Image - a fairly expensive thing. If only because it is a concern, and no less permanent financial injections. And a lot. Dear suit, cufflinks, toilet water - all of which should be appropriate and be verified. Preferably on the clock Breguet. Or, at the worst end, Romansson. Gone and, in general, philistinism? Perhaps. But both a pleasant and a warrant.

The fact that a mobile phone as the criterion, along with crimson jacket, remained only old and no longer understood the progressive generation of anecdotes. Now it is as: phone, and there is a beetle, and the toads, and individuals concerned with a view to “show themselves” simply vital to keep at a certain distance called for a social group. The issue on the agenda is not in the “do you phone?”, And clearly and definitely “what you phone?”. And all the favorite excuses: “And what is the difference - the main thing to Call!” — it is simply not appropriate. Or you are still seriously thought that the mobile phone is needed to make it talk?
Concern Nokia very foresight begin the development concept of “branding” the phone just in prehistoric times and took a few of its own at the time of GSM models an entire line of machines “8 xxx.” At the time our country was considered a miracle of mobile phone technology, and an exclusive mobile apparatus “premium” class. The first model became Nokia 8810 (1998 year), and then continued the tradition of glorious 8850 and the last of the glorious cohort until mid-spring of this year was 8910.
Today, the notion of “branding phone” is not defined framework. Does not every little extra bed of the new Samsung marks in the image. Again, smart phones, a variety of communicators… But border “premium” class is distinguishable even the naked eye. Criteria and ancestral traits such phone also quite transparent. “Premium” machine-bound to be a reliable, innovative, high-tech and expensive. And, as it is not surprising that defines the parameter is the “price”. In the period between the presentation and direct supply at counters, vendor makes PR-active movements, which are directed to people learned about amount which starred the world’s post for the new model. And, of course, Issue premium “-the device can afford only on the fingers of one hand a few producers. And if start from the reality and take a subsidiary of Vertu, the mobile Heaven produces only Nokia.
“Replacing 8910″ have waited a long time and looked and here, finally, it is in our edges, causing the very fact of its existence, and in particular, the unprecedented price, a lot of heated debate. Try to look at all sober.

In a Box

Complete set of Staff, naturally, “masthead” - otherwise simply could not be otherwise. In large box and find a place for more batteries, and wired headsets, and for the special velvet rags to care for the body, fitting more for the CPC, and not for a mobile phone. But “cradle” complete with apparatus of Nokia met earlier: remember 9500. However, this is below. Either way, opening a box, the buyer is not exactly suspects him of neglect on the part of the vendor.

