Nokia 8800 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Only if you've big bucks to unload or want to be among the few flashing a premium-priced phone.

Pros: Distinct looks, slim form factor; durable stainless steel shell; scratch-resistant screen; two bundled batteries; solid slide mechanism.

Cons: Way too pricey; heavy; cramped four-way Navi pad with center key; mono headset; slow bootup; low-res camera; short battery life.

Pros: Unique design features such as stainless steel shell, ball-bearing sliding mechanism, Scratch-resistant glass

Cons: Lack of mega pixel camera, Problematic keys

Review summary: The surface is easily soiled and fingerprints stay on it. And if they are not much noticeable or at least are taken normally on the metal, then on the glass they are well seen.

Verdict: Speech quality is sometimes not ideal; the loudspeaker gives some slight huskiness in addition to a specially created "white noise". The last one means slight hissing indicating a conversation is held.

Review summary: Will it sell? Well, not in huge quantities because it's an expensive handset, but even the antiquated 8910i is still selling because there's a demand for this type of executive-orientated device. Our major gripe with the handset is the short battery life,

Review summary: The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Editio is a fairly minor but useful upgrade of the existing Nokia 8800, replacing the 0.5 megapixel camera in the 8800 with a much more useful 2.0 megapixel device and increasing the internal memory from 64Mb tp 128Mb. There's also