Phone "Nokia 8800": review of the model, characteristics, photos. User Reviews

The subject of our today's review will be "Nokia 8800". In detail, we will not go into the history of the device, because it is very, very extensive. This material deserves a separate article. We'll just talk a little about the device under the name "Nokia 8800" in general terms, after which we'll proceed to a more detailed examination of the device.

Introduction

The segment of the smartphone market , which is usually referred to as the "premium", implies the presence of devices marked by a lack of proposals, put forward from, so to speak, the titans of the sphere. The whole point is what? The fact that the manufacturer should not simply state that he created a new phone, but to offer the buyer something really worthwhile. After all, who will look at a well-known brand if the device does not stand out against competitors, if it does not have any features? This situation also exists in the case of "Nokia 8800".

The Finnish manufacturer paid a lot of attention and allocated a lot of money to interest potential customers with its products that fell into the relevant segment. If you look carefully, the company's proposals can be called truly unique. We also note the fact that the devices were designed and built in such a way that the maximum period of time does not lose its value, but keep it at its original level. Such a thoughtful move took place on the part of the Finnish mobile phone manufacturer.

Features

The company "Nokia" has one significant difference from its competitors. In more detail, the manufacturer releases models to the smartphone market, which are equal in functionality to other devices. At the same time, these devices have their own unique design and unique features. Originality, and only. Perhaps, this was the basis of the company's pricing policy. Thanks to this feature, the maximum period of keeping the highest price of the device is reached, which was about 900 euros.

"Nokia 8800" on the market

According to official data, the model dominated the segment for slightly more than six months. Thus, the price of the device was fixed at a certain level. All this allows us to confidently say that the Finnish manufacturer has not relinquished its pricing policy and this time, successfully continuing the general trend. Accordingly, the manufacturer managed to attract a large number of people to its side, some of which still use the company's creations to this day. Well, it's time for us to move from words to deeds. And we will start with the most standard position.

Equipment

The Nokia 8800 phone, the photo of which is presented in this article, includes the device itself, a desktop cup to be used for charging, the charger itself and a wired stereo headset for using the radio and listening to multimedia files. As an add-on, there is a disk on which the software is recorded, a velvet bag for storing accessories, as well as a cloth for wiping the screen. Well, the overall composition, as always, is completed by the documentation provided by the user manual and the warranty card. In general, the equipment is not bad, which can not be said.

Design

The form factor of the Nokia 8800 gadget, the photo of which was presented by the company during the official release, is represented by nothing more than a slider. Up to this point, there were no such devices in the arsenal of the Finnish manufacturer, such devices were simply absent. Although at certain points the company was approaching them. To see this, it is enough to recall the model "Nokia 8910". However, in the design of any slider is the corresponding mechanism. And here it was arranged in a different way. In practice, it turned out that the functional part actually flew up when the mechanism was activated.

Phone "Nokia 8800 Gold" is unique in its kind thanks to the body. It is made of stainless steel. The exception is only the back panel, or rather, its upper part. If you remove the cover, then under it you can see the company's inscription located near the nest, intended for installation of the SIM card. But it should be noted that there are a lot of metal elements in the device, probably, engineers have gone too far with this.

It's easy to check. Just remove the back cover of the phone and you will see how thick it is. The thickness is about 0.5 millimeters. For an element made of metal, this is really a lot. You can again resort to comparison. If we take similar devices and look at the corresponding element, we note that the thickness is twice as small.

However, the phone "Nokia 8800 Gold" thanks to such a generous use of metal components lies in the hands reliably, does not break out anywhere. Gravity, of course, is felt, but useful, but not prohibitive. If we take into account the fact that the surface of the device is polished, then tactile contact with the device can not be called unpleasant in any way. It turns out that we either draw a disadvantage in the advantage, or we simply balance the parameters.

Disadvantages of the surface

She's marching. Leave a fingerprint is not difficult. And if the body hides them somehow somehow succeeds, then the screen can not be removed for a long time. Of course, they are very noticeable, and this is a clear drawback of the Nokia 8800 phone, the original of which the user can purchase at the mobile phone. But we add that fingerprints have long been used to and have ceased to perceive them as a real catastrophe. Probably, this business is more individual. And those who really pay attention to it, come across in units of one hundred.

Dimensions

In all three planes the dimensions of the device are the following: in height and width they are 107 and 45 millimeters, respectively, in thickness - 16.5. The mass of the device is 134 grams. What looks quite logical when accounting for the material of the shell. However, outwardly, the phone looks easier than it really is.

Positioning

The Finnish manufacturer announced the Nokia 8800 Sapphire device as a device for men. This does not mean that it is not meant for women. The target audience is indicated, and then everyone decides for himself. But if we rely on official statistics, we will notice that eighty percent of sales of this model of mobile phone are made by men. That should speak for itself.

Although the matter here is not at all what kind of design the device has. Yes, and from the dimensions distribution of sales by gender does not depend very much. Probably, the result lies in the initial positioning of the Nokia 8800 phone. China at one time tried to do something in order to increase sales by connecting to them more women. This manifested itself in an attempt to add color schemes. However, enormous successes of the Middle Kingdom in this direction were not achieved.

Conclusion and feedback from the owners

The phone is equipped with a speaker and microphone not the best model. Therefore, the quality of communication is clearly suffering. This has been repeatedly confirmed by numerous reviews and tests. This is also referred to by the owners of the device, who at one time purchased it. In particular, one can note the rattling of conversational dynamics. There is also a so-called white noise. This is nothing more than a hiss that confirms the current conversation between two subscribers.

The device is equipped with a good vibrating alert, which is difficult to miss, even if the device is in the pocket of a jacket or trousers. The peculiarity of this model is rather the original design. At the time of the release of the phone on the market, there was nothing like this in the segment. And according to the materials, according to the form factor, hardly any device could create competition.

At the end of the article, we note that the screen is protected by an additional layer of special glass. It is akin to what is used in watches related to the middle segment. There is used so-called sapphire crystal. The coating of our model is tempered. The Finnish manufacturer drew attention to the fact that such a glass protects the device from causing minor mechanical damage.