In the automotive world, carbon-fiber design- and structural-elements epitomize the perfect blend of incredible strength and lightweight. Carbon fiber is stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, making it perfect for high-end automotive applications (not to mention its extensive use in aerospace applications). But, when we’re talking about carbon-fiber (CF) in the mobile world, we’re limited to merely aesthetic points of view. When your ride is decked out in CF, from hood to trunk, you might want your mobile phone to match. If your ride is bedazzled with diamonds, you might want a diamond-encrusted Nokia 8800 Sapphire Arte.
To that end, Nokia has announced its newest Nokia 8800 Arte variant – the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte. Like its black-metal and Sapphire siblings, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte represents Nokia’s highest echelon of fashionable handsets that make a bold statement. In addition to titanium, polished glass, and stainless steel accents, the Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte adds CF panels on the front and back of the device. Sure, there’s no real use for the high-strength, low-weight carbon fibers on a cellphone, but the 8800 Arte is all about style – practicality be damned.
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte features a bumped-up 4GB of on-board storage to complement the 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, full HTML browser, and crisp OLED display – basically the same feature-set that the we see in the rest of the Nokia 8800 Arte lineup, with the exception of increased internal storage.
The Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte should go on sale before the end of September for $1,600 (~€1,100) as a tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) European 3G (2100Mhz) handset, so start saving your spare change!