Nokia Lumia 800 battery issue fix imminent

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For all you long suffering Nokia Lumia 800 owners out there, the end of the fast drain battery issue could be in sight, along with fixes for a number of other bugs as well.

The Lumia 800 was Nokia's first handset to sport the Windows Phone operating system after its huge deal with Microsoft. It certainly isn't a bad phone, as our Nokia Lumia 800 review found, but users have reported a number of bugs since its launch – with a lot focussing around the poor battery life.

MobileTechWorld has revealed that it's been testing the latest firmware upgrade for the Lumia 800, which addresses a number of issues including the fast battery drain.

But wait, there's more

Other creases which the update irons out include the lack of audio bass, auto-white balance issues with the camera app, hardware button backlight brightness and an improved diagnostics app.

The report suggests the new firmware provides even more fixes on top of the ones we've already listed, but did not disclose what the rest may be.

There is no hint as to when the firmware will be pushed out to consumers, so Lumia 800 owners hold tight and keep checking TechRadar for the latest.

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Nokia outs Lumia 800 Dark Knight Rises edition

Nokia has been showing off its ultra limited edition run of Lumia 800 Dark Knight Rises handsets.

The devices, which tie-in with next summer's Christopher Nolan-directed blockbuster, boast a matte-black casing, with the Caped Crusader's logo engraved into the back.

The Windows Phone-toting handset remains identical to the original device on the inside, but this superhero-infused edition is undoubtedly the coolest a Nokia phone has ever looked.

However, before you start sending letters up the chimney, only 40 of these devices have been created worldwide, so getting your hands on one is not too likely.

Bruce Wayne uses Nokia

This isn't the first time Nokia has latched onto the Batman movie franchise.

In The Dark Knight Returns, Batman boasted a Nokia 5800 specially equipped with sonar technology.

The Batman films always serve up a bounty of cool, yet unlikely, gadgets so we're excited to see what The Dark Knight Rises brings in 2012.

Nokia Lumia 900 release date February 2012?

Nokia is all set to release the Nokia Lumia 900 in February, if a tweet from Swiss telco Swisscom is to be revealed.

There's been much rumour and speculation about the Lumia 900 – a handset yet to be announced by Nokia.

Back in November a video with what appeared to be the handset was released and then there were reports the Lumia 900 would land early next year, after being shown off at CES 2012 in January.

Now, Swisscom has let slip on its @Swisscom_care Twitter account that the Nokia Lumia 900 release date will be February.

Bigger screen

The Lumia 900 is a handset that looks an awful lot like its predecessor, the Nokia Lumia 800.

The main difference is the size of the screen, which has been seemingly upped from 3.7 inches to a meaty 4.3 and will be a ClearBlack AMOLED display.

The phone is also set to ship with the forthcoming Windows Phone 'Tango' update.

TechRadar will be reporting from the show floor at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, so we will be sure to offer up official details on the handset when we get them. And if we don't see the Lumia 900 in Vegas, we'll have our eyes peeled for it at Mobile World Congress 2012 in February.

Nokia Lumia 900 release date February 2012?

Nokia is all set to release the Nokia Lumia 900 in February, if a tweet from Swiss telco Swisscom is to be revealed.

There's been much rumour and speculation about the Lumia 900 – a handset yet to be announced by Nokia.

Back in November a video with what appeared to be the handset was released and then there were reports the Lumia 900 would land early next year, after being shown off at CES 2012 in January.

Now, Swisscom has let slip on its @Swisscom_care Twitter account that the Nokia Lumia 900 release date will be February.

Bigger screen

The Lumia 900 is a handset that looks an awful lot like its predecessor, the Nokia Lumia 800.

The main difference is the size of the screen, which has been seemingly upped from 3.7 inches to a meaty 4.3 and will be a ClearBlack AMOLED display.

The phone is also set to ship with the forthcoming Windows Phone 'Tango' update.

