Nokia 8890

Ive owned this phone for over 2 years now ok its got the average wear and tear marks of a two year old phone but i gotta say this phone still goes strong. It works as if i brought it y.day , compared to most modern phones that now have cameras and bluetooth this phone still seems to be more of an attention grabber. The blue screen and sharp chrome finished keys still gets people looking. The little ariel which i ocassionally use and have used it foreign countries may seem useless but it certainly does work and picks up those signal bars immediately. The IR port is good to use with my laptop and the built in modem allows me to connect to the internet wherever i am as ...

I am one of the few people in this world who feel that Nokia mobile phones are vastly overrated so when I was asked to run some tests and trials on an 8890, for both writing a training manual and in helping determine a marketing program, I was less than thrilled. The <b>Nokia 8890</b> was Nokia?s GSM flagship packed with more ?bells and whistles? than one would normally find in a phone of its size here in the US. The only other phones I have found that are more feature packed are Kyocera?s SmartPhone, and Motorola?s 270c. With these plethora of features, however, comes a phone that is so disorganized in its function it almost takes the convenience out of ...

Before I start this review I suppose I should say I got this phone for £50 from a friend on a pay as you contract, as he wanted to get rid of it. I’ll do the review for the true value of the phone at its current selling price around £400 pay as you go or £200 on contract. Lets start with the good points, this phone looks damn good. It is without doubt the best looking small phone on the market. The matt aluminium facia just oozes class and in really feels like a quality piece of engineering. It also feels weighty and substantial when held. The phone is small and light enough to ride comfortably in a shirt pocket, yet it is just the right weight and size that ...