A Global Phone! – The Nokia 8890 Cellula. Review on Nokia 8890

This is a beautiful small cellular phone that weighs only 3.2 ounces (91 grams) with the standard battery in it. It is 3.9 inches in length, 1.5 inches in width and only 5/8 of an inch thick. (10cm x 4.5cm x 1.6 cm) It is not much larger than a credit card!

This is a Global phone that can be used in over 120 countries in 5 different continents, this phone will go almost anywhere in the world you wish to go. The signals are transmitted on GSM 900 MHz and GSM 1900 MHz.

The blue backlight is an eye catcher with the silver brushed aluminum case. There is a sliding keypad cover to cover and protect the phone’s keypad. This is a very attractive phone! It has a retractable antenna that can be used for a better signal.

The Nokia 8890 has a built in modem for data transfer that is capable of receiving graphics, text and has voice dialing. This phone supports Voice mail, fax, e-mail, numeric paging, caller ID and more. This phone can have two different phone lines on it, this depends on your provider.

The built-in phone directory can store up to 250 names and phone numbers. The built-in clock and calendar can keep track of up to 50 appointments. You can set numbers to be dialed by your voice.

This phone has 35 different ringer tones that can be customize for your personal preference. You can have a certain ring to let you know when your spouse is calling, a different ring for the kids calling, your boss and so on. You can also set it to vibrate when you get an incoming call.

There are four built-in games, Snake, Memory, Logic and Rotation. This may come in handy to keep the kids occupied on a long trip. There is also a built-in calculator.

For security you can set it up with two pin numbers, a security code and a password. That should keep anyone out if desired.

There is a “Call Log” that keeps track of every call made from the phone, the numbers and the time spent on.

The battery is a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that will let you talk two to three hours and the standby time is between 50 to 150 hours. (Standby time changes depending on usage.)

The Screen

The blue backlight screen shows you your signal strength, battery power and the volume you have it on.

There are several icons to let you know if you are on line 1 or 2, if you have any new voice messages, voice mail, call forwarding, alarm, and much more.

You can use the built-in phone book and scroll up and down to find the number you want, then there is a button to press and the number is dialed for you.

There are also menu shortcuts that can be made. I recommend keeping the manual close by because this phone has many options.

Cons

The biggest con about the phone is the retail price of $470 in the US and $850 in Canadian.

Another thing I don’t like is it has only a one-year limited warranty, a phone of that price should have at least a one-year full warranty.

Overall

This is a really nice Global phone! The Nokia 8890 is made mainly for the businessperson on the go traveling worldwide.

The phone can be used for the non-businessperson but, why pay the high price for the phone if it is not needed.