Nokia 8860 Cell Phone

Pros: Small, comes with lots of accessories, full of features
Cons: No WAP browser, expensive, attracts fingerprints

At the MIT media lab, you encounter a bunch of neat toys, and it just so happens that we got a Nokia 8860 in our research group to "evaluate." That said, we love the phone, and here's why...

One of the smallest phones in the...

Pros: it's cool
Cons: functionally, it's no better than the one for $200

This is THE coolest phone out there -- no doubt. It's chrome, sleek, sexy, fits great in your hand (please ignore all Freudian references here), has no antenna, and the keypad is under a slide-down cover straight out of "The Matrix." But...
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Pros: internal antenna, attractive cover
Cons: price, TDMA chip, price, lower battery life, price

For a person who is an adament fan of the Nokia line of products, my overall impression of the Nokia 8860 is one of disappointment. I believe that the Nokia 6000 series is one of the finest lines of mobile phones on the market today, so when I...

Pros: Good style, long battery life, sleek design keeps phone handing, small size for easy accessiblity, no annenta to prevent broken ones, great reception no stratchy stuff
Cons: none what so ever except for the extremely high price

I purchased this phone at radio shack about a month ago. It looked nice, and what really grabbed my attention was that this phone needs no attetna. Usually I am known for breaking phones by either snapping, and removing the annetna completely. This is...

Pros: Small, stylish
Cons: Poor analog service, bad ergonomics

I lusted for the 8860 from the moment I saw it on the Nokia website, months before it become available in the States. I had owned a 6160 for close to a year, but I ran out and bought the 8860 as soon as my service provider, AT&T, offered them. Price...

Pros: Small, light, aesthetically unmatched.
Cons: Basic features only, expensive.

I won't reiterate the basic specs covered in earlier reviews. Consider this an "extended use" recap. I was an early adopter (September '99, I think). My opinion follows use of this phone with two major wireless carriers while living in two...

Pros: People will oooh and aaaah for maybe 5 minutes.
Cons: Always looks filthy/ Scratches easily.

This is the phone that you love to hate. I have never had such a love/hate relationship with any product until now.

I am a techno-freak, and love to have the latest and greatest, however, when this phone first came out, $800 was a bit steep....

Pros: Style and portability
Cons: poor performance, hight cost

Since the 8000 series was first anounced on the net, I had been eagerly awaiting its arrival to US shores. Quite a disappointment, as a long time 6160 owner, I had a quite a few expectations which were not met. I'll start with the gripes, then on to the...

Pros: small
Cons: way too small, it looks like a toy

Nokia 8860 hype up the market with it's size and style, I have to admit it i was totaly in love with it, until i actually hold it in my head. "What? this is it?? $500 phone that looks and feels like a toy?" the phone was way to small to...

Pros: Light and compact, Sliding case for easy button access
Cons: Sure to be noticed, so it easily gets annoying

I shouldn't be saying much about this phone, since it got stolen about 3 months after I owned it. But during the period I owned it, I kept on receiving oooh's and aaah's from people all around.

I bought this phone before AT&T Wireless...

Pros: very cool looking, decent sound quality and reception, very nice accessory set included with the phone, better built in USA than 8200 series
Cons: lame battery life, when people see it they think you're rich (i guess there's a + and - to that)

As a member of the Internet generation, one thing that I cannot live without is my mobile phone. So you can imagine my dismay to find that my new house was too far from a Pacific Bell tower to get decent reception. Something had to be done, and fast....

Pros: Small, Good Battery, Good Interface
Cons: Chrome

I bought the 6160 the day it came out. I thought it was the best phone ever! I held off upgrading to the 8860 for several reasons:

1- Price
2- The battery doesn't last as long
3- I heard conflicting reports about reception...

Pros: dependability
Cons: cost

The Nokia team has been working hard on this line of sleek mobile phones. The Nokia company has come a long way from the small company named for a small southern town in southern Finland. Before becoming the great success it is now, the company was...

Pros: Super Small, great look, games!!
Cons: Price, Performance, Ergonomic issues.

This is one of the best looking phones on the market. Generally, I hate the look of the Nokia phones currently on the market because their design is not appealing at all even though they are small and light.

That is why I was very interested...

