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If you can afford it then you must buy this handset.....

by abhishek , Aug 13 '00
Pros: Everything
Cons: Do you expect anything at this price.
Hi Guys,

That day when I just dropped in the shop where I ussually buy & get my handsets repaired from I saw this smart looking cool handset. I mistook it for a revamped Nokia 8860 handset but after holding it in my hands & switching...
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8890

by rezetpc , Oct 14 '01
Pros: Stylish
Cons: Price and lacks tri-band capability
What makes a mobile phone desirable? Is it suave looks, a quality feel, an extensive features list or size that really matters? Nokia's dual-band 8890 has all the qualities.
There's voice dialling and infra-red PC connection for e-mail and fax on...
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Fragile toy

by wylin , Mar 04 '02
Pros: Light Weight, Stylish, Alluminum paint finish
Cons: Screen Display problems, fragile finish/ screen/ slide mechanism
In Dec. 2001 i purchased this unit from a reseller of Cingular Wireless USA phones and services. I was happy to get a world cellphone and it had an interesting display in purple compared to my existing Nokia 3290 and Nokia 8290. The first month january...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 3.0
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Supremely functional, eye-catching phone - questionable durability

by scarvera , Jan 29 '03
Pros: Sleek style, intuitive functionality
Cons: LCD lifetime/durability questionable
I have loved using this phone. Not only is it very intuitively functional - from the menu options to text messaging - but it is very eye-catching. I love people's reaction to first seeing it. Many times they will ask if it's the phone from the Matrix....
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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ONE OF A KIND PHONE

by dnnylaniado , Jan 17 '03
Pros: SMALL SIZE,COOL BACKLIGHT,NICE ONE HANDED SLIDE,ATTENTION GETTER
Cons: BATTERY COVER VERY LOOSE, SCREEN FLICKERS AND DISSAPEARS, HAD TO REPLACE 4X
THIS PHONE IS REALLY A GREAT PHONE WHETHER YOU GOT IT BACK THEM OR EVEN NOW. THEY STOPPED MAKING IT BECAUSE OF THE SCREEN PROBLEMS. I HAD TO REPLACE MINE 4X THANK G-D I HAD INSURANCE. STILL I WOULD GET THIS PHONE EVEN WITH THE PROBLEMS ITS PROS OUTWEIGH...
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Flawed Screen Design

by temlon , Jul 17 '02
Pros: Very stylish, light weight, durable, external antenna for better signal.
Cons: Poorly made for a Nokia, flawed screen.
I've had nothing but Nokia cell phones since day one. Starting with the 2160, 6160, then finally the 8860. All were great phones, never had a problem with any of them. About 2 years ago I switched from AT&T to Cingular because the Nokia 8890 was...
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 5.0
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The best world phone on the market

by dpdustin , Mar 09 '01
Pros: world phone, sleek design, quality brand name, vibrate, voice dial, etc
Cons: not web enabled, price
I have been selling wireless phones for three years now and this one ever since it came out and this one has the lowest return/technical problem rate out of any I've ever seen!! It is a world phone that operates on 900/1900 mhz GSM which will allow you...
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Great phone, but not worth $800

by carnal_c30 , Dec 02 '00
Pros: COOL!, Battery life, white lights, features
Cons: $$$!, its flimsy, its not worth the price if the tri-band feature isn't used
When I first saw it, I knew I had to have it- the Nokia 8850 (same phone, just not tri-band) because I'm over here in Asia. I purchased this phone for 22000 NT, or about $690 over five months ago. First of all, the casing is quite sensitive to any rough...
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A Timeless Classic World Phone
by hdtravel ,Aug 12 '06
Pros: Metal Build, High Fashion Design, Great Reception, Great Audio, Simple Design
Cons: None
I just purchased one of these brand new from Overstock.com. Who knows where they got them as this is a pretty old phone. Seems to be a European packaging.

Anyway, this phone is a true classic in style and design.

It has good reception ( RF ) and solid audio. Very solid metal build, not plastic like all the new phones out there. These folks were using metal 6 years before the Moto RAZR.

Works great, looks wonderful, and does not have all the unneeded crap like new phones do.

I highly recommend it. A timeless, head-turning, solid built classic of a phone. Great job Nokia !
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Nokia 8890- Reaches the World for Less
by bugsey ,Apr 06 '06
Pros: This Nokia retains the user-friendly set-up plus the convenience of a worldwide phone.
Cons: Pricey? Yes, but worth it.
The Nokia 8890 phone is awesome. It is small and handy, and yet it has every feature a pragmatic cellphone user can have. First, it is GSM which means that it can be used "worldwide", usually most cellphones in the USA are not GSM, but cdma, which means you are tied to your service provider and you are contrained to pay US rates for international inbound and outband calls. The Nokia 8890 cuts the "red-tape" allowing you to personalize your phone.
If you are a traveler, you can use this phone anywhere.You can have it "unlocked" in any mall in Asia or Europe and use prepaid SIM cards which would means cutting your cell phone expense for almost 75 percent. The advantage of a Nokia, is that it can be "unlocked" almost anywhere. It is user-friendly, and can be used for text messaging, emails, your yahoo or msn messenger. It is convenient.You can even download your polyphonic ringtones on the internet and it does have a huge directory memory.
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Product Rating:Product Rating: 4.0
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Sleek and exquisite...
by fidainc ,Jan 11 '04
Pros: small, elegant, long battery life
Cons: costly, tiny buttons, housing wears out easy
I owned this phone, still works till now but there are some things I do/don't like about this phone.

Good:-
- light/small
- elegant metallic housing(i have a thing for metallic)
- Fact that when your battery goes low, you're not able to make/receive calls but its still ok to text message.

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- buttons maybe too tiny
- sliding cover wears out fast if you're a text messaging maniac
- expensive to replace housing
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