Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia's Lumia 710, a lower-end, lower-cost Windows Phone sibling to the Lumia 800, has less flash memory at 8GB but will ship in more colors when it arrives in early 2012.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--Nokia's first, highly anticipated foray into Windows Phone gives both the phone builder and the software maker a second chance. Two of them, actually.

The Nokia Lumia 710 is the more midrange of the two, but I must say, it was attraction at first sight. The phone itself is pretty typical in dimensions and layout--Nokia left all the design risks to the Nokia Lumia 800, with its polycarbon unibody design, lack of a battery cover, and single visible screw.

Yet the Lumia 710 fits together well, feels good in the hand, and has some fun, funky colors and quirks that set it apart from the legion of sleek 'n' glossy, black and gray phones that seem to dominate.

The Lumia 710 comes in black and white, but there are five choices for removable back covers: black, white, cyan, fuchsia, and yellow. When you buy the black phone, you'll get the black color and one other cover. The same formula extends to the white phone.

I saw white, fuchsia, and cyan colors, which looked especially jazzy when paired with Windows Phone's various customizable OS tile colors.

Now on to the specs! The Lumia 710 has a 3.7-inch LCD screen with a WVGA 800x480-pixel resolution. It employs Nokia's ClearBlack display technology, which helps filter out the light to improve contrast, and also improve readability in direct sunlight. While not nearly as stunning as the Lumia 800's AMOLED display of the same size, it still looks nice and bright and colorful.

One benefit of the Windows Phone OS is that the live tiles and icons are large and the design is clear-cut, so a smaller screen isn't as much of a hindrance as it could be, at least in terms of navigation. While on the compact side, the 3.7-inch screen didn't feel claustrophobic in the hour or so I had the phone in hand.

Nokia Lumia 800

	Clear and Simple Beautiful all-screen design The smooth one-piece body flows right around the floating 3.7 ClearBlack AMOLED display. And the seamless design makes everything clear and simple. It's a joy to use. Pin favourite apps to the Start screen. Get live updates. One glance to see it all.
Really Friendly See what everyone's up to Satisfy the need to see what's being said. Get updates from all over the place in one place. Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn updates are integrated into your home screen. Chat and SMS work together. And you can see all your latest emails at a glance. It really is easy.
	Very Fast Beyond the browser Bing. Internet Explorer 9, HTML5. Wi-Fi. This is the web without the wait. Even video playback is fast. You'll find more, faster and see web pages as they're meant to be seen.
Amazing Photos Carl Zeiss optics Take faster, better photos, and HD video. Snap and shoot great moments wherever you find them. The 8 MP camera and the 28 mm wide angle lens means you ll get more in the picture. And whenever you want, you can share it all with the world in seconds.
	Ready for Business Work on the go Take work for a walk. Work here. Work there. Work anywhere. Take Word, Excel, and PowerPoint with you and get things done. It's like being at the office but nicer.
Readt to go Find your way Explore with location-based apps and destination-based information. Find new places, new things to do, and better ways to get to them. Then use turn by turn Drive navigation to find your way easily and effortlessly. *please, check local availability
	Music Hear it here first Enjoy streaming radio from all over the world. It learns the music you love so you ll get new releases streamed to you based on your music preferences. It s practically personalised and knows your new favourite band before you do. *please, check local availability