[Windows Phone 7] Nokia's New WinPho gear is unveiled

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Today Nokia showed off its new Windows Phone 7 based phones, its flagship Lumia 800 and the cheaper 710 which will be avalible later.

The 800 does look like a nice phone and a good first effort but is a little disapointing with no front facing camera and only 16GB of memory. With the standard 480 by 800 screen that is required by WinPho its still crisp looking but I think that this spec will hold it back despite the AMOLED screen.

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The custom software that they are using to differentiate from other verdors looks alright with the inclusion of free turn by turn voice aided navigation, their own maps services, a seporate media player/radio reciver which apparently mixes different sources of music and their own special app showcase.

I have to say the turn by turn stuff does look good but it is not enough to make up for the lack of a front mounted camera or additional storage.

Nokia Lumia 800 With Windows Phone 7 Announced, Release Date Is November 2011
Nokia Lumia 800 hands-on (video) -- Engadget



The 710 is cheaper all round and has only a 5MP camera, swappable back covers and apparently tacky hardware buttons. It does fit in its role as the cheaper alternative but still packs a nice 1.4ghz chip to keep it snappy.

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Nokia Lumia 710 hands-on (video) -- Engadget

Overall a decent first effort but they still have a way to go before tempting me away from HTC and my pending purchase of a Titan when they drop to a reasonable price in this little backwater.