Nokia 8600 Luna: keypad illumination pulsates from beneath the glass

The Nokia 8600 Luna is one of the most eye watering cell phones we have seen in a while and this prestigious phone is crafted from trend-setting materials like titanium, stainless steel and chrome.

The best write up I have read on the Nokia 8600 Luna is from financial mirror, as they describe the 8600 Luna in a way that makes your jaw drop.

I could not put the Nokia 8600 Luna better than this “The melding of nearly opaque smoked glass with unique, soft-touch stainless steel makes the 8600 Luna as enchanting to behold as it is a joy to touch“.

Another part of their write up I love is where they say “precision engineered from the same material that has inspired both artists and craftsmen for centuries- glass“.

The author has grasped just what the aim of the 8600 was, not just features but looks, style and feel.

To sum up the Nokia 8600 you would have to look at the name Luna:
The goddess of moonlight (captivating beauty encircled in a soft, yet radiant light), that is the Nokia 8600 Luna.

Read financial mirror mouth watering review.

Nokia 8600 Features Include:

Battery standby: 264 hours

Talktime: 3.5 hours
Weight: 140g
Quadband
Vibration alert
Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
Memory: 128 Mbytes
Web browser
WAP, GPRS, EDGE
Java games
Messaging: SMS, MMS, email
Speakerphone
Polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
FM radio
Music player
Display: 16 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels
Video camera
2 megapixel camera

Nokia 8600 Luna: Hands-on with the sexy snapper

Not satisfied with your Lamborghini Diablo, Rolex watch and Ozwald Boateng suit?

Then it's time you checked out the latest in fabulously expensive mobile phones, the Nokia 8600 Luna.

This isn't just a phone -- it's a statement that you've got so much money you can drop £600 on a handset.

It's free on a whopping £45+ monthly contract from Carphone Warehouse but were you to buy it SIM-free, you would have to pay a stonking 60,000 of your hard-earned pennies. For that massive sum of money, you get a slick slider phone that features a very sexy glass front section.

It's a fairly hefty handset that weighs a substantial 142g, so it's not the most pocket-friendly device out there. Slide the 8600 up and you're presented with a rather awkward keypad layout that's obstructed at the top and bottom by the glass cover. This handset looks great but feels rather clunky.

When you slide it shut it makes a very loud snap that you might expect from a cheaper model, and the specs aren't as impressive as you might think. It only has a 2-megapixel camera and there's no 3G -- but then again, this is all about style and stylish it is. If you're all about the looks then have a gander.

-Andrew Lim