Nokia Lumia 800: Top 10 things we already love

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By Alex Bentley on November 1,

2011 at 00:00,

With the Nokia Lumia 800 already available for pre-order and on the way from Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4U, Vodafone, Three and Orange in the next few weeks, we’re closer than ever to having the world’s first Nokia Windows Phone in our hands. So, as we wait with bated breath, we’ve been taking a look at the top ten features that make the Lumia 800 such a fantastic smartphone.

Stunning style
With its gorgeous, Nokia N9-inspired design, curved edges and bright colours, the Lumia 800 is a stunning consumer handset. Available in cyan, magenta or black, the precision finish and high-quality materials help the Lumia 800 great feel in the hand and we can’t wait to start using it as our main smartphone.

Beautiful screen
Seamlessly integrating its curved glass screen into the unibody design, the bright and vibrant 3.7-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display lifts the image right to the top of the glass. With its sharp WVGA resolution rendering images with stunning clarity, there are few better phones for enjoying your photos and videos.

Great camera
With Nokia leading the world in camera-phones, it’s no surprise that the Lumia 800 is ideal for capturing photos and videos. Packing an 8-Megapixel camera, Carl Zeiss lens and LED flash, you can snap high-quality photos, record 720p HD video and then even tag your photos before uploading them to Facebook.

Integrated social networking
Speaking of Facebook, the Lumia 800 integrates social networking features better than any phone we’ve ever used. Letting you easily access Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, among others, from a range of places in the Windows Phone 7.5 OS, it’s never been so easy to keep in contact with your friends.

Bing Music
Music fans are also well catered for by the Lumia 800. Bing Music lets you easily manage your music; your phone can identify songs you hear and then help you buy them online; and the fantastic Mix Radio tool automatically compiles playlists of great new music for you to enjoy on the move.

Easy browsing
Thanks to its stunning screen and great Internet Explorer Mobile 9 browser, the Lumia 800 is ideal for enjoying all that the internet has to offer. Web pages are rendered quickly and with pin-sharp clarity, while the intuitive software interface and responsive touchscreen let you navigate pages quickly and easily.

Microsoft Office
And when it’s time to stop playing and get down to work, the Lumia 800 even packs full Microsoft Office compatibility. With Windows Phone 7.5’s great Office Hub, you can create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files with ease, letting you stay productive no matter where your travels may take you.

Free sat-nav
And with travel in mind, the Nokia Lumia 800 also includes free turn-by-turn navigation for life. Giving you full satellite-navigation in the palm of your hand at no extra charge, the Lumia 800 even has an optimised in-car landscape view, letting you enjoy full GPS functionality without spending a single penny.

Powerhouse performance
Thanks to its high-powered 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor and 3D graphics hardware accelerator, the Lumia 800 is both fast and powerful, running the Windows Phone 7.5 OS with speed and fluidity. Videos, games are photos are also all shown with effortless ease, adding to the overall user experience.

Ample storage
And with such great multimedia power and features, the Lumia 800 also packs plenty of storage for you enjoy your music, photos and videos on the move. As well as 16GB of internal storage, you also get 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for you to upload and access your files from the cloud.

Packing bags of style and a staggering array of features, the Nokia Lumia 800 is by far the best Windows Phone we’ve ever seen. You can pre-order the NokiaLumia 800 with Windows Phone from Nokia UK and could even be with a chance to win one of the UK’s first Nokia Lumia 800 handsets by visiting the Nokia UK Facebook page.

So what do you think of the Nokia Lumia 800 and have you placed your order already for this great Nokia Windows Phone? Why not let us know in the Comments below?

