have an n95 8gb and i`m going to buy this arte :)

  • Wow what a lovely piece of overpriced junk, It's so worth the money! If you had all that money to throw around on a phone that's so basic because you are technology-impaired then good for you! Wouldn't it be nice if we were all so naive when it comes to these things. When it comes down to it there are two types of people who comment about this phone: The people who either don't have the money to waste on something as shallow as this And the people who have so much money buying an over-priced phone with no features for the sake of looking "classy"

  • since price is not an issue, i would recommend any of those. they are all equally poor in terms of build quality and software stability

  • what do you reccomend me? 8800 sirocco,8800 arte or 8600 luna?it doesn`t matter that the ARTE is more expensive i just want to know wich of them it`s better...please answer me!!

  • if it gives you any problems then it is definitely NOT fake.

  • yes it is look sophisticated but the specification should be complete especially in connection, it has no infrared, no flash, and living wallpapers should consider d photos also. but its really gud coz it falls how many tyms but it didnt broke or damage.

  • i bought this phone,but it is made in korea.is this fake?

  • i totally agree. build quality is terrible. what is the point of using high quality materials when nokia can't even assemble the phone properly? i've also returned the arte 4 times. each due to different hardware/software defects. this phone is one big scam by nokia. they shouldn;t be charging so much for this piece of crap

  • i brought it back to nokia and they replaced the back plate. the new plate seemed well glued at first but after less than a week, it started coming off again. i got fed up and sold the phone. am never buying a nokia again. good luck with yours

  • check the metal plate at the back of the slider. at the edges u will see that it is coming off and you can see the glue used to stick it to the back of the phone.

  • As I have said before, material is good but ruined by bad build quality.....absolutely no quality control! Even Nokia top of the line phone like this 8800 Arte is so badly build, imagine how those other once are made!!! I had 4(four) 8800 Arte & they all returned with different/same quality issue!!! Recent Nokia phones really sucks...if Nokia just sell their phones by past reputation & do not care to improve their quality, I sincerely wish them out of business in a short time!

  • I have the same problem tell me how y fix it,it really silly why they use glue .

  • hi guys I have this phone for a 5 month now. I was owsome, It works perfectly and I haven't seen any problem or bug in it. I like it very much. I had these phone befor arte: 8800,8800 sirico

  • Baught this phone 4 month ago after owning a 8800 Scriroco for about a year. Have to say its some good features but overal does not meet expectations CONS 1. Phone restarts in the midle of a conversation with no prior notice major software issue. 2. Reception is ridiculous, 3. The nice leather pouch that the phone comes in is usable for about 3 weeks max then you have to throw it away because the leather is totaly worn out and the mechanism does not function anymore. 4. Charger not compatible with previous model, Nokia decided to change the charger nod on this model which means that I had to buy a whole set of new chargers for the car travel etc... 5. Although it looks robust it actualy is not dropped the phone from a side table acidentaly no higher than a meter and it got dented. 6. Having the anser buttons exposed is rediculous because you have to wait for the phone to lock after finishing a conversation like in simple vanilla handsets instead of simply sliding the door closed on previous models to get a firm end to the conversation. 7. 3G but only one camera on the back hence no possibility of video calling. 8. Camera is exposed, the the previous model camera would be protected when you close the ssliding door leaving no room for the lens to get stained. PRO'S 1. Thiner than previous version. 2. Software has been much improved vs previous model. 3. Black theme is quite sleek 4. Camera has been much improved vs. previous model. 5. 1GB memory is more than enough for my day to day needs. 6. Ring tones are unique. Overall do not recomend you buy this phone if you want a show off device the 8800 Scirocco does the job and is probably retails for half the price.

  • i've been playing about with this phone for a week until the top half flew out when i tried to slide the phone open. now it's broken. i have written to Nokia head office for compensation

  • if it doesn't hang it's not a nokia. if it doesn't break it's not a nokia.

  • u have to tap twice, u can tap anewhere on the metal and the analog clock will up

  • Loud & clear speaker sound plus loud & clear ringtone is a strong asset of the 8800 model line up...

  • All Nokia phones indeed have questionable QC! This QC problem also apply to top line phones like the 8800! Maybe Nokia use top quality material, but the assembly or build quality is quite rough! All Nokia phones have uncomfortable & even dangerous "heat-up" issue!!! Nokia phones also have pretty lousy battery life(especially concerning talk time)! Reception is not a strong point of any Nokia model either)! Nokia phones also hang quite frequently!

  • just had a look at my 8800 arte and noticed the metal piece behind the lcd is coming off as well. no wonder it was getting scratched. this is really silly. why has nokia used glue on metal? it just doesn't make any sense! oh yes it does.. this way it's cheaper for them to manufacture.. will call vodafone for an exchange tomorrow. Definitely no more nokia for me. QC on all their phones is questionable.

  • where on the phone are you supposed to tap "tap" to bring up the clock display?????

  • Hi Guys, To those of you who own the arte and are raving about it. Please slide your phone open and have a close look at where the metal plate behind the screen meets the casing. You will see that it is coming off! You can also see the cheap glue Nokia has used to stick the back plate in place. So much for a phone made of premium materials. I noticed this defect after using the phone for a week and brought it back to Nokia to fix. After another week, the plate started coming off again! This phone sucks.

  • what is a diffrence between original and fake arte

  • this phone is beautiful. it screams out wealth!!!!!

  • a very expensive phone from nokia.. a phone for a chosen few and the lucky ones.. for the born rich, or became rich people only c",

  • I have been using this black Sapphire Arte for approxmately 2 months already!

  • Website is written in chinese but look out for the photos showing the black sapphire arte.

  • Go to Nokia China website...

  • hi, have u seen the black saphire, or can you tell me where i can find a pitrure of it please? thanks.

  • Fantastic Phone. Incredible voice...:-)

  • has the 8800 saphire arte got sat nav capability on it

  • Hi well i know what you mean i was going to buy a 8800 arte of off ebay but i could not find a genuine U.K.one.So iwhent to carpone warehouse to buy one sim free at least its genuine.Or well i hope so

  • Though black sapphire arte coming out soon but actually no diff from the normal Arte...ppl wun know you are carrying the'black sapphire' or normal arte!!

  • There is no 8900!!!

  • Isn't the 8800 line soon to be updated?? Read the 8900 is in the works...

  • How's the new toy? Read reports on this site that the brown sapphire is prone to show dirt pretty easily and potential issues with cracking and fading of the leather over time... What are your thoughts??

  • Full software downloads on

  • Will keep my fingers crossed for you pal... the Arte Sapphire Black hasn't made it stateside yet, I'm hoping by next month it will.. Would be nice if they had added a flash to the camera and a slightly larger screen but anyway that's not a deal killer for me...Plan to do my Arte and my iPod Touch with MobileMe (with Boingo Unlimited) and I'm good to go...

  • Thanks..saw it...now if I could only read Chinese I could see if any of the specs are going to be updated...

  • Btw, I just brought a black Sapphire Art 3 hours ago for Hong Kong$12,000., which is equivalent to approxmately US$1,550. FYI, the sapphire stone is in black color.

  • Go to Nokia official website > then choose location "Asia Pacific" > and then click on "China" ...

  • Could you drop a direct link to the info, thanks.

  • Check out the black Sapphire Arte in the Nokia China website.

  • From Nokia. Anyway, it is already available in Hong kong!

  • this phone is amazing. perfect for what it is simply a phone. In azerbaijan it costs 900USD.

  • I hade this phone for 2 monts. It works perfectly. I like it very much.

  • Where did you read about the 8800 Arte/Sapphire update planned for July '08? Been thinking of buying the Arte but may hold off if there's an update coming soon...

  • Hello, Custtomer we are offering a promo in our company buy 2 get 1 free, so if you are interested kindly email us via [email protected] hope to read from you . best Regards..

  • I think it`s one of the best looking and elegant phones on the market. In my oppinin it`s like a jewel and that`s what I bought it for.

  • hi,why are some 8800 arte made in different countries? is there a difference in quality? thanks!

  • This nokia 8800 Arte is going to be replaced by the Sapphire Arte in black with black leather. Coming very soon...should be in July!

  • Do you know how expensive this phone is? You do realise this isn't a handymans phone right? Clearly not so I suggest going and asking a proffessional because I don't really think you understand. For the price of this, do NOT get dirt on it, least of all drop it.

  • The speaker is brilliant! But if your looking for big keys and robust phone, a Nokia 5 series phone is a better option (in case he breaks it after keep dropping the phone). They are cheaper to buy and replace!

  • Hi can I please ask you all a few questions. I have been given the job by my Dad to find him a phone and all he wants are a good loudspeaker, Large buttone and that its a nokia. He works with a lot of dust and tends to drop it a lot so I am wondering how durable the phone has been for you all? Also is the loudspeaker loud and clear? Thankyou in advance!

  • hi i think nokia 8800 arte should be great phone among all nokia phone. i bought it 2 months it looks so elegant and sophisticated this phone really people made for money so powerful. hehehe.

  • Afraid so! Its a glossy finish and only the back of the phone is fingerprint proof. The front is fingerprint magnet, just like the Sirocco.

  • If you touch the screen or the pad that's covering the keyboard does it leave marks quik? Like getting dirty and leaving fingerprints I have the luna and I hate it for the senablitity with fingerprints.

  • The only annoying thing about my Arte is the fingerprint marks! Luckily my phone's build quality is exceptional - I have dropped mine twice and the phone is still solid!!!!! Pepsi, I have never known anyone to feel so passionatly against a phone (unless they have owned one) Just wanna know why this phone gets you so angry? lol :)

  • I posted last month about how I had issues and had it replaced twice. The third one also became faulty but after the 30 days (slider became loose and screen was coming off) so it had to go for a repair instead of be replaced. So Nokia repaired it by replacing the slider/screen. Instead they made it worse, dust behind the screen, slider scratching against phone...... so I asked my operator to change to a different model. I am very disappointed with the Arte, to get so many replacements then repairs and all be faulty, the quality has slipped. Unlike the 8800 or Sirocco, this may look nicer but it's not worth it. Nokia don't deserve people to spend so much for this phone when the build quality is a joke. Did they sack the QA department or something??

  • I can see both sides of the argument with this phone. I myself own one and am more than happy with attention to detail Nokia have paid to the 8800 arte. Worth it's value though? Hard to say! Easily one of the sleekest phones I've owned, but nonetheless, a bit pricey all round for a mobile phone.

  • No, it doesn't have FM radio, it has Bluetooth free hands equipment.

  • A question to arte owner, according to nokia website this phone has a fm radio (through comparing feature) but in this review it stated it doesn't. So I'm confused now, arte owner can you confirm it? Thanks

  • And by the way..I work in the mobile phone industry and have had the 8600 Luna, the original 8800 and the 8910 and love them all..they are well worth the money just for the looks.

  • If you dont want it..dont buy it..its up to you...no-one is forcing you!!

  • BTW, in Australia where I live... The Arte is $1799 outright and on a contract paying $149 (Where most phones on this plan would be free) It is still $979 extra on top of the $149 you spend a month for the credit. I don't see the point in spending that much on a phone with no features.

  • No I don't want this phone because it doesn't do anything. I NEED Wifi and 3G I can't live without it. To me this phone is a waste of time it doesn't have any features I don't see the point so no I don't want it like I have stated 50 times.

  • Pepsi just outta curiosity what phone do ya have? I mean whatever phone you have I aint gonna say anything bad about it, people have the right to own any phone they want, its all about personal choice. I ask as it just really seems like that you want this phone but cant get one, so your stuck with another phone and trying to justify it being better and this being a terrible phone cos of its price. I paid �170 on a �35pm contract for my Arte and its every penny well spent! Some PAYG phones are about that price, if not more, and people pay �30 or more on vouchers. So it all just adds up at the end of the day...

  • this cellphone is a crap, it do not has enough memory for me just 1GB is not enough for us, and it doesnt has card slot...yack... crap...crap...crap...crap...crap...crap...

  • 72.3% of all statistics are made up right on the spot.

  • 6 days???!!! ... what a lie!!! ... not even Philips phones can last this long in real time use. Do you own a dummy 8800 Arte???!!!

  • It's a lie. Battery life is very good. The 8 class never lasted 6 days like this phone.

  • Terrible battery life!

