Nokia Windows Phone Lumia 800 and Lumia 710: Features, Release Date and Price

Posted on Thursday, October 27, 2011 by Unknown

Nokia has finally announced its first Windows Phone 7-based smartphones at Nokia World 2011 in London, in the form of the Lumia 800 and Lumia 710, both featuring 3.7-inch touchscreen displays and 1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm CPUs.

Now lets see each of them individually below.

Nokia Lumia 800

The Lumia 800 is similar to the MeeGo-based Nokia N9 in terms of design. The 800's polycarbonate unibody comes with the same dimensions and curved glass screen coating as the N9, while the main differences are hardware buttons on the Lumia's front (Back, Start and Search) and a physical camera button.

Features:

1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255.
512 MB of RAM.
Windows Phone Mango.
3.7-inch curved AMOLED ClearBlack display.
800 x 480 resolution.
8-megapixel camera equipped with Carl Zeiss optics.
dual LED flash.
HD 720p 30fps video recording.
16GB of built-in memory.
Injection-molded polycarbonate skin that's designed to optimize antenna function
1450mAh battery.
13 hours talktime in 2G, 9.5 hours in 3G and 335 hours of standby time.
116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1mm

Running Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) with browsing provided by Internet Explorer 9, the Lumia 800 comes with Nokia-specific software including Nokia Drive turn-by-turn free offline navigation with in-car user interface, MixRadio music-streaming app offering channels with "locally-relevant music," as well as Gigfinder, allowing users to search for live local music, share discoveries on social networks and buy concert tickets.

Offered in cyan, magenta and black, the Nokia Lumia 800 is priced at EUR420 (US$584) before taxes. It's scheduled to be rolled out in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK this November, as well as in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan by the end of the year. Other markets will obtain the 800 in early 2012.

Nokia Lumia 710

The second Windows-based Nokia arrival, the Lumia 710, comes with a 3.7-inch 800 x 480 ClearBlack TFT display. It will be offered in black or white with choice of black, white, cyan, fuchsia and yellow interchangeable back covers to suite the user's preferences. Smartphone photography enthusiasts can use its 5-megapixel snapper with autofocus, LED flash and 30fps HD 720p video recording.

Features:

1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8255.
512 MB of RAM.
Windows Phone Mango.
3.7-inch 800 x 480 ClearBlack TFT display.
8 GB Built in Memory. ( No SD slot for expansion )
5 megapixel camera with LED flash.
30fps HD 720p video recording.
6 h 50 min talk time on 2G , 7 h 40 min on 3G and 400 hours of standby time.
119 x 62.4 x 12.5mm.
1300mAh battery.
Weighs 126 grams.

As with the Lumia 800, the 710 runs Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) and comes equipped with Nokia Drive turn-by-turn free offline navigation. The unit is powered via the same 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, while it offers less built-in storage at 8GB. When it comes to connectivity, 3G up to HSDPA 14.4Mbps, WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1 are available. Equipped with a 1300mAh battery, the smartphone weighs in at 126 grams (4.4 oz) and it measures 119 x 62.4 x 12.5 mm (4.7 x 2.4 x 0.5 in).

Priced at EUR270 (US$375) before taxes, the Nokia Lumia 710 will appear first in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan by the end of the year.