The Nokia Lumia 800 is probably the most highly-anticipated Windows Phone ever. We've been wishing and hoping for Nokia to use a powerful Windows-based mobile operating system since 2003, and finally we see the incredible phone manufacturing expertise from Finland merged with the gorgeous new Windows Phone software. It's not all good news, though, since Nokia only recently decided to go with Windows Phone around 6 months ago, and that means they really did not have much time to release this phone. Corners may have been cut a bit, and it's clear that this phone is using the same design as Nokia's N9, but is it still worthy of ushering in Nokia's new Windows Phone ecosystem? Read on to find out. The Lumia 800's hardware design is very impressive. It's unlike anything we've seen before with the exception of the Nokia N9, which is essentially a MeeGo version of this. The single piece of polycarbonate plastic feels great in the hand and the shape of the device, with its curved screen, is pretty incredible. The phone's dimensions are 61.2 x 116.5 x 12.1 millimeters, and it weighs 142 grams. The 32-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255T 1.4GHz CPU and 512MB RAM keep the device running very smoothly, though perhaps not as fast as the Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash. The Lumia 800 also has 16GB of storage and a very good looking 3.7-inch AMOLED "true black" screen. In terms of network bands on this model we've got GSM 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS 850/900/1900/2100, CSD, GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, and HSPA+. Of course it also has Bluetooth, WLAN, GPS, FM radio, accelerometer, etc. There's an 8.8-megapixel camera on the back with a dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss lens and the battery is 1450mAh.
The left side is completely bare of buttons. It's just smooth tapered polycarbonate.
The right side is where all the buttons are. You've got the volume controls at the top, the power button in the middle, and the camera button at the bottom. Unfortunately there isn't any real tactile difference between the camera button and other buttons so if you're trying to launch the camera just by feel, you may end up holding down the power button instead.
The build quality of the buttons is a bit disappointing. They feel a little loose actually. There's a subtle wiggle to them, but still the tactile play when pressing them is just fine.
On the top you've got the 3.5mm headset jack, a door for the Micro USB port, and a drawer that slides out to reveal the microSIM tray.
On the bottom there's the loudspeaker. It's not of terribly impressive quality and it can get muffled very easily by your hand.
If you're not already familiar with the Windows Phone operating system that's featured in the Nokia Lumia 800. There are many, many features in the OS that you're sure to enjoy, but for the sake of this review, we're mostly going to look at what kind of added value Nokia has brought to the table.
Even though Nokia is probably the Windows Phone manufacturer with the most freedom to customize the operating system, at least with the Lumia 800, they haven't done much at all. The bundled apps consist of only the Nokia Drive GPS navigation program, a "We care" app, and a bluetooth contact transfer app. That's it! Well, you also get the Nokia blue theme color, a bunch of Nokia ring tones and sound effects, some nice Nokia wallpaper images, and a "Feedback to Nokia" option in the settings. We hear that Nokia is also making a music app to include with their devices, but it hasn't shown up on our Lumia 800. The lack of value-added software from Nokia compared to what other manufactures like HTC, Samsung, and LG have added is probably because Nokia really wanted to get this phone out to market before the end of the year so they didn't have much time to do really innovative things with the platform.
For a long time Nokia has been known for their camera phones. They are the largest manufacturer of cameras after all! The fice-megapixel N95 was way ahead of its time as was the 12-megapixel N8. The Lumia 800 is more of an "average" camera especially when compared to some of the other recently released camera phones. It doesn't really break any boundaries. That said, it's still perfectly usable as long as you understand its limitations and don't expect it to be the best. It's a bit disappointing to see no sign of any special camera features in the Lumia 800 either. HTC's new devices have the excellent panoramic and burst shot features in their camera software, and the new Samsung Focus S has a very useful wide dynamic range option, not to mention the myriad of Samsung-made photo editing and filter programs. Well, the Lumia 800 does have a focus setting option which allows you to switch between Macro and Normal focus modes. The normal mode will focus much faster, but you'll have to switch to macro for the close-ups. Hopefully future Nokia Windows Phones will see a wider range of functionality in the photography area.
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