Nokia Debuts Their First Windows Phones: Nokia debuts Lumia 800, 710, first Windows Phone handsets

If Nokia’s naming scheme is any indication, then the 710 and the 800 are just the tip of the iceberg. Interestingly, rumors of a high-end 900 series device made the rounds yesterday, but never materialzed on stage. At the annual Nokia World conference in London Wednesday, Finnish mobile phone company Nokia officially unveiled its first two smartphones that will run the Windows Phone mobile operating system: the Nokia Lumia 800 and Lumia 710.

Nokia Lumia 800
The Lumia 800 is the device that was known as "Sea Ray" in leaks back in June, and it offers a 3.7" AMOLED curved glass display, a The software it runs is Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" and it will be available internationally in both GSM and WCDMA varieties.

Calling it the "first real Windows Phone," The 800 sports a curved 3.7-inch WVGA ClearBlack AMOLED display, a single-core 1.4 GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor with 512MB of RAM, 16GB of onboard storage, and an 8 megapixel camera with a f/2.2 Carl Zeiss lens, and the 16GB of onboard storage should hold quite a few cat pictures. It's powered by a 1.4GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 processor and has 16GB of internal memory. The specs won’t exactly set anyone’s world on fire, but the design might: like the N9 before it, the Lumia 800 features a stunning unibody design that’s shaped out of a slab of durable polycarbonate material.

Nokia has always been known for equipping its smartphones with excellent cameras, and it looks like the Lumia 800 will be no different. The Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and United Kingdom in November. Pricing is expected to go around 420 Euros ($585 U.S.), and you can preorder yours today through Nokia's Web site.

In addition to the apps and services provided by Windows Phone, the Lumia 800 will also come preloaded with several apps built specifically for Nokia's devices. This includes an ESPN Sports Hub, Nokia Drive for free, turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation, and Nokia Music and Mix Radio, a free music-streaming service with the ability to create personalized channels.

Nokia Lumia 710
It also runs Windows Phone Mango and will come in GSM and WCDMA models. As it is a bit lighter in the spec department, the Lumia 710 is expected to be 130 EUR cheaper than the Lumia 800.

The 710 (formerly known as the Sabre) is the chunkier of the two, but that doesn’t mean it’s a slouch when it comes to hardware. It repackages the same Priced at 270 Euros ($376), the smartphone shares the same 1.4GHz processor and, and pairs it with a 3.7-inch WVGA screen, and a 5-megapixel rear camera.
The Lumia Though the 710 only sports 8GB of internal storage, it beats out its brother by including a microSD card slot that can accept up to 16GB of additional flash storage and a less dense CMOS image sensor (5 megapixel). Though the 710 only sports 8GB of internal storage, it beats out its brother by including a microSD card slot that can accept up to 16GB of additional flash storage. The Lumia 710 is expected to ship in Russia, Taiwan, India, Hong Kong, and Singapore later this year, with more markets coming in the first half of 2012.


U.S. availability
As for the U.S., it looks like we won't see any Nokia Windows Phone devices this year. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said it will introduce a portfolio of Windows Phone devices for the U.S. in early 2012, but he did not specify whether that would include the Lumia 800 and 710. Elop added that the company plans to develop CDMA and LTE devices to meet local market requirements.