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Nokia Lumia 800 (black, unlocked)
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CNET Editors' Rating
3.5
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Very good
Average User Rating
4.5
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14 reviews
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CNET Editors' rating
3.5
stars
Very good
Design: 9.0
Features: 7.0
Performance: 7.0
Reviewed by: Jessica Dolcourt
Reviewed on: 11/07/2011
The good: The Nokia Lumia 800 has a singular design, a stunning display, and a nice driving console in Nokia Drive.
The bad: Camera and video quality on the Lumia 800 is poor, despite the fancy specs. A front-facing camera would make the phone more competitive. The Micro-SIM slot is hard to access.
The bottom line: The unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 has an innovative design and gorgeous screen, but the poor camera quality and lack of a front-facing camera are major detractions.
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Nokia Lumia 800
The importance of the high-end Nokia Lumia 800--the more elite of Nokia's first-ever two Windows phones--can't be overstated (the other is the Nokia Lumia 710). Less than a year ago, the cell phone maker all but chucked its homegrown Symbian OS to get onboard with Windows Phone, a chancy move considering phones running Microsoft's platform aren't exactly selling like hotcakes.
With Nokia's fate intertwined with Windows Phone, and consumers and operators still lukewarm on the OS, it's hardly a stretch to suggest that the weight of a company is ... Expand full review
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Jessica Dolcourt
Jessica Dolcourt pits phone against phone in the ongoing epic battle of the latest and greatest smartphones. Before that, she sat in judgment of smartphone and desktop apps. In her personal life, Jessica remains tireless in her quest for the world's most perfect cheese.
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Average user rating
4.5
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out of 14 user reviews
Rating breakdown
5 star: 11
4 star: 2
3 star: 1
2 star: 0
1 star: 0
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"hope,nokia will do better with windows." Oct 27, 2011, 11:37 pm By PRITAM_PAUL
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Most recent user reviews (Showing 2 of 14 reviews)
4.5
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"2 days with my Lumia and I LOVE IT. Fast and awesome."
Nov 26, 2011, 7:29 am By ZeFrenchman
2.5
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"Behind on specs with an unproven OS -beautiful hardware"
Nov 8, 2011, 6:42 am By Flyguy29
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Service provider: Unlocked
Cellular technology: GSM / WCDMA
Talk time: Up to 780 min (2G)Up to 570 min (3G)
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