Nokia’s luxury 8800 range has seen a new edition to the range today - the 8800 Carbon Arte edition. As the name would imply, the handset is made of carbon fibre, stainless steel, and titanium. To no-ones surprise, the handset, with its premium materials, much like its predecessors, will not come cheap. Before taxes, and operator subsidies, it’ll set you back a wallet-busting €1,100/$1,600. Fingerprints have been an issue on previous editions of the8800, but, fear not, as, for the Carbon Arte, they have decked it out in anti-fingerprint casing. It’s set to start shipping by the end of this quarter, that means the very end of September, at the very latest.

Tech specs are as follows:

• Connectivity: Tri-band GSM
• Display: 2.0″, QVGA resolution, OLED, showing up to sixteen million colours
• Camera: 3.2 MP, with autofocus, video recording: VGA @ 15 FPS
• Memory: 4GB internal, no card slot
• Extras: Bluetooth 2.0, Micro USB connector
• Battery: 1000 mAh
• In-box accessories: Bluetooth headset, desk stand, and leather carrying case
• Dimensions: 109 x 45.6 x 14.6 mm,
• Weight: 150 grams
• Form factor: Slider