The Nokia 8800 Gold Arte is certainly a looker and exudes vibrancy with it's superb lines and chic, high end finish.

It also boasts some neat handy features that we've not seen on other handsets. Firstly, and what I personally think is a great feature is the convenient way to mute an incoming call. Simply tilt the phone towards you and you'll be out of a sticky situation - the ringing stops - cool eh? Then there's the cool way to view the time only when you want to - simply tap the display and the time lights up.

But the Gold Arte is not just about looks and gimmicky features there's also the sensational multimedia voyage in high quality sound with the integrated multimedia player that supports AAC, eAAC+, MP3, MIDI, AMR, and WMA audio formats.

The Nokia 8800 Gold Arte also boasts a 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus and 8x zoom, plus support for video calling, recording and playback, and 4GB of onboard memory.

And if that's not enough for you, the 8800 gold comes equipped with bluetooth wireless and EDGE capabilities, xHTML browser, 3D games and much more!

This tri-band, 3G capable device means you'll always be connected whereever you are.

Supported Networks

• Tri-band EGSM900 GSM1800/1900
• WCDMA 2100 MHz
• Automatic switching between bands

Display & User Interface

• 320 x 240 pixels
• 2 inch OLED QVGA display
• 16 million colours
• Series 40
• 5 way navigation
• Call / end keys
• Icon-based menu makes it easy to navigate to applications
• Ambient light sensor adjusts the brightness of the screen to the environment

Data & Connectivity

• Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate specification
• MicroUSB connector for audio, data, and battery charging
• Synchronization with PC using Nokia PC Suite to manage and store music
• EDGE (EGPRS)*: Class B, multislot class 10
• GPRS: Class B, multislot class 10
• HSCSD (High-Speed Circuit-Switched Data)* / CSD (Circuit-Switched Data) for browsing and as data modem
• 1 GB built-in memory

* Network dependent

Camera

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• 8x digital zoom
• Auto focus
• Landscape camcorder and video player
• Image formats supported: JPEG, GIF, BMP, and PNG
• Video and still image editors
• Video recording and playback in QCIF format with sound
• Video playback and streaming supports the following formats and codecs: 3GPP, H.263, and H.264

Entertainment

• Integrated music player supporting AAC, eAAC+, MP3, MIDI, AMR, and WMA audio formats
• 3D gaming and Java applications

Other Nokia 8800 Arte Features

• xHTML browser over HTTP/TCP/IP
• Supports Flash content using Macromedia Flash Lite 2.1.1 player
• OMA
• Speed dialling
• Call log
• Automatic redial
• Call waiting, call hold, call divert, and call timer
• Any key answer
• Multimedia messaging
• Email: IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP protocols. Supports IMAP IDLE, OMA e-mail notification, MIME, and attachments (.jpg, .3gp, .mp3)
• Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, and SMS distribution list
• Nokia Xpress audio messaging: send a spontaneously recorded voice clip via MMS
• SMS reader and high-quality Text-to-speech
• Instant messaging
• Predictive text input
• Graphical demo mode of basic features
• Flight mode
• Calendar, to-do list, and notes
• Phonebook of up to 1000 contacts
• World Clock
• Calculator
• Translator
• 64-chord/voice polyphonic MIDI ringing tones
• 3D stereo ringing tones