Pros: Sleek, chic, chromy, sliding cover with built-in mic, external and internal features, variety of ring tones, NO external antenna, Tons of features. Variety of accessories
Cons: There's no cons for this piece of art.

A whole new world of wonders come with the new Nokia 800 series mobile phone. Light, Small and so good looking, it comes to shock the tech industry. I came across this phone by accident, i wasn't thinking of getting a new phone since my Motorola Startac...

Pros: Achingly beautiful
Cons: Achingly unreliable

Once again, I had to pay for my uncontrollable impulses to show off and get kisked in the butt in return. I admit it: I had to get this phone just by looks alone, because you have to admit that this Nokia looks as cool as a taser gun from Star Trek.
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Pros: Sleek look, usual high Nokia quality
Cons: Too expensive, hard to use if you have big hands

Yes we all know this phone is expensive. I know _I_ can't afford it. Isn't it odd how it just happened to show up? Ok, so I'm a gear junkie. I'll admit it. And that's really the only reason anyone should get this phone until the price comes down....

Pros: Cool
Cons: clumsy

The look is fantastic! BUT, it is clumsy to handle with difficult to push buttons, with accuracy. Its size is great, but "size shouldn't matter". I got it as a promotional bonus for my usage, it isn't worth the price. It needs an easy belt...

Pros: small, looks high tech
Cons: flimsy, overpriced, looks too high tech

Santa Clause was feeling generous this xmas and decided to drop one of these high tech babies into my stocking. He must have read my mind, because I had been lusting after this portable status symbol ever since I saw Keanu armed with his in the Matrix....

Pros: chrome look, slide functions, weight, internal antenna
Cons: reception, fingerprints

The Nokia 8800 Series is the most top model of Nokia phone available on TDMA technology in US, which is why I chosen this model. The chrome design of this phone is really irresistible (can be used as a mirror if you forgot to bring one). At the time this...

Pros: Good Looks
Cons: Same as 6160 features

The Nokia 8860 phone, is definitely not worth the price. If you are one who likes to show off to your friends then yes it's worth it. But for a practical person, no it's not worth it. The 8860 has a fancy Chrome finish that gets easily scratched up...

Pros: Sweet phone
Cons: expensive

Have you ever wanted to own your own phone? Well now you can. I have had a lot of phones and I have to say that I think this is the best phone out. I have always had problems with my other phones, such as they were always had static in them or they were...

Pros: Style, sound quality, weight
Cons: Flimsiness, fake chrome

First off, while I may be a gadget freak, and while I certainly fell in love with the mere concept of the 8860 upon first reading about it, I'm not quite crazy enough to spend $800 on a telephone. So I waited for the price to drop a bit. When it fell...

Pros: Functionality, size, weight
Cons: chrome scrathes easily

I was previously the owner of Nokia 6160. I went to AT&T to look at new phones, and I looked at the Ericsson LX588, Motorola StarTac 7797 and the Nokia 8860. Although the Ericsson and the StarTac are appealing phones, neither had all of the...

Pros: Tiny size, looks cool, vibrating battery.
Cons: Price!

The first thing that most people notice when they see this phone in the store is the high price tag -- $799 is the list price, but you can find it for less than that online. The second thing they notice is how tiny
it is. When showing it too...

Pros: nice and easy to use
Cons: cost to much

said ever one your know what i just bought a brand new phone and you know what it was it was nokia 8860 man that phone was great it was small than all other phone. there all alot of thing i like about it. it look like a zippo lighter, for a guy you can...

Pros: Styling, Features, Size
Cons: Reception, durability

Wow! What a sexy phone. After the initial love affair with the looks of this phone wore off, I began seeing it's many flaws.

Firstly, the chrome packaging is extremely attractive, however it is also very high maintenance. I find myself...

Pros: Great features,good quality phone
Cons: Gets finger prints on it

Ok let me start by saying that the 8860 is in other words awsome. At first I was not sure if i did the right thing from going from a 6160 to the 8860 but in time i noticed that its 100% better. It is nice and small,great features,very clear even the...

Pros: pick up reception anywhere
Cons: pricy

This Nokia phone is bright silver and light weight. The way Nokia make the phone look really really nice like a sophisticated phone. This phone seem like a phone for high class people to use. By looking at the price of the phone already tell customer...