Outside

It just that all the “premium”-series of Nokia performed in the “interesting” form-factor, which in some stretches, can be called “slider”. To do this, we certainly will not - from classical sliders Siemens SL10 and Nokia 7650, all Finnish “elite” stands at a hefty disposal. Design concept found their place back in 8810, for the next three models greatly changed, but a common “family token” left - mainly, “digital” keyboard these machines hidden from public viewing. Nevertheless, if the 8910 main “body” of the apparatus titanium “cup” by the will and pressing a user to the two side buttons, the device of today’s guest this principle slightly modified. However, everything in order.
If we consider the many promoslaydy very high resolution, which Nokia under the same “PR-piece” generously zavalila space Network, from the first sight not immediately clear that what is mounted, and where that advanced. The author of this material, for example, once thought that moves, opening the keyboard, display panel with the phone. Incidentally, in this delusion, and it was up to the very long as the phone did not hit him in the hand. In fact, everything is much easier, arts and reliable. The body of the phone, roughly speaking, is divided into two parts: the upper and lower motionless “active” at the spring-loaded sliding mechanism. In closed most of the front of the upper lid is hidden under “stole” that hides the keyboard and block. No user is a little vertical force, as the display “takes off” up, swooped over a keyboard. It is no fear for the safety mechanism does not arise: if familiarization with the Samsung D500 and E800 crystal was reasonably clear that the strength of the resource slide device enough in the best of cases a year, in 8800 there is no reliable account smooth no doubt - and tried to designer made a phone, if not centuries, for five years, the most active exploitation. Slide panel advances and smoothly, without play, with a very pleasant and sonorous sound. For this very sound and do not mind extra three hundred dollars: it is all - not short-elastic sound of the blades to corporate navahi clicking Zippo lighters.
He has such a magnetic-right Action: wants to open and close the phone constantly, without any need for it. To do so, by the way, is very convenient: the rigidly fixed part of the front panel provides for a small seizure, but on the moving half - rippled of thumb for emphasis.
Nokia 8800 looks just great. By the way, this phone from those on the exterior of which should not be judged from photographs. From what perspective it does not deduct - “living” where it looks like better. And it is not so much what may seem when you look at the promotional slide: only 107 x 45 x 15 (note the thickness). This entire machine weighs 134 g. I need to, certainly, in respect of his dignity - such a thing simply does not have the right to be easy. Exterior apparatus is very elegant: to the place every bend, every contour of every meal. Produced a series of remarkable: expensive flask with Chivas Regal, gold Parker pen, cigars, black hood Mercedes S-Class and the Nokia 8800. Smart thing to the strengths of this world.
The display of the phone - this is the highest quality-matrix TFT 262 K-chromaticity of the current-resolution 208 x 208. The screen is clear, vivid and bright sun behaves simply exemplary.
And the 8800 keyboard called ideal in terms of ergonomics is difficult. It is a very small size, and, moreover, tightly linked in one block. In order to accommodate pressing buttons Digital lower, it is necessary to spend a hefty amount of time - closing their curved edge of the front “removed”.

