The Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition draws its name from the powerful desert-born wind that originates in the Sahara when a warm, dry air mass collides with the cooler, maritime air of the Mediterrean. The organic shape of the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition references the strength of the human form, a concept further implied by stainless steel polished surfaces and a scratch-resistant glass display window. Like its namesake, the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition consists of two variants - light and dark, the light inspired by the hot, dry air mass, the dark by the cooler, humid one.


Nokia 8800 (Sirocco Edition) Features:

- Sensuous curves inspired by nature translate to an ergonomic masterpiece that fits the hand perfectly
- Signature thumb rest promotes ease of use
- Gleaming stainless steel body frames a host of exclusive features and functions
- Sophisticated slide mechanism uses premium ball bearings crafted by the makers of bearings used in high performance cars
- Premium user interface exclusive to the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition
- 262,144 color TFT display protected by scratch-resistant sapphire coated glass
- Integrated 2-megapixel camera 128 MB internal memory
- Crystalline designer ring tones composed by renowned composer and ambient music innovator, Brian Eno

You can find full specifications here.

A serious flaw that may have put off a lot of the potential customers of the regular Nokia 8800 was the short battery life. Most of the users had to recharge their batteries every day or so. Nokia has put an effort in fixing that problem too and now the Nokia 8800 Sirocco Edition would be equipped with new larger capacity battery instead of the 600 mAh the old one had.
You can see a demo of the phone here.

Conclusions:
It seams that Nokia dominates the high-end market and is the only brand to offer such luxurious phones.
Obviously this phone's main attraction is its looks. Features are sub-par comparing with phones in the same price range; but for those who can afford, why not?

written by Florin C.