Lumia followup

The Lumia 800 is a great phone indeed, simple to use and fast. The tiles of the menu move smoothly, and it is easy to modify the layout. A protective glove comes with the device; I think it is wise to use it as it covers the four buttons which slightly protrude from the body. Used with the body armor the feel is superb. It is easy to make telephone calls, and the sound is great.

Taken into consideration that the Windows Phone environment is new for Nokia the result is very good indeed, and improvements and updates will make this platform even better.

I just installed the latest update and this improves battery life, however, the thing that I miss are a good battery monitor App.

The other issue is the fact that the developers assume that all people have the same eyesight; font sizes cannot be changed. For example the text size of SMS messages is very small, and I would like a larger font. One possibility would be the solution of the Apple iPad, tapping to enlarge the entire screen.

Nokia Drive navigation works well, maps can be preloaded, but there is no possibility to store important personal locations. Nokia Maps has the possibility to save favorite locations, but lacks the functionality of preloaded maps. This feature is a major plus of the Nokia Symbian phones.

My suggestions for immediate improvement; Nokia Maps, and changeable text size, or if possible a large scrollable virtual screen. 


Another small issue, it seems to be impossible to send contact details (phone number, address etc) as an SMS, email or Bluetooth, this is a strange glitch. Possibly Microsoft has never thought about this feature which is standard in any phone. There is a solution, there are some free Apps, iTextContact and TextContact lite, which send contact details by SMS. However, not very elegant.