According ends Nokia 8800 is nothing extravagant: connectors for the charger and headset to the bottom (of Pop-port refused, probably from aesthetic considerations), the two “pseudo buttons” on the sidewall (if they are clever way to click again, using nails, it is possible to remove the back cover) and proprietary power key and quickly change profiles, as well as the dynamics of the top polyphonic. The latter is made at the highest level: it is a loud, clear and precise as with midi-scores (64 tones), and when playing mp3/aac- files.
Built camera located at the rear, beneath the upper edge of the slide to the plate. To fotoglaz was able to “see the world” machine, of course, have to open up. Back of the moving of the phone, by the way, has virtually mirrored surface and can be used as beloved by all mobile adventures mirror for self-portrait.
A clever way embodied the back cover (its opening mechanism is bad and donors favor to the owner of insurgents trying to fifth) is a miniature battery is a new form factor BL-5X (only 600 mAh), and a slot for a SIM card. “Simka” fixed the battery, so changing the card, his accounts removed.
Corpus 8800 is made of high-quality stainless steel with a few inclusions plastic parts. And any questions regarding the material of the shell, as is the case, for example, 8910, may not be easy: the thickness and weight of the same battery lid is of sincere respect. Quality jewelry assembly: Infosys, scripts, and vacillation vacillation - is not representative of today’s higher mobile society. Display closes tempered glass, which, according to developers, will help to avoid the visible image of scratches. During testing, phone been accidentally crash-test: he slips out of the palm of your hand and all my body fat thump on the asphalt with good height of half meters. The results of this extreme test were as follows: phone remained intact, equipping, it is true, small and almost invisible at the bottom end of scratches.
Inside
Silicon filling Nokia 8800 is the same as any of today’s flagship Series 40 of the Finnish vendor - 6230i. To say it that something bad was difficult. Fortieth platform has been in existence for a very long time, and Nokia has had full opportunity to its luster. What, in principle, not far from the truth: Silicon beguiling enough convenient and has a huge number of followers throughout the world. Nor opponents, of course. But the essence is certainly not the case.
Nokia has not changes in the platform since the classic Series 40 2nd edition in 6230 a critical type of package updates, so it is, nevertheless, on the second version. However, there is a change, and not far from purely cosmetic wing.
The user interface has finally been completely bought into chaos and shape for optimal user product. Owner Nokia 8800 never lost the phone menu - its structure has become the most visible and convenient (though Shortcuts are unequivocally not being prevented).
In the main menu, apply three-dimensional icons, and three-dimensional “in fact” - support telephone set API JSR-184 apparently not implemented “for the options. Definitely, this design - as a two-dimensional (6101), and three-dimensional - will be common to the whole breathing incense at 40 - Series.
In functional Nokia 8800 and 6230i are very similar. Differences exist, but because of the similarity of design, and interface structure of the two models imperceptible manner “merge”.
Phone works fine with SMS, MMS (up to 300 Kb), and e-mail messages. Manager recent traditionally performed in a separate Java application. But that’s the strange thing - in the models tested, he refused to run at all, causing immediate restart the phone. In subsequent rom is, of course, but very few frustrating attitude, which Finnish vendor recently shown to softwood filling serial phones.
Phone book itself is similar in 6230i. Subscriber groups still should create its own (up to 25 pieces). By recording in the memory allocated to 1000 cells, and in one contact, as in the past, placed 10 positions various information (and here you phone number and ID service presence, and the mailing address, and much, much more).
Opportunities remain the same organizer: calendar, notes 3000 characters each, and with a dictaphone hour quota under the tag.
Memory in 8800 “protecting” is not something that a lot - only about 48 Mb. For mp3 player it is, of course, is not abundant for extensive music, but for the rest of multimedia content, and this is quite enough. The phone supports, nothing less, aac, midi, amr, 3gp, bmp, wbmp, jpeg, gif, png and otb. Set optimal formats - you can hardly find anything similar in the “no smartphone.” But the realization of “Gallery” - a traditional character to the file manager for Nokia is still far from ideal. Among other multimedia talents celebrate the FM radio receiver with memory for 20 yards and music player with support for playlists.
Of the local communication only radiomodulem apparatus is equipped with Bluetooth. It corresponds to 1.2 specifications. As for his work with the autonomous devices, since these are not so easy: if he phones locate and contact with them correctly, then pairing it with a PC no-no, yes and the old “tricks”. There is still no confidence in Nokia set of utilities from Broadcomm, preferring its Nokia PC Suite. But even when trying to communicate with “native” annex frustrating sometimes arose in the form of roughness refusing ftp connection etc.
Nokia 8800 fully supports GPRS class 10, unclaimed we EDGE class 10, and at least unclaimed HSCSD. APN settings inexperienced user to continue to impose itself virtually impossible - confusing configuration options just before the horror. The main trouble is that the online service Velcom SMS to the latest Nokia phones sent something go, but stubbornly unwilling to go. So it had to do everything “pens”, and this, I have to report to you, the process is rather dreary and astonishingly alogichny.
With regard to work with Java, as noted above, is fully supported by a set of API called JSR-184 (roughly speaking, the phone “can” refuse to 3D). Therefore, a telephone tested three versions Jbenchmark utilities. Success to us about the following.
Comparatively with the same Nokia 6230i machine, of course, not performance shines. However, not all so mixed blessing.
From modest capacity batteries phone barely spent half an hour in conversation. This is ugly and the second battery would have to be all the time in the pocket. Quality, despite metal case, almost always on the excellent level.

Conclusions

To date, the average price for the Nokia 8800 is approximately Minsk from 1600. f. Perhaps it is the most expensive phone that “came” to us for the last 3-4 years. Of course, its price will decline, but at what point in 1000. e. He did not move very soon.
Is it worth your money? This is the highest quality machine with personality, charisma; to the extent these epithets at all may be applicable to many work subjects. It is stylish, original, made on the conscience. It is unlikely that any other phone that can better emphasize the social status of the owner. This apparatus and the need to comply with the massive, it certainly will not ever. It’s designed for the elite, elite, and it will belong to. Image - expensive pieces.