Feature set summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Everything you’d expect from a smartphone: HTML web browser, push email, social feed aggregation, plus a surprise for a Windows Phone, a great maps app in the form of Nokia Maps, along with free sat-nav
Style and handling summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Stylish and nicely made, the Nokia Lumia 800 has a square polycarbonate body that manages to feel solid but elegant. Its 3.7in AMOLED display reaches right across the body of the phone, and the WP7 operating system is uncomplicated and user friendly.
Battery power summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
You’ll get a good 13 hours of charge if you’re using push email, GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi, so not bad, although you’ll have to charge each night as with most other smarties
Performance summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Performance is speedy using the really responsive display, but it’s let down by a clumsy phone dialler and the snapper. And of course there is the ever-present issue of a lack of Windows apps
User friendliness summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Getting started is simple as your social network and email accounts are set up on the phone’s first use. We like the way there is one home screen of live updating tiles, which helps you easily keep an eye on what is running on your handset
Full Review and Specification for the Nokia Lumia 800
At last! For months now, we have been telling you that Nokia is about to ditch its Symbian operating system and embrace Windows Phone 7, but each time we say it, another Symbian-run handset has appeared on the market. But the waiting game is officially over, as Nokia has presented us all with its very first device to run Windows Phone 7 – the Nokia Lumia 800.
Looking good
We guess we’re all expecting great things, as we’ve waited so long for this device, and the Lumia 800 certainly lives up to its reputation when it comes to looks. It has a feel of the iPhone 4 about it, thanks to a unibody – this time made of polycarbonate – but with the futuristic squared-off styling that makes the iPhone 4 what it is. But it wins in build quality – feeling solid and not being so prone to scratches. In fact we proved this by throwing the Lumia in a bag, where it got jostled and bashed around – and yet the cover stayed scratch-free, although the metal strip on the reverse side was knocked about a bit.
It feels good to hold – it’s not the slimmest handset around (it measures 116.5x61.2x12.1mm,) but feels good, with a weight of 142g. Take a look on top and you’ll find an unusual arrangement – the microUSB charger slot sits under a spring-loaded door, while the microSIM slot is pressed down, and then slid to the side to eject. So you won’t have to find the fiddly little tool that comes with a certain handset (mentioning no names!).
The display is a 3.7inch AMOLED type covered in Gorilla Glass. Running right to the edges of the body, with only a slim bezel at the top and base, it looks really good. It’s really responsive and has a decent resolution of 480x800 pixels (or 252ppi). So in terms of comparison it’s not far behind the screen on the iPhone 4S and is pretty much on a par with the display on the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Underneath that polycarbonate chassis lurks a 1.4Gz single-core chip and 512MB of RAM – it’s a reasonable setup, although there are plenty of faster phones out there. As with all Windows handsets, you cannot expand your onboard memory, as there is no microSD slot, so you’ll have to make do with the 16GB on offer. Connectivity includes A-GPS, HSDPA and Wi-Fi.
Battery life is not bad for a handset with an AMOLED display– you should get a good 13 hours when running Wi-Fi, GPS and push email, but like most smarties you’ll be charging each night.
Take a call
Call quality is also excellent (again, iPhone take note). The polycarbonate chassis gives breathing space to the radio antenna – and we found the Lumia 800 received calls and texts when the iPhone 4 didn’t in our same-network tests.
Windows Phone 7 OS
You’ll recall that when the first Windows Phone 7 handsets came out, Microsoft had strict regulations about what was and wasn't included – but Nokia has been let off the hook somewhat, which has enabled it to bring out a slightly cheaper device. However, one thing that Microsoft has not let go is that Nokia has not been allowed to add its own skin to the operating system, so if you’re already familiar with WP7, it will hold no surprises for you on the Lumia 800.
You are given one homescreen, which has live update tiles. Offering real-time info on your app updates, Facebook messages, calls and texts. The People Hub is a contacts books and then some – it syncs with Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to give you a three-screen offering that shows recent contacts, a standard friend list and a combined social feed.
We like the ‘Me’ Tile, which shows your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook notifications along with feeds. You can also check in and post updates here. It is apparent that the ultra-integration shown by WP7 means you don’t need a lot of apps – including any for social network sites – because the capability is already included in the OS.
But what is a shame is that while the Lumia 800 is so clever at bringing together all your social networking needs, and beats the iPhone 4 for call quality, actually making a call is such a clunky process. It will take at least six clicks to make a call (unless your chosen contact happens to have just phoned you, or if you have already divided your contacts into groups). First you have to open the dialler, and then go to your contacts book. Next choose search, type your chosen name, select the name, and then choose phone number. It doesn't seem much progress has been made in the phone world when you can pick up any basic landline phone, dial and speak!
