| The ever stylish Alcatel 800 is now available in a | | | | listened to on the built in speaker, however the addition |
| striking white finish, making this handset a superb option | | | | of a 3.5mm headphone jack would have been a nice |
| for people who not only want a feature packed phone, | | | | feature to add on. The built in memory of the phone is |
| but also want it to make a fashion statement as well. | | | | 20MB but this is easily expanded thanks to the |
| Measuring an impressive 111 x 58.2 x 13.9mm the 800 | | | | inclusion of a microSD card slot. |
| White weighs in at a fairly lightweight 102 grammes. | | | | Browsing the internet is easy on the Alcatel 800 White |
| The handset features a 2.2" TFT screen capable of | | | | thanks to the phone featuring class 12 versions of both |
| displaying 256k colours and showing a resolution of | | | | EDGE and GPRS technology. The Opera Mini web |
| 240 x 320 pixels. The phone is a neat looking device, | | | | browser making surfing the web quick and easy with |
| the white finish certainly making it more striking than | | | | its excellent user interface. Social Networking fans will |
| the more traditional black/grey phones, and | | | | be attracted to this handset thanks to the "My Friends" |
| immediately exposing the OT800 White to a whole | | | | feature, a neat idea which gives the user access to |
| different band of consumer. Perhaps the most | | | | various social networking sites, including Facebook and |
| complimentary way of describing the design is | | | | Bebo, via several shortcuts. Battery life is quite |
| Blackberry-esque. The full Qwerty keyboard means | | | | impressive and the user can expect up to 450 hours in |
| the front of the phone does perhaps look a little more | | | | standby and up to 9 hours talktime thanks to the |
| cramped than some of its counterparts, but obviously | | | | 850mAh lithium ion battery. |
| this is somewhat cancelled out by the ease of typing | | | | With the introduction of the 800 White, Alcatel has |
| when composing SMS messages and e mails. | | | | certainly strengthened its range. The white finish on this |
| The Alcatel 800 White features a digital camera | | | | version will immediately appeal to the phone user who |
| capable of taking shots up to a maximum resolution of | | | | not only wants their phone to work well, but also to |
| 2 million pixels. Although very basic in terms of its | | | | look good at the same time. The full QWERTY |
| features, it still functions well as a basic everyday | | | | keyboard is a huge plus for those who like to text and |
| snapper. The handset also has the facility to capture | | | | e mail a lot, and although it is far from a smartphone, |
| video footage. The in built media player stores video | | | | the tidy internet browsing and well layed out media |
| and music files in MP4 and MP3 formats. Music can be | | | | player means this phone appeals on several levels. |