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Jimmy

…..”great Internet Explorer Mobile 9 browser”..?!? Have you, by chance, even used it? Whilst it is the dominant browser, that’s only due to the staggering amounts of Windows operating systems out there and a general ignorance of the population. If windows could admit that sometimes, other programs and browsers are faster and sleeker, as well as more power-efficient, they’d be perfect. Until that day though……….
Lucas

hey noticed i could not comment on some stories????? Anyway do we know when we will be able to pre order this phone sim free in the UK. I can only find where i can get a new contract. I have only found one site so far to do this but thought Amazon should offer this soon. Anyone planing on preordering this?
The Corrector

Bated breath. Not baited breath. Does your breath smell like bait?
Sikander S16

Very true!!! Looking forward for this phone to hit shelves soon!
Myles

“Speaking of Facebook, the Lumia 800 integrates social networking features better than any phone we’ve ever used.”

so you have never used any other windows 7.5phone then?
26rohit Nair

It really does look more premium than the Galaxy Nexus and comparable (if not better than iphone 4s)!! This is be next phone.
OhWell.

I would have bought a Lumia 800 but it does fail in a few areas, firstly 16gb is not that much storage, especially when you have a 720p video camera, half hour of that will really eat a good few gig up, throw in your music and videos, games (some of those Gameloft games take loads of storage), maps etc and suddenly you’ve run out of space. With no option for microSD!

Secondly, you have to use Zune, now I’ve actually used Zune myself, it’s a worse version of itunes if such a thing was possible, leaves processes running in the background even when the programme is not being used. Nokia’s Ovi suite/Nokia suite have been some of the worst pieces of software ever written for Windows, it’s like iflicting a virus willingly, I remember Ovi suite running multiple processes on your computer when you first boot up, it was a nightmare and caused major slowdown. But at least in the past, with Symbian, we’ve always had the option to drag and drop and bypass this garbage software. With Windows phone 7 Mango, no choice, you’re stuck.

That 25GB of Skydrive storage is not a feature exclusive to Windows phone. Anyone with access to an internet connection can use Skydrive

Nokia Maps isn’t really useful in real world situations, I’ve been using Nokia Maps since 2006, it has failed time after time for me constant “turnaround” messages. I’ve tested it on short journeys of like 6 miles on a straight road and it fails. There’s a reason why TomTom, Garmin etc still sell millions of dedicated devices, as they are quite simply superior, instant GPS lock on, quality maps, none of this waiting for like 5 minutes for the N8 to catch a GPS signal

Remember all those things that Nokia fans used to say to Apple fanbois? Well these latest phones are just like iOS devices, totally locked down, at least iOS 5 can be used with icloud for synching, these Windows Phones are like iphones from 2007, you need to keep hooking the thing up to your computer. Enjoy!

Well I reckon I’ll be able to pick up a Galaxy S2 for a similar price to the Lumia, technically superior in every single aspect to the Lumia, better hardware, better screen, better software…MicroSD, no Zune/iTunes etc, supports Flash (WP7 Mango fails again here), If I don’t like the Androd browser I can get something else like Firefox. But at least with Android there are options.

Please post this, as I reckon there are loads of Nokia fans who feel the same as I do.
Anonymous

@Lucas. We’ve been having trouble with Disqus, please bear with us! With regards SIM free, Mobile Fun will have it in January but they are the first we’ve heard. We’ll let you know when we hear more!
Anonymous

@The Corrector – foot in mouth rather than bait Cheers for the catch, have amended!
Petelasker

Hmmm…I haven’t had any of those problems mentioned by you. On the contraty, for example Nokia Maps is excellent!
Zahed

All the talk is how great WP7.5 is, but you make some really valid observations.
Jailbreak for Mango anytime soon?
Mr Unconvinced

Mr OhWell seems to have the truth of it, if the best features of this phone can be found on a large number of other devices *cough* android *cough* then I fail to see the wonder of it.

