“Stands out from the crowd” would be an understatement! The Lumia 800 sports a head-turning design and a high-quality build. It’s the Nokia phone to use Microsoft’s Windows operating system.
Calling all social media lovers! If posting, tweeting and instagramming is the main purpose on your phone, then listen up. The device has a one-touch social media button; you can access all of your platforms quicker than ever! Any breaking news, you’re going to be the first one to know about it! One of the glaring issues is that you cannot upgrade the storage capacity – 16 GB is all you’re going to get.
Lumia 800
The Lumia 800, unfortunately, is only equipped with a single core CPU, putting it at a serious disadvantage compared to competitors’ devices that use a dual core processor.
The bottom line is that this device will perform everyday tasks without any problem – social media and Internet browsing, sorted. However, if you intend on running many high-demand apps, it’s best to consider another device.
Key specs
- 3.7” AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Resolution: 480 X 800 pixels
- Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass; Nokia ClearBlack Display
- Primary camera: 8 MP, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash
- Secondary camera: No
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
- OS: Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, upgradable to v7.8
- Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
- CPU: 1.4 GHz Scorpion
- Cardslot: No
- 512 MB RAM
- 16 GB internal memory
- Bluetooth: v2.1, A2DP, EDR
- microUSB v2.0
- Non-removable Li-Ion 1450 mAh battery (BV-5JW)
- Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
Pros: Affordable; very well built; fantastic design; great ergonomics
Cons: Low screen resolution; single processor; small screen; can’t increase storage capacity; no Flash video; sub-par video recording
Verdict: 6/10
