NOKIA Lumia 800 Pro Reviews

The Nokia Lumia 800 is far from perfect, but those niggles are just that, niggles. In future models we would like to see a front facing camera, NFC and we'd love a dock. We'd also like an improvement to the Micro USB flap to something more becoming of such a lovely device. However, get past those quibbles and the Nokia Lumia 800 is a lovely phone. It's a phone that will evoke fond memories, a phone that makes using your phone fun, and a phone that you will be keen to show off again and again. That’s mostly down to the screen, which is stunning. But it is also down to Window Phone 7, which seems to shine more here than it does on other Windows Phone 7-powered handsets. Get this and you will be deemed an agitator and not someone with just another iDevice or a big screened Android smartphone.

That will take some time, but even now there’s plenty to like about the Lumia 800. We’ve been begging for a different OS on Nokia hardware for more than a year now, and the first results of that change don’t disappoint. A brilliant camera and compelling design, paired with a usable and clever platform, add up to a handset that’s straightforward enough for first-time smartphone users but still has enough appeal for those more familiar with advanced phones. It’s the first foray of what will be a far longer battle, but with the Lumia 800 Nokia is off to a very strong start.

A fast, smooth Windows Phone 7 smartphone with some decent free apps, but the camera lets it down