Free satnav? That’d be most android phones then.b

Granted a shit hot camera would be great and HD video capture would be nice but if the price is to use OviSuite and a windows OS then I think I’ll stick with my Nexus S

I used to be a Nokia fanboy once upon a time but after having a few Nokia smartphones I gave up. Best decision ever was getting a Nexus S
Tomasz

It’s ridiculous that yoy list features like office and IE, facebook and others as lumia specific. They are available on all win phones with wp 7+
Acs111uk

Its just not good enough!
If Nokia are planning on saving their company they could of at least put larger storage or anything to distinguish it from the crowd. I use to love Nokia’s but i think this could be their downfall. Apart from free upgrades to existing users this is the nail in the coffin
Ragelondon

im waiting for the replacement for the n900 as that is still the besr phone spec wise on the market!
Lucas

@ohwell. I disagree with some of the points you have raised. Yes I agree a memory card would be useful in this phone however the way that Skydrive integrates into WP7 I feel that I will be able to live without the extra storage (though this is yet to be seen)
I also disagree with you regarding Nokia Maps. I recently went to Vietnam and found the offline maps and turn by turn navigation extremely useful. I was able to get us to the restaurant after the leader of our group with his iPhone could not. I use my N8 as my only satnav and love it.

I also agree with you that yes this phone is not as powerful as it should be (as it is the top phone sold in the UK this year from nokia) however just because the specs are not up there with some other phones it is how the OS uses the hardware that counts and from my understanding WP7 devices seem very fast and snappy (again yet to be proven) As a Symbian fan I agree that WP7 is lacking A LOT of features and I am a little disappointed with the hardware that was announced. Even though I don’t use it I still expect a phone to support video calling and I really thought there would have been NFC built in ready for a software update.

Anyway as the phone is not that expensive and I am ready to upgrade my N8 so I will give this a try.
Anonymous

@Mr Unconvinced. Free sat-nav on Android for sure, but I was led to believe you always need a data connection to view maps and actually use the service? With Nokia Maps, you can pre-load maps, pre-plan and generally work offline, so saving you money.

Free sat-nav is pretty much about setting a new standard all smartphones need to attain and clearly Nokia is ahead of the best
Steve

Anyone been down to phones4u to try this phone out? it is seriously the most beautiful phone on the market today. If this sells at £399 sim free then its a given what your next phone should be. Trading in my iPhone4 for sure.
SatNav

Yes, Nokia Maps works great for me as a sat-nav and I use it all the time. Never really had a problem (apart from the 2-3 minute wait while it connects for the first time because I’m cheap and don’t use the assistive GPS that uses cellphone towers, etc.).
Tiekone

This website is too biased of course and everything is said to be great. I have seen some photos comparison versus iphone 4s and Galaxy s2 and Lumia 800 does look weak against both.
Most importantly I think OHwell comment is a very good point. I am very happy with my N8 after an iphone 3G for 2 years which was good but I value the Freedom of managing my files. I hated connecting to itunes all the time and will hate using a W7 phone then. My next one unfortunately will be an android. I love nokia quality and design but I value freedome more.. Sorry Nokia
http://twitter.com/stormforce999 A Skiver

So how does Microsoft compete when people have bought lots of iPhone or Android apps?
annon

OMG, have YOU used internet explorer 9 on WP7?
Its freaking awesome, smoking fast and lightweight.

Its even faster than the Galaxy S2 browsing the web, zooming and whatever.

Im no IE fanboy, I use Opera(which is by far and away the best) @ my PC and Mac, but the Mobile IE9 is really great.
Neil

Could not agree with you more on most of your coments.I do not no what nokia is playing at Lumia is step backwards one other point to mention is you can not bluetooth photos and no NFC as windows does not support this.N9 was the way forard but Elop put a stop on that getting a Uk release.I have been a loyal Nokia user since 1999, I’m out of contract next Feb will I go for a Lumia not a chance WP7 is crap.
All nokia have done is take a N9 body and put wp7 in it and its failed even before its lauched.The press reviews also have been very critical of it come on Nokia open your eyes before it to late.
Inspector Clouseau

