Our favourite dumb phone gets an update: the Nokia 8800 Arte
By The Prodigal Fool, published on 16 November 2007
This week, Nokia announced an update to its 8800. Already one of The Guide’s favourite phones, the 8800 now sports 3G for fast web access and video calls, a decent 3.2 megapixel camera and 1GB of onboard storage.
But the 8-series has never been about sporting the longest techie feature list. In fact, to most owners the real ‘killer feature’ may well be the way you switch it to ‘silent’ ring. You do so simply by turning it screen-side down. It’s worth pausing to think about that for a moment because there’s probably no better illustration of the ethos behind this line of phones. Nokia’s 8-series is all about the pleasure behind owning a beautifully designed object, one that is superbly made and utterly functional. In this regard it has always reminded The Guide of a Dupont lighter or an IWC Pilot’s watch: the very best build-quality (and the 8800 Arte raises the bar once more) and peerless industrial design.
Now, imagine sitting in a meeting and the phone rings. As your colleagues fumble around with their phones looking for the silent switch (if they’re lucky enough to own a Treo or iPhone) or more likely pressing away at a menu system to find the silent setting, you quietly, discretely, turn your phone over and the ringing stops.
The best just got better.
More details from Nokia’s website.
Our favourite dumb phone gets an update: the Nokia 8800 Arte
This week, Nokia announced an update to its 8800. Already one of The Guide’s favourite phones, the 8800 now sports 3G for fast web access and video calls, a decent 3.2 megapixel camera and 1GB of onboard storage. But the 8-series has never been about sporting the longest techie feature list. In fact, to most [...]