TechRadar will be reporting from the show floor at CES 2012 in Las Vegas, so we will be sure to offer up official details on the handset when we get them. And if we don't see the Lumia 900 in Vegas, we'll have our eyes peeled for it at Mobile World Congress 2012 in February.

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Nokia outs Lumia 800 Dark Knight Rises edition

Nokia has been showing off its ultra limited edition run of Lumia 800 Dark Knight Rises handsets.

The devices, which tie-in with next summer's Christopher Nolan-directed blockbuster, boast a matte-black casing, with the Caped Crusader's logo engraved into the back.

The Windows Phone-toting handset remains identical to the original device on the inside, but this superhero-infused edition is undoubtedly the coolest a Nokia phone has ever looked.

However, before you start sending letters up the chimney, only 40 of these devices have been created worldwide, so getting your hands on one is not too likely.

Bruce Wayne uses Nokia

This isn't the first time Nokia has latched onto the Batman movie franchise.

In The Dark Knight Returns, Batman boasted a Nokia 5800 specially equipped with sonar technology.

The Batman films always serve up a bounty of cool, yet unlikely, gadgets so we're excited to see what The Dark Knight Rises brings in 2012.

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Nokia Lumia 800 UK release date and price detailed

UPDATE: Check out our Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800 review

The Nokia Lumia 800 UK release date has been set as 16 November – with the next generation Windows Phone 7 handset attracting widespread interest.

Nokia's Windows Phone is seen as a key step for both the Finnish phone giant and Microsoft – as it looks to take on rivals Apple and Google.

Windows Phone 7.5 Mango has won plaudits, and Nokia will be looking to trade on the familiarity of its brand to bring a whole new audience to the smartphone market.

AMOLED

The Nokia Lumia UK release date of November has been confirmed by several major players, although the early indications are that there may be a bit of a wait for the more colourful options.

The Nokia Lumia 800 boasts a 3.7 inch AMOLED screen, a 1.4GHz processor and Carl Zeiss optic in the camera.

The indication on pricing is that the handset will be available for no addition cost with some contracts and with a UK price without contract at £449.95.

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In Depth: Nokia Lumia 800: everything you need to know

UPDATE: Check out our Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800 review

Nokia has announced the Nokia Lumia 800, one of two new Windows Phone handsets from the world's biggest phone manufacturer.

The Lumia 800 is the "first real Windows Phone" said Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. We like the sentiment, even if it's a rather sickly soundbite.

The Lumia 800 bears more than a passing resemblance to the Nokia N9 – the non-UK MeeGo-toting handset that never really got a chance.

Still, we praised the N9's rather super unibody design and we're pleased to see it given another whirl.

Here's everything you need to know about Nokia's new hope, which was previously known under the moniker of Sea Ray.

Nokia Lumia 800 UK release date

The Nokia Lumia 800 UK release date is 16 November. The handset is now available for pre-order on www.nokia.com.

And if you're wondering about its cheaper sibling, the Nokia Lumia 710 UK release date is early 2012.

Nokia Lumia 800 UK UK price

Carphone Warehouse has released pricing. The Nokia Lumia 800 UK price is £449.95 SIM-free or is available for free on a £31 per month contract.

Anyone who pre-orders the new phone from Carphone Warehouse will also receive a free £50 gift card to spend in Sainsbury's, Debenhams, Next or Toys R Us.

Phones 4u is offering free accessories worth £49.99 with every preorder of the Lumia 800 on £31 tariffs and above.

Nokia Lumia 800 networks and stores

Vodafone, Three,Carphone Warehouse, Phones 4U and Best Buy are to stock the handset from the 16 November launch.

The smartphone will be available in black on Vodafone from launch, with a cyan version to come "shortly afterwards".

The handset works across WCDMA and GSM/EDGE networks. HSDPA internet speed is 14.4Mbps.

Nokia Lumia 800 processor

The handset features a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor with hardware acceleration and a graphics processor. A single core it may be, but the clockspeed is high.

Nokia Lumia 800 screen

The Lumia 800 features a 3.7 inch AMOLED ClearBlack curved display blending into the handset's body.

