Nokia Lumia 800 Review

The Nokia Lumia is Nokia’s first Windows Phone smartphone since the two companies announced their partnership earlier this year and the device comes with the latest version of Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. As you will see from the photos, the Lumia 800 has taken its design cues from the Nokia N9, with a sleek polycarbonate exterior and a curved glass ClearBlack AMOLED display, it is definitely one of the best looking smartphones that Nokia has produced for some time.

Nokia Lumia 800 Specifications:
The Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack multi-touch display, and the display features a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. Processing on the Lumia 800 is provided by a single core 1.4GHz processor and it features 512MB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, plus an 8 megapixel rear facing camera with Carl Zeiss optics and a dual LED flash plus auto-focus.

The Lumia 800′s camera is capable of recording HD video in 720p at 30 frames per second, and it comes with the latest version of Microsoft’s Windows Phone, version 7.5 Mango. Other specifications on the Nokia Lumia 800 include 802.11 b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1, HSDPA, HSUPA, and it features a micro SIM card rather than a standard sized SIM card. Connectivity comes in the form of a micro USB port, which can be connected to your PC or Mac to synchronize the device with videos, music and more.

The Nokia Lumia 800 features a 1450 mAh battery, and according to Nokia’s official figures, the battery is designed to give you up to 13 hours of talk time on 2g, up to 256 hours of standby time on GSM. On 3G Nokia says that the Lumia 800 will give you up to 9.5 hours of talk time and up to 335 hours of standby time, and for music and videos, the official figures say that you will get around 55 hours of music playback and around 6.5 hours of video playback.

Nokia Lumia 800 Design And Display:
As we mentioned earlier Lumia 800 takes its design inspiration from the Nokia n9, the outer casing of the device is made from machined polycarbonate, and it looks very slick and stylish, definitely one of the best looking smartphones Nokia has produced for some time, aside for the N9. The Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7 inch ClearBlack AMOLED display, which is encased in Gorilla Glass, and the display is very good, everything looks clear and sharp, and it works pretty well outside in direct sunlight.

Th3 3.7 inch display on the Lumia 800 features an 800 x 480 pixel resolution, text and websites don’t look as good on the Lumia 800 as other devices with a higher resolution display and text on some website can be a little hard to read at times, and text also looks slightly pixelated, although overall the display on the Lumia 800 is pretty good, photos and video look great on the handsets screen.

Nokia Lumia 800 Call Quality, Reception And Battery:
We tested the Nokia Lumia 800 with UK mobile carrier Three, and call quality and reception on the device is excellent, and voice calls sounded clear, pretty much what you would expect. With regards to battery life, the Lumia 800 features a 1,450 mAh battery, and there have been a number of reports of problems with the Nokia Lumia 800 battery.

Nokia has released a statement concerning the battery problems, and they will release a software update that is designed to fix the issue early next year. Luckily the Nokia Lumia 800 we tested for this review didn’t suffer from the battery problems, and we were able to test it out properly over the last week. The battery on the Lumia 800 is pretty good, heavy users should get at least a full days usage out of the device, whilst average users would probably only have to charge the handset every other day.

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