  • has any one got a problem abt dusy went under screen eaisly? how is the battery life, thks

  • 8 out of 10 8800 Arte have got build quality issue with the annoying creaking noise when pressing the slider to reveal the keypad; and there are big gaps on the bottom part of the D-pad & also above the keypad...those gaps allow the backlight to shine through which is very annoying especially at night! Btw, this also apply to the backlight which shine through strongly ONLY on the upper left siide of the D-pad! This phone has got nice exterior design & good use of material...BUT really concerning the design detail & build quality issue; it's a thumbs down...!!!

  • this is not a must have device

  • I lol'd at that. So here we have two people who work for phone companies saying this is overpriced and do not recommend buying it, and still you all wish to complain about me complaining. I think you are missing the point that people are only trying to save you all money. I couldn't care less however if you bought this phone or not, it's not my money wasted. But people still should know there are good sturdy classy models out there that don't cost an arm and a leg. But be warned im starting a petition for "People Who Have Too Much Money And Need To Pay More Taxes So They Don't Buy Over Priced Phones" I'll let you all know when I get a million signatures.

  • the best mobile phone

  • Also regarding the price... keep in mind that only the costs of an artificial sapphire glass for a good watch is around 100-150eur. Now extrapolating for this phone's screen, you will see that just 300eur-ish goes into the scratch resistant screen glass only.

  • Good points made, esp with the Watch example. A Casio is so much cheaper with loads of features but id much rather have a solid Rolex with less features (I cant afford a Rolex but I wont slate people for buying one just because I cannot afford one). Back to the Arte, the steel shouldnt affect the signal quality at all. I have not lost reception once with this phone. When I had my Nokia N80 I lost reception many times! And I have not seen one other person with this phone so I love the rare phone factor!

  • Display is too bad, much worst than N95 black edition!!! If you use arte on sun, display too dark, hes no special sensitivity from SUNlight!!! be careful when buy so expensive device!!

  • Truly this is a very nice phone. It's like the difference between a good watch (with sapphire glass, scratch resistant) and a cheap watch. Of course, the cheaper watch has probably a lot more features, but still there are people who prefer quality over other things. For the one who said that they laugh at the people who buy this... Would you laugh if you were selling watches and people came in and preferred a simple, expensive high quality Swiss watch. Or would you say to them... ok buy this cheaper watch... it has a lot more features and it's 1/10 of the price... Technical question: Being made from steel, doesn't that affect signal reception (in a bad way)? Or you can have the phone act like a big antenna and get better signal?

  • i have got this phone and i love i to bits cant imgaine my life with out it now, its sooo classy like sitting in my BMW M3 pure quality and worth every penny HOWEVER sometimes it doesnt send a message, has turned off a few times and sometimes the shake function does not work, i am sure its software faults rather than the actually phone

  • Once again the same old debate comes about features. I think everyone knows that this phone aint got the same features as some of the N series, iPhone or many other mobile phones in the market. People who buy this phone are aware about the features of this phone, so they dont buy this phone cos they want excellent features, they buy this phone cos it looks and feels fantastic. I have owned many Nokia phones and have used many other brands for testing. I can tell you, the Nokia 8800 Arte phone is lovely to feel, use and to look at! And people have the right to buy what they want with their hard earned money, so if it means buying a solid steel phone like this which may not have top of the range features, so be it! And people who keep moaning about features, go look at other mobile phones and leave us Arte fans in peace! :)

  • I work for Optus and we sell this phone. Everyone who ever gets handset we laugh at when they leave because honestly, for how expensive it is, it's pretty bad. I do not ever recommend this phone to customers. The features it has are avalible on MANY other affordable phones that are also better looking than the 8800.

  • this style is perfect!!!!!!!!!! it looks like fantasy!!!!!!!!! features are super but would be 100% if ther would be wi fi........ now according to me its 85%

  • Oh but i do need to judge them. I have no shame in saying I can't afford this phone, why buy this when I can buy a laptop or computer for the same price? Think about it, a computer or a phone... I pick computer. Yes, it is not the phone for me and it never will be, clearly I will not waste my money. I just don't see the point, it's JUST a phone. Chances are if you don't want any special specs on it you don't use it besides for talking, txting and the occasional photo, so a normal phone would last just as long as this one, no? I'm not "bashing" this phone because it has no features, it's overpriced that's why everyone is complaining about it. Pay all that for a phone that's made of nice materials? Whatever blows your skirt up. Rich people? Charities? L O L

  • its unbelivable how many people are bashing this phone because its expensive and have no feature. There's a reason why this is a luxury phone and Nokia sells another few millions of non-luxury phones. And the fact that nokia keep releasing the 8800 series means it has a market. You can't judge someone just because they choose to spend their money on this phone. I have this phone and I sure didn't get it to make myself feel more superior. I got it because it's a quality phone. Spending $300-500 on a regular phone that last you around 2-3 years is the same thing as spending $1000 on a phone that last you 5 years. And at the end of the 5 years, I can still probably sell it for $300-500 since it's build on style, not feature, so the price won't depreciate as much. And the fact this phone is built so solid with its sapphire scratch free screen and stainless steel, it will still look brand spanking new. But seriously, does it matter why people get this phone? They have the money, they can choose to spend it however they like.

  • why do people keep banging on about how this phone has nowhere near as many features as other phones half it's price ??? this phone was not built for features, it was built for looks and for people with class so will you feature fanatics shut up and stop hating just caus you can't afford this phone !

  • yes, it's very easy to use, as u'd expect from this classy phone!

  • its expensive because of its quality i think

  • overated piece of expensive number 2

  • You can get a nice, simple looking phone for less than $1799AUD which is what it's going for in Aus. Surely even the richest overpaid people can see this is a waste of money, but sure if you have a wonderfully high paying job and practically no life go ahead, pay that much for this "artepiece". Some people clearly need to pay more taxes.

  • Arte way to go go go go, has work arte for ling view as optional piece of product. Always doa ur nokia in 30 days before the phone beets you. nokia on top

  • Does 3G works in US on this phone?

  • Which one should i buy- made in Korea or made by Nokia?

  • For all of the people who own this phone..Is this phone good in terms of practicality?

  • Nokia phones are made & meant for people in places with ONLY winter weather; cause all their phones heat-up badly during telephone conversations!

  • Weak reception...even worse than the Nokia 6500 classic!

  • i think it is too heavy and expensive for nothing!

  • This phone is beautiful, practical and the best phone I have ever owned!! I wanted this phone the moment it was announced and have not been disappointed with it yet! If you want "a phone" and not a gimmic with built in game station, or Nikon Camera, this is for you. Very solid, smooth action slide phone, perfect clarity when talking to others, easy to use features. If you want to look classy, then tucking the phone into its sweet leather case can also help with that.

  • if you ask me this phone is expensive for nothing... it doesnt have half the features that the other phones have, and there not even half the price. thumbs down from me!!

  • how does it perform with triband, especially with att in the us? anyone know? thanks

  • worth every penny, simplicity is beauty where this phone is concerned, has less than most phones, but is harder to put down.

  • Dont buy this phone if all ya gonna do is moan...about the camera and its price and its weight and its lack of this and that....Look, this is the Ferrari of mobile phones. Its a pure beauty and is simply designed to be used for as a mobile phone. In a car, if you want Air con and top of the range CD player and electric sunroof and cruide control etc..get a Mercedes at fraction of the price. However, if you want a solid, beautiful, renowed performer with less functions, get a Ferrari. Same with this phone, if ya want this and that, get an iPhone or an LG Viewty or Nokia N phone. Otherwise, buy this phone for its solid looks and mobile phone performance!

  • 3 words - 187 legend killer!!!!

  • new software out on nokia sight just down loaded it v06.40 10.03.2008

  • Pretty useless phone, but yes, it let's ppl know you are a gangsta

  • sexy, slim, stunning, solid, slick and seductive. if the above does not apply to you as a person then this phone is for u ha ha its a half decent phone but overpriced steel not titanium atleast you had a idea of what you were paying for with 8910/8800

  • A real let down!

  • sexy sexy sexy whoo babeeeee

  • Bad placement of the camera because there is where the index finger need to rest when taking picture!

  • sirocco is more beautyfil and with steel made as you look from the first .

  • Are all Nokia 8800 arte made in korea ? or do we have a finland version as well

  • Very nice looking phone, and also a big whad of $$$$$$$$, the buttons look small from the pictures posted here on gsm. (?)

  • I'm now a proud owner of the Arte. This would have to be the greatest mobile "pocket" phone for the guys. It's sexy, slim, stunning, solid, slick and seductive. Warning: This quality phone is for men not boys.

  • Are all Nokia 8800 arte made in korea ? or do we have a finland version as well

  • I just got my Arte today and I'm absolutely delighted with it. I just love how the phone feels in hand, how it look. It's plain beautiful. You can stare at it for a whole day and still not get enough. Any of you who can afford it and are in doubt whether to buy it or not, GO OUT THERE AND BUY!! It's a marvelous phone, worth every last penny.

  • I had bought one set but it had sent in & out service centre 05 times within 03 months bse always auto ON/OFF. Nokia should impose some quality control on this model. Finally, I ask for refund and switch to Sony Ericsson.

  • it seems that many guys over donn't even own an 8800arte! who's that mad to sell this one for less than half of the price? got to understand this phone first, than write an opinion! this phone plays video as ringtone, yes! donn't compare this one to any other mobile as there's is none like it!

  • CHAR!

  • Art of Seduction...

  • Got sick & tired of this lousy/trouble phone! Finally made up my mind this monrning and took my 4th 8800 Arte(decide not to go through all the hassle to exchange for a 5th one!) to a second-hand mobile phone shop & sold it for a little less than half the price of what I paid for .... what a relief finally!!! I also sold my SE W910 & my 'old' Prada phone at the same time. Also considering to sell my 'over heating' Nokia 6500 classic....but it's worth nothing!!! I'll just stick to my old but reliable Motorola A1200(Ming), the Moto K1 & the lovely and extremely good Motorola RAZA V9 !

  • It's the Audi R8 of the cellular chic parade. Good looking, instantly desirable and frighteningly expensive.

  • This is a very nice phone but just way over price with features you can find in phones half the price. Sorry nokia, but no sale...

  • aamerj2007, Thank you for the information, but the noise has got nothing to do with the sensor, it's definately a quality issue(confirmed by my service provider's shop manager)!

  • if u turn off the sensor, there will be no sqeezy noise!

  • I picked up my 4th 8800 Arte yesterday but only have the time to set up the phone a short while ago. I noticed a terrible squeeky sound when I press the end key/the right hand side 'soft key'. This is the same sound I had with my previous '2nd' 8800 Arte's slider ... which was the reason I had to exchange for the 3rd hand set!!! This was what I meant by lousy 'QUALITY CONTROL' in my comment below! Nokia should really attend to this matter!!!

  • I'm using both the 8800 Arte & Motorola V9 at the same time. The material Nokia use on the 8800 Arte is very good but the build quality; or more precise, the manufacturing 'quality control' is not quite up to standard!!! As compared to the Motorola V9; I'm surprised to find that the Moto is better built even though the 8800 Arte is 3 times the price of the V9!!! Regarding usage-wise, the Moto V9 is a lot more user-friendly in almost every respect. I'm on my 4th 8800 Arte in 2 months' time, cause the other three have hardware/software issue so I kept on having to take my phones bck to Nokia for exchange!!!

  • To XxxXxXX, Go to 'Setting'> 'phone' setting > 'sensor' setting ...

  • These phones have been made in S.Korea

  • Bought the New Arte... its a sickkkkkkkkkkkk phone... about the tap screen... u need to tap twice wid yer nail... and dat digital clock appears... so good to hold.. Basic nokia features... one shud get hold of it who loves beauty

  • Anybody know where these phones are made? I mean the Arte especially, not Nokia in general.

  • Hey Dere All.. Just bought my new aRTE... lovely piece of design... love it... but i got a problem..infact not a problem.. i really dunno how to turn on that Tap screen option, which glows up the digital clock.. any one can help.. plz Post :D.. Cheers

  • not worth the paper its written on......

  • I love the set, wish if it had wifi..

  • I've purchased this phone for about 3days, and all I can say that it's perfect. However, I have problem with its openning. Unlike, the original 8800, Luna, and Sirocco there is no place that you can push it up to open it!!

