After boatloads of leaks, rumours and speculation, Nokia finally went and revealed its long-awaited Comeback Kid; the Lumia 800 nee Sea Ray.
In short, it’s a corker. It’s at once everything we expected plus a few things we didn’t expect as well. Sure, it borrows a lot from the look and feel of the Nokia N9, but that’s no bad thing. It’s got a beautiful polycarbonate jacket with an airless pillowed glass display.
Though it runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango (and therefore features a UI that’s near identical to what you get on the HTC Titan and Samsung Omnia W), Nokia has invested in some custom apps and features of its own, most notably Nokia Music with its neat offline playback feature.
The main camera is a meaty 8-megapixeler with a dual flash and a Tessar lens, Carl Zeiss branding all present and correct.
The Nokia Lumia 800 and comes in three colours, black, cyan and magenta. On the stands here at Nokia World 2011 it was the black version of the Lumia 800 that was most freely available, so we got a hold of one and snapped away.
We’re expecting to get some hands on time with a model that’s not tethered to a security tag soon; until then, have a look at our hands on pics. We’re very excited about the Nokia Lumia 800.
Described by Stephen Elop as a ‘new dawn’ for Nokia (Lumia means light, right?) time will tell with the Lumia 800 does usher in a new age for the one-time (and future?) king. Let us know what you think of the Lumia 800 and its sibling the Lumia 710; thoughts as always in the comments below.
After boatloads of leaks, rumours and speculation, Nokia finally went and revealed its long-awaited Comeback Kid; the Lumia 800 nee Sea Ray.
In short, it’s a corker. It’s at once everything we expected plus a few things we didn’t expect as well. Sure, it borrows a lot from the look and feel of the Nokia N9, but that’s no bad thing. It’s got a beautiful polycarbonate jacket with an airless pillowed glass display.
Though it runs Windows Phone 7.5 Mango (and therefore features a UI that’s near identical to what you get on the HTC Titan and Samsung Omnia W), Nokia has invested in some custom apps and features of its own, most notably Nokia Music with its neat offline playback feature.
The main camera is a meaty 8-megapixeler with a dual flash and a Tessar lens, Carl Zeiss branding all present and correct.
The Nokia Lumia 800 and comes in three colours, black, cyan and magenta. On the stands here at Nokia World 2011 it was the black version of the Lumia 800 that was most freely available, so we got a hold of one and snapped away.
We’re expecting to get some hands on time with a model that’s not tethered to a security tag soon; until then, have a look at our hands on pics. We’re very excited about the Nokia Lumia 800.
Described by Stephen Elop as a ‘new dawn’ for Nokia (Lumia means light, right?) time will tell with the Lumia 800 does usher in a new age for the one-time (and future?) king. Let us know what you think of the Lumia 800 and its sibling the Lumia 710; thoughts as always in the comments below.
At 12.1mm deep, the Nokia Lumea 800 is slim and weighing just 142g, it feels surprisingly light
The Lumea 800 is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera with a bright f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens
There are a good selection of adjustable camera features, including scene modes, focus modes and tweakable colour features
The camera has a dual-LED flash. We’d have liked a Xenon flash like the N8, but that would have added bulk to the body
We’ve high hopes for the 800’s camera and it could be key in distinguishing it from the other Windows Phones
The microUSB slot is concealed at the top under a flap
The 3.5mm jack is positioned on the corner at the top
The Nokia Lumia 700 is available in black, cyan and magenta
The speaker is located along the bottom of the phone
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