Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte
Release year: 2008
Launch price: 949 € August 2008
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte has the distinctive feature of being built with carbon fiber, titanium materials, anti-fingerprint metal and scratch-resistant glass. It is a Triband Umts with 4 Gb of internal memory, a 3.15 MPixel camera with the ability to record quality videos and make video calls, and a graphics processor that supports 3D. The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features multimedia messaging and e-mail, Edge, bluetooth and integrated hands-free, WAP 2.0/xHTML browser, Java MIDP 2.1. It is also equipped with Gprs, 64-tone polyphonic ringtones and video ringtones.
Technical specifications
| Networks | Tri-band / Dual Mode - UMTS GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Dimensions | 109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm |
| Weight with battery | 150 g |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1000 mAh (BL-4U) |
| Standby time | 300 h |
| Talk time | 3 h |
In the box: Battery, user manual, travel charger, CD with drivers, leather case
Messaging
| SMS |  |
| MMS | |
| Predictive text (T9) | |
| Video messaging | |
| Chat |  |
Design and display
| Display | OLED, 16 million colors and a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. Download wallpapers and screensavers. |
| Adjustable contrast | |
| Multi-line display | |
| Display color | 16Milioni |
| Display size | 240 x 320 pixels |
| Backlit keypad | |
| Keypad lock | |
| One-touch phonebook access | |
| Antenna | internal |
| Vibration | |
| Headphone jack | |
Design notes: Materials used: carbon fiber, titanium, stainless steel and polished glass.
Features
| SIM Application Toolkit | |
| Built-in speakerphone | |
| J2ME support | |
| Conference calling | |
| Voice dialing | |
| Voice recorder | |
| Phonebook entries | 1000 |
| Memory | 4 GB |
Feature notes: -tap-for-time function (double tap under the display and the clock appears, as in the 6600 fold and slide) -turn-to-mute function (placing the display face down mutes an incoming call, likely due to the presence of the accelerometer) -GSM 1800/1900, EGSM 900, WCDMA 2100 -3.2 megapixel camera -all-in-one microUSB connector
Connectivity
| UMTS | |
| GPRS | |
| EDGE | |
| WAP | |
| IrDA (infrared) | |
| Built-in modem | |
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| Bluetooth | |
| USB | |
Personalization
| MP3 player | |
| Custom ringtones | |
| Silent mode | |
| Downloadable ringtones | |
| Polyphonic ringtones | |
| Downloadable images and logos | |
| AM/FM stereo radio | |
| Games | |
| Downloadable games | |
| Interchangeable covers and faceplates | |
| Alarm clock | |
| Calculator | |
Camera
| Camera | |
| Sensor | 3.15 MP |
| Image resolution | 2048x1536 pixels |
| Zoom | Yes |
| Flash | No |
| Photo phonebook | |
| Image editor | |
| Self-timer | |
| Contrast and brightness adjustment | |
Video
| Video recording | |
| Quality settings | |
| Brightness adjustment | |
| Maximum resolution | |
| Video calling | |
Price history
949 € → 880 € (-7%) · minimum 809 €, maximum 1.200 € · 19 readings, Aug 2008 – Feb 2010