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Motorla Aura
Quick ViewWOW Factor: Saphire glass, stainless steel, swivel like opening mechanism, Swis Made gears for the mechanism.
Evaluation in my collection: Great 9.5/10
Life timer: N/A | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~2000USd
About: Motorola Aura (styled AURA) is a series of luxury mobile phones from Motorola, and is part of the 4LTR line, announced in October 2008 and made available by December. Though it was going to be a series, only one phone was released, known as Aura R1. However, three further special editions of the Aura R1 were released through 2009: Aura Diamoniqe Edition, Aura Celestial Edition and Aura Diamond Edition. Aura used to be a luxury device with US$2000 price tag. It was made from premium materials such as stainless steel and sapphire to appeal large audience and comes inside a wooden box.
The phone featured a unique high-resolution circular display with 300dpi and an adapted circular user interfaced based on Motorola’s MotoMagx operating system. One of the main selling points of the device apart from its screen was its swivel-like opening mechanism. Motorola tried to replicate the success of Razr V3 series by making a new innovative phone. The screen’s opening mechanism was made possible thanks to its Swiss-made gears composed of Rockwell 50-55 hardened steel and 130 precision ball bearings. Its custom-engineered rotating mechanism is composed of more than 200 high-precision individual parts, and the gears are protected against harsh conditions with the same coatings used in high-performance racing engines. The screen of the AURA was able to display 26 Million different colours, all these things made it one of a kind phone, which never really took off. [1]
Reviews when released: Cnet.Com
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Motorola VE66
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: BNIB – 10/10
Life timer: 0m | Boxed: YES
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~250 EUR
About: VE 66 had the MotoMagx which is a Linux kernel-based mobile operating system developed and launched in 2007 by Motorola to run on their mid-to-high-end mobile phones. The system is based on MontaVista’s Mobilinux. Originally intended for the 60% of their upcoming devices,[1] it was soon dropped in favor of Android and Windows Mobile operating systems.[2]
Reviews when released: N/A
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Nokia 6220 Classic
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Great- 10/10
Nokia Codename: Astro
Life timer: 60h | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: N/A
About: Nokia 6220 classic is a Symbian OS smartphone announced by Nokia on 11 February 2008. It is notable for featuring a Xenon flash for its 5-megapixel camera, similar to the Nokia N82 and often considered as a “budget” version of the N82. Despite its compact size, it offers features comparable the Nseries lineup, although lacks Wi-Fi or a 3.5 mm audio jack, probably to cut costs.
Reviews when released: cNET
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Nokia 6600 Fold
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Brand New Swap – 10/10
Life timer: 0m | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~270 EUR
About: There’s no denying that Nokia’s 6600 Fold is eye-catching. Its glossy metal surface and two-tone colouring are bound to stand out on the wall of a mobile phone store amongst the masses of cloned black-plastic handsets. Unlike many flip phones, the Fold is spring loaded and held in place by magnets. On the left side is a ‘one-touch’ opening key that disengages the magnets and flings the top half of the phone upwards. As ridiculous as this sounds there is something genuinely satisfying about answering a call this way.
Reviews when released: Mobile Review
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Nokia 6650 Fold
Quick ViewWOW Factor: Manufactured only for T-Mobile and AT&T
Evaluation in my collection: Very Good – 9/10
Nokia Codename: Kenny
Life timer: 153h | Boxed: YES
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~300 EUR
About: The Nokia 6650 fold (also known as the 6650d) is a Nokia smartphone announced in March 2008, running Symbian OS. It is a Hex-band unit using GSM 850, 900, 1,800, and 1,900 MHz networks and UMTS 850 and 2,100 Mhz networks (WCDMA/ HSDPA). Also noted as a quad-band clamshell 3G smartphone, it was released in June 2008. It was sold through AT&T Mobility in the U.S.[4] It is AT&T’s replacement for the S60-powered N75. It was manufactured in three colors, metallic silver, black, and red. It was never a global model, and therefore it was sold exclusively for T-mobile networks in Europe.Models were RM-324 for North America and RM-400 for Europe.
Reviews when released: Mobile Review
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Nokia 7070 Prism
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
Life timer: | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~230 EUR
About: Nokia 7070 Prism is a budget fashion phone with geometric patterns, resembling diamonds and external light effects. The manufacturer has emphasized on the personalization options, providing themes, wallpapers, and ?MP3-grade? ringtones. It includes voice recorder and integrated hands-free speaker
Reviews when released: Phone Arena
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Nokia 7100 Supernova
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
Life timer: 14h | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~100 GBP
About: The 7100 is a slider with a mechanism that thunks nicely and feels solid enough to remain reliable over time. The numberpad, revealed when the slide is up, comprises large-ish buttons with a no frills design. Each button is slightly raised in its centre making it easy to find and hit. With the slide closed this isn?t quite as small as I generally like slider phones to be. It is a bit tall at 98mm. However, its 48.4mm of width and 15mm of thickness are OK. With the slide opened the 7100 is 125mm tall and as for weight, it tips the scales at 103.5g.