  • @ Person below Read my previous post. If you have that much money to throw around O.o

  • just dont post ur message if u dont want it! your guilty coz u really cant afford it. people with money love it, and the guys who dont have money dont like it! dont u get it?! its a good phone and desinged for someone who can purchased it! guys that has the money deserve this! flaunt it guys! i have the arte sapphire and its really powerful to use! its worth it! really love it!

  • Anyone??? Headphones!!

  • dean jackson loves the artes there amazing

  • Can someone tell me how to silence the phone when my headphones are connected! Having bought an adapter, once connected it still plays through the phone not the headphones!!!?

  • these phones are great i have 6 of them

  • I've had Arte phone for 3 weeks now. I think is a great phone. Its unique design and style. I dont personally believe any phone is worth more than �500 off line, but this phone is an exception.

  • Ok so its made with "nice materials" does that mean it needs to be so expensive? I don't think people are bagging this phone because they are jelous of it, because they will never be able to afford it or because they "just can't have it" They are bagging it because it doesn't DO anything. Will those luxurious materials protect it when you drop it? When it gets wet? I doubt it. And phone insurance won't cover that. So then what? I can see the replies to this after... "You are just jelous cos you can't afford it" Well of course I can't afford it it's so overpriced, and even if I could afford to spend this much on a phone I wouldn't, I would put the money towards something more practical. Anyone who pays that much for THIS needs to pay more taxes and feed some homeless Discuss

  • Same as the Nokia 6500... Why no in-call timer shown???!!! and why is there no call time record???!!! Why are those fonts & icons so small???!!! What's wrong with Nokia S40 platform???!!!

  • Nice material used & well made, nice to hold too....but the software/hardware sucks!

  • Isnt this a chic's fone?

  • I like classie phone. I used many kind. I had N70, W900, W960, V3, iphone, W810, 8800 and vertue hehehee my dads one. I like Nokia the most. It is easy to use. Now i'm carrying 8800 but i'm buying this Arte when i get to Bangkok. This 8800 series attract me alot. The style of the phone is nice, nice to hold, and your ears is cool when you talk with it, because the metal is touching the ear.

  • Yes it can Sam. I am using it on Fido in Toronto as we speak. Stuart, I still have my old 8890 :)

  • This is a fashion phone thats why it costs 1200E.And it doesn`t compare with N82, because thats a performance phone.Further more the materials used for this phone is much superior than those used for N82.It's not made out of ordinary plastic...

  • Some people like different things in a phone, this phone is just pure class, I still have my 8800 an will be getting this soon. To me features are a bonus, the most important thing is the look and feel of a phone.

  • bought this phone the other day, upgraded from the sirocco. this phone is in a league of its own it doesnt even try comparing to any other handset. the amount of ppl bagging it shows its got style. ppl hate wot they cant have..

  • hi guys. can I use this phone in canada? thanks for helping.

  • What the hell is this? 1200 euros for what? I can not believe this. My n82 is 100 times better than this phone. I suppose this is phone for the people who have a lot of money and don't have a clue about phones or anything else

  • hi. can i please know if battery time is satisfactory? I used 8800 silver which was really very poor in battery timining.

  • hey pepsi optus is selling the phone for $50/month on a $49 contract for 24 months...think thats good enough a value looking at the kinda phones telstra is selling (imate 8502 etc) on a $100/m 24 month contracts!!! at least optus gives you $300 worth of calling value...unlike telstra that only give $90 in a $100 cap...

  • Mine is currently version 6.40 software... But it's getting elf'd due to a couple of small problems. Other than that i love this phone

  • hey guys...planning to buy this phone, i absolutely love it...but is there any way to read word documents that come in as email attachments??? really need to know that....

  • Oh My Gah! @ Vodafone in AUSTRALIA this phone to buy outright is $1799!!!!! WTF!!!!! Has ANYONE actually brought this phone?!?! It's not even that great. For $1799 I would expect it to be like something from Inspector Gadget

  • there is no 3G for most nokia phone so every unlikely exceptional.

  • The latest version is 5.22 since 20-12-07! Version 5.21 was from 30-11-07. I'm on my 3rd 8800 Arte(just received it today & is still charging for the first time). The first two come with 5.21 & this newest one with 5.22. I also brought a 8800 Sapphire Arte today for my mom; and it is the same 5.22 version as the latest 8800 Arte(also dated 20-12-07). I bet 5.22 has got to be the latest version; not the 5.21!

  • 8800 arte can make video call ??????

  • When will new official update come for this awesome phone? Now it is 5.21

  • The build quality of this phone is very good. In fact, nothing else comes close that is why it costs so much. I have been using this phone for the last 6 weeks and i don't have any complaints. This phone for being a non smart phone still has some great features and the keypad is very easy to use. I text quite a bit and its so easy on this keypad because your finger just seems to slide from one key to another very quickly. The texting interface is a joy to use too! Yes this phone does cost a lot. But if you want a very very good quality phone, with good features this is the phone for you. I highly recommend!!

  • overpriced piece of junk. scratch resistant glass? gimmie a break, Sony Ericssons in general have tougher screens that the 8800, no glass is scratch resistant. anyways, too overpriced, heavy and dodgy tiny keypad. a friend of mine already needs to take insurance out on it - junk.

  • just got this phne today for 500 off a m8. and it is fantastic!!!!! i love it!! wt do u guys think

  • Does anyone know which theme is used in all of Nokia's marketing? the one thats mainly blue with all the white lines through it. I cant find it on the phone at all?

  • What is the current software version for this phone? Nokia's website says 05.21 but when i check my phone version (*#0000#) it comes up as v06.40 dated 10-03-08 Does that mean i have a version nokia havent updated to there site yet or has it gone back to version 5 for some reason?

  • KJ, Since I brought my 2nd 8800 Arte from my service provider, they will exchange mine with another new one ... just hope that this time I have better luck! I should have my new one by the end of this week! By the way, I ordered one 8800 Sapphire Arte as a present for my mom's birthday ... hope she will like it as she is still using her old 8800(silver color one)!

  • i used to have a 8800 and thought nice phone, but battery life was really bad, i had to charge it everyday. What is the battery on the arte like?

  • some people here just because they can't hold on to this beautifuly designed handset,they just moaning about,get a grip.......

  • does the phone coem with headphones?? or is there a headphone jack or something....or does it use the headset it comes with?

  • I have had issues with quality on mine too. First one had dust behind the screen out of the box and the backing of slider not glued down and scratching against the power button. So took it back and got another one. No dust this time but the backing of the slider is still not glued properly. I'm taking this one back too.

  • I'm on my 2nd 8800 Arte which I brought yesterday. My 1st one had problem with the slider... My new one had more problems....1.- I can't change the font color! 2.- I had the slide animation turned on; but there is no sound except picture! 3.- I tried to restore the factory setting a couple of times, but even after waiting for over 15 minutes, the phone show "restore setting failed"! My conclusion is that recent Nokia product do not have proper QC(quality control)!

  • Almost everything about this 8800 Arte is nice, except those tiny fonts & icons which are always difficult for user starting from around age 40 onwards to read easily/comfortably!!! Really starting to wonder what is the target age of any recent 8 series product???!!!

  • Why so expensive ??

  • uhmmm.... so why is this phone very expensive again?

  • Does anyone know how to put the phone into sleep mode?????

  • Pure Class... glad to have an 8*** series phone again after selling my first 8800(basic silver). Its well made, feels great and has beauty that will surely stand its test in time. It doesnt attempt to compete with any other phone out there, its a phone, that does everything you need a phone to do - very well(plus theyve finally given it a decent camera!!!) Havent quite worked out the tap-to-see-clock thing yet, dont quite see the reasoning there, but its still a fabulous phone. Get it, Insure it, Flaunt it!!!

  • Does anyone know how to get the settings for email and multimedia messaging for the 8800 Arte? I have At&t. i live in the states. i can't seem to get the settings any where. Thanks

  • well, i just bough an arte, it is very very comfortable when you are working with it, and everything in that is so good, i love it ;)

  • I just got the 8800 Arte. so far really nice. Does anyone know how to get the settings for email and multimedia messaging for this phone? I have At&t. Thanks

  • also the theme that is on the picture is also there now new firmwaree is v05.21

  • just downloaded new software much better batt lasts longer now

  • I had a few 8 series before , the first 8 series I fall in love was my dad's 8810 , but that was back in 1998 when i was a child ,I got my first 8 series in 2005 when I was 15 , it was a silver 8800 , it was absoltely beautiful , I loved the way it closed and its special ringtone , I had 2 8800 , 2 8800 sirocco and one 8600 Luna , which one should I but , the arte or the sapphire arte ? plz help me guys

  • ********************warning- this is wierd it dosnt slide down...the main screen and keypad actually slide up...the bottom dosnt move at all.......it actually feels odd!!!!!************************

  • Well, this phone is definately well made & a pleasure to hold & open/close the slider. The menu & icons are not nearly as attractive as recent SonyEricsson phones. Icons & prints are on the small side for comfortable/fast reading. Regarding phone call sound quality; it's not half as good as Motorola phones! Hope this help...

  • Hi guys I was wondering if you thought this phone was worth getting i can afford it but just wanted to know what people who has used it thought of it thanks

  • Sapphire has the same problem too ... Dust can get in to the LCD screen! Nokia pls look into the problem ....

  • dust behind the screen what a ponce

  • Is there a calender on this mob?..please answer thanks.

  • I have just returned mine to Carphone Warehouse due to dust behind the screen!!!!!!!!!

  • hi there . I wnat to turn the camera sound off. what should I do? pz help thx

  • I have it for 3 weeks. all I can say is :it was aowsom.

  • Does this phone support videocall?? Is it a front camera the spot on the side oof the speaker or its just a light sensor?? please answer

  • is it worth buying this phone if i want to use the internet as well, together with its great design?

  • Can anyone of you please tell me if i can use internet with this phone?? And if its internet is fast or not

  • Can anyone of you please tell me if i can use internet with this phone?? And if its internet is fast or not

  • i got this phone just yest and it is amazing! the screen is work of art. the only thing i couldn't figure is how to use living wallpapers and animation when phone rings -- like in promo video there is a theme with dancing girl. if anyone can help! thanks!

  • always had the 8800 series phones cant beat the design and looks. Abit heavy than the other 8800 series.

  • I had all 8800ds; first one, Siroco, and now Arte. Arte is my favorite! Battery is a lot better then in previos vertions. Good built quality, but black back dose not feel as solid as should. And easy to scrach. Since i keep it in the case(supplied)scraches are not likely to happen. Case is so good, and compact!!! that i would not consider buying another case for it (i did for previos models thou). One thing i hate- the new usb plug! why on erth you d invent new type of plug?? i need to get car charger again, and if i am charging it i cant use wired headset while driving (i like wired) so now i am limited to BT. And have to buy new wired headset(supplyed with previos 8800). Any way i wont be able to use it wile charging! But i like this phone any way! and would not swap it for two N96's!!!!!!!

  • If the clock doesn't appear or the ringtone doesn't cancel with the gesture control try going into settings and check that the senser option is on, that should sort it!

  • to Kalvin... I heard the power key may cause accidental presses due to located top. This can cause phone turn-offs or missing calls. Have u ever faced such a problem like tt. Thks,

  • i cant decide between this or the luna. any suggestions??

  • very nice phone i bought it since 10 day ,but i had a problem with the phone when i chack it the analog clock dosnt appear. and when i turn it up said down the ringtone dosnt silnt the option is on any one can help?

  • This fone is a " premium " handset. Its not as said before for people who use their handsets for music or gaming. Its price reflects the market Nokia intends this fone for. If you have to ask the price of the fone then its not for you ! You either love or hate the 8 series. Pro's and Con's are really down to personal taste.

  • to carlton - do not worry about the battery! 4 ,5 days at the most! perfect phone!

  • Absolutely feels great holding this phone!....nothing like it, not even those Vertu! Excellent hardware but software of Nokia phones sucks!!! Loud sound & top quality handsfree speaker phone is a Nokia advantage.

