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Following on a previous post I wrote (here), alas, the 8800 Arte has now departed my fair hands…..
Given it has now gone, I thought I would write just a small post about WHY. The total ownership period of this premium device from Nokia was only 2 weeks, but during that time it developed a hardware rattle – that is, something like a metallic element knocking about inside, when the handset was tapped.
Why would I tap the handset though? Oh, well, that’s apparently one of the features of the handset, in that you tap it twice to show the time on-screen. However, the usage of this feature exposed a hardware quality issue that I wasn’t expecting of the £700 device!
Subsequently, I’ve also had the opportunity to use a Nokia 3109. Now Expansys have the price of this at £74.99, so imagine my surprise on usage to find that the O/Sis pretty much exactly the same! Of course these devices are both Series40, but my argument is that there is little O/S-wise separating a premium device (that costs nearly 10x as much) from an entry-level device. To my mind, the O/S of the 8800 should at least have been tweaked to differentiate it.
So overall then, not a great ending to the period using the 8800 Arte – it has a great feel and finish to it, but it was let down a bit by a hardware fault. Shame.
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
