Nokia 8800 Arte mobile phone review
I love gadgets, especially mobile phones. However in the last 6 months I just haven’t been able to find a mobile to suit my needs. All I wanted is a phone that is slim, has decent talk time and a half decent camera, but even that’s not essential.
I don’t want to pick up emails on it, browse the web or play music, I just want a mobile that’s good quality and stylish. Initially I tried he Nokia 6500 Classic but despite it looking good it was just too fragile and the buttons were too small for texting. So I binned that and got the Motorola RAZR2 V9. Now, I used to own the KRZR K1 which was actually a decent compact phone so imagine my surprise to find that the newer V9 was about twice the size. So much so that after living with it for a couple of months I just couldn’t get to grips with it and it’s now gone the journey to be replaced with…
The Nokia 8800 Arte
What attracted me to this phone is that it’s made from metal and glass - my friend has a Samsung something-or-other and it’s like a kids toy from a pound-shop Christmas cracker, except not as good quality. I wanted something that really felt solid with good build quality and having read reviews of the 8800 Arte I saw that loads of people were raving about it’s attention to detail and smooth sliding mechanism.
Then there’s the exclusivity factor, like the older 8800 models before it, the 8800 Arte isn’t a “mass market” product. Plus at £575 for a sim-free version it’s probably unlikely to be anytime soon. Good, as I like to be a little bit individual.
There’s also the fact that it has specially commissioned audio visual themes by top producers Kruder & Dorfmeister and visuals by Fritze Fitzke. Check out the official Nokia 8800 Arte page for examples of their work.
I’ve had the phone a couple of days now and apart from 1 minor complaint (more of that later) I really, really like the phone. It feels like such a solid piece of kit when you’re using it and the clarity of the voice calls really is excellent. Likewise the interface is easy to navigate round and texting is easy thanks to the solid keys, none of this touch-sensitive keypad nonsense here.
The camera quality is good too (3.2 MPS) and pictures come through crisp and clear. There’s no flash for the camera but that doesn’t bother me one bit as I rarely use the camera and when I do it’s almost always where there is enough natural light.
The phone also comes with a designer bluetooth headset, handy desk charger and leather case. So all in all a really good package.
So what about the complaint then?
Remember the specially commissioned themes that I talked about above? Well they don’t work. There are 10 of these “video ringtones” that come pre-installed on the phone and they look really good. I can view and play them but when I try to set them as active ringtones I get the following message:
Unable to select. File type unusable.
I haven’t messed about with any settings or downloaded anything onto the phone at all. It’s exactly how it is when I got it out of the box so I’m a bit confused as to why they don’t work. I’ve posted on the Nokia support forums but so far haven’t had a reply that helps me. Does anyone know what could be causing this?
I’m sure that it’s just a software bug or something minor so I’m not letting it spoil my enjoyment of the phone. If anybody is looking for a high end quality mobile then you could do a lot worse than getting your hands on the Nokia 8800 Arte. Quality.
What I’m listening to right now: Madonna ft Kanye West – “Beat Goes On”
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Nokia 8800 Arte mobile phone review
Original post by Kieron