The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is not just a stylish phone, it has good usability and the latest features. Take a look at what the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte has to offer.
Design:
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is definitely not a “cheap” phone. It is made from the finest most luxurious materials and a very sturdy one at that.
- It is made of carbon fiber, titanium and glass. It is a solid slider phone and it only has a 109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm size.
- Although it is small and slim, it weighs about 150 grams.
- It has bright and clear 2 inch 16 million color OLED QVGA Screen in 320 x 240 pixels resolution, a high class screen fitting for a high class phone.
Camera:
Among all the Nokia 8800 luxury phones, the Carbon Arte has the best camera features.
- It has a 3.2 megapixel camera and it has CMOS Sensor, with those features it can capture pictures in clear and with great details.
- Its got an Auto Focus function which pretty much do the job at taking pictures, just point-and-shoot.
- It's got an Auto White Balance feature will will improve the lighting on your pictures, with this you won't need a flash unless of course if it's too dark.
- It also has a Photo Editor, you won't have to use the PC just to edit minor details.
- You can record videos in 3GP, H263 and H264 format.
Multimedia:
It is also a good phone for passing the time like if you don't want to listen to a boring speech, you can always amuse yourself with the Carbon Arte's multimedia features.
- Like most phones, it has a music player and a video player.
- The music player has great audio quality and plays MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC and AAC+ formats.
- The video player is great and can play QCIF and H263. It has Video Ringtones composed by Kruder and Dorfmeister, an elegant phone deserves a high class video ringtones.
Messaging and calling:
Unlike its predecessors which lacks prowess in messaging and calling, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte excels in this department.
- The Carbon Arte supports common messaging formats in SMS(Text Messaging) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging).
- It has Instant Messaging, Email and Predictive Text Input functionalities that a regular user would love.
- On calling, the Carbon Arte has a Tri Band frequency, uses GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 plus WCDMA 2100. These frequencies are common in the UK and most of USA, so you won't have much problems connecting there. Roaming is easy for the Carbon Arte, these frequencies are switched automatically so you wouldn't have to put any effort switching it. Network coverage depends much on the provider though, so keep it in mind when traveling.
Internet:
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte is an excellent 3G phone also good in connecting through the Internet.
- It has a fast data transfer rate technology implemented on the phone allowing fast Internet connection.
- It has EDGE technology, which is 3x faster than GPRS (included).
- The phone has XHTML HTML Browser, pre-installed and ready to use. The phone also allows you to transfer files easily via Bluetooth and Micro USB support.
Memory and battery:
For a fashionable phone, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte has carries a massive memory.
- It has a 4GB memory, with that bug of a memory you won’t need an expansion card.
- And for the battery power, the Carbon Arte is just enough; it has 3.4 hours talk time or 300 hours standby time.