Nokia’s first high-end Windows Phone revealed, price and “release date/s” were also mentioned.
The Lumia 800, one of Nokia’s new devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, was announced today in London. For starters, the Nokia Lumia 800 was the “Sea Ray” smartphone unveiled by Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop in June 2011.
The new Nokia smartphone is now available for pre-order in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, and will officially arrive on November 16th, while Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan are expected to welcome the Lumia 800 later this year. The Nokia Lumia 800 will sport the tag price of approximately €420, excluding other charges like tax, shipping, etc.
Based on current currency conversion, the Nokia Lumia 800 may use the US$600 tag price, excluding other charges.
Sadly, reports have confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 800 will not arrive in United States until 2012, so Apple’s iPhones and Android smartphones are free to carnage other operating system market share, including Microsoft’s this coming Holiday season.
It is worth noting that “analysts” have claimed that Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is expected to grab the third spot in the smartphone operating system market share, while Apple and Google will enjoy the first two spots.
The Nokia Lumia 800, according to Nokia, is the “first real Windows Phone” device, because it is the first phone designed entirely around Microsoft’s new operating system for full touch smartphones.
The Lumia 800 sports 3.7-inch ClearBlack (AMOLED) screen with resolution of 480 x 800, and with pixel density of 252 ppi. For comparison, Samsung’s upcoming phone, the Google Galaxy Nexus is equipped with 4.65-inch screen with 316 ppi pixel density, while Apple’s new iPhone 4S features 326 ppi.
The Lumia 800 is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. The phone can shoot HD videos and photos courtesy of the phone’s 8-megapixel primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The Lumia 800 doesn’t include a front-facing camera, so apparently, no Skype or any video calling application support. The Nokia Lumia 800 is available in three colors: black, light blue and pink.
According to Nokia’s press release, the Nokia Lumia 800 will offer 16GB of on-board storage and additional 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing photos and music.
Can the new Nokia Lumia compete against Apple’s and Google’s? Aside from Android and iPhone, Nokia is also facing internal “Windows Phone rivals” courtesy of HTC, Samsung and LG. HTC is already selling its new Windows Phone devices, the Titan and the Radar, and Samsung is expected to release the new Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash in United States soon.
This report was originally posted on PopHerald.com under Gadgets and Mobile Category. Source: Nokia Press Release.
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The Lumia 800, one of Nokia’s new devices powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 operating system, was announced today in London. For starters, the Nokia Lumia 800 was the “Sea Ray” smartphone unveiled by Nokia’s CEO Stephen Elop in June 2011.
The new Nokia smartphone is now available for pre-order in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK, and will officially arrive on November 16th, while Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore and Taiwan are expected to welcome the Lumia 800 later this year. The Nokia Lumia 800 will sport the tag price of approximately €420, excluding other charges like tax, shipping, etc.
Based on current currency conversion, the Nokia Lumia 800 may use the US$600 tag price, excluding other charges.
Sadly, reports have confirmed that the Nokia Lumia 800 will not arrive in United States until 2012, so Apple’s iPhones and Android smartphones are free to carnage other operating system market share, including Microsoft’s this coming Holiday season.
It is worth noting that “analysts” have claimed that Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system is expected to grab the third spot in the smartphone operating system market share, while Apple and Google will enjoy the first two spots.
The Nokia Lumia 800, according to Nokia, is the “first real Windows Phone” device, because it is the first phone designed entirely around Microsoft’s new operating system for full touch smartphones.
The Lumia 800 sports 3.7-inch ClearBlack (AMOLED) screen with resolution of 480 x 800, and with pixel density of 252 ppi. For comparison, Samsung’s upcoming phone, the Google Galaxy Nexus is equipped with 4.65-inch screen with 316 ppi pixel density, while Apple’s new iPhone 4S features 326 ppi.
The Lumia 800 is powered by 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU clocked at 1.4GHz. The phone can shoot HD videos and photos courtesy of the phone’s 8-megapixel primary camera with Carl Zeiss optics. The Lumia 800 doesn’t include a front-facing camera, so apparently, no Skype or any video calling application support. The Nokia Lumia 800 is available in three colors: black, light blue and pink.
According to Nokia’s press release, the Nokia Lumia 800 will offer 16GB of on-board storage and additional 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing photos and music.
Can the new Nokia Lumia compete against Apple’s and Google’s? Aside from Android and iPhone, Nokia is also facing internal “Windows Phone rivals” courtesy of HTC, Samsung and LG. HTC is already selling its new Windows Phone devices, the Titan and the Radar, and Samsung is expected to release the new Samsung Focus S and Focus Flash in United States soon.
This report was originally posted on PopHerald.com under Gadgets and Mobile Category. Source: Nokia Press Release.
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