  • does anyone know hows the battery of this phone, coz i had a 8800 old one with 4 batteries. is like i have to change battery every 2 phone calls. thx for reply

  • To the people below me who asked Questions- aren't the 8800's the same every year just a different cover? and does it work well with just the tri band, instead of quad band? Answer- No they are completely differant everytime they introduce a new 8800 series, te first one was titanium and a terrible screen...the arte 8800 is 16million color screen, bigger screen, scratch reistant glass, accelerometer and much more...hopefully that will show you that nokia steps it up everytime. Yes it is true that tri band doesnt work as well as a quad band, but i have a arte on at&t and i get service everywhere, i get service in some places where my blackberry curve didnt, so dont worry about getting the best reception... let me know if you guys have anymore questions or concerns. Thanks

  • is it true it does not work well in the US because of triband as opposed to quadband? Please, if there is someone that can answer with a technical explanation it would be greatly appreciated.

  • How many models of 8800 are there in total? How come i've been seeing the same models over and over again every year? Isnt it the same phone with a nice metallic or titanium cover...just that the casing simply improves by a little.Comeon NOKIA, MORE of n96 models pls!!

  • do you guy know where the phone made at?

  • hey all i've ordered this phone today. It is very rare to find them in australia as they still haven't been released yet, in the next week or so i think.. can't wait to have it!

  • Great phone one of the best easy to use best looking phone ever. Glad i purchased this one instead of the apple

  • i have im going to need it cause of all the hunni's cause all the numbers i get will be to much for my keypad yeah boy. although

  • heavy phone. brooooooooker hope you got a nokia repair centre close by

  • if only prit and gurps could afford this gorgeous phone.

  • brooker has one on the way but he wont be able to handle it....... he is a bit of a light weight... lol

  • i've got one coming

  • I haven't had any issues with overheating when using the phone. When on charge it does get slightly hotter but nothing to worry about! This phone is essentially a 6300 with a slightly better camera and a much nicer casing. That being said, if all you want is a decent phone with features that are actually usable and essential then you really can't do any better if you're prepared to pay the price. And in my opinion its worth paying, rather than having the same phone as everyone else on the planet!

  • I really really really want this phone its gorgeous shame my upgrade isnt due for another 5 months damn it!!!"

  • which is more better oled or tft???

  • George, I have a arte regular, and have had a sirocco there is no comparison the arte is amazing with all the little things, (scratch resistant glass, flip to mute, tap the bottom for clock...) the arte saphire has a jewel and thats really the only differance besides the leather and brown color which i do not like. let me know if you have any more questions

  • I'm looking at buying an 8800. I really wonder what the key differences are btw the Arte, Sapphire Arte and Sirocco. Could someone be kind enough to help spell the difference? Cheers.

  • I bought this phone yesterday, (im in the states but ordered of plemix) and i must say it has to be one of the nicest phones ive had. i had a 8gb iphone before this and although the iphone is feature pact is nothing near the looks and the solidness of this phone. it is a must buy and well worth 1100 dollars. email me if you want to know anything

  • Gunslinger_ul, Thank you for the reply as I'm considering buying 2 of them(1 Arte & 1 Sapphhire Arte). Although I had been purchasing 8 series phones since the 8810, I had bad experience of overheating with the 8850 & 8600 Luna! By the way, most of recent Nokia phones do heat up quite badly during long conversation, e.g. 6300, 8600 Luna, E51, 6500c etc.

  • hi a am from serbia,as first i woud like to pay tribute to phones like sonyz1,ericsson 250s pro,3..,6..,8... nokia 8850,8910,so i bought the 8800 , friend brought it from dubai 2005 for about 1100 euros,i bought the schirocco,and luna aftervards,but the 8800 is the best of all,it is a fucking kalasnjikov under the 8...,so now i have a 3 pices 8800,it is easy to dismantle,use t5 and t6 torx,and clean the glas from behind, so peapoles please,dont throw your bucks away get 8800(8801)for apr.400 euros while it is still awailable,save your bucks so you can give it to the migty u.s. warlord.

  • i think that this phone is a waste of time and money and should not be purchased so please i urge you not to waste ur money or time

  • I havent experienced this 'over-heating' phenomenon you are referring to.

  • This phone is too delicate for the American user, simple!

  • is 3mp good even it has no flash?

  • i don't have arte, i have sirocco -- but i think you will have issues only if you use it with ATT. However with T-Mobile it should work perfectly fine.

  • Someone already asked but I will ask again is it true it does not work well in the US because of triband as opposed to quadband? Please, if there is someone that can answer with a technical explanation it would be greatly appreciated.

  • i used to own the nokia 8600 luna.i didnt like it because it was very heavy...does this one feel lighter from the luna?

  • I bet this 8800 Arte do suffer the same 'over heating' problem just as any other Nokia phones???!!!

  • I own a nokia 8800 arte from january.If you got any questions you can ask me. Best regards,The phone is a masterpiece for the people who can appreciate.

  • There is a lot of opinion posted in this forum, but I wonder if there is there any real owner/user of this 8800 Arte? Or else why is there no one that post any comment/feedback regarding the 'heat-up' issue II mentioned below???!!!

  • How is the battery life of this phone, I saw one today and I may say it's not that good looking in person, looks similar to 8600 luna, maybe if I can try it for a while. I'm planning to buy this phone, does Nokia release any firmware updates for this model? And is it true that the screen is easily penetrated by DUST? thanks for the future replies

  • ugly design!!! it's like my remote control for my Karaoke!!! he he he

  • Anyone experience 'heat-up' issue with this phone during a call(from 10-15 minutes onwards)? Most Nokia phones have 'heat-up' problem which some user may/do not seem to notice when they live in the colder area. This will be very annoying to me cause I use my phone(s) for long business calls! Any feedback from user of this 8800 Arte?

  • Having owned this phone for a month now, i can say it is a massive improvement. The camera doesn't have a 2 stage process, you lierally point and click and the phone then focuses and snaps. Also, to move files onto it, the phone will go into mass storage mode for drag and drop or it will use the sync software to sync contacts etc and then allow a content transfer under various icons in the software, ie pictures, music etc.

  • dear 8800 owners...how you guys put files such as music and pictures into this phone ? there is no card slot...+_+ im planning to buy this phone but im wondering after i bought it how i gonna put songs into it...can anyone tell me how ?

  • NOKIA 8800 is my dream phone. i love NOKIA 8800 phone so much cos' it is so cute and very handy. pls.... make my dream come true.......

  • I have this phone since few days and the only thing that I will say is�wowww This phone is exclusive and designers pay attention about even smallest parts of it. Materials are great and to my opinion this is the most exclusive phone made by Nokia ever. I�m 100% satisfied

  • A seriously "sexy" phone. I have been chatting to a wonderfull woman about this phone! But people on high monthly tariff this "phone" is �200 or �600 off line for this?????? Is this phone worth it 3mega pix, 1 gig memory, sratch and grease proof???? leather sofa? american fridge freezer? plazma screen? a dodgy car? a washing machine? a washer dryer? cooker? oven? a new boiler? PC? I don't think so...not at this crazy cost....

  • i'm thinking of buying it too, but i don't know if the phone is all hype or performance. REGUARDLESS, of how much money one makes, is it worth the "buck"(Money)???

  • To all 8800 arte owners: I�m wondering if this beauty has a 3mp camera with auto focus but not have dedicated camera key. Which key acts as a 2 stage shutter?? I think it has great camera specifications to be a luxury phone

  • I love this phone. It's breathtaking. I can only say wowwwwwww!!!! That's how great it looks

  • Hi to all the owners of this very hot phone. I just wanna ask if this phone has the ability to sync your contacts from your computer to this phone (specifically Addressbook of mac O.S.)

  • hello trevor, here in england its selling sim free for about 700 pounds

  • cant you just tell that the pratt who just posted this is a ugly phone that he cant afford it ,well i can i have it and think i will buy another one why because i like it and can easy pay for it cash lol and he is that thick he spelt phone wrong he put fone lol looks like he could not afford to go to school lol

  • for those people asking why this fone doesnt have memory slot is because all new 8*** fone have limited edition themes,tones &wallpaper that other fone dont have nokia did this to avoid piracy xoxo

  • I�m not thinking on buying this phone but it�s really amazing and I�m wondering if it has a 3mp camera with auto focus but not have dedicated camera key. Which key acts as a 2 stage shutter??

  • This phone is amazing! Four days standby time, and the looks of it...just breathtaking. It's very solid, too! No 15 mpx camera, no symbian (thank God, it is A PHONE after all), no lags! Just Perfect! Works amazingly well!!! Keep up the good work, Nokia!

  • people really buying these phone? well, you can afford it( but man, is it really worth it?)

  • Just got my new arte, upgrading from a silver sirocco 8800. So far so good, like the fact that it does not stain as much as the sivler sirocco black colour is really funky. Screen is much better, themes are great and major improvements on size, the device is much thinner than previous models. Couple of weak points the camera is not concealed like the previous sicoco model and tends to get dirty with fingerprints. Other than that great phone bit high on pricing but if you are upgrading from a previous 8800 then you know that its well worth the money.

  • to all 8800 arte users. im planning to get 1 for myself. but can not decide on which phone to buy. the sapphire or the arte. i need advise or recommendation. i would like to know it the sapphire d pad feels better to press than than the this arte. thank you im hoping for recommendation.

  • I just bought the ARTe . UBER phone , but i have a question for those who own one, my keys ( 1 , 4 , 7 ) baclight are brighter than the others (2,3,5,6,8,9,0,*,#) is this from factory , or do i have a problem ?? please answer :) (10x)

  • I got one is really nice. first few day ok,but now is start have lilte noise on during call,even on other side think i'm out the road but i was in my room,take back to service shop hopely they let me exchange new one,(here when you buy is your NO exchange)p/s please in put: is there nokia will let me exchange due to defected,Thank

  • Is this mobile worth all that money??? i don't see anything great or special about it...it is very heavy and huge:p ... in cyprus it is sold for 1200 euros!!!!!!!!

  • Why we don't have this wallpaper shown in this photo?

  • well for people complaining about the 1200$ price tag and no features, well this phone is'nt about the camera or wifi or any gadgetry like that i've been an 8 series user since the beginning and have always used the 8 series mobiles for what they are an icon of style and luxery just like a rolex as someone already said.... arte is no different just watch any top notch criminal or a lawyer always using an 8 series ;)

  • Why we don't have this wallpaper shown in this photo?

  • Why we don't have this wallpaper shown in the photo ???

  • I have the phone and trust me there is dust behind the screen.

  • What?? Dust easily gets behind the screen?? Are you sure?? Because if it is true, then i'll never buy this phone.. Overall 8800 sirroco is better, cause my sirroco never gets any dust behind the screen..

  • What do you mean by "Dust easily gets behind the screen."?? Is it true?? If it is true, than these phone is not about "QUALITY" The most thing i hate is, if the dust can easily gets behind the screen like 9500.. It is so fucking annoying.. If it is true, then i'll never buy these phone.. Overall 8800 sirroco is better, i never gets any dust behind my screen..

  • Great phone w/ only one problem. Dust easily gets behind the screen. Highly annoying for a $1200 phone.

  • Same design since Q1 2005 for a high end phone, come on Nokia designers ...

  • I've had my Arte for almost two weeks now, and paid �675 for it simfree. My girlfriend thinks I'm crazy paying that much for "just a phone". But I said it's the same reason why you buy Dior and Chanel bags ;) The majority of people here slag off the phone for not having wifi, 5mp camera, 16gb memory...this phone was not aimed at you...it's for those who want style over function, exclusivity over features...after all... not everyone buys Gucci or Rolex right? This is the Rolex of phones... it is manufactured from high quality material. I think this a very logical upgrade for those with a Sirocco (this is what I had before). It looks and feels better imo than the Sirocco, and features wise there are improvements... namely the screen!! I love the OLED display and with the black theme it looks pure classy. When the phone is not lit up...the screen blends in with the frame of the screen and it makes it look smooth. The camera is much better though not excellent, but thats not why you buy this phone...videos are also a lot better and not as pixelated. The vibra sensors are a bonus, and the leather case is very funky ;) with it's 'pull' mechanism! All in all, I'm happy with the phone... but only rants about it is the fact it doesnt have a screensaver option, yes theres the analogue clock, but you can't use your own pics as screensavers. Another thing is the slide doesnt feel as satisfying when you open and close it compared to the Sirocco...I think because the slide mechanism is shorter! But these are small minor glitches...and would not have put me off buying the Arte even if I knew beforehand about them. If you're thinking about buying one...I say do it... it's definetly worth it.

