Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold
Available
now 17th April 2007
The Nokia
8800 Sirocco is quite an elegant phone.. but clearly
not snazzy enough for some, so Nokia have come up with
the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold.
Underneath the 18 carat gold plating
is a practical handset with a 208x208 pixel display,
2 megapixel camera, 128Mb of memory, Bluetooth,
an MP3 and FM radio. The screen is scratch-resistant
and the sliding function on all 8800 handsets feels
reassuringly precise.
Now, taste is a pretty subjective thing
and the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold is likely to appeal
to people who like its "bling factor" and
are prepared to pay out a fairly hefty €1000 / £625
before tax and any subsidy. There's a matching desk
stand and Bluetooth headset too.
It's a fairly heavy handset at 139 grams,
measuring 107 x 46 x 17mm. The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold
is quoted as have 2 hours 45 minutes talktime and
up to 10 days standby time.
If you like this sort of thing, then
the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold is likely to remain an exclusive
handset with a host of useful features. If you don't
like this sort of thing.. and to be honest, it's not
our cup of tea, and there are plenty of other Nokias
with much better features for a lot less than €1000. However,
the 8800 Sirocco Gold certainly looks nicer than
the rival Motorola
RAZR V3i Gold which is still on sale.
Nokia say that the 8800 Sirocco Gold
is availabe now in certain markets.
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Nokia
8800 Sirocco Gold at a glance
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Available:
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Q2
2007
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Network:
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GSM 900
/ 1800 / 1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EGDE
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Screen:
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208
x 208 pixels, 262k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Medium
slider 107 x 46 x 17mm
/ 139 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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No
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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Battery
life:
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2.75 hours talk / 10 days standby
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