The Nokia Lumia 800 is on sale today and is by far the world's best Windows Phone. With reviewers around the world already singing its praises, there's no reason not to snap up this great handset right away, so here are a few key features of the new Nokia Windows Phone that you should be sure to try out as soon as you can.
People Hub
Keeping in touch with friends, family and colleagues has never been as easy as it is on the Nokia Lumia 800. With the great Windows Phone People Hub, you can effortlessly manage your contacts, enjoy live updates from all your friend’s social networks at once and even get in touch with multiple contacts with just a few quick taps, all from the easy-to-use Windows Phone interface, bringing all your friends together with an ease you’ve never seen before.
Social networking
Integrating full access to your social networks into every part of its stunning interface, the Lumia 800 makes it quick and easy to enjoy Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn on your new Nokia Windows Phone. With the ability to view updates as live tiles on the Windows Phone Start, post updates to your social networks in a few easy clicks, and share photos and videos with friends faster than ever, the Lumia 800 is the best smartphone for easy social networking.
Take, Tag & Share
With its great 8-Megapixel camera and intuitive Windows Phone camera tools, the Nokia Lumia 800 is perfect for snapping and sharing high-quality photos with your friends. Once you’ve taken a photo, advanced face detection technology lets you instantly tag everyone in the photo and you can then upload the photo to Facebook, SkyDrive or send it to a friend via email or IM, making the Lumia 800 the ideal smartphone for snap-happy photographers.
Video sharing
As well as making it incredibly easy to take, tag and share photos, the Lumia 800 is no less capable when it comes to recording and sharing videos. You can capture high-quality home movies in stunning HD, thanks to the Lumia’s high-quality camera and then Windows Phone 7.5’s great Video Sharing tool lets you instantly upload your movies to Facebook or Windows Live SkyDrive, or even email them straight to your People Hub contacts. Intuitive and easy, video sharing has never been better.
Nokia Mix Radio
Letting you enjoy almost unlimited music on your Lumia 800, Nokia Mix Radio lets you choose your favourite artists and genres and then creates fantastic custom playlists from its vast database of songs. From its gorgeous, colourful design to its easy-to-use interface, Nokia Mix Radio is a pleasure to use and the easy access with which it delivers songs to the user makes it the perfect app for music lovers. And, best of all, it’s completely free on the Nokia Lumia 800.
Xbox Live
As a Windows Phone-powered handset, it’s no surprise that the Lumia 800 is one of the best gaming phones you can buy. With its feature-packed Xbox LIVE app, you can easily manage your Xbox 360 avatar, keep in touch with your gaming buddies via Xbox LIVE, browse the latest games news and deals and of course download and play the world’s best smartphone games; all through the same great Windows Phone 7.5 interface.
Internet Explorer
Browsing the internet on your smartphone is now faster, smoother and better than ever with the Lumia 800. With its great, clutter-free interface and fast page rendering, the Internet Explorer Mobile browser puts the best of the web in the palm of your hand, letting you enjoy your favourite websites on the stunning 3.7-inch screen. The easy to use browser navigation ensures you can get to where you’re going in a few quick clicks and with its fast page loading and rock-solid security, you can enjoy the web with speed and safety.
Local Scout
Never again will you be lost for things to do, as long as you have a Lumia 800 in your pocket. Using the built-in Assisted-GPS and Windows Phone’s great Local Scout app, your Lumia 800 can detect exactly where you are on the globe and tell you about all the fun things to do in the area. From restaurants and bars, to shops and neighbourhood sights, Local Scout gives you full details on what’s on offer, then lets you call ahead to make a booking and will even guide you right to the door, making a perfect way to plan fun packed days out.
Nokia Drive
When you want even more detailed directions, the Lumia 800’s great Nokia Drive app brings full turn-by-turn sat-nav functionality to your Windows Phone – for FREE! Turning your smartphone into a full satellite navigation device, it even features an optimised in-car landscape view, letting you mount the Nokia Lumia 800 in your car and get comfortably guided to your destination, where you can then detach the phone and slip it right back into your pocket.
Office Hub
And when playtime’s over and it is time to get to work, the Lumia 800 even packs full Microsoft Office functionality. Letting you create, edit and share Word, Excel and PowerPoint files wherever you go, you can easily keep working when you’re away from the office. And thanks to the Lumia 800’s fantastic onscreen keyboard and responsive touchscreen, it is a pleasure to type away, before uploading your new files to the internet to share with your clients and colleagues.
With its stunning style and features, there’s no question that the Nokia Lumia 800 is the world’s best Windows Phone, so why not test out these ten great features today? We guarantee that once you do, you’ll want to take a Nokia Lumia 800 Windows Phone right home with you.