Comparison of Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte and Vertu Constellation Quest smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia 8800 Carbon Arte

Vertu Constellation Quest

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

Vertu

Phone model

8800 Carbon Arte

Constellation Quest

Year of release

2008

2010

Appearance

Case type

Slider

Monoblock

Body length

109 mm

116 mm

Body width

46 mm

61 mm

Body thickness

14.6 mm

12.7 mm

Weight

150 g

165 g

Volume

72.57 cm³

89.73 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Leather
• Carbon
• Titanium alloy
• Steel
• Plastic

• Sapphire
• Leather
• Steel

Designer model

Colors

• Black

• Black
• Pink

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

256 MB

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 8 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

Operating system

Operating system

Nokia Series 40

Symbian OS 9.3

Battery

Battery capacity

1000

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

1.5 h

3 h

Call duration in GSM networks

3 h 18 min

7 h 30 min

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

349 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

2 h 42 min

5 h 36 min

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

429 h

Video recording duration

4 h 6 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

2 in

2.46 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

200 ppi

325 ppi

Screen technology

OLED

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Anti-scratch screen

Sapphire crystal

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.333

Auto-rotate screen

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

3.2 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2048 x 1536 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Digital zoom

8 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Viewfinder

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

176 x 144 pixels

Movie speed

15 fps

Digital video zoom

8 X

Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Video ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Autodial

Sound indication of talk time

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

1000

2000

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.0 + EDR

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• GAVDP
• HFP
• HSP
• OPP

• AVCRP
• BIP-ImagePush
• DUN-GW
• FT-Server
• HandsFree-AG
• Headset-AG
• OBEX
• OPP-Client
• OPP-Server
• SIM Access-Server

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

87.5 - 108.0

RDS support

DRM support

Sensors and gauges

Accelerometer

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

POP-Port

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• BMP

Installed image editor

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• 3GPP

Streaming video

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AMR-NB
• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

Control elements

Standard keypad

QWERTY keyboard

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF
• ZIP

Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Synchronization over the mobile network

Synchronization with services

• Facebook
• Twitter

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• High Roller Casino
• Soccer 3D
• 3D Golf Tour

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

EMS support

MMS support

Security

Data encryption in the phone

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.5 W/kg