8800 is a 6230i with a stainless steel sliding case and a lower quality camera, and it cost twice as much.
But - the slide is ball bearing based (really weighty), the screen is made from watch-front glass (non scratch) . everyone who sees it wants it, and it's made fom the same metal as a delorean DMC 12
i think mine's fantastic. other sheep buy a sony ericsson k750i, which looks plastic in comparison... YOUR CHOICE