IT Reviews has a review on Nokia 8800 Arte and writes "The S40 operating system is used, which means that some of the sophistications of many Nokia handsets just aren’t here. Don’t expect software bells and whistles from the off. There is 1GB of internal memory but no support for flash memory for you to add more. A 3.2-megapixel camera provides for photography but it has neither flash nor self-portrait mirror.

The 8800 Arte and Sapphire Arte are tri-band GSM mobiles with GPRS and EDGE (no 3G). The built-in Web browser is Opera Mini which works well on the 2-inch screen. Nokia’s WidSets support is also supplied. This is a sort of RSS-lite system which provides content to your mobile from providers that offer a WidSets service. There are plenty of them, listed at www.widsets.com.

There is a clever wheeze in that you can dismiss an incoming call by turning the phone face down on the table. This will appeal to those who feel the need to put their expensive mobile on the table in order to show it off to others, but of course it won’t work when the phone is lodged in your pocket."