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Very good

7

out of 10

kheah

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Work of art

Nov 14, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Extremely well made. A "poor man's" Vertu!
Cons: No delete/C button
Opinion:
It is a beautiful work of art but I found it troublesome to use compared to other Nokias, mainly because of the absence of the C button. I am assuming this version is the same as the older ones. If this was fixed I would buy one immediately. I could only live with the older version for less than a week!

I still lust for this beautiful piece of art!

mzzainal

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A beauty

Nov 14, 2008

Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: Sleek look
Cons: Poor battery performance and Too Expensive
Opinion:
Naturally the high price is a prime factor.

Nothing impressive if you compare the specs with its price tag. Might as well buy an E71. Not to mention it weights slighly more than an E71.

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Of course it will be subject to "Tall Poppy Syndrome"

Oct 16, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: Quality construction, stable, simple, plenty of storage.....
Cons: A bit pricey, but hey we don't all have to be the same
Opinion:
I picked up one of these phones having seen how stable, robust and just usable my wife's Arte Sapphire has been over the last 6 or so months.

The 8800 Carbon might be a bit on the pricey side. Is it for people who can't afford a Vertu? Maybe, but then again the difference between shelling out SGD 2k for a phone and SGD $10k is a vastly different proposition so I can't see the validity in that statement.

The attraction to the Arte is because it is a fashion statement. Lets face it there is no valid justification for having a carbon fibre clad phone other than the fact that it looks different, make that cool. No matter what phone most people buy, form factor, looks and perception of "coolness is a factor" that we all take into account when making our selection .

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