Hands on: Nokia Lumia 810 review

Here at MobileCon 2012, we got to put our hands on T-Mobile's exclusive Windows phone, the upcoming Nokia Lumia 810. Unfortunately, holding this handsome new handset was about all we were allowed to do as the demo units we saw wouldn't even turn on.

Still, there was a lot to be gleaned from playing with the device, and we know it will launch ready for T-Mobile's HSPA+ 42 network. While T-Mobile wouldn't talk price or release date, we'd be surprised if didn't show up in time for the holiday rush.


While we couldn't mess with the OS, we did learn the specs. Internally, the Lumia 810 packs a 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor and 1GB of RAM. There's 8GB of onboard storage, with room for an additional 32GB via MicroSD. The antenna is a quad-band 3G UMTS/HSPA, and the battery is an 1800 mAh Lithium ion.

Holding the Lumia 810, its 5 ounce (145 gram) weight was pleasing in the hand. The phone's design felt a little boxy, at least compared with the sleeker Lumia 920.

Lets talk dimensions, the Lumia 810 measures 17.8 x 68.4 x 11.2 mm, with an OLED screen providing 4.3 inches of visual real estate, and a resolution of 800x480. When Windows Phone 8 is actually loaded on the device, it will features the customizable Live Tiles that have come to represent Microsoft's new mobile OS.


The most distinct aspect of the Lumia 810 is that colorful plastic backing, which can be removed and swapped out. There were two colors on display at MobileCon 2012, a bright cyan blue and a plain black. Removing the back casing was a little tough, not as easy as pulling a rubber casing off an iPhone 5.

We were left wondering if there would be more colors eventually available, perhaps by third-parties. We've really enjoyed the colorfulness of devices like the Windows Phone 8X and Windows Phone 8S. We'd like to see more than just two colors.

The Nokia Lumia 810 is very photography-friendly. Like all Windows phones, it has a dedicated hardware camera button which brings you right into picture taking mode. That camera takes 8-megapixel snaps, and can also shoot 1080p video. In the front there's a 1.2-megapixel chat cam. Nokia is calling it Skype-certified. We're not sure what that means, but 1.2-Mp should make for good quality video calling.


Even more so than usual with a hands-on assessment, it's way too early to call it with the Nokia Lumia 810. We didn't get to play with the OS, and that's half the battle with a Windows Phone 8 device.

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