Nokia announced two smartphones yesterday, both running Windows Phone OS. Billed as the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia Lumia 710, the two handsets will be the first two releases from the Finnish manufacturer to run Microsoft's mobile platform.
Nokia Lumia 800

Remember how folks salivated at how awesome the N9 looked, but balked at the fact that it still ran Symbian? Well, those folks are likely to give this one a consideration, since it's practically an N9 clone, except with Windows Phone running at the helm.
Details of the Nokia Lumia 800 include a 3.7-inch Clear Black AMOLED touchscreen (480 × 800 resolution), an 8.0 megapixel autofocus Carl Zeiss camera (with LED flash and 720p HD video recording), aGPS, 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 5.76 Mbps HSUPA, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, 16 GB of built-in storage and a 1,450 mAh battery. Muscle is provided by a 1.4 GHz processor, paired with 512MB of RAM. Phone dimensions are 116.5 × 61.2 × 12.1 mm, with a weight of 142g.
Pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 800 have already started at Nokia's website. It will drop at various European countries (UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands) beginning November and in the US during early 2012. Price is €420 before taxes and subsidies.
Nokia Lumia 710

A mid-range offering, the Nokia Lumia 710 measures 119 x 62.4 x 12.5 mm and weighs 126g. Details include a 3.7-inch ClearBlack LCD touchscreen (480 × 800 resolution), a 5 .0 megapixel camera module (with LED flash and 720p HD video recording), 14.4 Mbps HSDPA, 5.76 Mbps HSUPA, Bluetooth, GPS, Wi-Fi b/g/n, 8 GB of built-in storage, and a 1,300 mAh battery. Processing is handled by a 1.4GHz CPU, paired with 512MB of RAM.
It will launch in various Asian countries before year end, with other markets following suit in 2012. Price is €270 before taxes and subsidies.