Pros: Coolest phone, so far
Cons: Not the most practical

Every time I whip out my 8860 to take a call, everyone in the room oohs and aahs endlessly. This phone has a great deal of sex appeal. You feel like James Bond getting a secret message from "M" to go save the world (again) every time the...

Pros: All around great phone
Cons: Gets dirty easy

Well so far i am very happy with the 8860. Coming from a 6160 i find the only difference is the size, some extra options,and call quality. This is infact the best Nokia phone out to date. I'll be honest I did consider getting the Motorola startac 7797...

Pros: It's beautiful (but perhaps a bit passe now with the advent of the 8260)
Cons: Too few features for what they are asking for.

I originally purchased this phone for the same reason everyone else is captivated by it: the style. There's always something nice about being the first kid (or engineer, as the case may be) on the block to have such trendy toy and this phone definitely...

Pros: Aperence
Cons: everything else

This is a very poorly desgined phone. Every thing about his phone is lacking in potential and quality. When i first got the phone i was pretty pumped beacuase it is a pretty awsome looking phone but that is all it is. The phone is not durable at all,...

Pros: cool look, hidden keypad
Cons: price, fingerprints

I bought the Nokia 8860 about 4 months ago. The price at the stores were outrageous. Anywhere from $500-$700. I was able to find it on the internet for $260. This is one reason I chose this phone. As for looks, I feel it is the sleekest looking...

Pros: Looks, size and clarity.
Cons: Short battery Life, short battery life and short battery life.

First off, let me say that when I first laid my eyes on the Nokia 8860 my jaw dropped. It is an absolutely gorgeous looking phone. At the time I received this phone, I worked for an organization that had Nokia as one of it's sponsors so the phone was...

Pros: Great phone, great opinions, great size
Cons: cost

This is a great cell phone. It is very small and compact, it has a vibrating alert a zillion opinions and it is a good looking phone. The only major problem is the price. The phone is over $500, but only about $350 with a phone plan. So this is an...

Pros: Looks too Kool!
Cons: Not much functionality, fragile, battery drains too quickly.

I bought the Nokia 8860 about 2 years ago for about $499.99! Well, it got me the attention I deserved. Over time I realized that this phone is not for the serious cell phone user. The phone is plain feature-wise.

The phone is like any other...

Pros: Beautiful and shiny. Small. Soft carrying case for polishing phone. Charging stand.
Cons: Awful battery life and memory. Horrible reception. Scratched easily. Cheap construction.

I got this phone in late 1999 and paid about $500 for it. I saw ads for it and had to have it immediately - I didn't care at all about how it worked, I just needed to have it. That was a bad call. I eventually upgraded to the 8890 which was much much ...

Pros: Beautiful, Nice Features, Small
Cons: Poor Reception, Poor Battery Life, Scratching

I was sucked in by the allure. It was THEE phone to have. It fared well in reviews, it looked amazing, and it was supported by my service provider of choice. I wish I would have known I was buying a $500 toy, not a useful piece of equipment. The...

Pros: Light weight, Compact, many featured options.
Cons: Very expensive, slightly complicated to use.

The Nokia 8860 is a marvellous cellular phone. Its stylish design and sleek silver color sets it apart from all other cellular phones. It is very compact and light in weight and fits in the palm of your hand quite easily. The phone is equipped with a...

Pros: Small and Sexy! People look at you!
Cons: Below average reception and battery life for a Nokia

I'm a self-professed cellphone lust freak. My last phone was the Startac V3670, the little tiny Vader from Motorola. Very cool phone. I would still be using that analog phone if I didn't get a cellphone from work - which is on a digital plan, the Nokia...

Pros: Has many Great features
Cons: Expensive

This one of the greatest phones on the market. It has great long distance and talking time. This phone is very convient. There is no antenna on the phone. Since there is no antenna you do not have to worry about the antenna breaking on the phone. It...

Pros: looks cool
Cons: everything else

I bought this product because I like to be on the bleeding edge of gadgetry. No question that this phone has a very high "WOW" factor, but it simply does not function. 1)Battery life is abysmal 2)Buttons hard to hit 3)Menu is...

Pros: Small, lightweight, many features, includes spare battery and hands-free kit
Cons: Small - battery life short

When I first saw this phone on the NokiaUSA web page, I was in love with it. And then I saw the $800 price tag and my infatuation was extremely diminished. Recently, however, the SunComs around us have started selling the thing for a mere 200 dollars!...

