A second glance: Nokia’s Lumia 800

Nokia has had a rough couple of years in the eye of the public but in the emerging markets it’s still the king of the castle. Their dominance in markets such as Africa has remained mostly unchallenged in recent times. Nokia was the phone that taught me about mobile. I had the Nokia 6310 back in the day and that was definitely the most stable and effective communication device I’ve ever used, ever. I have an historical affiliation to its brand and their phones but I have to admit, it’s lost me recently. I’ve tried Android, Blackberry, Samsung and many other devices over the past few years but now, Nokia is back.

Nokia’s operating system, Symbian, still controls an overwhelming majority of mobile usage in Africa, Asia and South America according to research that Statcounter released in early 2012