Nokia just announced a new addition to the Arte series, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Until now, there was the original variant in black metal and the Sapphire Arte with a gem in the D-pad and genuine leather on the front and back. The Carbon Arte, as its name implies, has pieces of the material (found on both the front and back) in addition to titanium, stainless steel, and polished glass. The first time we saw carbon fibre in a phone was in the Secret and in both cases, it is used for its look rather than its combination of strength and lightweight. However, in Secret we didn’t like how it matched with the rest of the design, while we like (at least from the press photos) how it stays together with the dark colored metals on the Arte. We’d hold on giving our approval of the design before we get our hands on one and see if it really feels high-end.

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Feature-wise, the new Carbon Arte is absolutely identical to the previous two models, and the only improvement is that the integrated memory is now 4GB instead of 1GB

Network Type GSM Europe/Asia bound phone, supporting both frequencies and one for roaming in America (900/1800/1900 MHz)
UMTS European/Asian 3G (2100 MHz)
Data Help
GPRS/EDGE/UMTS
3G Capable Yes
Size Dimensions Help
4.3 x 1.8 x 0.6 inches (109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm) Size Compare
Weight 5.3 oz (150 g)
Battery Type Li - Ion, 1000 mAh
Talk 3.33 hours (200 mins) of Talk time
Standby 300 hours (13 days) of Stand-by time
Main Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
Type 16 777 216 colors, OLED
Camera Resolution 3.2 megapixels Resolution
Video 640x480, 15fps
Features Auto focus, 8x Digital Zoom
Multimedia Video Playback 3GPP, H.263, H.264 formats supported , Video player
Music Player AAC, eAAC+, MP3, MIDI, AMR, WMA formats supported
Memory Built-in 4 GB
Connectivity Internet xHTML, WAP 2.0, HTML, Opera Mini browser
USB microUSB
Bluetooth 2.0, Stereo Bluetooth
Other Features PhoneBook Caller groups supported, 1000 -names capacity, Multiple Numbers Per Contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
PIM Alarm, Calendar, Calculator, TO-DO, Stopwatch, Notes, World Clock, Translator
Voice Dialing, Commands, Recording, Speaker Phone
Email IMAP/POP3/SMTP