Pros: everything phone is the best
Cons: none at this time

This has got to be the best phone around it gives you everything and more if it was a car there would be nothing above it. It’s sleek, luxurious and exciting ,Sophistication with an understated elegance all its own.

Glossy sliding keypad cover...

Pros: Small , Light Weight, Looks cool. NO ANTENNA!
Cons: Not real long on battery life, scratches, reception is not so great.

I bought this phone because I immediately LOVED its look. And there was NO ANTENNA. It was nokia so I figured it would be a great phone. WRONG! I have had my 8860 since about January. I normally love nokia but they dropped the ball on this one. I have 2...

Pros: FEATURES! ACCESSORIES!
Cons: Fingerprints

From the moment I saw this phone I knew I had to have one. The active slide feature, the chrome! IT HAS IT ALL!!

This phone is easy to use. I has the same interactive menu as the 5100 6100 etc.. and all other phones, from the world leader...

Pros: Beautiful and Light as a Feather
Cons: Scratches, Poor Reception and Small Battery Life

From the very first time that I saw this phone, I knew I had to have it. The fact that it is 4 oz. of chrome plated fashion drew me like a magnet. I was finally able to find a price that I could manage (just over $300) and I grabbed it packaged with a...

Pros: Very small size, very long battery life
Cons: fingerprints always on the cover

I've never seen a phone like 8860 when it just came out. It is so small, so light, very easy to use, especially the battery life is very very long. I don't have to charge the battery for at least 4 days!! The reception is very good. You can fit it in...

Pros: size, internal antenna, cool factor
Cons: small buttons, poor volume, AT&T service

I bought this phone about a year ago when it came out through AT&T wireless. Great to be the only one with the latest gadget. However, it was over-priced them ($799) but the cost has come down a lot (around $350).

The best two things about...

Pros: functionally satisfactory
Cons: beeps when putting in silent mode (sometimes) doesn't show time when in silent mode

The Nokia 8860 is a good basic phone, but is somewhat pricey, to say the
least.

I have been using it in the SF bay area, with a week long 'roam' into New Orleans, and have had no trouble with reception or dropouts that I have heard others...

Pros: Small
Cons: Chrome finish

Being a gadget freak, I was the first ones to get the StarTac phone. So as soon as the 8860 was available in the Sates, I went to the AT and T stores and got one. I paid $799.00 but about a month later AT and T gave me a credit of $300 so the phone...

Pros: Great design, compact size
Cons: No battery life, bad reception, expensive

For the money you spend, I don't think this phone is worth it! The 8860 comes with 2 batteries, and with good reason! The talk time is terrible! You can put in a fully charged battery and have a 10 min. conversation and it will be on its last bar. It...

Pros: hot looking, small
Cons: high price tag

i bought this product because my previous phone (the startac) took a swim in my boyfriends bathing suit pocket. needing another phone before i went to college i looked at the nokia 8860. i loved the way it looked. i needed a small phone to fit in my...

Pros: Looks good, Multi-Featured
Cons: Price, Reception

I bought this phone because it really looks cool. No doubt it is the best looking feature filled phone on the market! But.........

The phone is truly a pocket sized phone. It is light and easy to use. But it does have a few shortcomings. The...

Pros: Cool Look
Cons: Most Everything

I went to the ATT store to get a new battery for my 6162 which is a great phone, but I saw this phone and thought it was great (at first). It was much smaller than the 6162 and it had that 'sexy, cool' look. Plus, it had a vibra battery which helps a a...

Pros: Sleek
Cons: Poor reception, fragile, crashes

I'm a power cell phone user--VP Engineering for an internet software company--typically plowing through 1000 daytime minutes a month. I carry my phone all the time, every day. I can't be bothered with sticking my phone in a protective case.

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Pros: Slidepad, Clarity, no antenna, compact and light
Cons: pricey

I bought this phone thinking that I might have paid a little too much for something I might not fully appreciate. You see this is my first phone and you know what? I'm hooked on this digital beauty. I've had so much fun just playing with it. There...

Pros: Nice appearance, good service
Cons: little expensive

On Jan. 3, 2000, three days after the beginning of new millenium, I've purchased a cellular phone, NOKIA 8860.

