Nokia Lumia 800 is the first smartphone from Nokia to feature Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, the same OS which is going to be integrated into all its upcoming high-end smartphones. Besides the innovative smooth OS, the Nokia Lumia 800 is armed with a snappy processor, AMOLED display screen, and a shooter with a Carl Zeiss lens. But what do you think, will Nokia Lumia 800 be able to stand on the ground and reinstate the prosperity of Nokia as a tough player in a world of smartphones which is conquered by the tech giants such as Apple, HTC, and Samsung?
Pros
- Integrated navigation software
- Windows Phone OS is smooth and user-friendly
- Elegant, robust design
- Music streaming with Nokia’s mix radio (free)
Cons
- No front-facing camera
- The primary shooter is not up to the mark (quite standard)
- Battery life is below-par
- Not a great collection of applications as found in Android and iOS
- The Micro SD card slot is missing
Nokia Lumia 800 Specifications
GENERAL
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Announced 2011, October
Status Available. Released 2011, November
SIZE
Dimensions 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc
Weight 142 g
DISPLAY
Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 3.7 inches (~252 PPI pixel density)
- Gorilla Glass display
- Nokia ClearBlack display
- Multi-touch input method
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate
- Touch-sensitive controls
SOUND
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
MEMORY
Phonebook Virtually limitless entries and fields, (Photocall)
Call records Yes
Built-in 16 GB memory, 512 MB RAM
Card slot No
DATA
GPRS Class 33
EDGE Class 33
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Infrared port No
USB Micro USB v2.0
CAMERA
Primary 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video 720p@30fps
Secondary No
FEATURES
Operating system Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
CPU 1.4 GHz Scorpion processor, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon chipset
Graphics 3D Graphics HW Access
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0/XHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java No
- Micro SIM card support only
- SNS integration
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Digital compass
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
- MP4/H.264/H.263/WMV player
- Document viewer/editor
- Video/photo editor
- Voice memo/command/dial
- Predictive text input
BATTERY
Type Regular battery, Li-Ion 1450 mAh (BV-5JW)
Stand-by Up to 265 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
Nokia Lumia 800 Design
The Nokia Lumia’s design much resembles the Nokia N9. The overall exterior is built about completely from polycarbonate and is available in three colors: black, cyan, and magenta… The overall design is impressive and gives a solid feel!
Nokia Lumia 800 Operating System
The major variation between the Lumia 800 and preceding Nokia smartphones is that this mobile is operated by Microsoft’s Windows Phone software (mango) which is the latest edition and thus it hosts a lot of new features.
The preceding Windows phone OS was totally cluttered, but luckily the company somehow managed to cope with it and maintained its level, and presented us with the spanking new user-friendly interface.
Nokia Lumia 800 Processor
Nokia Lumia 800 has a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon processor inside, which incorporates an Adreno 205 GPU. Rest, it has 512MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM.
Nonetheless, these specs might seem a bit old when compared to the dual-core processors, but the Nokia Lumia 800 still gives a speedy experience.
Nokia Lumia 800 Battery life
Sadly the Nokia Lumia 800 doesn’t have a decent battery life so you’ll have a tough time using it.
Nokia Lumia 800 Display
The Nokia Lumia 800 features a 3.7” AMOLED display screen with a resolution of 480×800 pixels. The display of the Nokia Lumia 800 throws many dark colors and consumes less battery life than LCD screens. Meanwhile, the color levels are quite bright and provide punchy graphics giving it a genuine energetic feel!
Nokia Lumia 800 Camera
Sadly the Nokia Lumia 800 lacks a secondary camera so no video calls as you could make on other Windows phones! While the front 8-megapixel camera (such high pixel count + Carl Zeiss Tessar optics) isn’t quite capable too. We were quite dissatisfied with the results!
Final Verdict
In general, the Nokia Lumia 800 is a brilliant window phone mobile. The interface is nicely designed and user-friendly. The phone looks gorgeous and has the robust build quality to provide you with the utmost experience!