Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800 review. UPDATED: We've now updated this review based on usage of the Nokia Lumia 800 for around four months, which has included the first formal OS update, so take a look at our updated findings, complete with star rating. The Nokia Lumia 800 is the first Windows Phone handset to spring from the Microsoft / Nokia tie-up announced roughly a year ago. The Nokia Lumia 800 shares its exterior styling with the previously substantially less hyped Nokia N9, a Meego-based smartphone, although the screen size is reduced from 3.9 inches (854 x 480 pixels) to 3.7 inches (800 x 480 pixels) to conform to the Windows Phone spec list. The CPU, however, increases from the 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 to the 1.4GHz MSM8255 Snapdragon/Scorpion which certainly helps add snap to the Windows Phone Mango operating system. Moving away from Nokia comparisons, the Lumia 800 also has to compete with the likes of the HTC Titan and HTC Radar Windows Mango phones.
The SIM to microSIM switch comes down to the simple issue of space. Hands on: Nokia Lumia 710 review. The Nokia Lumia 710 is the second offering into the Windows Phone arena from Nokia, following the release of the Nokia Lumia 800 late last year. The first thing you notice when comparing the Nokia Lumia 710 with its older mobile phone sibling is that the Nokia Lumia 710 looks and feels cheaper. And it is. Where the Nokia Lumia 800 SIM-free price is around £430, the Nokia Lumia 710 is expected to cost a somewhat more economical £300. The reason the Nokia Lumia 710 feels like a cheaper handset is partly down to the weight, coming in at a sprightly 125.5g against the Nokia Lumia 800's 142g. On paper this seems like a good thing, but the smartphone is too light somehow, making it feel unsubstantial compared to its bigger brother.
In addition to this, the Nokia Lumia 710 screen is recessed slightly, and the transition from the front face of the phone to the sides feels quite angular. They also both use Gorilla Glass, making them somewhat bomb-proof. Nokia Lumia 800. The importance of the high-end Nokia Lumia 800--the more elite of Nokia's first-ever two Windows phones--can't be overstated (the other is the Nokia Lumia 710 ). Less than a year ago, the cell phone maker all but chucked its homegrown Symbian OS to get onboard with Windows Phone, a chancy move considering phones running Microsoft's platform aren't exactly selling like hotcakes.
With Nokia's fate intertwined with Windows Phone, and consumers and operators still lukewarm on the OS, it's hardly a stretch to suggest that the weight of a company is riding on the Nokia Lumia 800's polycarbonate shoulders. And what interesting shoulders they are. The Lumia runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango , and has a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, a 1.4GHz single-core processor, and 16GB internal memory. It also has an 8-megapixel camera with an f/2.2 Carl Zeiss Tessar lens and dual-LED flash, and support for 720p HD video capture. Just one more note: the unit I reviewed is a prototype device running near-final software. Nokia Lumia 710. Need a modern smartphone choice on T-Mobile but aren't willing to spend the hundreds of dollars usually required? Perhaps you should take a gander at Nokia's new $49.99 Lumia 710.
With strong features for work and play, plus a 4G connection, it could become your new mobile best friend. Design Sure, it lacks the playful colors and personalized back plates of its European cousin, but the U.S. version of the Nokia Lumia 710 shows some flair of its own. It comes in two main colors, all-black like my review sample, and a model that sports a frosty white front. Crafted from unassuming plastic, the Lumia 710 looks pretty mundane aesthetically at first glance.
On the front is the 3.7-inch (WVGA, 800x480-pixel resolution) LCD screen, which is smaller and not as sharp as the full-HD or even qHD displays boasted by higher-end Android devices. That said, Nokia adds its special ClearBlack technology to boost screen contrast. Nokia Lumia 710. Nokia Lumia 800. Wpcentral | Windows Phone News, Forums, and Reviews.