The Nokia 8850 is a very handy model with good features but a very bad quality display and speaker which stop working on a regular basis

The nokia 8850 is a brilliant phone but as with others my screen has died.

I have owned my nokia 8850 for approximately 12 months. There is no doubt that the phone is a good phone. It's a Nokia; what more can I say? No doubt nearly every other review has commented on the features of the phone, so I won't bother going into that - You know them all by now.
The 8850 is gorgeous. The backlight's colour is eye-catching and makes the phone stand out from the crowd. However, after 12 months of heavy use, the phone is showing signs of wear. The Nokia badge below the speaker is almost completely silver now as the black paint disappears day by day. The sliding cover has scratched the keys terribly. The scratches are very deep and have removed the chrome plating. They make the keys look dirty, which can be embarrassing! Although this is to be expected after 12 months of use, the scratches started to appear after 3 days. I also feel that you expect a better quality finish on a flagship model such as this.
The phone performs faultlessly on the whole. The software does hang from time to time, but this is extrememly rare and usually happens when I'm working faster than the phone... Good things come to those who wait!
If you buy your phones for their looks, then buy the 8850. It will still look good in years to come... provided you're gentle with it. If you want a phone that's more hard-wearing, then I suggest you buy the 8210 which has exactly the same software and has Xpress-on covers that can be replaced when they start to look shabby. Of course, you could always buy the new 8310 if you're willing to spend the ammount of money an 8850 costs.

the nokia 8850 fone straight up sucks major ass. it had no wap, it can only store 15 txt messages which is quite frankly very poor for a fone of this price. The backlight screen around the sides are too harsh on your eyes. The buttons are shaped to slim, to make a correct press i had to use the tip of my nails. When you want to dial a number because it had a slider over the keypad the fone becomes the same size as a 3210 plus the slider has a sharp bottom edges that digs into your palms. I hate this fone to use but it looks great, but i think the sony j70 looks better and its cheaper than this and unlike the j70 it has wap and can store 500 names this only can store 250 plus the j70 can store more txt msgs than the 8850. Compared to the 8310 this fone just doesnt have a chance, the 8310 has wap, better games like snowboarding and bumper, snake2. 8310 has voice recorder, radio, can store 150 msgs. I brought a 8850 on contract and took it back under my 14 day customer satisfaction guarantee and i swaped it for a 8310, best thing i ever done.

This nokia 8850 phone really is the dog's b******* of mobiles. Believe me when i say you will fall in luv with it, people will chat on about it not having enough features, i say garbage to that. It is a phone people. it is there to phone people, and text people, and it does these 2 things better than any phone i have ever seen, and to think that i bought this phone brand new, untouched for £75 6 months ago with NO contract, makes it all sooooo much sweeter. GEt this phone now, but don't get no contract cos they will rip you off.
PEACE
P.s THAT backlight really is a wonder to behold.

Just bought my new Nokia 8850 and all I can say is that this phone is daaaarrrrkkkkkkkk! If this phone were a woman it would be Sophie Blake, Kate Groombridge and Dido all rolled into one - Grrr!
More substantively the features are mainly in the Nokia 6110/50, 3210 etc vein. Nothing wrong with that, but nothing particularly revolutionary either. Only gripe, as mentioned, is that my old Nokia 7110 had a far greater sms capacity and speedier typeface, but so what? This phone's a babe!

The Nokia 8850 is a very nice phone and it impresses people everywhere you go, but its too expensive for what it is. Fair enough it looks expensive but it has never been updated. It still does not have WAP or even snake II!! I only payed £65 for mine brand new from a vodafone dealer just before new year. I would never pay full price for a Nokia 8850.

my screen has died but the nokia 8850 mobile phone is top notch!

The Nokia 8850 is an excellent mobile phone, stunning looks, Infrared and built in modem makes it ideal for business travellers.

great phone, really gets the birds going when you pull this out down the pub. oozes class and appeal. handles great picking up a clear audible transmition. great to know that pay as you go people simply can't walk into a dealers and buy one on one 2 one urrrgh!

I have had a Nokia 6210e for 14 months, and as a Business Phone this is the nuts, so I've kept it to use as a Carphone. But the Nokia 8850......you have a choice, buy a Ford Mondeo or a TVR. Good looking things COST MONEY, so if you want to blend in with the rest of the Nokia Nerds, go spend fifty quid on an 8210!!!

I love the nokia 8850 mobile phone and am very pleased that I chose this model!

Good looking phone, one to be seen with, but poor quality on basic functions, especially for the price.

I LOVE this mobile phone :D This is a lovely phone, this is probably the nicest mobile on the market at the moment. The only (seriously, the only 'fault') would be the SMS feature. On the Nokia 7110, you could archive messages and hold like 150 texts. On the Nokia 8850, you can only hold 10 messages or something, which just takes getting used to.

Other than that minor complaint, this phone is the best!

the nokia 8850 is the best mobile phone i reckon, the titanium case makes it look great. This phone is obviously one of those classic phones that would never fade away, and to prove it, have a look at the price... it has not dropped by much even though it has come out for a long time. And look at all the other phones, they have dropped rapidly in price.
The nokia 8850 remains the best and im sure it will for a long time... have you seen the GOLD EDITION of the nokia 8850? fab!!! but the thing is, i think it costs double the normal price! ouch!

Have found the phone to be fine after having it for 8 months. Very happy, can't see another yet that come close to its magic looks and style.

nokia phones are rubbish

Good design of Nokia 8850 - I used it and it seems much lighter and smaller, I used it for text messages and it types more quickly. It's good - buy it.

I had a Nokia 3210 and was genuinely happy with the value for money that it boasted. I just bought a nokia 8850 mobile second hand, for $650AUD, which would amount to about 300 pounds. After a few hours with the phone it has only really made me think that the Nokia 3210 is even better value for money. The 3210 boasts almost identical features, for a fraction of the price. However this is all relative, and at the time of release (Jun '99), the Nokia 8850 would have represented state of the art technology- (I presume it's due to be replaced soon). I, like most 8850 buyers, don't need the phone to feel good about myself, but for the moment 300 pounds is a steal for a phone that really does feel like something special, whilst allowing me access to the internet through my laptop, wherever I go. A major plus is the added exclusivity of having a phone that is uncommon and generally not imitated, but on the downside I think Nokia have released new phones (witness 3330 and 8250) since '99 which by far surpass the 8850's value.

I think i bought this Nokia 8850 for a better looking mobile phone; not for listening to mp3 or playing with stupid functions. I think Nokia 8850 is a great looking Mobile Phone.