Quality and style in a sublime package (Nokia 8910i)

Member Name: bermudaviper

Product:	Nokia 8910i
Date:	10/08/04 (722 review reads)
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Advantages: Great Looks, Rarity, Engineering

Disadvantages: Price

When I first received this phone over a year ago, I was rather worried that I had just shelled out £500 on a mobile phone. Within a a couple of hours my fears were dismissed, as the quality of this phone is unsurpassed.

The case is made from black anodised titanium, for people unaware of what titanium is (Ti for it's periodic table symbol) is basically a very stong yet lightweight material. Nokia's definition of this is "Stronger than steel, lighter than aluminium". While this may be the case, the phone does not feel underweight for it's size, if anything it has something of a dense feeling to it.

One clever touch to this phone is the operation of the hidden keypad, basically the keypad elevates from the protective case by means of pressing two chrome buttons on either side of the phone. The mechanism is fluid and well engineered, upon first opening the phone you then have to close it again just to watch it in action, this can become somewhat addictive.

The phone menu is basically a tweaked standard Nokia affair, with the (now seemingly standard) colour screen, I was dissapointed with the inbuilt technology there is no voice recorder or radio, however voice dialling and bluetooth connectivity are present. A inbuilt java engine to run apps and games is included, albeit with slow loading times. Other than the exquisite packaging and colour screen, the features are pretty much standard by todays standard, however if your after something a little bit different, and have quite a bit of money spare for a phone (or are looking to sign up for a new contract to get the phone for next to nothing) then this is the one for you.

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