Detailed Product Description

Well, the Nokia 8800 Arte (the black one) still has the trademark stainless steel shell we all know and love, and the same slidy mechanism, with the keypad hidden underneath the metallic shell. However, take a look at the screen, because ITS new; in fact, its now showing 16 million colours, which is a frighteningly big amount, and means the display is going to be really rather rich in colour.

But thats not all, because its ALSO a glass screen, instead of a traditional plastic-covered TFT, meaning its MUCH more visible in daylight, and its really, really resistant to scratches. Which is always a good thing, lets be honest. Features-wise, the 8800 Artes been massively upgraded, with a 3 megapixel camera, for some really rather gorgeous photos, and a huge 1Gb of built-in memory, to store all those lovely photos. And your music. And anything else that takes your fancy.

But there are 2 handsets up there in that pic, so what exactly is different about the 8800 Sapphire? It has exactly the same camera, exactly the same screen, exactly the same slide mechanism, exactly the same (albeit painted differently) steel body so, what IS different?

Its one tiny thing, basically, but it makes such a crucial difference (not to what it does, but to how exclusive it is), and its WHY its called the Sapphire. Look at the D-pad on the browny one See it? That, right there, is a real life, genuine sapphire. Now, that ups the exclusivity factor quite considerably, and it means the Nokia 8800 Sapphire is a fabulous choice for people with discerning tastes.