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November 2011
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The editors liked
Suave form factor
Nokia apps
Refreshing Layout
Fantastic form factor
Great features
Windows Phone OS
Amazingly clear and scratch proof screen
Exclusive apps for Windows Phone
Corning Gorilla Glass Protection display
Camera with Geotagging facility
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Memory of 16 GB storage
512 MB RAM
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Presence of browsers like WAP 2.0/xHTML
HTML5
RSS feeds
Availability of sensors lik
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
Brilliant display
Minimalistic design
Sleek and fluid UI
Unmatched social networking integration
Free voice-guided sat nav
Great camera.
Great form factor & very decent specifications
Very good display
Excellent battery life
Speedy Performance
Great Display
Feature Rich
8 Megapixel Camera
Very Stylish Looks
Great Touch Response & UI
Solid Build Quality
Good Battery Life
Nokia Navigation Suite
The editors didn't like
No external MicroSD slot
Average camera
Very flimsy microUSB cover
Slightly underclocked CPU
In ability to share Bluetooth files
Lack of video calling facility
Absence of skype application
Lack of new innovation
Call clarity isn't as good as we had hoped for
Accessing the micro SIM slot is an unnecessarily long process
Beautiful design, Amoled screen, free Nokia music and navigation apps, reasonable battery life
No Adobe Flash support, no micro-SD card slot
Nokia's comeback is off to a good start with the Lumia 800. The high-end specifications and unique services help to make it the best Windows Phone handset available and a worthy alternative to Apple and Samsung devices....
Aesthetics aside, the speed and ease of use of the Lumia 800 – and the remarkable People application – make this a very attractive alternative to the iPhone. Even if you don’t do much social networking, it’s nice to have communications and events aggr...
Published: 2011-11-09, Author: Jonathan , review by: channelpro.co.uk
There’s no getting past the fact, then, that the Lumia 800 is no match for the best of the Android set or even the iPhone 4S. It isn’t quite the performance beast we were expecting, nor is the screen up there with the very best, and we’re disappointed ...
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Published: 2011-11-09, Author: Jonathan , review by: alphr.com
As a physical specimen, Nokia's first Windows 7 phone is spot on, but it isn't quite the finished article...
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Published: 2011-11-04, Author: Matt , review by: telegraph.co.uk
Abstract: For a long time, if any technology writer was asked what phone they would recommend to most users, the answer was simple. Even for the least Apple-inclined, ‘Get an iPhone' was the only honest answer. It was not perfect, but it was the best on the mark...
Nokia's Lumia 800 isn't just a good Windows Phone 7 smartphone - fast and responsive, it's one of the best handset designs we've seen outside of Apple or Samsung's studios. Whether this single device is enough to turn around Nokia's fortunes is another...
Windows Phone software is slick and fun to use; Free music streaming with Nokia's Mix Radio; Onboard navigation software; Stylish, sturdy design
Camera is pretty average; No microSD card slot; Lacks a front-facing camera; Not as many apps as Android or iPhone
The Lumia 800 is a slick and engaging smart phone and its Windows Phone software has excellent social media integration. However, its camera isn't as good as we expected and we can't help but feel that there's better to come from Nokia on the Windows P...
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