  • Why is nokia phones always too expensive? people can't afford to buy phone for like $1200, won't you rather invest with your money? I guess nokia is just so short of ideas and all they could do is to be releasing different phones in styles but with the same features and functions while stylishly exploiting people's money. Fine, their phone are good, sweet quality, durable etc. but men..... they should be more reasonable financially.

  • this fone is not for teenagers :P i broke my dock in the 1st week and the charger in the 2nd week lol

  • Nice design, liked the 8800 siricco but really wanted a better camera...hey, the arte has a better camera! Yet way, way, way, too expensive. They're running like $1200 on ebay right not....not for me. I guess this phone is not for everyone, definatley not me. I'd rather spend $700 on a n95 8gb...makes more sense.

  • Would be nice if there is a card slot and better battery life.

  • whats the difference between the 8800 arte and the 8800 sapphire arte??

  • I have to say that most of the comments here are just sour grapes as people cannot afford to buy this phone and cannot understand why people would want to spend �1000 plus on a phone. The 8800 Arte is not about features its about having the phone itself. If you want features buy a laptop, the E90 or the N95 8Gb! Or for that matter all of them and have some fun.The phone is about design, good quality construction and good call quality. Most users do not need a features list as long as your arm and most wont be able to understand how to use them. I just want a good quality phone most of the time, and the 8800 Arte provides that. Also it is a little bit of luxury that is expensive, but you have to treat yourself once in a while. Each to his or her own, I say!

  • i luv this phone...simple and solid. Very nice build. The construction is very neat. Black color is elegant. But the keypad is a bit too small but looks good though. I know many of u guys complain about the feature. well, i think this fone is more showing QUALITY rather than its feature and it does have the quality. For me, as long as i can do voice talk and sending text so that is enough, coz i have my ipod, my digi camera and my laptop ;-)

  • Cool phone and you ppl are writing ban comments for this phone who cares about features couz this is a evening and night phone planing to buy it on my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • what different betwean tft and oled???

  • but why its so dark ;-(

  • its made in korea . when did this happen . nokia made in korea. one of the most expensive mobiles is made in korea. its a nice fone i cant say anybad things about it only that is looks and feels like the 8600 . i like this one better though . still cant get around the fact that the original 8000 series was the best . but this is nt bad.

  • ugly fone it likes a remote control!

  • No cardslot! what a ugly phone

  • cool phone planing to buy it.

  • hi there people i just got this phone and i get shoked the keypad some times not lighting even if you put the light sensor off then when i start the camera error message coming always when i take the pictures even the cheap chinese phones don't has this error and also made in korea

  • really its made in korea or germany ?

  • I have to admit it, it's a really cool phone.. But many important feature are missing.. No video call, no office, in fact they put the HSDPA connection but no office feature? I think most of people who uses the HSDPA connection on phone are business people.. I know this is a phone about style and fashion, but with the prices that we should pay, i think it is nice have some more extra feature..

  • I've had this phone for a while now and in all honesty it's an average phone in it does the job. As far as style (See above comments) I can't believe anyone would purchase a phone for that specific reason. This phone isn't stylish. It's a phone and that's it.

  • Anyone using it in NYC market with at&t? Old 8800 triband sucked on at&t in NY. Is this any better? John/Manhattan

  • It is a little bit to expensive,thinking now that in my country is opening a new Nokia factory. Anyway i am a fan of 8000 series,I had 8300,8850,8800,the Scirroco and now i have the 8600 Luna.I am very pleased of all of them.

  • ha, ha... sry for laughing... but i really thing that gsm arena should make all people register and ask them "are you geeks?" in that case, phones like this, couldn't be visible to them! :) i am a geek myself ;), but i would buy this phone rather than any other... why? it stylish, 1st quality, it has solid camera (as 6500, SE k800....) and its nokia. I had, 6 diferent nokias, 4 SE's, 1 motorola, 1HTC and now i'm buying a nokia again. If i need wireless, games... i simply use laptop. i had n 95 for a while, but it was big & ugly (and the girls didn't like it :)). 5mpix camera isn't better than 3,5 mpix at all (it just larger picture), and i allways perfer surfing on a big screen (pc)... so i really think and advise people who wan this phone to buy it. it's a high quality solid feture phone... it is a real "gucci, prada, cavalli, chanel, boss..." phone

  • I have had this phone a few weeks now and its pritty good! Few faults I have picks up on though... It has a light sensor which sometimes seems to glitch and when I am using the phone in the dark the keypad does not light up?, the light on the charger cannot be turned off?, you dont seem to be able to adjust the volume of the alarm its not like my old sirrocco the alarm gradually got louder this one starts on full volume which is loud on this phone! also would be cool if you could use the clock as your screen saver but you don't seem to be able to do this either if anyone can help me with these probs it would be good

  • I still Cannot get over how many of these thick people sit here and put time and time again this phones features are no good!!! Its not ment to be an N series or a lap top ##GO AWAY## and play with you hand held computers and go comment on your N series or whatever ugly plastic handheld lap top you have at the moment!! Its not hard to understnad why people buy this phone its really very simple! I am starting to think there is a few jealous people around.

  • for all of you who dont have this phone stop saying bad things about it. this phone is not about features if you are an enthusiast, its about the design and classiness of the phone.. im sorry to say this but you guys are just jealous because you aint got the dough to buy this phone. ive had 32 cell phones and i could say that the 88 series of nokia are the best phones and the e90 also

  • yeah! your right this fone is a waste of money! the design lokks like a remote control and the features are bad and not so nice and the color sucks

  • hey if u r using ur fon 4 calling and txtng purposes y dont u just buy a cheap one like 1200.. this fon is jst a waste of money..

  • All you guys are missing the point. This ohine is not about features! It's about being seen. If you go out and get this it is for a bit of fun and you already have another few phones to use as well. Just buy it and stop going on about features. Who cares waht it cost or does! As long as you can make a call and send a text what more do you want.

  • In reference to an above comment, if you have to ask why you're buying this phone, you've already missed the point. Yes, there are plenty of phones for the same money, or even less that offer far more features. But they lack the style, the charm, and certainly the build quality of such a phone. After admiring the Nokia 8000 series phones for years, I finally took the plunge and bought the 8600 Luna, and having had it for six months now, I wouldn't trade it for anything other than the 8800 Arte.

  • Ordinary phone just like the other no changes at all.

  • nice design BUT the features are ugly! and black cover YAK not my type

  • To the guy who keeps on bashing this phone becos of features, I traded in my SE P1 i for this phone.......

  • Still loving this phone so much no matter what anyone says! PS if you hold a sirrocco or luna this is the logical upgrade!

  • Just got the phone a week ago, and it is Good! Its not a pda so it won't give you wireless lan or microsoft office. One might ask what the extra dough you paid for gets you. It gets you a beautiful phone made of metal that weighs its cost. The sliding mechanism is better than the siroccos. The attention it will draw is worth the entry price itself. Those side pointers aside, the most important thing is that you will love holding it everyday, and using it to your hearts content as the battery lasts forever compared to the sirocco. In conclusion this phone was made to be a looker with a user friendly interface, and luxurious refinements. It was never meant to be a PDA or Ipod killer.

  • I suggest dont buy this phone it has a good design but the features are not that good and if u want to purchase this fone go ahead but I've warned you already and in the end you'll get dissapointe on this phone

  • Please all read this if you are not sure to get one. I have owned loads of phones in the last 2years including the Apple Iphone and ALL of the nokia 8800 versions. The 8800 ARTE is what all mobile phones should be about. Its durable (metal) its smart and it has all the features you need including a good quality camera. Yes the battery is not great but i send about 100 texts a day and talk about 2hrs in total a day and i only need to charge it up every other day. IS THIS A PROBLEM just leave it on charge each night and your sorted. THIS IS A PHONE TO BUY, i can see me keeping this one for some time.

  • y r u guys buying this very xpensive phone but have a not good features? u better buy a very good price with a very good featured phones like sony ericsson p1i,w960 or an O2 phone like Orbit! or if u are a nokia fan y dont u buy a n95 8gb so u can save all of your porno der,and have a good camera.. its so fan ryt? than buying this very class expensive phone but no fan features ryt? what do u think of my comment guys? got d point?

  • 1.Where do i have to tap the screen exactly? Because i have tried all the places :) 2. And it says that it has a light sensor that regulate the brightness of the screen. Is this adjustable?

  • nokia Arte only works in the USA with T mobile only which is 900 mhz. I just posted is info so that people who are interested buying this phone would have an idea.It is a really head turning phone.I actually so it but I am waiting price to come down.if he price of this phones comes down 1100$, I am buying it.I just have to wait.

  • to nsIE: "It's also a energy saver and that explains the (!!) very good battery life.". Is this a joke? lol

  • wow!its kind of wonderful,it excites me each time i use it.am having problem with the battery,it runs down each time i receive or make a call.is there anything i can do about pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

  • wow!its kind of wonderful,it excites me each time i use it.am having problem with the battery,it runs down each time i receive or make a call.is there anything i can do about pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

  • Is anyone using it in AT&T network in NYC that can provide feedback on signal quality? Thanks RMB

  • when is the review for this one comming?

  • The screen is "O-led" technology. You can see it from any angle and any light condition. It's also a energy saver and that explains the very good battery life. The phone is super finished. The best phone seen so far. The tap sensor is a touchy detail. Amazing phone.

  • Very Very Very expensive bout �700!!!

  • got this phone 3 days ago and i like it so much because it looks classy and i like how it feels when i hold it, however the only drawback is that you still got to wipe it every now and then because of the hand marks

  • Series 40 2inch exact reception any nokia only construction and perks. These sets donot continue long when u get secondhand qtr the price within six months.no wifi flash and radio or 3g only design no durability.

  • Well built, but the screen nor the interface as nice as Sony ericsson phone! ... Screen definately too dark & the interface boring!!!

  • Hello from Southern California! I got the Apple iPhone on the first day it was released and still adore it! I am also a Nokia enthousiast and regularly purchase their "exclusive" series. I got the 8800 Arte 2 days ago and I love it. It thinner, slicker than my 8600 Luna & has a much better slide (reminding me of the venerable, original 8000 and 8801). This phone came with a Nokia wireless headset and I had to (reluctantly so far) give up on using my exclusive Bang Olufsen wireless headset; I don't yet know if the Nokia headset can compare in voice clarity or noise elimination...we'll see. I can wholeheartedly recommend this sleek black metallic and glass beauty to anyone willing to spend mucho dollars or euros for exclusivity. A welcome change from the cheap plastic sides of the Luna! I'd be interested to hear your experiences. Giacomo

  • The phone was just released in Romania. In our money the phone was 36.000.000 LEI , that means exactly 1000 EUR in a store. Realy...it is the most exciting phone of the 88` series. It realy is a great phone. My best wishes to all the owners. They made the best choice of their life`s. Sorry for my english... Andy...!

  • its not a phone,its a DREAM!!!!!how much does it cost and where i can buy it?

  • I have an original Nokia 8800, extremely sturdy phone, its was worth a bit, but i will stand by the quality of the 8800's. It is a bit of a let down that there is still no external flash adapter inbuilt 1gb is a great improvement, but still, its rather limiting. And the big factor that makes me hesitate (other wise i would upgrade to one of these in a flash) is the lack of Wifi. If it had Built in 802.11b/g i would be set.

  • Recently purchased this phone and the LG Viewty. I plan to keep this phone and give the Viewty to my mom. Call, reception, sound quality are all much better than the Viewty. Although the Viewty offers more capabilities, this phone performs the basic functions of a phone much better. Viewty also feels very cheap when you hold it. Doesn't have the heft or the build quality of this phone. Definitely a MUST BUY!!!

  • i'm a diehard Sony Ericsson fan but this is a thing of beauty

  • ....The double tap sensor

  • Don't care what the others have to comment ....die hard Nokia 8 Series(since the 8810) fans like me will pass on this one just because the screen(it's the same thing from the 6500c but darker) is too dim & the fonts too small. The double sensor under the cover that show the clock is neat though...

  • for all yout=r mobile accessories go to at-products.co.uk

  • woooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!! very nice and good sony ericsson died

  • 8600 Luna is really rubbish! The 8800 Arte is 100 times better for sure. I did not pick up one of these because the screen is kind of dark, the keypad is not too comfortable to use & to see. Those fonts are definately way too small for comfortable reading.....even worse then my 6500C because of the dim background lighting!!! Onn the plus side, this phone is well made & feels real solid. It has got an excellent slide mechanism(better then the original 8800) & the phone is extremely comfortable to hold in your hand. The slide of the 8600 is also terrible, just don't compare this to the 8600 cause there is no comparison at all! I still won't get this phone cause the above mentioned negative things(especially the small fonts combine with the dim lighting issue). Price is not an issue for me at all as I also happen to own a Moto V8 gold edition & a Vertu constellation.