The casing is made of plastic, which might not stand too many drops down the stairs or crunches in a bag. As for its colour scheme, the 7100 looks designed to appeal to a young and bling-friendly audience. The front fascia is mostly black with, in the case of my review sample, a flash of bright metallic pink sitting below the screen. The back of the casing is also pink. Nokia calls this colour ?jelly red? but it looks pink to me. You can also get it in a rather nice shade of blue as well as an almost all black guise with just a flash of blue round the navi button.
The colour splash is where you?ll find the two softkeys and Call and End keys, the latter doubling as the main on/off switch. The navi button is large and its frame is also sizeable. I?d say even those with really stubby fingers should be able to get around this handset fine.
Reviews when released: cNET
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Nokia 8800 Arte Classic Black
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10
Life timer: 21h | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~1000 EUR
About: Nokia describes the composition of the latest 8800 as a “unique synthesis of high quality glass and metal”, however, unique seems a misnomer considering how similar the Arte looks to its predecessor the Sirocco. That said, there’s definitely something alluring about the simple elegance of the Arte.
The 8800 feels great to hold and to use. It’s noticeably heavier than other handsets, and while we’d often mark the extra heft as a bad point, the Arte has a pleasing weight; it feels solid and durable. The sliding mechanism is amongst the best we’ve used, and again gives the impression of a high quality build and of a level of craftsmanship absent from cheaper mass-produced models.
Reviews when released: Mobile Review
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Nokia N78
Quick ViewWOW Factor: The first Nokia phone with the new extended guitar-based version of the Nokia Tune
Evaluation in my collection: Great – 9.5/10
Life timer: 130h | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~350 EUR
About: The Nokia N78 is a 3G smartphone made by Nokia. It was first introduced at the Mobile World Congress on 11 February 2008, and was launched on 26 May 2008 for ?350 before taxes and subsidies. It runs on Symbian 9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, FP2) and was marketed as a more cheaper Nseries device inside a compact, light body. The phone is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 mobile gaming service.
It is the successor of the N73 and its design shares similarities with the N81, N82 and N96. Despite its relatively low price, the Nokia N78 does still pack numerous standard Nseries features such as A-GPS, HSDPA and Wi-Fi. It has a touch-sensitive Navi wheel like on the N81, and was the first Nokia (and among the first overall, along with Sony Ericsson W980) to feature an FM transmitter. Its keypad is hidden in idle mode and lights up when a key is pressed. It did not however become popular like the N73 was. Later in 2008 the Nokia N79 was introduced.
The Nokia N78 was also the first Nokia phone with the new extended guitar-based version of the Nokia Tune.
Reviews when released: Mobile Review
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Nokia N79
Quick ViewWOW Factor: The first Nokia with a rotated Nokia logo
Evaluation in my collection: Brand New Swap – 10/10
Life timer: 0m | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~350 EUR
About: The N79 has a somewhat more vibrant style compared to usual Nseries devices, with a rotated NOKIA logo(this would later appear on the Nokia N97). Nokia advertised the N79’s bold-coloured Xpress-on covers which change the software’s colour theme to the cover’s. It was also slim by Nseries standards and considered to be attractive.Other features include a 2.4-inch display, 369 MHz ARM11 processor, physical keylock switch, FM transmitter and the Navi wheel.
Reviews when released: Mobile Review
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Nokia N96
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Great – 9.7/10
Nokia Codename: Lumiere
Life timer: 136h | Boxed: NO
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: ~500 EUR
About: Nokia N96 is a high-end smartphone, announced by Nokia on February 11, 2008 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, part of the Nseries line.The N96 runs on the updated Symbian OS v9.3 (S60 3rd Edition, FP2). It is compatible with the N-Gage 2.0 gaming platform and also has a DVB-H television tuner.
Compared to the popular Nokia N95 8GB, the N96 has a doubled flash storage capacity (16 gigabytes), dual LED flash in the camera, and has a slimmer design. However critics had negative views on the N96’s battery life and user-unfriendlyness and its downgraded CPU clock speed raised questions.It was one of 2008’s most anticipated mobile phones, but its launch was delayed and was only widely available from October 2008.It is thus considered to have been a commercial failure.Critics felt that the Nokia N85 provided more new additions compared to the N96 for much cheaper.Reviews when released: Mobile Review
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Samsung INNOV 8
Quick ViewEvaluation in my collection: Great – 9/10
Life timer: 3h | Boxed: YES
Release Year: 2008 | Release Price: N/A
About: The Samsung GT-i8510 (marketed as the Samsung INNOV8) is a Symbian OS smartphone produced by Samsung Electronics, announced on 30 July 2008 and released in late 2008. The Innov8’s functions include those of a camera phone and portable media player, including an 8-megapixel camera (which its name refers to) with Dual LED and Schneider-Kreuznach optics.
In addition to offering e-mail, web browsing, local Wi-Fi connectivity and text messaging, the Innov8 uses the S60 3rd Edition platform with Feature Pack 2, much like e.g. Nokia N85. The phone is available with either 8 GB or 16 GB internal memory and both feature a MicroSDHC memory card slot with support for cards up to 32 GB.
The Samsung Innov8 was critically acclaimed and is often considered one of the best Symbian devices of its time.
Reviews when released: Cnet