What does work well though is the email facility. You’ll get notified straight away if you have messages on Microsoft Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts. The truly responsive display combines with some great correction software to give us the best messaging experience we’ve had on a Nokia device. You can choose to link some or all of your inboxes for a universal inbox, although it is a bit tricky to switch between the two views, because the separate email tiles vanish once they are linked.
Picture imperfect
However, we were left disappointed by the camera. An eight-megapixel snapper with dual LED flash, autofocus and Zeiss optics sounds promising but in reality images were less than clear, even in good light. Zooming in increased the blurring problem. There was a green cast and we suffered from overexposure in light areas in darker situations. That said, the shutter is speedy and there’s a dedicated camera key that fires up the snapper even if the screen is locked. It’s surprising that it isn’t better though, because the cameras on Nokia’s N8 and N86 were of award-winning quality. Mind you, we have yet to see a decent snapper on a WP7 handset – there’s not even a front-facing camera.
Find your way
What did please us was the presence of free sat-nav with the excellent Nokia Maps. In actual fact, Nokia Maps wasn’t working on our review model, but Nokia has assured us that it will be running by the time the Lumia 800 hits the shelves on November 16. Nokia Maps has a host of features and beats the usual WP7 offering of Bing Maps, which doesn't even have the benefit of directions for pedestrians.
We tried out the Nokia Drive app and experienced a full sat-nav experience – you get a front-on view and there are free voice directions so that it can certainly be used as an in-car sat-nav device. You can also choose to download maps and use them later – great if you’re holidaying abroad and want to avoid any data charges.
Our conclusion
As we’ve mentioned, the restrictions imposed by Microsoft have meant that WP7 phones are pretty much of a muchness, apart from their styling, but Nokia has managed to make a difference by including its excellent sat-nav offering and its cheaper price tag. The Lumia 800 is a nicely designed phone with good build quality – although its average snapper is a disappointment. Apps fans will still baulk at the lack of Windows apps compared with those for iOS and Android phones, but at this moment in time the Lumia 800 is the best value Windows and Nokia handset out there – but it cannot compete with the top-end devices from Samsung, Apple and HTC.
Everything you’d expect from a smartphone: HTML web browser, push email, social feed aggregation, plus a surprise for a Windows Phone, a great maps app in the form of Nokia Maps, along with free sat-nav
Style and handling summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Stylish and nicely made, the Nokia Lumia 800 has a square polycarbonate body that manages to feel solid but elegant. Its 3.7in AMOLED display reaches right across the body of the phone, and the WP7 operating system is uncomplicated and user friendly.
Battery power summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
You’ll get a good 13 hours of charge if you’re using push email, GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi, so not bad, although you’ll have to charge each night as with most other smarties
Performance summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Performance is speedy using the really responsive display, but it’s let down by a clumsy phone dialler and the snapper. And of course there is the ever-present issue of a lack of Windows apps
User friendliness summary for Nokia Lumia 800 review
Getting started is simple as your social network and email accounts are set up on the phone’s first use. We like the way there is one home screen of live updating tiles, which helps you easily keep an eye on what is running on your handset
Full Review and Specification for the Nokia Lumia 800
At last! For months now, we have been telling you that Nokia is about to ditch its Symbian operating system and embrace Windows Phone 7, but each time we say it, another Symbian-run handset has appeared on the market. But the waiting game is officially over, as Nokia has presented us all with its very first device to run Windows Phone 7 – the Nokia Lumia 800.
Looking good
We guess we’re all expecting great things, as we’ve waited so long for this device, and the Lumia 800 certainly lives up to its reputation when it comes to looks. It has a feel of the iPhone 4 about it, thanks to a unibody – this time made of polycarbonate – but with the futuristic squared-off styling that makes the iPhone 4 what it is. But it wins in build quality – feeling solid and not being so prone to scratches. In fact we proved this by throwing the Lumia in a bag, where it got jostled and bashed around – and yet the cover stayed scratch-free, although the metal strip on the reverse side was knocked about a bit.
It feels good to hold – it’s not the slimmest handset around (it measures 116.5x61.2x12.1mm,) but feels good, with a weight of 142g. Take a look on top and you’ll find an unusual arrangement – the microUSB charger slot sits under a spring-loaded door, while the microSIM slot is pressed down, and then slid to the side to eject. So you won’t have to find the fiddly little tool that comes with a certain handset (mentioning no names!).
