Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition Review
Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition launched in fall 2006, managed to become the most expensive handset from Nokia’s line-up. The exquisite design of the handset recommended it as a publicity tool for great car manufacturers. Astonishing new sequels appeared one after another, such as Nokia 8800 Aston Martin Edition (limited to 250 units) and 8800 Lamborghini Edition (limited to 500 units). The ‘usual’ Sirocco Edition has its display protected by a mix of sapphire glass, but that wasn’t enough for Nokia. That led to new glamorous models like Nokia 8800 Diamond Edition model, masterly designed by the German company Sayn Design (1000 units produced), and the more recent Nokia 8800 Sirocco Gold. Despite the multiple versions launched, the technical specifications of the model remained the same in all cases; only the price changed, ranging from $1000 (for the ‘normal’ model) to a ‘mere’ $3450 (for the Diamond edition).
DesignAs seen in the pictures below, the luxurious design is only surpassed by the materials used for the construction of different parts of the handset. The exact measures of the phone are 107 x 45 x 17.5 mm and it weighs exactly 138 grams (battery included). The slider form features a thumb-like inlet which enables owners to cover/uncover the keyboard with ease; this can also be used as a lock command for the keypad. Moreover, the slider mechanism seems to be using premium ball bearings crafted by the makers of bearings used in high performance cars. The phone casing is made of a mirror-like stainless steel, which protects the phone from scratches or hard falls (or head bumping) and also reflects light and objects.Unfortunately, the glossy surface of the phone will be full of grease in no time, and will simply become a fingerprint reader. That’s where the cleaning cloth comes in handy, but still, this is a minor disadvantage if you think of the utility of a fingerprinter. The phone doesn’t have any other external buttons, it’s all ‘undercover’. Although it’s a little bit inconvenient to press the last row of the keys, the keypad looks nice and when you slide down the cover it automatically turns on the backlight so you can see the key in the low light or dark areas. The terminal features a lot of “goodies” (accessories) such as the HS-64W Bluetooth headset and the leather case. Unfortunately, the case cannot be attached by the belt; however, it’s still nice to carry it as it bears Nokia’s logo and it protects the phone. The Bluetooth headset measures 48 x 20 x 10 mm, weighs exactly 11 grams and it’s compatible with the Blutotooh 2.0 technology. It functions with an 80 mAh, Lithium-Ion Polymer battery which may last for about 6 hours talk time and almost 160 hours in standby mode. As seen in the picture, it has an ear clip so users can attach it with ease.
The HS-15 earpiece makes the elegant phone convenient to use. Used as a handsfree, the mono headset can be operated with a remote control button, for answering or ending calls, and features a clip with a small microphone. The Desk Stand DT-16 which comes with the package can be used for charging the phone, as well as the additional battery, at the same time. There’s a nice white light at the base of the desk stand charger which illuminates intermittently in the dark, thus helping users to locate it.Check out below to see some comparative pictures “starring” Nokia 8800 Sirocco and Nokia 7390.Display and CameraNokia 8800 Sirocco is a beautiful phone, but like many people have said it’s too expensive. One of the reasons for the high price is its display, which is made of a sapphire mix glass. The hardness of the sapphire is extremely high, only second to diamond. As a side note, sapphire is commonly used in high-class watches manufacture, and it also explains why watch crystals made of sapphire have a very good mechanical strength, wear and weather resistance. Imagine how much money a 31 x 31 mm display made from sapphire glass must cost - too much. Featuring 262K colors and TFT technology, the 208 x 208 pixels resolution is more than satisfactory, making the display one of the best found in a the Nokia handset.
The 2 MP camera of the phone is covered mostly for protection reasons, so you can take pictures only when you slide up the handset. The maximum resolution of the camera, 1600 x 1200 pixels doesn’t make it a good one at all. I see no reasons for the camera embedded in this handset, especially this kind of low performance camera. It doesn’t feature any kind of flash or autofocus, pictures taken with it look kindda crappy as you can see below. Even with the few features included like colors variation effects, self-release and even a night mode (what for??!!), the camera is worse than any other 2 MP camera that Nokia included in its handsets. The same goes for the videos captured with the 2MP camera.
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