New Nokia Lumia Windows Phones

Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia has formally unveiled its first two Windows Phone smartphones. Take a closer look at the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710. The Lumia 800 is Nokia's flagship Windows Phone smartphone - a direct competitor to the likes of Apple's iPhone 4S and the Samsung Galaxy S II. Core features: Display: 3.7-inch WVGA (800x480) AMOLED curved screen. Processor: Single-core 1.4GHz. Camera: Eight-megapixel with Carl Zeiss optics and an LED flash. Operating system: Windows Phone 7.5.

Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia - The Lumia 800's camera will record 720p high-definition video at 30 frames a second. It has 16GB of onboard storage, which can be bolstered by an additional 25GB using free SkyDrive cloud storage. Dimensions: Size: 116.5 mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 mm. Weight: 142 g.

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia - The Lumia 710 is being pitched as Nokia's more 'affordable' Windows Phone smartphone. As such, it has a slightly pared-down features list. Core features: Display: 3.7-inch WVGA (800x480) TFT screen. Processor: Single-core 1.4GHz. Camera: Five-megapixel with LED flash. Operating system: Windows Phone 7.5.

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia - The Lumia 710's camera doesn't benefit from Carl Zeiss optics, but it can also record 720p high-definition video at 30 frames a second. This one comes with 8GB of onboard storage - again this can be increased by an additional 25GB by using free SkyDrive cloud storage. Dimensions: Size: 119mm x 62.4mm x 12.5mm. Weight: 125.5g. Read on for more details and pictures of both handsets.

Nokia Lumia 800

Both phones can serve as dedicated sat-nav devices, as they feature Nokia Maps and the Nokia Drive application with its turn-by-turn voice navigation.

Nokia Lumia 800

Both also benefit from some impressive music features. The Nokia Music app - which requires no log-in or payment - includes a feature called Mix Radio. This offers a whole host of streamed playlists, sorted by genre, that can be saved to your device for offline listening. Even better, they're updated weekly by Nokia's music team.

Nokia Lumia 800

The Nokia 800 benefits from a separate graphics processor - something which should give it strong performance with games.

Nokia Lumia 800

Nokia Pulse is another new app that's exclusive to Nokia's Lumia range of phones. From what we've seen so far, it seems like superpowered text messaging. Your messages can be sent to groups of friends and instantly geo-tagged. This might come in handy if, for instance, you've found a great new restaurant and want to let your mates know all about it.

Nokia Lumia 800

As with other Windows Phone 7.5 smartphones, the Lumia 800 is being pushed as a gamer's best friend. If you've got an Xbox account, you can integrate your phone into it. This enables you to check when your Xbox friends are online, make changes to your avatar and keep tabs on your achievements. Of course, you can also download games to play on the move.

Nokia Lumia 800

The Lumia 800 is available for pre-order now and expected to arrive in mid-November. It comes in three colours: black, cyan, magenta.

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia - Both the Lumia 800 and the Lumia 710 combine all of your social networks, so Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and your chat and text messages all show up in a single conversation.

Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia - The Lumia 710 offers a more affordable price tag to the Lumia 800, and some of that is almost certainly down to the finish. To hit the cheaper price tag, the body on the Lumia 710 is all plastic, losing the luxury feel of the 800.

Nokia Lumia 710

The battery life on the Lumia 710 is said to offer up to seven hours of talktime, and up to 38 hours of music playback.

Nokia Lumia 710

The Lumia 710 comes in either black or white. It has changeable back covers in a range of colours, including black, white, cyan, pink and yellow. The Lumia 710 is scheduled for a release in the UK in early 2012.