Nokia 8800 Arte is Upgrade to Nokia 8800 Sirocco - Nokia 8800 Arte UK

Nokia's 8-Series handsets are legendary for the expensive materials used during manufacture, design that breaks the mobile phone mould and elegance that can only be found in this particular series of mobile phones.

The last 8-series Nokia handsets were the Sirocco range, eventually released in 3 different forms - the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Black, Silver and more recently Gold.

The Nokia 8800 has long been known for its expense, sometimes classed as 'the rich mans phone', but there were always envious undercurrents that commented that the range was all show and no beef.
This could probably be right for the earlier models when the manufacturer concentrated more on the looks and materials than the features and technology, hence owners were classed as 'people with more money than sense'.

So it seems that Nokia have been listening to their cliental with their latest 8-series release, introducing the Nokia 8800 Arte.

The Nokia 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte compliment the existing members of the range with their sophisticated and artistic design and exhaustive list of features.

Previous Nokia 8800 handsets haven't exactly bowled us over with their abilities but the 'Arte' duo has changed that.

3G enabled phones, both the 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte come with 3 mega pixel camera's, autofocus functions and video recording capabilities.

No phone is complete without an MP3 Player onboard and these new handsets are no exception and to add to this they both come with a 1GB memory to boot.

Apart from 3G Connectivity, the new Nokia 8800 duo boast EDGE Technology, Bluetooth Wireless and microUSB connectivity.

The WAP Browser enables access to a wide range of online content plus with instant access to emails, even when you're out of the office you're not far away from your desk.

Each with their own codename, Virginia for the Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte and Gina for the Nokia 8800 Arte, they are pretty much identical apart from the Sapphire Crystal that the Sapphire Arte proudly boasts in the centre of the navigation pad and its delicious Brown finish, wereas the Arte version is available in a stylish Black but doesn't sport any crystal.

Surprisingly the panels on both phones have been covered in goat hide delicately embossed and the casing has been coated to provide extra protection.

Additional features include a Turn-to-Mute function, Accelerometer, portable docking station, built-in handsfree, noise cancellation bluetooth headset and touch sensitive volume control.

But however you look at it these phones are a thing of beauty and class.