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November 2011
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The editors liked
Windows Phone is beautiful
Well built
Fantastic design and build quality
Slick and easy to use software
Nokia Drive app
Quality design
Clever interface
Speedy browser
Intuitive contact linking
Xbox integration
Outstanding display quality
Sleek yet solid hardware
Consistently fast performance
Great Nokiadesigned apps
Outstanding display quality. Sleek yet solid hardware. Consistently fast performance. Great Nokia-designed apps
Design is beautiful
The OS runs smoothly despite being singlecore
Screen's colours are vibrant
The editors didn't like
Small Screen
No external memory
Rivals have better components
No memory card slot
Below average battery life
Limited apps compared to rivals
Internet text display dodgy at times
No Flash video
Zune player takes ages to copy video across
Video recording not impressive
Battery issues still prevail
No HDMI
No DLNA
Storage and battery are not user manageable
Some lingering Windows Phone quibbles
No HDMI. No DLNA. Storage and battery are not user manageable. Some lingering Windows Phone quibbles
Tough polycarbonate chassis, Free Nokia Drive sat nav, Camera and screen
Average battery life, Media still a pain to transfer, Port flaps won't last
Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop called this the ‘first real Windows Phone’ and based on this performance, it’s hard not to agree - if you can stand the slightly smaller screen, that is.Battery life isn’t stellar, and while we like the contrast ratios of the
Nokia's first Windows Phone is the Lumia 800, a fantastic looking smartphone that borrows aesthetic inspiration from its N9 counterpart. Whether Nokia's foray into partnership with Microsoft will bear fruit remains to be seen, but the Lumia 800 looks l...
Beautiful design, Well built, Excellent ergonomics and basic performance, The best Windows Phone phone, Nokia Drive and Mix Radio are useful extras
Low res screen, Only single core processor, Smaller app store than iOS and Android
The Nokia Lumia 800 is in many ways an impressive phone, and most people are sure not to be disappointed in picking one up. It's beautifully made, has great ergonomics, is reasonably nippy in operation, has a slick, capable operating system, and Nokia has...
The first thing which struck us about using the Lumia 800 is that it is a lovely device to hold, the curved front glass and soft touch body give it a really nice feel. Added to that is a decent weight which is balanced nicely so that the phone never f...
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Published: 2012-05-17, Author: Zara , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: The design of the Nokia Lumia 800, as with its near-identical twin, the Meego-running Nokia N9, is simply gorgeous. The body is polycarbonate – soft to the touch, scratch-resistant, and sufficiently grippy that you’ll have no fear of it slipping out of...
Abstract: The Lumia 800, exclusive to Telus for $24 on a three year plan, is a flagship device that showcases Nokia's vast experience in making compelling smartphones and also shows off a more mature Windows Phone OS.I believe that the genesis of the Lumia 800 bega...
Abstract: It's finally here. The flagship Windows Phone from the Finns, Nokia Lumia 800. Announced at Nokia World last October, the Lumia 800 is the first flagship from Nokia running Windows Phone 7. In the age of iOS and Android, it is becoming harder and harder f...
Abstract: Since its launch in the fall of 2010, new hardware running Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system has been scarce, especially in Canada. But that may finally change now that Microsoft’s 11-month-old partnership with Finnish handset maker N...
Abstract: A review of Nokia's first Windows Phone. The Lumia runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, and it bears a great similarity to the Nokia N9. It has a polycarbonate casing, a 3.7″ AMOLED display with 800 x 480 resolution and an 8MP camera. It runs on a 1.4GHz Qualcom...
