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Nokia 8800
Perhaps more than any other mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia has been pushing the envelope in form factor with innovative designs, such as the Nokia N90 and the Nokia 7280. However, image and fashion not count for much as a negative influence on the function of the phone, that is the case with the latest model of the company, the Nokia 8800. While this slider phone is sleek and sexy on the outside, it suffers from a cramped keyboard difficult to navigate, even for the smallest hands. Besides a disappointing uneven battery life we had many run for the nearest outlet after a long conversation. However, the Nokia 8800 does have its high points: a sharp 262,000-color display, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, and an SVGA camera. But at about $ 900 for an unlocked version, you pay a premium for these features, we suspect that the price will drop once a carrier picks up the phone. For our money, we would prefer the Motorola Razr V3 and have a phone that not only looks good but also works well.There is no doubt the Nokia 8800 makes a striking first impression, with its striking black and silver chassis and additional carbon gray accents. It is also thin and compact at 4.2 by 1.7 by 0.6 inches, sufficient to slip into a pocket, but the stainless steel casing is placed on the heavier side at 4.8 grams. With its sleek look, we would not be surprised to find in making cameo in the 8800's TV Alias or a James Bond film (it actually appears in Michael Bay's The Island), in fact, if not for the Nokia branding above the screen, could not be sure that's a phone at all, because there are no visible buttons or typical phone features. The 1.7-inch-diagonal display is bright and beautiful, displaying 262,000 colors and a vibrant resolution of 208x208 pixels. We had an easier time reading the 8800's display in sunlight compared to other phones we've tested, but it tends hold many stains and fingerprints, like the phone as a whole.
Unfortunately, this stealth-slider phone loses much of its allure and appeal once you open the phone. If it appears that the keyboard, use the middle hole to push the screen up, the sliding mechanism is smooth and locks with a satisfying click. The keyboard remains the same attractive black and silver color scheme, but it is far too cramped and cryptic. There is a four-way navigation switch with a center OK button below the screen, but the whole layout is so we had to squash a lot and play close attention to each directional button. Yet more often than not, we finally hitting the wrong button. For example, we often press the 2 button when we really just try to scroll down the menu. Flanking the control pad are the Talk and End keys, but it is not identified, and two programmable keys are actually two fuses located on the outer case. We were able to find this out by playing with the phone and refer to the manual, but our first inclination was to Talk and End keys taken to access these functions, we often press the End button and exit the menu completely when we meant to press the right soft key to back out of a submenu. The layout of the numeric buttons is marginally better, but the bottom row of keys is problematic, because they are so closely outer boundary of the case. Users with larger digits should definitely 8800 take a test drive before purchasing.
What if the Nokia 8800 the other controls and design features are not too much to notice. The camera lens at the top and the back is visible and active only when the phone is open. No flash or mirror for self portraits, and a dedicated camera button is sorely lacking. We had dig through several menu layers (Menu, Media and Camera) just to activate the camera. However, you can customize the right soft key for a shortcut to the camera or one of the 26 other functions. There is a lone power button on the top of the handset, and two release buttons on the right and left spikes at the battery and SIM card slot, but good luck prying the cover off. The buttons are incredibly hard to press, especially while trying to fight the slippery decks. We would like to see dedicated volume buttons. On the head, is The Nokia 8800 packaged with a healthy set of accessories, including a wired headset, a desk stand / charger, a suede carry case and a travel charger. Other improvements available for purchase, such as Bluetooth car kits for hands-free mobile phone.
Although we are not happy with the design, the Nokia 8800 offers a good portion functions. The phone-book size is limited by available memory (the SIM card holds an additional 250 contacts) with room for five numbers each item, e-mail, web, and postal addresses, and notes. For caller ID purposes, you can contact one with an image, a group ID or one of 64 polyphonic ringtones, the phone also supports AAC and MP3 ringtones. For avid messaging, you can text and multimedia messaging, and instant messages and e-mail (SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4). The 8800 has the usual PIM functions, including a calendar, a to-do list, a calculator, a countdown timer and a stopwatch. The company also throws in a few extras: a translator, and the Mobile Wallet 2.0 application, which you can store personal information - such as credit card numbers, receipts, and more - and can be password protected. Business users will welcome the inclusion of integrated Bluetooth, a speakerphone, voice-memo support, and PC synchronization with Nokia PC Suite. There is also a WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser with support for EDGE speeds.
The Nokia 8800's SVGA (0.5 megapixel) camera is disappointing for such high-end phone, but it takes two pictures in image formats (800x600 and 120x144) and three quality settings (High, Normal, and Basic). There is a 10-second self timer, zoom, and a night mode available, but as far as customization options, the only choice you have the camera sound on or off - not like turning frames, color tones, etc.. Once you snap your photos, you can phone the 64MB internal memory, send it to others via a multimedia or Bluetooth, set an image as a wallpaper or screensaver to your PC or upload. Picture quality was decent, but at night shots, paragraphs, even with night mode on. You can also use the Nokia 8800 camera to shoot 30-second video clips with sound or up to 74 minutes if the video clip length to maximum. There is a handy timer function at the top of the screen, and you also get the same options for image size and quality settings if you're in camera mode, and a mute option. Although the quality of the pictures is reasonable, videos were blurry look. The Nokia 8800 is equipped with an advanced Carbon media player that can play AAC and MP3 files, and streaming video, but perhaps the most impressive is the fact that one of the first mobiles to support the Advanced Bluetooth Audio Distribution Profile specification, so you can stream music to a Bluetooth headset or a Bluetooth headset. To top it all off, the 8800 also features an FM tuner, who do you use the included wired headset, because it acts as an antenna and can create up to 20 preset stations. We are connected and tuned to our favorite radio station, but not quite get the full effect with only one earbud.
You can use your phone with a variety of wallpaper, screensavers and themes, and more options download from the web. The Nokia 8800 also comes with Sony Classical artist ringtones by Ryuichi Sakamoto that sound quite creepy, in our opinion. For more entertainment, you get three games - Chess, Street Racing, and Golf Tour - made worse by advanced 3D graphics on the phone and the excellent screen, but some of that pleasure was taken away by, Again, the cramped controls. We tested the tri-band (GSM 800/1800/1900, GPRS / EDGE) Nokia 8800 phone in the world San Francisco, and call quality was excellent. On our end, calls sounded loud and clear, and our callers said the same on their end. With the deterioration of the speaker sound only slightly. The Nokia 8800 is good call quality, it is unfortunate the battery life is so uneven. After every phone call of some substance, the battery life decreased by a couple of bars, forcing us to walk to the nearest outlet. Formal testing, but the phone did reasonably better. We managed 4 hours, more than the rated talk time of 3 hours. In the standby testing, phone lasted seven days compared with the promised time of eight days. According to FCC radiation tests, the 8800 has a digital SAR rating of 0.46 watts per kilogram.
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