Nokia 8801 announced, luxury phone

Apr 07 2005 - 11:50 AM ET | Nokia

Nokia to announced the 8800 and 8801 (US version). The Nokia 8801 is a very high-end fashion type phone. The body of the phone is stainless steel and it uses high-grade ball bearings for the unique pop up action.

Features of the Nokia 8801 and 8800 include:

262K color 208 x 208 pixel TFT display with scratch-resistant glass
Bluetooth
SVGA camera with video capture
EDGE high-speed data
64MB of memory
Ringtones and sounds composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto

The Nokia 8801 is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2005 while the Nokia 8800 should ship later this quarter. The price is expected to be around $1000.

Several more photos of the 8801/8800 are available below.