  • can anyone tell me where are the phones made (it is written on the label inside the phine)? the question is targeted to owners of the phone. thanks in advance !!!

  • I have the 8600 luna and i would like to ask if i should change my phone to the 8800 arte or i should wait for something else because they look similar to me.

  • its a very nice phone i got mine yesturday :D very nice...

  • come up for Gold colour

  • hi.what i would lkie to say as a comment regarding to the nokia 8800 the design is very good the show is very hihg.actualy the most problem is that the losing the charge very soon, plase if it is possible to thinkg about this part , and please find the solution . thanks best of luck,

  • can you use mp3 tracks as your msg tone ?

  • Just for your infomation the sirocco had 16m display too.

  • More money 4 NOTHING... always battery finished oooh if u drop it down suddenly goodby money...drwer is loosed and lcd dissapered all time so I change it ..if u have a date with nikol kidman it is a good decoration for a man! just that! lol

  • If you got the money, well yeah. What are you waitin for? The arte is far better than sirocco. With the display capability at 16m colors, that's one thing that makes a difference, and the rest is all but making sirocco a lesser phone than arte..

  • "I just don't get it.How is better this Arte then Luna?? because the difference between those 2 at price is huge.Arte has better materials or what?" to answer all your curiosity, find a friend of yours or someone that has this Arte, borrow for a while, and play with it. after that, maybe you can provide the answers to yourself. then, hopefully you will have a better knowledge on why people are holding this one, or its expensive siblings such as Vertu, live with it without those extra features or fancy decorations without meanings. "So answer me at this question.I have a 8800 black sirocco.Its worth to change it with 8800 Arte ??" it's just my curiosity, because you claimed that you have sirocco black, yet you still doubt about this Arte and keep comparing to Luna, which is considered downgraded type. but anyway, it's up to you. keep your sirocco black and luna, and we both happy. cheers

  • I just don't get it.How is better this Arte then Luna?? because the difference between those 2 at price is huge.Arte has better materials or what?

  • 1180usd in uae 4550ed

  • So answer me at this question.I have a 8800 black sirocco.Its worth to change it with 8800 Arte ??

  • For all those people who do not associate high end quality with extravagant expenditure, this phone is not for you. Go get yourself the usual cheap plastic gadgets. I, vouch for its touch of class and it is truly like no other.

  • So answer me at this question.I have a 8800 black sirocco.Its worth to change it with 8800 Arte ??

  • you still dont get my point! some people in this World dont want Phones like the N-Series which are basically Laptops with Sim Card holders..non of that is cool this 8800 Arte redefines coolness and Money! i mean its made of Stainless Steel(Unlike N95's Plastic) and this Arte has proper Slider Design and Unique Design which is soo Nicee..and Bling! and has no Wi-Fi or any of those useless features. 8800 Arte is a Phone to be seen with .not a Phone to be Playing with! ...get it ?

  • you can actually acquire yourself an original leather case (such as like Vertu's) or the normal cotton cases that cost you less than SGD$10,-(look like babies' socks), which can help you in "cleaning off" your finger prints. BUT, if you still too afraid to have this Arte because of the finger prints issue, go and get yourself Arte Sapphire, as half of the mobile will be cover on real leather but please don't comment on the price (Real leather + sapphire are quite expensive you know). as for attracts dust,.......until now i can't see this mobile attracts anything else apart from admiration. but again, it's up to the people whether they think they want to buy this mobile, using it, AND willing to pay for it. otherwise, please do not comment negatively against this mobile if you're not the actual users. no offence, cheers

  • Does anyone know how much this phone will cost in the UK where I am? One thing is for sure, it's not going to be cheap, previous 8800s weren't cheap either but i wanted to know approximately? And also I read from the specs ­ that it won't have memory card slot, the box opening video I saw didn't show any memory cards either so can someone clarify for me if there really isn't going to be variations of this phone with card slot like the new N95 blacks? Thanks guys!

  • you can actually acquire yourself an original leather case (such as like Vertu's) or the normal cotton cases that cost you less than SGD$10,-(look like babies' socks), which can help you in "cleaning off" your finger prints. BUT, if you still too afraid to have this Arte because of the finger prints issue, go and get yourself Arte Sapphire, as half of the mobile will be cover on real leather but please don't comment on the price (Real leather + sapphire are quite expensive you know). as for attracts dust,.......until now i can't see this mobile attracts anything else apart from admiration. but again, it's up to the people whether they think they want to buy this mobile, using it, AND willing to pay for it. otherwise, please do not comment negatively against this mobile if you're not the actual users. no offence, cheers

  • Hi, could anyone please say, who are using this phone on a daily basis, if it really does attract lots of fingerprints, dust, etc? Thanks.

  • People need to Understand that some People dont want Phones like N-Series which are literally Computers not phones..this 8800 Arte is for the Cooolest and Rich people of This World who just use their phone as a Phone! nothing more nothing less they just use their as a Phone! and at the same time showoff with it! its all about the Style with 8800 range!

  • "if u wanna be a high roller buy a goldvish phone its 1.3 mil if u wondering". cool remark, except i can't think of how the negative percentages if we're actually discussing this product against the positive ones. after all, some people think that we, the users of this mobile, crazy to pay its price for this arte. :)

  • if u wanna be a high roller buy a goldvish phone its 1.3 mil if u wondering

  • here is a video for both colors.. The brown looks much better...

  • get the arte becasue of the fetures even though u dont care bout them.... the sirocco is still heaps and ther old as..but they got the looks get the arte at least u have the camera thats betta and stuff

  • mxNd, thx dear. :) ok, as the ownership of this babe on third day, yeah, like someone on this forum, the .swf is not exactly working, although it is supposed to be flash animation background(or wallpaper). the battery wise, it's matching up with my xda. it means that i need to recharge it once a day. but hey, it attracts lots of attentions yesterday when the mobile rings (in the middle of orchard road, and that says something). the quality of the sound is remarkable, very distinguish, and rich. it's like to compare output sound from BOSS with other ordinary speakers. except of thinking getting a spare battery for this baby, i can see myself sticking to this mobile for quite long. happy new year ahead everyone ^^

  • This phone may be attractive, ,with the beautiful OLED display, the exotic metal and expensive glass used to make this phone, but the price is not worth it! I can buy an SE K850 with the most expensive accessories and with better features and I still wouldn't be able to match the price of this phone. Has Nokia gone crazy? There are cheaper and more exotic phones out there at a more cheaper price. Nokia- thanks a lot for release such an expensive, featureless, stupid phone. Nokia has become a worser company! Why is Nokia trying to turn away all of its loyal customers?! First, the n95, and n82 would the horrific battery life and now this. Why doesn't Nokia ever release a decent, and well-balanced phone?! This just doesn't make sense at all!

  • How is the Nokia 8800 Arte compared to the Nokia n82? Which phone is better? Obviously,the n82 has more functionality, although it lacks design. Besides making phone calls, what is so good about the 8800 Arte?

  • N82 LOL that phone is so ugly it has no style

  • Nothing new change of body rest same as Luna but triple priceof S40 devices. Nokia clever to encash niche class they have nothing special but model to show off

  • this phone is great . this phone ROCKS more then sirocco.bought in in sg for 1.8kSGD.damn friggin expendsive BUT ITS WELL WORTH IT.for 8600 luna price is startin to go down. i bought it last time at 1.2k now its sellin at 1k.thats almost 20 percent depression.just think.material wise, i would say luna's smoke glass is real nice and its num pads blinking in and out ---- thats pretty cool. for 8800 arte its a mixture of glass and metal u can feel the weight, the elegance and u dont want to put it down.this , is better then luna. comparing arte to sirocco, sirocco's black is uncomparable to arte and arte IS ALOT DIFF FROM BOTH SIROCCO AND LUNA.sirocco black is rather bulkly and not as elegance, and suck in batt , cam , display , sound , etc.sirocco gold?dont talk about it, its worst. well, i am looking forward to peek at the new sapphire , i asked the shopkeeper when i bought my arte and he told me its gonna cost 2k+ SGD ( 1 usd to 1.4 sgd ) well, its leather-coated and saphhire in the middle=D but i guess i'll stick to arte. so which is better? the arte obviously.

  • red angel i agree with you all the way .

  • i got this phone from a phone shop.. i knew the owner very well.. she ordered 10 of these but they only agreed to release 2 to her.. one of which i bought.. the price is 1,150USD.. the battery life is somewhat better.. it only comes with one battery.. the battery life is good for 6 hours of media and there would still be 25% or less left.. no bad i would say..

  • Guys Arte or Sirocco??? which LOOKS better i don't care about features .

  • yesterday, read all user reviews on this site. some pros, and some cons. well, anyway, went ahead to buy this baby yesterday, and play with it this morning. the conclusion is, this mobile is intended for people that treats mobile as mobile, and not laptop-gigantic ipod/creative storage capacity - digicam etc substitutes. love the design; classic, elegant, so smooth, especially opening and closing. can produce live animation in between the actions. have no problem with the keypads; (of coz it's small and neat, as this phone is tiny enough to fit onto petite gal's palms). all luxury mobiles are using the similar keypads concepts, such as vertu. can you imagine vertu's one with gigantic keypads? looks totally uncool and cheap! user friendly interface (to be expected by nokia products); wonderful output sound eventhough just came from the right side of the mobile, but you can actually have Stereo Widening feature to be activated, therefore you will receive balance output sound. of coz no one is ever encouraging you to put your ears next to any speakers, rite?; good for outdoor scenes for camera-wise; i even known that some mobiles have poorer quality pics than this. have classicLong.3gp as my incoming video ringtones now(i noticed that some people at this forum are not aware that you need to do extra step in order to assign those video ringtones as incoming calls). it's far better than the predecessors (such as sirocco) in terms of memory capacity, camera, gprs, etc. of coz gold and silver screaming louder than all black one. nevertheless, black is elegant, stylish, and can do no wrong for most people (if you are a fashionista, you know what i mean here). fingerprint prone, well, what do you expect from something that is made of metal and glass? try arte sapphire then, as it comes with leather case. that's the reason why nokia produce this arte and arte sapphire. i have no problem with the weight of the mobile, as it is telling me that i am investing my money, not on plastic or ordinary china-made products, eventhough it might lack of the extra features that people are keep boosting of. and 150gr is nothing, c'mon. this baby is also slim and tiny enough to be carrying along anywhere, including to clubs. :) about the price, yeah, it's a bit far-fetch by some people. but i am telling myself that after 6 months from now on, the price of my arte or any other 8800 series won't decreasing up to 50% from the price that i paid for. as to compare with luna 8600, that's laughable. ok, luna has quadband. and the mobile looks merrier than this one (as this one, at a glance, you can only see blank black screen thingy with 'nokia' on its top).nevertheless, for me, simple yet elegant, is much matter to me. attractive doesn't mean to be more sophisticated. anyway, if you want to have a good quality pic, invest yourself a decent digicam. if you want to listen to your millions mp3s or watching videos, invest yourself a mp3 player. if you think that you still want to surfing internet (not enough surfing whilst at work and home), maybe to check out the movies' schedules, invest a decent tablet laptop or just buy an EE PC. alternatively, you might just want to invest on a psp. (psp can do everything that you want, except receive and send calls and sms) and keep this mobile, like me. cheers ^^

  • if it really costs 1600$ so f**k nokia

  • Forgot this phone, forget the luna and forget the scirocco, The phone you should be looking at is the N82 Titanium, 5MP camera, Built in GPS, WiFI, Quad Band, HSPDA, Crammed with features, Cool sleek design and better battery life than the Arte, Luna and Scirocco, Good to see Nokia get some of their handsets right, Roll on the N82, Just got mine from Carphone Warehouse where it's exclusive for 1 month

  • this the best nokia i thin but he have a 1 problem i tin the menu is not god and the best menu in this mobile the menu of nokia n-series the camera vey god !