First of all, look at the appearance. It is shiny and cool!
Certainly, it is the best one among NOKIA mobile phones.

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Pros: Pretty slick design, small and light weight
Cons: Definitely NOT scratch resistant.

I first saw this phone in a magazine. Popular Science I believe it was. When it came out on the market, I bought one. I was ecstatic about it. It was pretty cool for awhile but then I started regretting buying this phone. Not only is it much heavier than...

Pros: Beautiful
Cons: Delicate

The first time it came out was a havoc among our group. And i would considered it as a trend that time because it has shine platinum face and looks for like future phone. However, I found it a bit depressing for a rough user like me. When I talk, it...

Pros: Style and Design. Affordable. Size and Weight. Features.
Cons: Paint chips. Reception Problems.

Being the CEO of KwinMusic.com, an e-Tailer of High-end Phones and PDAs, I have a pretty busy schedule so I need a phone that WORKS. The Nokia 8860. Nokia's greatest accomplishment since the 5100 series phone. With its small compact size, user...

Pros: style and amazingly small size
Cons: everything else especially reception.

Even though I liked my motorola startac time port,I really wanted have nokia 8860 because of its cool design and size. If you are not interested in its mobility at all , go ahead and get it.
I should have listened my wife when I was about to...

Pros: Looks brilliant
Cons: to expensive by far

Well where shall I start with this phone. Lets start with the looks of this phone. This phone is a brilliant looking phone which is very small and lite. This is the ideal phone for the people who love gadgets or phones although a bit expensive at...

Pros: Lightweight, cool looking, great features
Cons: Can't send email, no computer synch for calendar and phone list

If you've got to have the latest, greatest gadgets out there then this is the phone for you. I live in the LA area and bought this phone literally the first day it hit the stores. I'm the kind of guy that likes to impress with the gadgets in my pocket....

Pros: Styling, features, battery life
Cons: Price

This phone is awesome. I don't own one, but my friend does and I use it all the time. It's extremely small, so you don't have to worry about it taking up space in your pocket. The slide down case is awesome too. It has all the features you need,...

Pros: Extreme clarity, good service, awesome plans.
Cons: $$$$$$$

The Nokia 8860 is one of the coolest phones around. I was looking to purchase a phone and decided to go all out and spend the almost seven-hundred dollars that I had to fork out to get it. Aside from the price, the phone is agreeable. The service...

Pros: Sleek and shiny
Cons: Ear piece and buttons take some time getting used to.

While all of you who are griping about this phone and how expensive it is, I will sum my review up real fast. I picked mine up for $199.00 and it still came with all the same gadgets. If you are looking to buy this phone check this site out,...

Pros: size
Cons: battery life

The Nokia 8860 is a great little phone and even better since the price is down to $289.00( do not expect all the accessories to be included ) from $700. The only draw back is the battery standby life. I have the Nokia 6162 also and I can get 5-6 days...

Pros: Amazing Service / Sleek Design
Cons: Non, whatsoever.

I was skepticle about buying a Nokia. My fears soon faded away as I made my first call. Not only is the design sleek and sexy... slightly orgasmic if you will, but the clarity and choice of sevice was great. I replaced my original StarTac phone, with the...

Pros: There is no Pros. about it!
Cons: Give me a break!

I love your Nokia 8860. I'm also a shopperholic, but I'm not crazy yet 700.00 for a cell phone give me a break. If you come down on the price, you might sell more cell phone. When they go on sale you can put me down for two. Ok you want more words, I...

Pros: Newer model?
Cons: Poor reception. Slip away at any time.

I live Fremont, CA. I just bought 2 phones: Nokia 8860 and Motorola V2397. The 8860 simply cannot make any calls inside my house (or in the backyard) unless you try to repeat 10 times at some special time, all because the reception is nearly 0 all the...

Pros: weight, features,
Cons: poorly made

When I renewed my contract with my cellular provider I decided that I would get a new phone.My eye caught the 8860 and I was very impressed with the 8860 look and features. Boy was I in for a shock. I purchased a different case for it to protect it and...

Pros: None
Cons: See review Body

Purchased this phone for $500 from AT&T Wireless. Went through 3 replacements: On the fourth, they said, : we don't carry this anymore ", gave me a $39.99 replacement phone and kept my $500. Did this happen to anyone else ?