The first leaked images of these phones have been doing the rounds, but now Nokia has finally given us the official specs. Two new Windows Phone devices, the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800 will be released, both sporting the latest Windows Phone Mango update, but also sporting very impressive design and specs. Windows Phone 7 has been begging for some decent hardware design to go with it, and Nokia really brought their best.
The Lumia 800 is the one most people will be keeping an eye on – this will afterall be Nokia’s new flagship device. Until now Nokia flagships did not always have greatest specs, but this time they seemed to beef their phone up quite a bit. The Lumia 800 will be running on a 1.4GHz processor with 512MB RAM, and it is encased in a polycarbonate body which is great to look at and hold. It continues the N9’s minimalistic design, but it does gain three touch sensitive buttons upfront, unlike the N9. The Lumia 800 will also have Navigation built into the phone, which no other WP device has had yet so far. The camera has a f2.2 aperture, so expect some pretty great snaps. Expect pricing of around $585.
The is a cheaper Lumia version called the 710 which will also be released. It has a smaller 3.7 inch screen (think iPhone sized), and also has the same 1.4GHz processor and 512MB RAM. One thing we do like is that Nokia is bringing back the interchangeable colours idea – while the front is either black or white, the rear can be changed with snap on covers. The Lumia 710 will be priced around $400.
The best part is that Nokia will be rolling out these devices very quickly. So that whole idea of seeing a Nokia phone being released, and only seeing it in person 6 months later is luckily over. Well done Nokia! Expect the Lumia 800 at end of the year in SA, with the 710 only landing in 2012. Updated: Some sources seem to suggest the Lumia 800 will be only reaching our shores Q1 2012.
