Usability, Calling / Information

Every bit alluded to earlier, software-wise every Windows Phone's software is alike. Microsoft's Metro user interface is novel and fun to use, being comprised of a tiled abode folio and applications that pin to different views by swiping left or right. It'due south different, for sure, but equally as intuitive every bit Android or iOS in my opinion.

Though I like the interface, there are still far too few options for manufacturers, carriers, or fifty-fifty consumers to customize a device. Sure we tin can set "Nokia Blue" or a handful of other colors as the accent color for tiles and links, but your background choices are limited to black or white. Y'all tin set up a wallpaper for the lock screen, but not for the domicile screen or main menu. On top of that, the tiles offer no flexibility in sizing, though you can position them in whatever order you similar and pivot a tile for near anything (address, album, application, bookmark, etc) to the offset screen. Apart from those items, though, there's little you can practise to brand the phone feel like your own. Microsoft volition have to improve upon that.

The built-in social networking support that one finds in the People app is probably all-time suited to non-hardcore social networking fans. It's functional and easy to apply, just it won't supervene upon a defended app for some folks - though the new group support makes it wickedly easy to follow what but a particular group of people are doing on your social networks. It makes information technology like shooting fish in a barrel to follow the antics of your real friends while ignoring those of the thousands of "friends" y'all otherwise follow.

I think Microsoft has washed a nifty job with the Windows Telephone virtual keyboard, only I nevertheless wish there was support for tertiary party keyboards every bit an option. The ring profile and volume system in Windows Phone is a trouble since video and music playback, games, and the ringer are all tied to one book setting. At least switching the phone to vibrate manner is easy since you can change it with a tap on the phone's condition expanse after tapping the book control once.

Perhaps the all-time thing about Windows Phone on the Nokia Lumia 800 is how smooth it is. It runs on a unmarried-core processor (1.4GHz), just the screens scroll and pan more smoothly than you'll find on whatsoever dual-cadre Android smartphone.

Calling / Data

The microphone on the Nokia Lumia 800 appears to be solid since outbound call audio is very crisp and clear. Inbound audio, however, has not proven to be the phone'due south strong indicate, with results depending on the forcefulness of the available signal. The Lumia 800 is capable of HSPA 14.4 3G data connections on the 900, 1900, and 2100MHz bands, which means it supports some parts of AT&T's network - but not all. The telephone also features Wi-Fi and Bluetooth support, simply doesn't support general USB mass storage mode and instead relies on Microsoft's Zune software for media transfers.

I remember Windows Phone 7.5 is a great Bone for messaging. I brutal in love with its beautiful and slick email customer that lets you combine email accounts into multiple combined inboxes, and I honey the integrated conversation sorting. The Messaging app is also quite dainty, and it allows you to switch between text, MMS, Windows Live, and Facebook chat on the fly - all within the aforementioned threaded view. Gmail, Exchange, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn can all be used as sources for contacts and (where supported) agenda appointments. Fans of other instant messaging systems will take to seek out third party apps, though.