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November 2011
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The editors liked
Microsoft Office
Outlook and Xbox LIVE integration
Full web browsing
Free music streaming with Nokia Music and Mix Radio
Small
Nicely built
Refreshing OS
Built-in Microsoft apps
Good cross-platform support
Stylish looks
Great build quality
Promising operating system
Excellent styling
Really responsive display
Free sat nav
Top social network and email facilities
Nokia Maps beats Bing Maps handsdown
Quality design
Clever interface
Speedy browser
Intuitive contact linking
Xbox integration
Windows Phone software is slick and fun to use
Free music streaming with Nokia's Mix Radio
Onboard navigation software
Stylish
Sturdy design
Beautiful design
Amoled screen
Free Nokia music and navigation apps
Reasonable battery life
Let's cut to the point
The Nokia Lumia 800 is arguably the best Nokia smartphone we've ever seen. It features the same amazing design as the Nokia N9
With a uni-body design that matches the Apple iPhone 4S for design and quality – and it also features a stunning bright
Colourful and sharp screen. The 3.7-inch display gets Nokia's CBD (ClearBlack Display) technology to boost colour reproduction
Great hardware design
Good camera
Nokia has made some neat additions to Windows Mobile
Tough polycarbonate chassis
Free Nokia Drive sat nav
Camera and screen
AMOLED screen
Nokia Drive
Nokia Music
Design
Superb design
Fast and responsive
Form factor
Design and build quality
Overall performance
Powerful free GPS service
Radio Mix
14 million free tracks to stream
Decent camera with room for improvement
Well built
Excellent ergonomics and basic performance
The best Windows Phone phone
Nokia Drive and Mix Radio are useful extras
Solid build
Elegant design
Improved support for offboard services
8megapixel camera
Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
Sharp 3.7inch touch screen
Fast processor
8MP camera with 720p HD video recording
Nokia Mix Radio
Nokia Drive satnav
The editors didn't like
Lack of apps compared to Android and Apple
Disappointing camera and non-expandable memory
Design
The Lumia has a polycarbonate shell available in three colours
Black
Blue and pink. The long sides are curved which gives it a nice feel in your hands. A
Video lacks detail
No Flash support
Few third-part apps
No wireless streaming
Mediocre screen and camera quality
Disappointing snapper
Windows apps are way behind the choices available for iOS and Android users
Nokia Maps still not functional
Internet text display dodgy at times
No Flash video
Zune player takes ages to copy video across
Mix Radio downloads unavailable
Camera is pretty average
No microSD card slot
Lacks a front-facing camera
Not as many apps as Android or iPhone
No Adobe Flash support
No micro-SD card slot
It's not all good
However. The biggest problem with the Nokia Lumia 800 is the lack of applications for the Windows Phone operating system. It's getting better all the time
Granted
But it's still not a patch on Android or iOS.
No memory expansion
No Flash support.
Average battery life
Media still a pain to transfer
Port flaps won't last
No front facing camera
No nfc
No replaceable battery
Glossy screen attracts fingerprints.
No frontfacing camera
Memory can't be extended
MarketPlace has fewer apps than Apple and Android equivalents
Abstract: If anything can mount a challenge to the iPhone/ Android status quo, it'll be this joint effort from Microsoft and Nokia . Nokia is renowned for its hardware styling and camera quality, Microsoft knows a thing or two about operating systems, and between t...
Very Stylish Looks, Great Touch Response & UI, Solid Build Quality, Good Battery Life, Nokia Navigation Suite
Average Camera, Software has Bugs, Heavy Reliance on Zune Software on PC
The Lumia 800 is Nokia's first Windows Phone powered smartphone and has a 3.7-in AMOLED display and an 8MP camera. ...
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Published: 2011-12-16, Author: Rajat , review by: bgr.in
Nokia claims the Lumia 800 can provide up to 13 hours of talktime on 2G, which we find to be a bit exaggerated. During my usage, it lasted me for slightly over 24 hours on a single charge with about four hours of calls and Wi-Fi turned on. Having said tha...
Abstract: It’s the end of the year and Nokia has finally announced its “Piece de resistance” handset – the Lumia 800. It’s the first, of course in the series and is based on their MeeGo running N9 device only this one is, of course, running on the latest versi...
Unique yet brilliant design, Classy yet solid build quality, Excellent UI on WP 7.5 - Live Tiles particularly, Very good display - particularly for multimedia consumption, Contact handling much improved with Mango update, Battery life doesn't disappoint
Call clarity isn't as good as we had hoped for, Accessing the micro SIM slot is an unnecessarily long process, Disappointing camera
In terms of the package, the Lumia 800 has the hardware, the performance and a very good OS. It does miss out on a memory card slot and a front facing camera. We just hope Nokia get the pricing right, and don’t overprice it.Price: TBASpecs:Qualcomm MSM...
There's a lot riding on the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Finns put a lot of work into it - well, they worked for a long time anyway. The final result manages to impress, but also brings some disappointment.There's not much we can say about the OS - here all Wi...
As I said at the beginning of this review, I couldn't wait for the Lumia 800 to arrive so that I could finally see just how well Nokia was able to marry Windows Phone 7.5, an operating system I already love, with the Finnish phone maker's incredible hardw...
Abstract: Nokia has been on of the stalwart smartphone companies since many years. But, of late, its market share has started eroding and other manufacturers have started catching up it.But, Nokia being Nokia is making every effort to bounce back into the smartphon...
