Nokia Lumia 800 Review

Nokia Lumia 800 Review: The Nokia Lumia 800 is that the initial Windows Phone handset to spring from the Microsoft / Nokia tie-up announced in February, and we have our hands on an early sample to visualize it out.

The Nokia Lumia 800 shares its exterior styling with the previously substantially less hyped Nokia N9, a Meego-based smartphone, though the screen size is reduced from three.9" (854x480 pixels) to three.7" (800x480 pixels) to evolve to the Windows Phone spec list.

The CPU, however, will increase from the oneGHz ARM Cortex-A8 to the 1.4GHz MSM8255 Snapdragon/Scorpion that actually helps add snap to the Windows Phone Mango OS.

Nokia Lumia 800 Review

The Nokia Lumia 800, though being the costlier of the 2 Nokia Windows Phone offerings (the alternative being the budget Nokia Lumia 710) shares the Nokia N9's 16-bit AMOLED ClearBlack show whereas the Nokia Lumia 710 sports a 24-bit ClearBlack TFT.

This being said, even if the color depth is theoretically deeper than within the Nokia Lumia 710, AMOLED screens are seen as higher than the older TFT technology because of the additional vivid colors and higher distinction ratios.

Moving faraway from Nokia comparisons, the Lumia 800 additionally needs to compete with the likes of the HTC Titan and HTC Radar Windows Mango phones. once we compare screen size we discover the Nokia Lumia 800 feeling a trifle degree|somewhat|slightly|alittle} small with the HTC Radar and HTC Titan coming into the fray with three.8" and 4.7" screens respectively though all competitors are restricted to a similar 800x480 pixel resolution.

Obviously the iPhone has managed to be a hit with a smaller screen at three.5-inches, however the trend towards larger displays is increasing all the time, and that we have to be compelled to say we're fans of these over four inches due to the improved web and media expertise.

This means that the pixel density on the Lumia 800 could be a very little sharper, however in our facet by facet comparisons we have a tendency to noted little distinction between the 3, and even the Lumia 800 displaying text with slightly less clarity.

When it involves internal storage the Nokia Lumia 800 and HTC Titan are equal with 16GB of fastened internal storage, with the Nokia Lumia 710 and HTC Radar weighing in with 8GB a chunk.

Based on the 2 manufacturer's product specs it soon becomes apparent that the Nokia Lumia 800 is meant to compete against the HTC Titan and also the Nokia Lumia 710 with the HTC Radar.

When compared dimensionally with the HTC Titan (131.5mm x 70.7mm x 9.9mm and 160g) we have a tendency to note that the Nokia Lumia 800 (116.5mm x 61.2mm x 12.1mm and 142g) cuts a really slim profile, with a lighter however reassuring weight.

The physical look of the Nokia Lumia 800 could be a dream to watch and handle, with its swish curves fitting snugly to the hand each with and while not the protecting case provided within the purchase packaging.

First impressions of the phone are mixed. If you are used to handling this crop of super slim handsets doing the rounds in today's phone retailers, you cannot facilitate however feel the Lumia 800 could be a very little on the chunky facet, even compared to the iPhone 4S due to it being around 100% thicker.

However, that is to not say it is not a sexy device, with its giant three.7-inch OLED screen pushed to the edges of the chassis and a cool curved polycarbonate shell provides the phone a really premium feel indeed.

Nokia has worked terribly arduous on the unibody style here, creating the battery inaccessible and using top-mounted flaps to hide the charging port and SIM slot - intriguingly, we're seeing a microSIM here, that appears to be the style for successive wave of smartphones.

It's a slightly odd system, and one that some can realize slightly bit tough to induce used to - however it will lend a definite sleekness to the look.

One space we will see obtaining shoppers irritated is on the rear panel - as you'll see the demo sample we have a tendency to tried was already scratched up, and also the same factor has already begun happening on our review model.

The Nokia Lumia 800 is sort of within your means, costing nothing on as very little as a £26 Orange or Vodafone contract with Carphone Warehouse compared with HTC Titan beginning at £31 pm with Vodafone and £36 pm with Orange.

Nokia Lumia 800 price estimates approximately 700 dollar US, Nokia Lumia 800 Review posted by News and Gadgets.