Whenever the thought of mobile phones crossed my mind, the only name that proved itself worthy enough to linger before my eyes was Nokia. I had literally grown up idolising the Finnish stalwart as the sole saviour of sane mobile phones in an unstoppable proliferation of crazily decked up communication devices that seemed more like fancy gimmicks rather than what they actually were. My loyalty lay completely on Nokia knowing that the leader was trusted by millions of fans across the world like me, who could stake their jobs on the manufacturer's unparalleled mobile technology. The fascination with Nokia's mobile phones fared strong enough until the release of the Nokia 8800 came to me as a jostling jolt, with what came across as a miserable excuse for it's innovative genius.
The , which is an even worse experimentation in the name of innovation carries all the signs of a total failure. The handset may very well win a beauty contest effortlessly in the mobile phone category with all the fancy design and looks. But, lets face it. At an exorbitant price tag that it carries, the Nokia 8800 hardly packs in anything special that can give due justice to its value. The sensuously curvy Nokia 8800 Gold has a gleaming stainless steel body in a brilliant gold colour with premium ball bearings to offer an unperturbed sliding of the cover. The TFT colour screen of the phone has a scratch resistant sapphire coated glass, which users can easily do without with. Even the 2.0 megapixel camera is a sour dampener compared to lesser priced photography rich phones like the Nokia N73. A close look at its ingredients makes it clear that the Nokia 8800 is nothing but an exclusive phone for the elite class, which defies the concept of widespread usability.
