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Danny
Nokia Lumia in Brunei is priced at $B530 (not yet released in the market), with an announcement of release around mid April. I’m writing this in advance and posting after the offer date so I haven’t been able to check if that’s still available at the same price at the local store. It is probably cheaper than the price I can get in Brunei. I’ve played with one of these before at Nokia World 2011, but not another since (wonder where I actually am on the trial list for that :S). Well, unless you count the 800 at the shops. So, I was in great intrigue of receiving my new Nokia Lumia from myDigitalPort.com which took 2 days to arrive.
Recently Nokia launched it's latest smartphone model in white color (early February), so I picked up a black Nokia Lumia 800 from myDigitalPort.com for unboxing review. With a starting price of RM1300, for a full touch screen smartphone, it's decent price tag for a stunning & stylish Nokia's latest product. Looking at the phone design feels like having a breath of fresh air, especially on the back of my Nexus S experience. Somehow myDigitalPort.com did mention about the technical spec and I compared through other phone models. The hardware, however, left a lot to be desired. When the Lumia 800 arrived I decided to go full bore with my little experiment. My SIM card came out of my iPhone and went into the Lumia, with the aim of it not returning to its home for a full two weeks. Off I set on my mini adventure, Nokia Lumia 800 wunderphone in hand.
I don’t remember the buttons of my old phones being so squeaky than the Lumia 800. The phone feels super snappy and as previously blogged about, the rotation speed is so much faster on the previous Nokia models. As much as I remember Lumia 710 rotation speed wasn’t slow, but after experiencing the 800 it now feels like treacle. It just feels very fluid. The HD7, beautiful screen had whetted my appetite for Windows Phone 7.5, both user-interface and operating system.
The same pressure I might use to get a focus on the 800/N8 would be enough to fully take a picture. I quite like how light it is on the 710, as I just need to pretty much just place my finger on the button. Fortunately this doesn’t lead to accidental camera snaps when in your pocket because you still need to press all the way (to unlock and activate the camera which does take a little bit more of a push. The screen feels nice and responsive, like the 800. Note, the 710 does have another layer (Screen protector film) that I’m keeping there. Overall, Nokia Lumia 800 is it feels really comfortable to hold. Despite the plastic removable back cover, it feels sturdy and solid. Perfect! There is a tiny flex around where the camera is though, but you have to push this quite hard. The button placement is different to the Lumia 710 with the lock/power at the top. I’d say it’s a little bit more of a reach than being placed at the side. On the right hand side you have your volume and camera buttons. These are part of the back cover and are flush, requiring minimal pressing. The camera button in fact requires minimal pressure when using the autofocus. myDigitalPort.com/my
Although accidental pressing of capacitive keys did happen on occasion with the 800, I much prefer them to actual physical buttons. Having said that, they do have a nice smushy feel to them that kept making me want to press it :S. GPS seems to lock just as quickly on the 710, though the Nokia Drive app opens a fraction of a fraction of a second faster than the 800. Possibly different app versions. All other apps open simultaneously. That’s all I have time to do for now. I’ll demo that screen rotation thing again on the Lumia 710 when I get back some time this coming week. For more information, visit myDigitalPort.com/my