Nokia Lumia 800 memory

The handset has 16GB of internal user memory and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage. The handset also has 512MB of RAM. Call us pedantic, but no 32GB version seems a little bit of a miss, while 512MB of RAM also sees it lag behind the competition. What's more, there's no microSD slot either.

Nokia Lumia 800 camera

The Nokia Lumia 800 has instant-share capabilities. The 8 megapixel camera is based on Carl Zeiss optics (a Nokia favourite) and has a f2.2 aperture for better low light photography.

The spec sheet cites just "HD video" rather than being more specific - that means it's 720p rather than the 1080p we're used to seeing on a lot of other handsets.

But what's missing here? Yep, that's right - there is no front-facing camera for video calling. Now, that's a big miss compared to the competition.

Nokia Lumia 800 software

The handset features Windows Phone 7.5 Mango with Internet Explorer 9 (supporting HTML5) and Office integration. There's also Nokia Drive, a full turn-by turn sat nav (a first for Windows Phone) as well as Nokia Maps.

However, as our colleagues at Gizmodo UK point out, Nokia Drive "won't ship with live traffic; offline map caching nor previous locations. Gulp." That's bad news, especially as the great thing about turn-by-turn apps such as TomTom on iPhone is that they have all the map data offline, so you're not reliant on cellular data.

Combined conversations mean Facebook, Twitter, chat and SMS messages in a single thread.

Nokia Music and Mix Radio mean14 million tracks and 100radio channels are accessible from the device.

Windows Phone is a significant departure for Nokia.

As TechRadar's Patrick Goss says, Nokia and Microsoft are "two companies desperate to see a high-profile partnership bear fruit."

"Nokia's decision to go with Windows Phone 7 is hugely significant, and the Finnish company has significant goodwill from a user base that has grown familiar with its handsets in the past."

Nokia Lumia 800 connectivity and sensors

There's 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, micro-USB connector, 3.5mm headphone jack plus an accelerometer, proximity sensor and digital compass.

Nokia Lumia 800 weight, dimensions and packaging

The handset weighs 142g, just heavier than the 140g iPhone 4S. Unlike other handsets, while the dimensions are 116.5 mm x 61.2 mm x 12.1 m. The sales package for the phone is a lot more generous than other manufacturers' - you get a soft cover, fast USB charger, stereo headset, charging and data cable and a user guide.Nokia Lumia 800 colours

Nokia Lumia 800 battery lifeThe 1450mAh battery supports a talk time of up to 13 hours, standby of 265 hours and up to 55 hours of music playback.Nokia Lumia 800 colours

The handset is available in "vivid colours" namely cyan, magenta and black. Since when has black been a vivid colour?

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First Nokia Lumia 800 software update starts roll-out

It's been barely a month since the Nokia Lumia 800 was revealed but Nokia's not hanging around, having announced the first software update for the Windows Phone handset.

The update, which will be rolling out to all Nokia Lumia 800 handsets over the next two weeks, makes some minor improvements to the handset, including upping its charging game.

A couple of weeks ago, reports began to trickle in that battery life on the Windows Phone handset wasn't up to much and Nokia's support teams revealed that this first update would improve power efficiency.

All I want for Christmas is improved power efficiency

Another update is scheduled for early 2012 to "deliver more improvements to the software" including increasing the Nokia Lumia 800's battery power from 1300mAh to 1450mAh, if this December update doesn't do it for you.

Other little bonuses included in today's update include improvements to the voicemail notification, display switching in bright light, audio quality and replying updates for Microsoft Exchange 2003 users.

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Nokia Lumia 800 officially announced

UPDATE: Check out our Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800 review

The Nokia Lumia 800 has been officially announced by Stephen Elop at Nokia World 2011.

Featuring a near-identical chassis to the Nokia N9, which sees no UK release, the new phone is packing a large ClearBlack 3.7 inch AMOLED display, 512MB of RAM and weighs 142g.

Running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango, this is going to be the flagship phone for Nokia as it transitions from Symbian to Microsoft's new OS.

