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Review summary: Nokia today unveiled its latest premium mobile phone, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition. Sensual by nature, intuitively beautiful by design, the Sirocco Edition's signature feature is a thumbprint, which perfectly matches the human hand. The soundtrack ...

Review summary: The Nokia 8800 has started to lose a bit of its appeal. Sure, it still looks nice, but the battery performance is poor, and the range of features is not as good as it could be. A jeweller in London has decided to give the 8800 a more exclusive appeal ...

Review summary: - Nokia's 8800 sells itself on its sleek lines and shiny exterior, but can the phone live up to its glamorous marketing campaign or is it a case of style over substance. We take a closer look.

Pros: Feels like it's worth a mint, bomb-proof casing, scratch-free screen

Cons: Tiny buttons, limited memory, cost

Verdict: Dedicated followers of fashion won't want to be seen without this handset, unless of course they have a Vertu - others may well use the money to buy two more rewarding handsets

Review summary: We got all dressed up and went out on a hot date with Nokia's latest top of the line 8000 series fashion phone, the stainless steel clad 8800. While we had fun, there were a number of issues hidden underneath that beautiful exterior.

Pros: Sexy, eye-catching form factor ; Bluetooth ; sharp 262,000-color screen ; world phone ; speakerphone ; integrated camera plus video recorder ; streams music via Bluetooth ; solid call quality ; FM tuner

Cons: Cramped keypad ; inconsistent battery life ; case and screen show smudges easily ; battery case hard to remove ; expensive ; heavy

Verdict: The Nokia 8800's flawed design and short battery life mar an otherwise beautiful and feature-packed phone.