14 DAY TRIAL // The Lumia 800 will be the first Windows Phone manufactured by Nokia to be launched in Australia. The company’s officials have just confirmed that Nokia Lumia 800 will be available for purchase beginning March.
All four colors will be released at the same time, such as black, cyan, magenta and white. Aussie customers will be able to purchase the Lumia 800 through Vodafone, Optus and Telstra.
According to Nokia Australia’s managing director, Chris Carr, local interest for the Lumia 800 is quite positive for the moment, from both carriers and retailers.
However, it will be interesting to see how well the Nokia Lumia 800 will be received by consumers in a market dominated by Android and iOS platforms.
“Nokia Lumia will change the way people think about Nokia. It signifies a new beginning for the company, bringing together the very best of Nokia’s handset design and services with the latest Windows Phone software. ,” said Carr.
Currently, the Lumia 800 is Nokia’s Windows Phone flagship smartphone, at least until March when Lumia 900 goes live in the United States via AT&T.
The smartphone is powered by Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7.5 Mango and comes bundled with free Nokia apps and services, including turn-by-turn navigation, Mix Radio and free music streaming.
Nokia Lumia 800 packs 512MB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, which can be further expanded via cloud-based SkyDrive service which offers an additional 5GB of free storage.
There’s also an impressive 8-megapixel rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and dual-LED flash, as well as HD (720p) video recording. The Lumia 800 is powered by a 1.4 GHz single core processor and sports a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels resolution.
“With uptake from all Australian operators and major retailers, the launch of the Nokia Lumia 800 signals our intent to regain leadership in smartphone design and usability