Nokia launch Lumia 800 and 710 Windows Phones

At Nokia world in London today Nokia launched it’s first range of Windows Phones. The Lumia 800 and the Lumia 700, Stephen Elop said in his keynote that the 800 was  “the first real Windows Phone”. While the phones look nice I am not sure it was the big leap I was hoping for, its basically a N9 with Windows Phone. I was hoping that they would launch a big screen devices and I would have jumped at one if they had.

The specs are:

• 3.7” AMOLED screen
• 8 Megapixel Carl Zeiss Camera with LED Flash
• 1.4 GHz Processor
• 16 GB Internal Memory
• Windows Phone 7.5 OS

As well as the standard Windows Phone features there is Nokia maps and Nokia music.

The Nokia Lumia 800 offers a fresh new look for a smartphone. It has a smooth one piece body, with a cool 3.7″ curved glass touchscreen. The curve gives photos and videos a neat, almost floating look. Nokia’s Clear Black screen technology cuts down reflections and glare, and makes for easy use in bright light and on sunny days. Because of the seamless unibody design, it’s also much hardier than a typical smartphone. The 1.4GHz processor keeps the new Windows Phone OS running smoothly, with multitasking proving quick and practical. For pictures and 720p HD video recording, the Nokia Lumia 800 is equipped with a high quality 8MP Carl Zeiss lens. Along with Zune, the Nokia Lumia 800 comes with Nokia radio, a great service that not only gives you access to millions of songs, but will actually learn the types of music you listen to and recommend new and upcoming artists that you might like. There’s 16GB of memory for saving your media and apps, so there’s plenty of space to expand your collection. And then there’s built-in Nokia Maps. You’ll have free voice guided navigation whether you’re driving or walking, and live traffic rerouting and traffic visualisation to get you around road blocks. If you want, you can even preload maps so you can access them offline.

The other phone introduced was the Lumia 710 a lower cost device that could introduce Windows Phone to a wider audience especially if its backup up with some marketing and in store promotions.

The Lumia phones will be in stores November 16th.  Most of the UK phone companies seem to be charging £31 per month with the phone free and the SIM free price looks like its going to be £365. While the cheaper 710 is going to be around £230 mark.