This review is from: Nokia Lumia 800 Sim Free Windows Smartphone – Matte Black (Wireless Phone Accessory)
Well where to start on this super device. I have had phones from Sony Ericsson to Samsung(including the Note)and i just wanted something…else. The Galaxy Note is up there with the best phone money can buy however all these super high end phones sometimes need justifying. I simply wanted a phone that did the things i needed it to. So does the Lumia 800 Windows phone do it?…Yes it does. The build is the first thing you will notice when unboxing the phone and it is simply lovely. Fits perfectly in hand and the curve in the glass feels glorious. NOTHING rickety or clicky here. Once powered on the amoled blacks and colours of the windows live tiles looks super vibrant and everything you need is there. Apps from app stores are now dominating everything but i’m one of those people who simply installs the odd app i actually use. So while the windows store is not up there with others what is there is plentiful and applicable and it will continue to grow. The few apps I’ve installed are already great for me. Now for the software itself. The scroll motion is flawless. Not a stutter to be seen and i particularly love that there are few to no background apps running. Unlike android phones every time you open anything it runs in the background killing your battery, not so here. Some apps can run in the background but you can select it never to no matter how many times you access it. Keeps the phone running beautifully. You got an 8 megapixel camera which isn’t the bestest camera you’ll see but it’s pictures are still good and the way the camera is used during playback is marvelous. Music player through Zune or Nokia is seamless however there is definitely a slight click between tracks but not enough for me to give that a big negative. While mentioning negatives i knew the phone could not send media using bluetooth. This is a strange admission from Nokia HOWEVER i have now discovered how good Skydrive for windows is. Simply upload any pictures through the share function and it immediately appears in your Hotmail or outlook email. So this function for me now is better than bluetoothing odd photos to my PC. However if you are concerned about confidential pics (not uploading them) you can still use Zune to transfer to PC. Now on to using Zune. Wonderful. Similar to itunes where transfers are done through the software but unlike itunes Zune is a joy to use and works bloody well! The phone cannot be used as mass storage like most android phones but transfers between phone and pc work really well and i’m now using Zune as my main PC media interface. The box it all comes in is really well presented and it comes with a case which is basically made to measure. How nice to buy a phone and not have to scour eBay for a suitable case.
So to sum up i wanted a nice affordable phone that fulfilled my needs and I’ve found ways around it’s odd shortcomings and this is now my phone of choice. There is the new Lumia 920 coming soon running windows 8, which looks awesome, but again only if you want to spend big bucks. I liked this phone when i first saw it but didn’t like its price tag but now i think it’s a steal and only barely a year later.
I think this may be a love or hate kind of phone and the new 920 will probably iron or solve all little nags with the 800 but for me this phone has simply ticked every box i was after. I always knew after my divert over to android i would eventually find my way back to Nokia. Superb.
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This review is from: Nokia Lumia 800 Sim Free Windows Smartphone – Matte Black (Wireless Phone Accessory)
Ok I was being a luddite, my previous phone was the original Google Android phone and although I still rate it, it was getting a little long in the tooth. So I was due an upgrade and decided on the Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia always made good reliable phones so it had to be OK didn’t it?
In short yes, first off from a purely tactile point of view the phone feels right, its not massive but it sits comfortably in the hand, the buttons are in easy to reach places and there isn’t a plethora of controls dotted all over. The included case is a soft touch rubber skin that clips over easily and feels like part of the phone. So OK on to setting it up, it imported all of my facebook friends as contacts but due to the age of my old phone couldn’t handle the bluetooth contact exchange, so I had to add a few numbers manually, no big deal, but you can’t add a number to a contact off facebook you have to add as a new contact then join the profile, this is simple enough but its an extra step that seems a little pointless. So on to using the phone, ok the interface is really good, simple direct and very very easy to use, the tiles and a responsive touch screen make zipping about a pleasure and really fast, typing on the on screen keyboard works a treat, even with big sausage fingers like mine 🙂 Some others are saying that as an MP3 player it doesn’t work, well to be fair the speaker on the phone is a little quiet, but I use mine bluetoothed up to a motorcycle helmet and it works a treat, there are plenty of options on how to play your tunes and you can add your own playlists. So would I recommend it? Yes its all there, decent battery life (I have had no problems at all) camera is decent (but I would take a DSLR if i wanted any proper photos) it is all there as a sleek good looking easy to use package, and a quick mention of nokia drive here, its Nokias own Sat Nav software, has a range of free to download maps and voices works very very well and updates quickly. The single core processor in the phone makes browsing, watching videos and everything a joy, always fast and no lag in performance. The windows operating system is light years away from any other windows mobile stuff I have used in the past and for a change a pleasure. My biggest gripe is Zune, I have never used iTunes and hate those software packages that try to take ove your PC, Zune is one, why can’t I have a simple drag and drop interface? But although i dislike the integratedness of Zune, its not terrible to use just an annoyance but it works and it has loads of features that I will never use so thats why it looses a star for Zune. On the whole very very impressed with the phone, very well built, light, very good looking (I have the black one BTW) the screen is sharp, bright and clear. Apart from a couple of small niggles I have I am happy to be stuck with it for the next 18 months till my contact runs out 🙂 Can’t say better than that.
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This review is from: Nokia Lumia 800 Sim Free Windows Smartphone – Matte Black (Wireless Phone Accessory)
My dad has this phone and loves it. I have to say I was horrified when he told what phone he’s getting, he’s such a ludite that it takes him ages to get used to a new TVremote so him being this Nokia with all the frills filled me with dread with all the hours I was going to have to spend teaching him how to use it.
However I was pleasantly surprised as after installation he has never had to have my help on anything and has found everything very easy to use, including the use of the various applications.
