Nokia Lumia 800

StuWoody15 December 2011

I have a HTC Titan on windows mango and it is super slick and nice. For an OS thats just over a year old its not far off iOS and Android who have been going a while now. Windows phone 7 Mango can only get better from here forward. I think this collaboration between Nokia and Windows Phone 7 Mango is perfect. Nokia have always suffered with their OS as at the end of the day they are product designers not software engineers. This partnership means Nokia can concentrate their time on what there good at creating stylish beautiful handsets like the good old days and let people who know what there doing create the OS. Perfect :)

Ian16 December 2011

I find it ridiculous that the gadget show would state that this phones bad points are its lack of apps compared to the android os. Actual bad points/concrete reasons to avoid not just an Android OS comparison: No Mass storage NBatto TV out No Sd Card Slot Poor Battery Life Does not support bluetooth with other Nokia phones (like others also) Noka Lumia 900 Release 2012 And as far as best Nokia smartphone you've tested have you guys never done a full real review on the N900? I mean show people what it can really do because for a 3 year old phone there isn't anything available currently that can do enough on all fronts to beat it. A phone in 2012 needs to bemore than a fancy pants looking designer accessory. It needs to be your laptop, your mp3 player, your portable dvd player, your satnav, your internet connection, your diary, your phonebook and be able to make calls. The Lumia is by far no where near Nokia best offering to do this.

Kent04 January 2012

I fully agree with Ian. I bought one in the end of december and decided to return it after a couple of days. The main reason being that its several steps back compared to earlier Nokia smartphones. In addition to what Ian has listed, its PIM application is very poor (Contacts, Calendar, Notes,,) and it cannot send contacts nor calendar items in any way to other phones and/or over a network, something that even the most basic phones of today and since several years back are capable of doing. It doesn't come up as a dics on the PC when connected with a USB cable and there is no way of syncing with Outlook on the PC (only if you have an Exchange server). I also dislike the fact that its compleatelly tied in to Microsoft. You must have an Microsoft Live id to for example buy applications. So, for me this phone doesnt merit the title smartphone, its far less smart than in principle all its competitiors and even comparing with previouse Nokia phones since several years back.

PeteFX07 February 2012

I am agreeing with kent, its crap that i cannot send my outlook contacts & calendar to Lumina "Smart" phone... thats the point of these phones!!! I am looking to return mine now and go back to mu old HTC HD2 as this actually works!!! Ridiculous that a simple sync feature has been left out of this phone!

savith02 March 2012

yeah d phone is not good as it has got no secondary camera for my video calls n chat also got a poor video recording that too for 720p ...

StuWoody04 April 2012

I'm concerned that people writing comments on this handset are getting confused with a different handset.???? I have a htc titan on windows phone mango and i have always full outlook sync. It was the first reason i went with the new windows phone os. Anything I do on handset or on outlook fully syncs. Email, Calender & contacts. are you guys getting confused???? It has fully wireless syncing with zune so everything is backed up as soon as i walk in the house or office. you cant send contacts wich is correct and a little bit backwards but you can just copy and send numbers and contacts. This is a still a new growing OS and is a good alternative to the others. The old Nokia OS was shocking at best and would never compete going forward with IOS and android. was a smart Idea for nokia and microsoft to partner up as Microsoft are software guys and nokia are design gurus. Im worried you arent seeing the big picture. This can make Nokia cool again like it used to be. I miss my old 8210, it was slick. this partnership can bring it back.

markster11 April 2012

this is an awesome phone. true tech here. i am very pleased with my lumia. im glad they give it a good review. as i found to do all my iphone 4 did and more. its a new fresh design, and looks awesome in white. so well done nokia. i am really pleased with windows mobile 7. as os its has a lot to give. one day we have loads of apps. obviously not as much as IOS. but still a lot.

chris winters16 April 2012

why does the lumnia 800 come on when you plug it in to charge the battery.mine does or am i doing something wrong.

david Morgan 17 April 2012

The Nokia lumia 800 as it stands is the biggest waste of money anyone can spend,I was suckered into buying one by the sales man that I can only think just looks at the shops mag to get his info for the phones he's selling,I'm a big user in Bluetooth sending & receiving file and was told that since it had Bluetooth I could do this,I down load programs from BBC iPlayer,you will be able to do this as it has a video player,but wrong it doesn't support a flash player & will not,even watching video from YouTube is stop start streaming apart from that it is everything bad every other Nokia lumia 800 complainant person,I couldn't even return as the box had been open & I had used the phone. I have since dug out my old E71 which I have to say is a bit slow but is still 100% a better phone,anyone thinking of getting a windows phone,DON'T DO IT

mroberts24 April 2012

can i download photos from nokia 800 to my pc

Oli10 May 2012

I don't understand why everyone fusses so much that the WP marketplace isn't as big as Android or the iPhone's. Of course it's not, it's 2/3/4 years younger! But there are also so many of the crucial apps available currently. I don't get why people make such a fuss that time-wasting apps like Drawsomething, Angry Birds Space and Instagram aren't there yet. I'm sure they're all good applications, but it shouldn't sell a phone. For serious users, there are plenty of apps that are presented in a much nicer way than on other operating systems. Windows Phone deserves to be given a chance, I'm glad they've reviewed the Lumia 800 positively too, every time I've tried one out, it's even slicker than my HTC Mozart 7 and it's a true joy to use.

B Daly13 May 2012

By far and away the best phone / operating system on the market. I have had the phone since a week after it release and have never had a problem it is sturdy, the screen looks beautiful and despite being dropped by my daughter on numerous occasions the gorilla glass still looks perfect. Ever review of this phone that I have read states that it’s better than IOS and android but lacks the apps. So far there is only one app that I want for this phone that I cannot get (Panasonic please release the app so I can control my smart TV). OK maybe there are some other out there that other people might want but let’s face it - Windows 8 is a few months away and developers will be going crazy to develop apps for the platform which unless they are crazy they will also make available for the WP7. My partner has an android phone and I bought a tablet for our daughter which runs android also but trying to update either of these devices is almost impossible and I'm pretty tech savvy. IOS users that have played with my phone have all told me that it is so much easier to use - so much slicker and the voice input actually works unlike siri. My one piece of advice to anyone looking for a new mobile phone would be to pick it up and play with it, just because everyone else has an apple doesn't mean that you have to. I really can't understand the cult following that they have. Yes I'm a fan of Mr Gates but honestly Microsoft / noni have got this one right a hardware software marriage that is seamless.