Processor wise, it's sporting a single-core 1.4GHz processor, and users will be handed 25GB of free SkyDrive storage.

We're seeing Carl Zeiss optics on board, with an optimised flash and an f2.2 aperture for better low light photography.

Easy Rider

Nokia Drive is also on board, which offers free turn by turn navogation with full voice guidance, which also allows you to download install maps before you even set off, should you be worried about data charges.

Also included is Nokia Music, a new service that uses a feature called Mix Radio to offer up mixes the phone thinks you'll like with no login or password needed. In a nod to Spotify, you'll also be able download tracks and listen to them offline too.

Elop cocked a major snook to the likes of Samsung and HTC by dubbing the new Lumia 800 the 'first real Windows Phone, complementing and amplifying the design of Windows Phone."

We've yet to hear anything on the likes of a Nokia Lumia 800 UK release date or UK price, so we'll update as soon as we hear more.

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Nokia Lumia 710 launched: budget Windows Phone

The Nokia Lumia 710 has been officially announced at Nokia World 2011 in London.

The new phone features a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display, and a split down the chassis to replace the back of the phone to 'personalise it and make it your own'.

Like its bigger brother, the Nokia Lumia 800, it's running Windows Phone 7.5 to offer a 'new Nokia experience' according to Stephen Elop.

The phone features a single core 1.4GHz processor, plus hardware acceleration and a dedicated graphics processor for improved gaming and internet use.

App attack

It runs the same Nokia Music and Nokia Drive, to offer easier access to music and turn by turn navigation, plus an ESPN application specific to Nokia Windows Phones to make it easier to follow your favourite sports team.

The phone is designed for a lower price point, making it more accessible to a new range of consumers according to Nokia.

We're still waiting to hear more about the Nokia Lumia 710 UK release date or UK price, so stay tuned to find out more from TechRadar.

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Major players to stock Nokia Lumia 800

UPDATE: Check out our Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800 review

Major players in the UK phone industry have declared that they will be stocking the Nokia Lumia 800 – the eagerly anticipated handset that sports Windows Phone 7.5.

The smartphone will be available in black on Vodafone from launch, with a cyan version to come 'shortly afterwards'. Three will also 'range' black and Cyan.

The Nokia Lumia 800 UK release date has been set as 16 November, with a UK price without contract at £449.95

Specs

The Nokia Lumia 800 brings a 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, a 1.4 GHz processor and Carl Zeiss optics for the camera.

But it will be the Windows Phone Mango 7.5 integration that marks this out in the Nokia world, with the two companies desperate to see a high-profile partnership bear fruit.

Nokia's decision to go with Windows Phone 7 is hugely significant as the Finnish company has significant good will from a user base that has grown familiar with their handsets in the past.

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Hands on: Nokia Lumia 710 review

Nokia Lumia 710 Hardware

Update: read our Hands on: Nokia Lumia 800 review.

The baby of the Nokia Windows Phone range, the Nokia Lumia 710 promises a cheap and cheerful handset with a top end experience.

It's got looks that seem aimed at a younger demographic – so can Nokia tear the teenage masses away from BBM and iPhone lust and over to the Windows Phone way?

The handset certainly doesn't feel bad in the hand – it's made from a smooth plastic which looks good in the white matt finish, although it's also available in a shinier black finish that seemed to attract fingerprints and smears like nobody's business.

It's not overly heavy and although it won't win any accolades for being the slimmest handset on the market, the Nokia Lumia 710 is easily small enough to sit anonymously in a pocket or small bag.

If you spend a lot of time trying out the highest end smartphones, the Nokia 710's screen is going to seem a little pokey. But at 3.7-inches, it's more than adequate for most users and not bad quality, although on occasion images did seem a little jaggedy.

The screen is a ClearBlack display, which means it should be able to handle direct sunlight with no glare and you'll still be able to see what's going on. Sadly, there are no skylights in Nokia World so we can't vouch for that just yet.

We're not massive fans of the physical buttons under the touchscreen; they poke out and feel a little uncomfortable under the finger, and the long slim almost business-like buttons don't really sit brilliantly with the less formal design of the handset overall.