A new modern phone that’s robust, has plenty of frills but still maintains high usability, awesome!
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It’s GOOD!!,
Well where to start on this super device. I have had phones from Sony Ericsson to Samsung(including the Note)and i just wanted something…else. The Galaxy Note is up there with the best phone money can buy however all these super high end phones sometimes need justifying. I simply wanted a phone that did the things i needed it to. So does the Lumia 800 Windows phone do it?…Yes it does.
The build is the first thing you will notice when unboxing the phone and it is simply lovely. Fits perfectly in hand and the curve in the glass feels glorious. NOTHING rickety or clicky here. Once powered on the amoled blacks and colours of the windows live tiles looks super vibrant and everything you need is there. Apps from app stores are now dominating everything but i’m one of those people who simply installs the odd app i actually use. So while the windows store is not up there with others what is there is plentiful and applicable and it will continue to grow. The few apps I’ve installed are already great for me.
Now for the software itself. The scroll motion is flawless. Not a stutter to be seen and i particularly love that there are few to no background apps running. Unlike android phones every time you open anything it runs in the background killing your battery, not so here. Some apps can run in the background but you can select it never to no matter how many times you access it. Keeps the phone running beautifully. You got an 8 megapixel camera which isn’t the bestest camera you’ll see but it’s pictures are still good and the way the camera is used during playback is marvelous. Music player through Zune or Nokia is seamless however there is definitely a slight click between tracks but not enough for me to give that a big negative. While mentioning negatives i knew the phone could not send media using bluetooth. This is a strange admission from Nokia HOWEVER i have now discovered how good Skydrive for windows is. Simply upload any pictures through the share function and it immediately appears in your Hotmail or outlook email. So this function for me now is better than bluetoothing odd photos to my PC. However if you are concerned about confidential pics (not uploading them) you can still use Zune to transfer to PC.
Now on to using Zune. Wonderful. Similar to itunes where transfers are done through the software but unlike itunes Zune is a joy to use and works bloody well! The phone cannot be used as mass storage like most android phones but transfers between phone and pc work really well and i’m now using Zune as my main PC media interface.
The box it all comes in is really well presented and it comes with a case which is basically made to measure. How nice to buy a phone and not have to scour eBay for a suitable case.
So to sum up i wanted a nice affordable phone that fulfilled my needs and I’ve found ways around it’s odd shortcomings and this is now my phone of choice. There is the new Lumia 920 coming soon running windows 8, which looks awesome, but again only if you want to spend big bucks. I liked this phone when i first saw it but didn’t like its price tag but now i think it’s a steal and only barely a year later.
I think this may be a love or hate kind of phone and the new 920 will probably iron or solve all little nags with the 800 but for me this phone has simply ticked every box i was after. I always knew after my divert over to android i would eventually find my way back to Nokia. Superb.
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|A refreshingly easy to use phone,
Ok I was being a luddite, my previous phone was the original Google Android phone and although I still rate it, it was getting a little long in the tooth. So I was due an upgrade and decided on the Nokia Lumia 800, Nokia always made good reliable phones so it had to be OK didn’t it?
In short yes, first off from a purely tactile point of view the phone feels right, its not massive but it sits comfortably in the hand, the buttons are in easy to reach places and there isn’t a plethora of controls dotted all over. The included case is a soft touch rubber skin that clips over easily and feels like part of the phone. So OK on to setting it up, it imported all of my facebook friends as contacts but due to the age of my old phone couldn’t handle the bluetooth contact exchange, so I had to add a few numbers manually, no big deal, but you can’t add a number to a contact off facebook you have to add as a new contact then join the profile, this is simple enough but its an extra step that seems a little pointless.
So on to using the phone, ok the interface is really good, simple direct and very very easy to use, the tiles and a responsive touch screen make zipping about a pleasure and really fast, typing on the on screen keyboard works a treat, even with big sausage fingers like mine 🙂 Some others are saying that as an MP3 player it doesn’t work, well to be fair the speaker on the phone is a little quiet, but I use mine bluetoothed up to a motorcycle helmet and it works a treat, there are plenty of options on how to play your tunes and you can add your own playlists.
So would I recommend it? Yes its all there, decent battery life (I have had no problems at all) camera is decent (but I would take a DSLR if i wanted any proper photos) it is all there as a sleek good looking easy to use package, and a quick mention of nokia drive here, its Nokias own Sat Nav software, has a range of free to download maps and voices works very very well and updates quickly. The single core processor in the phone makes browsing, watching videos and everything a joy, always fast and no lag in performance. The windows operating system is light years away from any other windows mobile stuff I have used in the past and for a change a pleasure. My biggest gripe is Zune, I have never used iTunes and hate those software packages that try to take ove your PC, Zune is one, why can’t I have a simple drag and drop interface? But although i dislike the integratedness of Zune, its not terrible to use just an annoyance but it works and it has loads of features that I will never use so thats why it looses a star for Zune. On the whole very very impressed with the phone, very well built, light, very good looking (I have the black one BTW) the screen is sharp, bright and clear. Apart from a couple of small niggles I have I am happy to be stuck with it for the next 18 months till my contact runs out 🙂 Can’t say better than that.
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|Technical and still easy to use!,
My dad has this phone and loves it. I have to say I was horrified when he told what phone he’s getting, he’s such a ludite that it takes him ages to get used to a new TVremote so him being this Nokia with all the frills filled me with dread with all the hours I was going to have to spend teaching him how to use it.
However I was pleasantly surprised as after installation he has never had to have my help on anything and has found everything very easy to use, including the use of the various applications.
A new modern phone that’s robust, has plenty of frills but still maintains high usability, awesome!
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