This won’t be a very long article but, it must be written. On Tuesday Nokia decided to unveil two new phones for their 8800 series, the new Nokia 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte. The difference in the two is basically the color, the 8800 Arte is black while the Sapphire is brownish with a sapphire imbedded as a nav/confirmation button.

Nokia 8800

These two new phones sport high-end metal and glass for the casing, while adding a touch of imported goat skin to match the mink coat sitting in the closet. I’ll admit, these phones look very sleek and classy, but I couldn’t see myself paying over $1400.00 for either of these phones which is what the asking price has been stated to be. Goat skin or not, it’s just not worth it considering you can get an iPhone for much less.

The specs for the phone are somewhat impressive. You can browse the web at high speeds using integrated 3G cellular technology, Nokia 8800 Arte also offers a 1GB internal memory and a 3.2 mega pixel camera with 8x zoom. Needles to say the functionality of the phone is nice, but is it worth the price? Even with the USB port, I think not.

“For the regular everyday tech Geeks I advise only this, keep your money and stick with your iPhone.”

Nokia has obviously targeted high end consumers for the 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte with such a high asking price. $1460.00 for the 8800 Arte and $1650.00 for the 8800 Sapphire Arte. For the regular everyday tech Geeks I advise only this, keep your money and stick with your iPhone. Nokia needs to understand that slapping a bit of goat skin and a heavy price tag on a cellphone isn’t making it artsy, which was originally what they were going for. Expect to see this around fourth quarter of 2007.