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Hands-on with Nokia’s Lumia 710 and scorching Lumia 800
At a recent launch event in South Africa, we got some hands-on time with Nokia’s new Lumia 710 and 800 handsets.
Read on for our first (or second) impressions.
Hardware
Both the Lumia 710 and 800 are powered by 1.4GHz processors, 512MB RAM and run Windows Phone “Mango”. Both handsets also use micro-SIMs, so be prepared to do the SIM swap shuffle.
The main differences between the mid-range Lumia 710 and 800 are related to display type, flash memory, camera and build quality. The Lumia 710 has a 3.7″ LCD screen, 8GB of flash memory, and a 5MP camera with an f/2.8 aperture, while the high-end Lumia 800 has a 3.7″ AMOLED screen, 16GB flash memory, and an 8MP camera with an f/2.2 aperture.