Also notable on the front of the handset is the proximity sensor, not to be mistaken for a front-mounted camera; none of the Nokia Windows Phones have these at present.

Other buttons to play with are the volume slider on the side of the handset, just along from the camera shutter button.

And on top, there's the standby button next to a 3.5mm headphone jack.

The back plays host to the Nokia 710's 5MP camera with single LED flash, as well as a speaker grille.

Playing to Nokia's long tradition of interchangeable phone fascias, the Nokia Lumia 710 offers five interchangeable multi-coloured back panels; we like the turquoisey blue with the white body but hey, you can make your own design decisions here.

Hands on Nokia Lumia 710 review: interface

The Nokia Lumia 710 runs Windows Phone 7.5 – no surprise there – so you can look forward to that tiled home page, the extensive people hub and threaded messaging, among other Microsoft-made delights. You might want to check out our Windows Phone 7.5 Mango review for our full thoughts on the software.

The handset, although erring on the mid-range side of things, handled the software nicely; swiping between screens and running multiple apps didn't seem to give the handset any trouble – no doubt thanks to the lovely 1.4GHz single-core Qualcomm processor keeping things ticking along nicely.

It's no surprise, given the relatively low price point, but still a shame that the Nokia 710 only comes with 8GB of storage – space that will be quickly taken up with bits and pieces, unless you make full use of the streamed content available.

Things like photos can be uploaded to Facebook and other social networks at the click of a menu-based option, so there's no need necessarily to store them on your handset, and you can make use of Nokia Music to save room on songs – more on that below.

As premium partner, Nokia has made a couple of sneaky additions to the Windows Phone 7.5 apps, however. As well as the now-standard line up, you'll get Nokia Drive and Nokia Music on the Finnish Windows Phones.

Nokia Drive is a fully featured sat nav featuring turn-by-turn navigation, as Nokia reps were very keen to point out. Even in the depths of the Nokia World convention centre, it picked up our location pretty quickly and the 3D maps loaded in an adequately short time.

It's not exactly a beautiful interface, unfortunately; a lot of greys and formal Nokia-style text in play here, but it's functional and quick which, when you're lost in the vales of East London, is what counts.

Nokia Music, meanwhile, offers a little more than Microsoft's Zune Player. You can stream music on the handset via a radio mix or built playlists. You can also create offline playlists for when you're flying or going underground and signal will be limited.

It looks the part, taking its design cues from Microsoft's own apps; unfortunately with limited hands on time in a noisy trade show, we weren't able to test out the quality of the service. More on that in our full Nokia Lumia 710 review, so stay tuned.

The camera is one of the few major differences between the Nokia Lumia 710 and its better specced sibling, the Nokia Lumia 800. With a 5MP sensor and a lesser flash, it's not going to win Nokia any awards, but we found it quick and simple to use, with the touch-to-focus function working well and the physical shutter button a welcome addition.

The resulting pictures were fairly bright even without the flash, and our brief video recording session didn't give us anything to complain about. Nokia's spec sheet claims 720p HD video – we're sure it's not lying.

As for internet, over a Wi-Fi network with very heavy traffic, it still managed to load TechRadar in an acceptable time; we may have been tutting after a three or four second delay, but we can't tell how much the connection is to blame for that.

You can't really read much on with the website in full-screen mode, but pinch to zoom rendered quickly and smoothly, so that's no great shakes.

Early verdict

It's always hard to form an opinion on Windows Phone hardware, because Microsoft's specifications mean they're all incredibly similar.

But this isn't a bad mid-range attempt from Nokia, the company has clearly called on its strengths in that arena and come out with a handset we wouldn't be ashamed to call our own.

But whether it can handle more intense multi-tasking and if the battery life and connections can live up to the hefty streaming Nokia seems to be pushing its users towards, we don't know.

We'll be putting the Nokia Lumia 710 through its paces in our full review soon, but until then you can colour us cautiously optimistic.

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