  • to the comment who said finger print prone what lol are you sure you have one its got a coating on the phone that does not show fingerprints im touching mine now the fingerprints go away dont know how it works but it does so what you on about lol are you drunk . and the person who said it looks like sirocco well it looks nothing like it sirocco looks like its been dropped on the floor with that stupid dint on the front and back small screen glossy in colour seems to me like sour grapes to alot of people in here ,lol well ive bought it i like it batt, lasts ages sound quality when making a call is so good ,phone so smooth when you slide it up , not like sirocco when you slide that up it feels like screen is going to fall off and sirocco makes loads of noises lol , people say lunar is good phone well you slide that up the buttons freaked me out they are so big and dopey like my old calculater from 10 years ago so got rid of that phone as soon as possible the glass front looks like my grannys glasses , so to you 2 people who say lunar sirocco are better why you in this forum lol if you think your phones that good your in this forum lol why mmmm let e think if you want one of the arte phone go buy it , and the person who said sirocco is good keep telling yourself that you may believe it one day its that good you have to carry that spare batt, lol so those who like this phone its really well built loades off memory not like lunar or sirocco like tose 2 pratts are saying well love my 8800 arte cant fault it and those 2 cant change my mind as they slag it off they want one really sooooooooo save up and go buy 1 you know you want to , so gsm arena you know the truth about this phone how dood it is so when these 2 pratts reply to this is they put falls information in this forum you should barr them from gsm arena so phone charged up off out shopping now with my cool phone in my pocket you with the lunar your makes a good calculater with those dumd dumd buttons and you with sirocco dont forget to take your spare batt , lol got to go time to spend more money will look out for you 2 with sirocco and lunar wont be hard to c you bet you both will be dressed in grey dull and boring like your phones lol

  • another useless phone from nokia

  • all are beutiful but the best is NOKIA 8800 first edition

  • its better looking then Luna and this has better features but its looks similar to Sirocco so theres nothing new

  • omg i just got the phone today , basicaly this are the advantages and disadvantages. Advantages- Its GOD DAMN STYLISH , u cant leave ur hands off it.nice 3.2 cam ..1gb of memory ( thats ALOT for such a phone though) Disadvantages- Finger print prone And another thing why cant i selecet the video tones for my ring tone? it says cant open the file or file not recognised. SOMEONE HELP i would rate this 9/10 though.really good phone for a really high price.=D

  • If you played with both, it is undeniably luna is more stylish and attrtactive. The arte is plain black color although the built is amazing. Both is amazing phone, but im gonna keep the luna becos of the wow factor and head turning looks :)

  • Luna can't be coolest in design than Arte..i saw Luna in magazine like Arte 1 day ago ,i have 8800 sirocco but This Arte it's PURE ARTE.No question about it.It's very stylish,a minus from sirocco is that the camera is no longer hidden by the slide mechanism.

  • Got one and had a luna together. Heres a quick comparison -Similar build -Luna is more beautiful and eye catching -Similar weight -The arte is colder becos its metal -Both camera sucks, even though the arte has 3.2 megapixel -Luna has better battery life -People turn head on luna, not the arte, its just all black and not that shiny -Arte has one nice dock :) -Arte has better accesories In conclusion, the arte is soooo nice. But the luna is just overall better if you use it just for phone calls and smses. Ps . i dont use 3g

  • No A2DP?

  • luna is better in design.

  • Nokia needs to add Blackberry Connect to 88 series, because people who use it most likely to be up to date with their emails. This is not such a hard feature to add.

  • I check on winter-gsm and site seems fake, i dont know the payment options. That country the accout is ? Im from Romania and if they use a Romanian account the chaches are big to be a scam. I live in Romania and dont agrre with those practises.

  • Shellshock, its sad that winter-gsm is fake...And Did u loose any mone from them?

  • I just got this phone.. however, i think there's something wrong with the Macromedia Player, the swf files located in the gallery aren't animating at all... This may explain why the 'living wallpapers' seem dead.. what's up with nokia???

  • Yes its fake bec a friend of mine bought a phone from them and they didn't deliver it.We tried that twice..If you wanna risk take you time :)

  • Shellshock How do u know that www.winter-gsm.com is fake?..Did u heard anything about them?..Pls let us know clearly...

  • Yes wintergsm is fake

  • Nokia 8800 arte review and live photos

  • is winter-gsm.com fake or not?i mean not even thieves sell at that low price.anyone bought a phone from them?

  • i seriously like this fone the texture and the shape is so radiant well im just speechless to say more but one more thing this fone is beautifull thats my last word bye people

  • Does anyone know about wwww.wintergsm.com?They just work by westernunion money transfer and they r from ROMANIA...Pls let me know about it them,if know anything...

  • i by this phone this is tu phone i like its camera and its free bleutooth im from india its cost 8000thousand RS

  • Tell me how is the phone ???

  • is the slider mechanism motorized or magnetic like the older 8800??

  • It is true that this phone has VIDEO RINGING tones??

  • its 1500 to 2000 dollors

  • Great, its already Available! Nokia made it before there expected time

  • got mine yesterday live in sheffield uk ,was not sure about pictures of it but when i opend the box it looks so much better for real i really do like it, it feels solid and well built even when your pushing the buttons no noises , when you slide it open its so smooth and silent ive had all the 8800 phones that where made even lunar and this phone tops them all really mean that not just saying it as i bought one its really is a work of arte its got the right name to ,read all the forums in here decided to trust those who said it was a good phone and went and bought it , when i got my first 88 phone eg 8850 thought wow this is the only 8800 phone that has made me feel that way when i opend the box ,really is well built so those who are thinking should i buy it go ahead you wont regret it

  • Available from today in UK - we got our first stock this morning.

  • nCNg: thanks a lot for great insight!

  • Could someone please explain why Nokia goes from a gorgeous QUADBAND LUNA to an even more SEXY 8800 ARTE but diminishes the bandwidth from quadband to triband?? Is there a logical explanation? Thanks. Josh/US

  • does this phone have the touch screen buttons on where u dial or is it actual buttons...

  • Great phone. Already available in Singapore. Photos does not do this black monolith any justice. A must own for people in the know. A must own for people that get it. A must own for the fabulous.

  • Like I said earlier that my colleague got it yesterday.. well, i picked up mine earlier today but just got a chance to put my SIM in it this last hour.. here's the story so far: It comes with a dock thats much nicer than the Sirocco's, and the power cable (plus the part in the dock that goes into the phone) is like the Luna's, i.e. a flat/wide insert rather than the traditional Nokia chargers. The dock wasn't lighting up once I put it in the socket, possibly defective, ill try to check on that tomorrow. The phone uses the same type of software as the Luna, which is a good thing, because the Sirocco's was starting to get somewhat slow. It has data transfer and receives all your contact information AND messages from your old phone- I tried it with the Luna since same software, not sure if it works with other models as well. Big high resolution display is nice, overall build is robust and well finished- however- the keypad is like the Sirocco's unlike the Luna's comfortable keys and it wobbles slightly as you type. It actually has video ring tones! Didn't come with a lot of regular ring tones, but they were nice ring tones- which reminds me- the speaker/ringer is only on the right side of the phone unlike the two sides on the Luna, and so I didn't like too much how the music seemed it came out louder or stronger from the right side of the phone. The navigation pad is just like the Luna's, sturdy, which is a plus, but unlike other phones of its design, it lacks a place to put your fingers to open and so I think we pretty much will have to use the navigation pad to push and slide the phone upwards. Not a lot of the phone is hanging in the air unsupported when open, like the Luna and unlike the Sirocco, which is good as it makes the phone sturdier over prolonged use and I expect it not to start becoming lose. I haven't made any calls yet or checked out the software extensively, so I guess hold on and I'll be back in a day or two and tell whoever is interested more about it.. cheers..

  • This could possibly be one the most beautiful looking phones ever. I want one!

  • Its available my colleague at work just picked it up. I don't know why it still says coming soon.

  • to unknown who recently got the phone,is the battery life better?where did you get it from and what was the price?im currently in uk and none of the mobile companies have a clue as to when it will be released?

  • it a great phone wounderfully made iwish you can help me get one.......thank,my GOD bless you for this nice phone.........bye

  • i agree with the arguments against nokia for not having quadband which was a bad mistake. I also think that they are very incredibly stupid for not improving the battery life which wasnt exactly brilliant on the previous models. But anyone who argues about the phone not having all the latest software or hardware features fail to understand that this phone is not aimed at people who want to use all of these hi-tech features, but for people who just simply want to make and recieve phone calls and show their phone off whilst doing so. so stop attacking the phone from that point of view!!! I mean how many of you actually take advantage of these features? not very many unless your a nerd.

  • hey guys.. i jus got the phone yesterday! its amazing but to be honest kinda disappointing because to me my sirocco gold looked better than this phone.. the only thing on this phone that beats sirocco is the camera, sound quality, accelerometer, touch-for-time function and 1G of user memory.. i think i might sell this phone to someone else in a week or so..

  • i read on many forums and asked different cell phone providers and dealers,tri-band works just fine in canada and us. Just might have some problems roaming. But UMTS is a technology that will basically cover GSM 850

  • Nokia can't be that stupid to release such a phone TRIBAND instead of QUADBAND. Must be something to do woth manipulating markets around the world. I guarantee they will lose out alot here at home in the good ol' US of A. Very poor judgement. Jack/Atlanta

  • This phone oozes class...ppl who criticise the phone fail to see for which target segment this was build for.

  • As usual a fine looking Nokia device as they say at Nokia flagship stores. But why limit to triband when quad is more appealing and provides superior performance? For instance my circle of friends all own Luna but all 16 of us wouldn't dare try the new one because AT&T formerly Cingular will fail coverage due to lack of the 4th band. Too bad that'll be 16 less units Nokia will sell. Wise-up Nokia!! RB from NYC

  • Triband??? Why exclude the US market? Nokia please be aware that QUADBAND is what really optimizes signal performance in the US in case you didn't know. It's alot of money to pay, although it's a stunning phone and well worth it, how much more can it cost you to include the 4th band or are you just trying to manipulate the markets? John/Palm Beach

  • Why all the moaning about this phone? People forget to realise that mobile phones are PHONES but these days have added features to make your life easier. If you want features, go buy an iPhone or one of the Nokia N series, or a SE phone. This phone has a decent camera, both EDGE and 3G connectivity and looks good! Ok its worth a packet but it will go down in price. And the phone looks beautiful!

  • great phone

  • So long as their r fools to buy these sets Nokia would continue making mistakes on their expenses. U need latest tech on these gadgets not glass fibre or steel or Gold on them. The Public should be inteligent enough to make a choice.

  • Seems like Nokia is travelling back in time from quadband to triiband. What'll be the next release, Nokia 8800 farte dual band??? Let's wait and see. John DC

  • please tel me is it metall plated or not? luna has nothing to do with 8800,8800 schirocco or 8800 arte,it is a difrent phone, i repeat luna is not a 8800,however it is in the 8 series,like 8910 or 8850

  • so u pay a 1000 euroes and when a serial killer wants to slash you u wanna call the police the battery runs out....what can i do with a 3 hours battery??i am still thinking of buying it

  • Media hype is Nokias weapon,as for sirroco & Luna this being 40 series same as 6233. These mob hav inherent problems as signals batt and speaker output. U pay for Gold n Rolex not even .10% of actual weight.

  • batery is twice the one in 8800,or schirocco,byt is it still the same metal plaited 8 series or is it more like luna -plastic junk????????i have to find one to compare;;;;

  • 1400 USD are exactlly 1000 euros

  • it can wash dishesh ^^

  • Price wise, this phone has been marked at $1400! Which is a little more than 1000 euros!! In New York, at the Nokia store you can buy 2 Lunas for that price.

  • does anyone know what it means by turn to mute?

  • Luna looks better :-),and cheaper

  • The phone looks really good and is one of the few fashion phones that can compete with LG as well as some phones from Samsung. Whats diddapointing is that it's really tall (109 mm), has low -rated-bttery life (3h) and it lacks a memory cards slot, just like every oter phone in the 8000 series... Nokia makes great phones but they never seem to make compact phones, or at least what the competition has, in terms of size.

