| Manufacturer | Nokia |
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| Compatible networks | GSM, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, 3G |
| Availability by country |
November 2011 (Europe) December 2011 |
| Related | Nokia N9 |
| Dimensions | 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1mm |
| Weight | 142 grams |
| Operating system | Windows Phone 7.5 |
| CPU | 1.4 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 Scorpion(Snapdragon) |
| GPU | Adreno 205 GPU |
| Memory | 16 GB internal flash 512 MB ROM 512 MB RAM |
| Battery | Rechargeable 1520mAh Li-ion battery (Up to 265 h (2G) / Up to 335 h (3G) standby, Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 9 h 30 min (3G) talk time, Up to 55 h music play) |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass |
| Display | 3.7 in. ClearBlack AMOLED capacitive touchscreen 480x800 px 16m-color WVGA |
| Rear camera | 8 Megapixel, 3264x2448 pixels, dual-LED flash, autofocus Carl Zeiss optics |
| Front camera | No |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.1, 802.11b/g/n, G-Sensor, Digital Compass, dual mode A-GPS/GLONASS, micro-USB, 3.5mm audio jack |
| Development status | In production |
Nokia Lumia 800 (codenamed 'Sea Ray') is a Windows Phone OS powered smartphone, first unveiled by the company's CEO Stephen Elop, on 26 October 2011 at the Nokia World 2011 event.[1] It is Nokia's first mobile phone to run Windows Phone OS as a part of the first wave of Windows Phone devices to be released by the company as it shifts focus from the Symbian and MeeGo platforms for premium priced phones. The design of the body is based on Nokia N9 that is made from polycarbonate plastic but with a physical camera button on the right side of the phone and the dual LED flash moved directly above the Carl Zeiss camera lens.[2] This phone was launched in the UK on November 16, 2011.[3]
Sales have disappointed operators as they have been just barely superior to the basic Nokia "Touch and Type" phone, and not even close to the iPhone or high-end Android phones.[4]
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The phone is provided with two Nokia exclusive pieces of software - 'Nokia Drive', a free Turn-by-turn navigation system and 'Nokia Music', a stream music service similar to Last.fm.
Matthew Baxter-Reynolds of The Guardian, after using a Nokia Lumia 800 for a month and being a previous iPhone user, recognized the Nokia Lumia 800 is not up to an iPhone, as it has too many downsides, like a barely usable Twitter application, not being able to use Google for search instead of Bing, non trustable timer application, difficult to use music application, not being able to charge the battery on the car, slow user interface, etc.[5]
The Nokia Lumia 800 won "Editor's Choice" award of 2011 What Mobile magazine.[6] Their review rated it 5/5, and said "The Lumia 800 is a massive step forward for Nokia and sits apart in an increasingly crowded market. Alongside Windows Phone Mango, there’s enough inside the Lumia 800 to worry rivals and make iPhone fans jealous".[7]
PCWorld said that the Nokia Lumia 800 has solid guts and shiny looks, and was an interesting proposal, though they also said it had nothing extraordinary to offer when compared to the highest end models the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Motorola Droid RAZR or the more expensive iPhone 4s in hardware and software.[8]
Cnet UK noted that the phone was 'overall, the Lumia 800 is a very good handset. The Windows Phone software is slick and fun to use, especially if you like to keep up-to-date with what friends are up to on social networking sites. It also looks attractive and the excellent build quality gives you the confidence that it's built to last.'[9]
CNET UK made a camera comparison with the current high-end phones iPhone 4S and Samsung Galaxy S II and showed that Nokia Lumia camera is worse than these two high-end devices, by having incorrect white-balance and not being able to focus correctly close objects.[10]
In December 2011, Netzwelt announced that there may be a Lumia 900 succeeding Lumia 800 that may be launched in January 2012.[11]
In December 2011 Nokia confirmed that some Lumia 800 devices do not use the full capacity of their battery.[12] Nokia announced that they would fix the problem with a software update in early 2012. [13]
Just like other Microsoft Windows phones, the connectivity options are very limited. Transferring files is only possible with the Zune software which requires a computer with Microsoft Windows or Mac OS. Alternatively, a Microsoft cloud service can be used. Solutions that do not require 3rd party access to data like USB Mass Storage or file transfer via bluetooth are not supported.
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