There’s a whole lot riding on the Lumia 800. Nokia’s first Windows Phone and the handset that will usher in – so the company hopes – a new era of smartphone relevance and a turnaround in fortunes. Question is, will the Lumia 800 be Finnish enough for long-time followers as well as mainstream enough for a new audience of smartphone users. Symbian may not have been universally appealing, but at least it was unique; has Nokia sidelined its independence alongside its faithful old platform? Check out the full SlashGear review to find out.

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If we hadn’t already seen the Nokia N9, the Lumia 800’s physical design would have been the biggest surprise of Nokia World 2011last week. Like its MeeGo-powered sibling, which we reviewed last month, the Lumia 800 rocks a polycarbonate casing which Nokia’s production lines fettle from a single chunk of plastic. The end result has a sleek, matte finish, sinuous curves, and a hand-feel different to just about any other device on the market.
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