The display is a 3.7inch AMOLED type covered in Gorilla Glass. Running right to the edges of the body, with only a slim bezel at the top and base, it looks really good. It’s really responsive and has a decent resolution of 480x800 pixels (or 252ppi). So in terms of comparison it’s not far behind the screen on the iPhone 4S and is pretty much on a par with the display on the Samsung Galaxy S II.
Underneath that polycarbonate chassis lurks a 1.4Gz single-core chip and 512MB of RAM – it’s a reasonable setup, although there are plenty of faster phones out there. As with all Windows handsets, you cannot expand your onboard memory, as there is no microSD slot, so you’ll have to make do with the 16GB on offer. Connectivity includes A-GPS, HSDPA and Wi-Fi.
Battery life is not bad for a handset with an AMOLED display– you should get a good 13 hours when running Wi-Fi, GPS and push email, but like most smarties you’ll be charging each night.
Take a call
Call quality is also excellent (again, iPhone take note). The polycarbonate chassis gives breathing space to the radio antenna – and we found the Lumia 800 received calls and texts when the iPhone 4 didn’t in our same-network tests.
Windows Phone 7 OS
You’ll recall that when the first Windows Phone 7 handsets came out, Microsoft had strict regulations about what was and wasn't included – but Nokia has been let off the hook somewhat, which has enabled it to bring out a slightly cheaper device. However, one thing that Microsoft has not let go is that Nokia has not been allowed to add its own skin to the operating system, so if you’re already familiar with WP7, it will hold no surprises for you on the Lumia 800.
You are given one homescreen, which has live update tiles. Offering real-time info on your app updates, Facebook messages, calls and texts. The People Hub is a contacts books and then some – it syncs with Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook to give you a three-screen offering that shows recent contacts, a standard friend list and a combined social feed.
We like the ‘Me’ Tile, which shows your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook notifications along with feeds. You can also check in and post updates here. It is apparent that the ultra-integration shown by WP7 means you don’t need a lot of apps – including any for social network sites – because the capability is already included in the OS.
But what is a shame is that while the Lumia 800 is so clever at bringing together all your social networking needs, and beats the iPhone 4 for call quality, actually making a call is such a clunky process. It will take at least six clicks to make a call (unless your chosen contact happens to have just phoned you, or if you have already divided your contacts into groups). First you have to open the dialler, and then go to your contacts book. Next choose search, type your chosen name, select the name, and then choose phone number. It doesn't seem much progress has been made in the phone world when you can pick up any basic landline phone, dial and speak!
What does work well though is the email facility. You’ll get notified straight away if you have messages on Microsoft Exchange, Gmail, Yahoo! and Hotmail accounts. The truly responsive display combines with some great correction software to give us the best messaging experience we’ve had on a Nokia device. You can choose to link some or all of your inboxes for a universal inbox, although it is a bit tricky to switch between the two views, because the separate email tiles vanish once they are linked.
Picture imperfect
However, we were left disappointed by the camera. An eight-megapixel snapper with dual LED flash, autofocus and Zeiss optics sounds promising but in reality images were less than clear, even in good light. Zooming in increased the blurring problem. There was a green cast and we suffered from overexposure in light areas in darker situations. That said, the shutter is speedy and there’s a dedicated camera key that fires up the snapper even if the screen is locked. It’s surprising that it isn’t better though, because the cameras on Nokia’s N8 and N86 were of award-winning quality. Mind you, we have yet to see a decent snapper on a WP7 handset – there’s not even a front-facing camera.
Find your way
What did please us was the presence of free sat-nav with the excellent Nokia Maps. In actual fact, Nokia Maps wasn’t working on our review model, but Nokia has assured us that it will be running by the time the Lumia 800 hits the shelves on November 16. Nokia Maps has a host of features and beats the usual WP7 offering of Bing Maps, which doesn't even have the benefit of directions for pedestrians.
We tried out the Nokia Drive app and experienced a full sat-nav experience – you get a front-on view and there are free voice directions so that it can certainly be used as an in-car sat-nav device. You can also choose to download maps and use them later – great if you’re holidaying abroad and want to avoid any data charges.
Our conclusion
As we’ve mentioned, the restrictions imposed by Microsoft have meant that WP7 phones are pretty much of a muchness, apart from their styling, but Nokia has managed to make a difference by including its excellent sat-nav offering and its cheaper price tag. The Lumia 800 is a nicely designed phone with good build quality – although its average snapper is a disappointment. Apps fans will still baulk at the lack of Windows apps compared with those for iOS and Android phones, but at this moment in time the Lumia 800 is the best value Windows and Nokia handset out there – but it cannot compete with the top-end devices from Samsung, Apple and HTC.
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