Nokia has entered the Windows phone market swinging, with its first two smartphones to ever run WP 7.5 Mango. The top of the line Lumia 800, is packed with features and a more simple Lumia 710 was also introduced.

The high-end Nokia Lumia 800, is the phone that will make you stand out in the crowd. This beauty looks just like its cousin the Nokia N9 MeeGo phone. It features the same body, same 3.7-inch screen and same options of colors to choose from black, cyan, and magenta colors. What makes the Lumia 800 different from the Nokia N9, is that the Lumia 800 is rocking Windows latest operating system, WP Mango. It also features a high-end f2.2 aperture, 8 megapixel Carl Zeiss Lens. This camera is perfect for low light situations, it also records 720p video at 30 frames per second. “Lumia is the first real Windows phone,” Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said of the Lumia 800. “We’re signaling our intent to be today’s leaders in smartphone design and craftsmanship.”


Nokia Lumia 800 specs:

• Screen: 3.7-inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display
• Thickness: 12.1mm
• Processor: 1.4GHz processor
• Storage: 16GB internal storage, 25GB of free SkyDrive storage
• RAM: 512MB
• Camera: 8MP, Carl Zeiss lens
• Battery life: 8.5 hour talk time, 7 hour video playback time
• Charging: Micro USB
• Colors: Cyan, black, magenta
• Price: 420 euros

The Nokia Lumia 710 was also introduced as the cheaper alternative to the Lumia 800. It also features WP Mango and same CPU, but the comparisons stop there. The Lumia 710 features the same 3.7-inch screen as its big brother, but does not have the same vibrant Super AMOLED screen. The camera is also not as high end, it only features a 5 megapixel camera but does record 720p video and has an LED flash. The battery is also a bit weaker then the 800. One feature the Lumia 710 does feature over the Lumia 800, is it offers a MicroSD slot. It comes in black or white and has swappable back covers to change its color.



Nokia Lumia 710 specs:

• Screen: 3.7-inch
• Thickness: 12.5mm
• Processor: 1.4GHz processor
• Storage: 8GB internal storage, 25GB of free SkyDrive storage, microSD
• RAM: 512MB
• Camera: 5MP, Carl Zeiss lens
• Battery life: 7.6 hour talk time, 6 hour video playback time
• Charging: Micro USB
• Colors: Black, white (with WP7 tile-colored swappable backplates)
• Price: 270 euros

Nokia also introduced exclusive Windows Phone apps. These apps are only for Nokia’s new smartphones running WP Mango.

Nokia Drive: Nokia is bringing turn-by-turn driving directions to its Windows Phones, by using Nokia’s Navteq maps engine.


Nokia Public Transport: This app will have up-to-the-minute, public transit info. Which include bus and subway routes, It will also support 430 cities worldwide.

ESPN Hub: Get scores, updates, and watch clips of your favorite sports teams. The ESPN app will let you pin your favorite sport or team right to the home page to get updates on its progress at all times.

Nokia Music: This new feature that is an “effortless, easy-to-use way to discover, acquire, and experience new music.” You will be able to choose between prepackaged mixes made by Nokia and instantly start listening without having to sign up or do anything, just like a radio. You can also download mixes for offline listening. Looks like there going after Pandora with this app. There will be no charge and no signup page. It will supposedly just work, for free.

The Lumia 800 and 710 will be coming to select European countries in November and some Asian countries in December. The US is expected to join the fun in 2012, but Nokia didn’t say whether that would include the Lumia 800 or 710.

Looks like Nokia is really trying to get back in the game with its new line up of mobile devices and with the help of Windows Mango. Would you want the Lumia 800 as your next upgrade? Do you think Nokia has fallen too behind, to get back in the game? Let us know down below.

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