The Lumia 800 was actually rushed into production taking only around half a year to build. Lumia looks like the the N9, plus the Mango, and some abrakadabra from Nokia.

Hardware

Nokia said that the Lumia 800 is an improved product or a refinement of the Nokia N9 but looking at its specs, it looks like the new phone is worse off. The Lumia 800 does not have the pentaband 3G configuration, no front facing camera, plus the notification LED has gone poof. The screen is also a bit smaller compared to the N9 because of the buttons below.

The Lumia 800 has a RAM of 512 MB only instead of getting a 1 GB. The storage is also not that appealing maxing out at 16GB instead of 64 GB like the N9. The phone also cannot be coupled with other Nokia accessories because it does not have the NFC.

Amid our complaints, we can see that the best features that you can find on the Nokia N9 were also implemented on the Lumia 800 starting with the nice industrial look. The brains of this phone is as the same setup as the Titan using the single-core MSM8255 processor clocking at 1.4 GHz. Those who have not see an AMOLED display before will also be very happy.

We compared notes with some reviews, and saw that there were some complaints that might be power related.

Software

The operating system of the Lumia 800 runs smoothly, runs fast, and looks good. The keyboard is very easy to use. You might not have the wide variety of apps yet but the core functions are handled well. For now you can tinker with Nokia Drive, Nokia Music, and App Highlights which points you to other apps like eBay, Kindle, or Accuweather.

Verdict

The Lumia 800 can be a good phone depending if you are the type who likes Windows Phone. It is a carefully crafted, simple, and efficient device but do not look for high resolutions, widgets, big storage, and other high end features.

There are, however, some negative aspects associated with the Palm Pre. For one thing, it can be a bit of a cramped fit while working the keyboard. The battery life leaves something to be desired as well, and the phone itself can sometimes be a little bit laggy. There is no expansion slot, it lacks any video recording abilities, there is no onscreen keyboard, and it lacks support for Flash as well. Plus, the phone’s App Catalog remains in the beta stages.

Still, it’s a sold little smartphone, though probably not the best choice for professionals who need something fast. It does come with a great operating system, the Palm webOS.