  • well i am a die hard fan of 8800zz i v got all of them frm the base 1 to the sirroco all of em but is a bit confused abou thizz 1 it lookzz odd

  • How can nokia have the guts to release a new luxury phone just 6 months after the Luna? Second point, I heard that the Arte would be around 1000 euros and when comparing the features with the Luna, it doesn't beat it buy 400 euros (the price difference between both). Finally, for all those who try to use the "My phone is for calls only" logic (a fake excuse to justify the 8800 series purchase), it is equal to me saying that I use a typewriter for my letters instead of a computer (an improved version with internet, email...). See a resemblance?

  • I love it..I wait for it so long when i saw the 8800,, It's 1G memory and 3G ,smart phone,,so huge,,How much is it?? when I get it?? Thank you,,,arena ,,

  • This is awesome,,, I mean it is pretty much the most attractive phone i have ever seen by nokia in their 8000 series. But The stupid battery time is still shitty,,, and not functional,,,

  • Gerry,agree with you - 100%

  • sexy looking phone, probably costs an arm and a leg though. and a spleen. and a kidney.

  • Can Nokia explain why in the world they make this incredible looking equipment triband and not quadband? Any logical explanation? MC/VA

  • look like a luxury phone features are just normal nothing special. performance i think u guys know well. NOKIA is not yet to succeed in fashion mobile trend.

  • yeah umts means 3g data capability...aka high speed browsing. You can use the phone here since it has 1900mhz, but lacks 850mhz. Which means shitty reception in basements and outside the city.

  • Can this play films?

  • Man this is the successor of the sirocco. Good work nokia for making an EVEN BETTER one. These stylish nokia's are nice, as well as full metal body and housing. Can't wait...

  • it looks Nice thank God it has a 3.2MP and 1GB Memory

  • is it triband.what dose UMTS means? with UMTS can I use it on canada?

  • No FM..????

  • Not a fultional phone indeed, should have do more that this.. I rate 10 for design, 5 for function... this phone really is f*ckin attractive

  • gr8 phone ever made by nokia

  • this is the most beautiful phone ever goingot be made

  • woah this phone cant do crap again just like my regular 8800, but now im on the iphone. but i do appreciate a work of art when i see one very. nice design indeed

  • As usual a fine looking Nokia device as they say at Nokia flagship store. But why limit to triband when quad is more appealing? For instance my circle of friends all own Luna but all 16 of us wouldn't dare try the new one because AT&T formerly Cingular will fail coverage because of the lack of the 4th band. Too bad that'll be 16 less units Nokia will sell. Wise-up Nokia!! RB from NYC

  • o come on nokia can you call it an improvement gotta be kidding me, you can do better than that this not right anymore

  • I don't find the phone user friendly, how do I make the video call?

  • wow another lets burn baby burn our money!

  • Excellent looking phone with awesome features Problems are the price is probably astronomical as like the other 8xxx series Is the refresh rate of the OLED screen going to be fast enough that the human eyes will not process missing frames [just like old Samsung front screens of flip phones, and their current MP3 Player, the K3]

  • damn that phone is fine! Anybody know which networks its coming out on?

  • it looks to NICE!! ...atleast it has 3G and 1GB of memory and microUSB !!!! its that more to ask ??

  • I like this phone but i need a 8800 with card slot tho.

  • Why a hell do you need radio on this phone??? do you think all phones have to be radio equipped? Nonsense.

  • Isn't 1GB of internal memory not enough for you? What are you trying to do, turn this phone into an iPod??

  • Still no card slot?? why~?!?

  • the 1st time i see it on the net I knew this is the phone I have been waiting for.it's classy,it tells your personality without saying a word"I am matured and assertive"

  • NOKIA actually forgot to include visual radio or FM radio with RDS into this baby?????????? I mean what the????

  • i have the 8801 for myself and recently bought 8600 luna for my dad. i like them both though i wish there were more features. i know its suppose to be about luxury but you can mix both. my biggest problem with this, which is why i probably wont buy one, is the triband. in this day and age i still cant believe they make triband phones. all phones should be quad band by now. BOOOOO to you nokia.

  • this phone prone to finger print!!!!

  • Anybody knows about the network bar? Other 8800 series phone have problems with network and range. I really want to know if Nokia fix this problem....

  • Best specs of any 8 series handset to date, but the design in my opinion is not to the same standard as the original 8800 or the 8850 from years ago...

  • Stunning, and NOKIA finally had the sense to put "Basic" functions into beauty as well, as frankly, Sirocco was awful in its...everything, but the looks. Retail price for Sirocco is still around �400-600, and I'm thinking I could get Arte for around �800 when it comes out. Unforunate, that Sirocco hasn't been out for that long, and we have to let it go! Nokia should give prestige and luxury, more time to settle.

  • find all the synonyms for the word gorgeous and i still dont think youll have the appropriate word to describe this phones aesthetic

  • i'm in love

  • Nice said....it's now time to let our Sirocco's go...

  • I prefer Alcatel one-touch !

  • the ratings are low because its something that the general public can't afford, thus, jealously brings hate.

  • this phone is absolutely breath taking, currently using the scirroco, but can anyone know the release date?

  • the design is slick, very refine in a sense, nothing on the market comes close to it, true it lacks a card slot but this phone is not targeted toward ppl that use their phone for music, that is wat the 1000 euro price tag is for, 1gb of space is enough for nokia intended market segment for this phone

  • why do u guys rate this phone so low?

  • This phone is the most elegeant and prestigious mobile phone ever made! Its made out of steel and glass and is high quality! By the way, it is not made in China. It is made in Germany! Top quality!

  • Gallus!! Buying it!

  • This phone is the epitome of refinement and sophistication...truly high fashion!

  • it is the nicest phone in world

  • time to get rid of my sirroco i guess

  • wish that it has a dual cam for the video communication...

  • I have the current 8800 i will go out an buy this new one the day it comes out!!!!!!!!! one word!! LUSH!

  • hm.. you gotta be kidding for 1000 eur and with no memory slot? only 3 hours talk time? no 3.5mm jack for headfone? at 177x144 pixels vdo ??? a QVGA resolution? come on NOKIA!

  • The ultimate in its class...A must buy for those who flaunt their devices... Although there are not many fantastic features, but the touch and feel is what counts...

  • Why aren't US frequencies supported? When will Nokia come out with the same phone with US frequencies, such a GSM 850?

  • Cool phone! I;m definitely getting it for Christmas! It is amazing and its design rocks.The price is worth it, although there are a few things that do need to be worked which include a SD card slot and flash for the camera. Otherwise, it rocks, rocks, rocks, rocks,rocks,rocks, rocks! What else would you want from a phone? Originally, phones were made for calling other people. Nowadays, phones have become computers are are more complicated to use. This is why we have laptops!

  • This phone is the best. Quality, quality and again quality. I'm so happy they added a 3.2 MP camera. 1GB of internal enemy is more than enough. If your memory in your phone gets filled, just plug it in to your computer and empty your memory.Its more than enough for the functionality this phone has to offer. The materials used to build this phone are so exotic! This phone rocks!

  • this phone is overweight. if i bought this, it may not fit on my pocket. the features is ok, but 150 grams is too much for a phone.

  • Picasso would be pleased. This is a the beginning of a Renaissance amongst mobile phones. 10/10 for design and quality! Go Nokia!

  • HTC is the worst company ever. Nokia is the best! How can anyone match the quality of a Taiwanese company to a Finnish company. This phone is made in Germany with some of the most exotic materials, which includes glass and steel. It's not another HTC plastic phone made in China!

  • This phone is the best. I agree with everyone else on the fact that HTC sucks in design. They never had any design. Nokia rules in terms of design. Even Sony Ericsson is falling behind in terms of design with those uncomfortable keypads and LG, with that cheap, plastic feel, or Motorola, which also has a terrible design. Nokia rocks! Keep up with the beautiful designs. It is a pitty that none of the N-series phones have such a design.

  • This phone is excellent and it has all the features that you would need from a phone. I prefer quality in terms of design over functionality. What would you need a very-functional phone, when these functions are hard to use? This phone is made out of steel and glass and Nokia states that the slide mechanism doesn't make any sound at all and it is extremely smooth. This phone also has an excellent OLED 16 million color display. This phone is worth every penny! It's great!!!

  • the reason the price will be high is due to where its manufactured (Germany)compared with China and the quality of materials used

  • this phone isn't that great. $1400 come on nokia. at least most htc phones are somewhat affordable and have good features.

  • Yay, another pretty phone from Nokia

  • I agree with you Ivan. HTC is the worst company in terms of design. They lost their sense of fashion a long time ago--No, wait! They never had any! HAHAHA! HTC should no exist at all. I am proud of Nokia for releasing such a beautiful phone. I would love to buy it. Just lower the price.

  • Nokia, I would love to buy this phone and I would if the price wouldn't be so high. This is one tough, classy phone. The smartphones don't come close to such a beautiful design. Most of all, I have to say, HTC sucks and is the worst company in the world. It should burn to the ground and the stupid people who work there should die.

  • Nokia, this is the best phone. I would love to get it. Just please lower the price!

  • Several questions: Why is there no Micro SD slot? Why is the price so high? Why is the excellent 3.2 MP camera missing flash? A $1400 phone? Come on Nokia. You can do better than that.

  • This is an excellent phone. But I have to agree with the previous comment that the price is too high. The value doesn't justify the price. You could get a phone with twice as many features that are way better got such a price.

  • This is a great mobile phone in terms of quality and design. Its features are very nice and everything you would expect from a mobile phone and beyond. It is indeed a phenomenal piece of art. But what is with the steep price tag. I love this phone very much, but I would never spend $1,400, which is the listed price on the Nokia website. This is a carzy price for such a mobile phone. I could buy 2 Nokia n95s.

  • A very pretty fone!! For the people complaining the looks of this piece of art I think you need to wait a little more time. Isn�t out yet!! So if you haven�t watched this phone live you can�t complain.

  • what is this i dont like this kind of mobiles nokia plz be serious

  • This is truly the replacement for the original 8800! The look is more original & much prettier than the 8600. Come with a lot more features too....hopefully, this will turn out to be a good user friendly phone UNLIKE the disappointing 8600 Luna I had!!!

  • I use Sirocco and 6500 slide. I was waiting so long for Nokia to make a phone like this. Looks + Features. Nokia is the BEST!

  • This is uglier than all the phones in its class. 8600 Luna remains the best...

  • to me that Loooks NICE!!! love the design

  • wow... this phone are so exclusively done praise to nokia

  • BORRIS nokia only announced today how could you have got it

  • this is one cool phone but i guess SE W910 is better....

  • This phone looks great

  • yo this is a good fone, deemu

  • nokia should not put extra ordinary features... then its leaving the class and diference of 8 series fones... isnt it!

  • im a very big nokia fan but wheres the class 4 this phoene? its the worse 8 series so far. common nokia...........

  • Officially, Nokia do not mention on whether there will be mp3 player, however it would be ridiculolous not to have one. So, I think Nokia have just ommited to mention it. Other than that, they say that the 3.2MP camera produces 1600x1200 pixel resolution images, which is nonsence :)

  • This is the uglyest Nokia 8th series ever!!! I had and still have 8810 zippo, which was beautiful in the time, and it costed a fortune then. I had 8850, which was more solid. After that 8910 wasnt special, but I liked 8910i very much, only I was afraid every time opening it, it was gonna pop out. But 8910i is beautiful. I have now 8800 which I think is the most beautiful mobile phone ever, and I had sirocco for a while. I didnt like the keypad, although the display is better and I took the battery for sirocco and I have it in 8800. Ok Sirocco is better but i don't like the design. The only problem is that while a phone call on both sirocco and 8800 the sound is terrific. My finger got another muscle presing it to the ear eveey time i have a phonecall. Most of these phones I got as a business gift, and maybe I will buy Luna, but I have too many phones right now, and less reasons to spedn 600�. So I like Luna very much to, except that popup is the same as 8910, maybe a little better. But this 8800 Arte looks horrible! I can't beilive. Nokia gone out of style.

  • On second thoughts, I guess Nokia has created a phone that can play MP3 music without any kind of a media player built in it. Awesome technology development. Cheers!!

  • this was the photos of the supposedly nokia 8900 floating on net its just another silly sting marketing strategy for nokia you get nothing worth the money for this and yes a brutal battery

  • Wherez the MP3 Player?? Whatz going on Nokia..

  • OMG! OLED display w/ 16M colors! Nokia is incredible!!

  • The best phone

  • Ooo, these have lost me in terms of technology. Whats wrong with just a phone nowdays?