Here is why I won’t get a Lumia 800

1. Why is there no front facing camera? I mean the N9 has one.
2. Zune…just like iTunes. You’re really gonna miss drag and drop that we used to have on Nokia phones.
3. Browser doesn’t support Flash, to be honest it’s not a huge problem as stuff like Youtube will still work but it would be nice to have this, I mean Symbian did.
4. 16Gb is not enough storage, most of the good and bad Android phones have microSD support. The N8 does too, so why don’t we get microSD? Skydrive relies on an internet connection, and having been a Skydrive user for some time, it only takes one outage (this has happened before), and you cannot access your stuff. MicroSD, or 32gb/64gb models next time please. I’m still not convinced by the “cloud” concept, there’s loads of places and situations where you won’t have access to the internet rendering cloud storage useless. That’s why almost every computer in the world runs a form of Windows/Mac OSX/Linux and why Google’s chromeOS has flopped. 10 years from now once internet connections catch up then it may be viable.
5. the processor is average, early non-biased reviews for the Lumia all say the processor is fine but there are situations where it could do with a speed bump. It’s nothing major, but again when there are dual core phones running smooth like butter out there why do we need to put up with something so average? Android and ios run fine on low end 1ghz processors, but they still get dual core options too, and there is an increase in performance. In March/April, we’re going to see phones with Nvidia quad core chipsets from other companies, this is going to feel so outdated by then.
6. The camera is okay. Nowhere near as good as Galaxy S2′s camera, dont believe the “Karl Zeiss” hype, just do a google search and the Lumia camera is spanked by the S2 and 4S cameras. Why not just stick with the all conquering N8 camera? It is still the best in the business.
7. No NFC, it would be nice to have this as Nokia already have NFC capable devices, not a huge loss, but..

I’m not saying it’s a total fail but there’s way too many negatives to make me buy one. Right now I can get a similar spec Android phone for under £200.00 brand new sim free. I can get a Galaxy S2 for £409.00 sim free from one of Britain’s most popular onlne retailers which is better than the Lumia 800 in every single way…and cheaper.

As a Nokia fan, this does not feel like a Nokia phone to me, and it doesn’t feel like good value for money. You probably won’t post this anyway
Paul

Clearly most of the haters posting here are android fans. I personally think MS has done very good with the windows phone OS and its about time something different came out besides just copying IOS like android did. So we have a great OS couples with beauitful Nokia hardware. WINNER! stop bitching!
Ops31337

ready, willing and able to have this phone, once they bring it to the U.S.
Fakemai

Dear Paul,

Apple’s iOS ripped off Android, which then copied back what Apple had done. So technically, Android didn’t ‘just copy’ iOS, Android copied Android from iOS. Just like the creator of Angry Bird is ‘copying’ unlicensed Angry Bird merchandise sold in China.

Any questions?
Rohit

whn it wil come in India ??plz inform me..
http://www.facebook.com/people/Adas-Weber/622729281 Adas Weber

Simple – it doesn’t! It goes for new customers and existing Nokia customers.
Anonymous

1. Very few people use video calls. A nice to have but not an essential.
2. Zune uses drag and drop.
3. Adobe is stopping mobile flash development.
4. 16gb + 25gb skydrive built in.
5. The processor runs everything smoothly so it’s not an issue unlike in Android devices.
6. Having tested the camera myself I find it to be very good.
7. NFC is coming on SIM cards as a standard.
Anonymous

You shouldnt have bothered replying to him. He is just trolling and has no intentions of buying a Windows Phone let alone a Nokia whatsoever. He is just nitpicking.
Johnrb

Pissed off with the Mango update.As only Office 2007 onward is fully supported, I can no longer edit or save to Sky Drive any of my documents.I work in the public sector and all office software is Windows XP /Office 2003.
I wander if Microsoft were fully aware of this,as this really is deal breaker for any chance of so many business contracts,private or public sector