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Nokia Lumia 800 video review

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The Nokia Lumia 800 is in many ways an impressive phone, and most people are sure not to be disappointed in picking one up. It's beautifully made, has great ergonomics, is reasonably nippy in operation, has a slick and capable operating system, and Nokia has brought some interesting extras to the Windows Phone party. However, there's no denying it is technically behind the curve. The screen is bright but not very sharp, the camera is middling, its single core processor is slow compared to the dual-core competition and Windows Phone has enough limitations that it doesn't overall stand above any other operating system. We thought this phone could be the light of our lives but sadly the flame has flickered out.

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7/10

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Edward Chester

By Edward Chester
Reviewed 26 October 2011
Updated 15 February 2012

Price as reviewed

£420.00

  • Review
    • 1: Design and Hardware
    • 2: Hardware and Screen
    • 3: Interface
    • 4: Performance and Verdict
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  • Reviewed by Edward Chester
  • 26 October 2011
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Nokia Lumia 800 details

Design
9/10
Features
7/10
Camera Quality
7/10
Performance
7/10
Usability
9/10
Value
7/10
Overall
7/10

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Beautiful design
  • Well built
  • Excellent ergonomics and basic performance
  • The best Windows Phone phone
  • Nokia Drive and Mix Radio are useful extras

Cons

  • Low res screen
  • Only single core processor
  • Smaller app store than iOS and Android

Price as reviewed

£420.00

Manufacturer

Nokia

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5:49 PM on 26 October, 2011

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"Otherwise, the Nokia 800 looks and feels like a fairly typical Windows Phone"

I realise you guys have a bit of a downer on all things Nokia, but maybe you don't need to betray your prejudice quite as blatantly by trying to pass this off as looking like just any other WP7 phone, when quite clearly in looks at least it is most unlike any other phone out there.

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I can't help myself, but it feels like one looser found another. (Nokia+Microsoft) I am sick and tired of both. I don't think that this handset sell well respectively capture any noticeable market share in Europe. Promising N9 with Meego was scraped and instead of that American CEO @ Nokia is thinking that we can eat anything in Europe what they will serve :D what a mistake amigo Elop !

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10:01 AM on 27 October, 2011

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heh read something rather amusing this morning!

Apparently no-one at Nokia speaks Spanish; "lumia" means prostitute according to here: www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/es-en/lumia.php

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"the Nokia 800 looks and feels like a fairly typical Windows Phone"

I think the reviewer should have gone to specsavers... :-D lol

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Is not a typical Windows Phone. I ordered mine thru Expansys Mexico. Came from italy. I use an LG Optimus for a time and is a lot better. I find every application that was in my two previous Blackberries (Storm, 8520). You don´t need to reset each time an Application is installed or removed. The Gorilla Glass is truly genial. Is not the best but the future of Nokia with Microsoft looks promising. I agree battery need improvement. Camera is enough for a phone. I use a decent Camera for that. Consider that our phone companies in Mexico tend to delay a lot new technologies. Definetively wins to Blackberry, Need more Apps compared to Android & Apple. The average people don´t use thousand of apps. Extra storage is a value but with a Iomega Wifii is solved. Beed more accesories. Definetly a leap forward! Is unlocked that gives extra value in my opinion.

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Both I and my son actually waited for this phone. So far Im onto my third handsetband my son the second. All replacement have been for the same reason LOCKING UP. Factory resets updates all have failed.
You would be on a call thE phone disconnect the call and restarts. It's a massive knock to the Nokia experience

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Is a great phone!,Great Screen

15th January 2012, By ReySys

  • Easy to install o Remove Applications
  • Very Responsive
  • Gorgeous screen
  • More Accesories
  • Memory not expandable
  • Need Battery improvement

Few people use hundreds of applications. So numbers are not an issue.
Lumia 900 add more power to the Series with LTE.
Lumia 700 adds value in price.
A great leap foward! Not perfect but is veru nice to use.
Memory expansion can be solved with an Iomega Wi-Drive.
Don´t feels slow even with single Core.
There is space to improvement...
Microsoft and Nokia need to offer by web unlocked. Don´t leave all the work to carrier´s dilute the marketing efforts.

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