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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
Sturdy, elegant design, Windows Phone Mango is refreshing
Flimsy charging-port cover, No front-facing camera or 1080p HD recording
The Nokia Lumia 800 is probably Nokia’s best smartphone so far. It has a sturdy and sleek construction, with a vivid display, paired with refreshing software from Microsoft. If you are just upgrading to a smartphone or you have one of Nokia’s Symbian ...
There is, quite simply, no better Windows Phone smartphone on the market than the Nokia Lumia 800. It features wonderful hardware in terms of both design and quality, and Microsoft's operating system runs more smoothly on the Lumia than on any other W...
Abstract: Lumia 800 is Nokia's first chance to prove that it can stand out in the Windows Phone market - and deliver a phone that can save the company. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop...
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Published: 2011-11-16, Author: Arne , review by: theunwired.net
The new Nokia Lumia 800 is a pretty decent Windows Phone but I wouldn't go that far to say it's the best Windows Phone money can buy today! I really like it for its design, used materials and Nokia services! In these three categories I would even go so fa...
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Published: 2011-11-16, Author: Michael , review by: Laptopmag.com
The strength of the Nokia Lumia 800 lies in its precision crafted design which has unmistakeably borrowed heavily from the Nokia N9 MeeGo phone that Nokia released a few months before this phone was announced. This phone, however, comes with muc...
Solid, stylized design, Nokia apps add real value to WP, Smooth, fast operation
Smaller screen than N9, High price, Battery life could be better, No front facing camera
And so it begins, Nokia's partnership with Microsoft has reached fruition and the first taste is in our hands. Bearing in mind how quickly Nokia got this to market, the custom Nokia Apps they pulled out of the bag and the reformatting of MeeGo hardwar...
Great design, responsive touch-screen, Nokia Maps is far better than Bing Maps, free sat nav, excellent email and social features as per Windows ...
Mediocre camera and lack of Windows apps puts it a ways below Android and iPhone flagship phonesLook and Feel...
Nokia’s best phone in a long time, the Lumia 800 does justice to the elegant Windows Phone interface, but the lack of apps or a decent camera will deter many ...
Using the Lumia 800 doesn't feel like using other Windows Phones. Everything is better, faster, slicker—from touch events to app performance to the general responsiveness of the software. Using it, you get the sense that this is how everything should be
Despite the fanfare it received, the Lumia's camera isn't in the same league as the iPhone 4S's. It's above average and a skosh better than, say, the camera on the new Motorola Razr, but top notch cameras like the 4S and the Galaxy S II wreck the curve fo
The Lumia 800 is by far the best Windows Phone you can buy. And you can buy it and use it on AT&Ts American network if you reallyreallyreally want to. But sadly, right now it comes at a high enough premium ($577 pre-tax) and with enough hardware caveats...
