October 26, 2011 08:42 am EDT

Nokia announces the Lumia 800, the 'first real Windows Phone'

Finally, here it is. The flagship device Nokia is counting on to bring a smile to our phone-loving faces, a sigh of relief to its shareholders, and a twinkle to the eyes of Finnish tax collectors everywhere. And, guess what? This heavily leaked handset might just live up to our high expectations. From the outside, it's very similar to our beloved N9. Dubbed the "first real Windows Phone," this device is sculpted from the same 12.1mm (0.48-inch) thick of piece of durable polycarbonate plastic, with tapered edges on the top and bottom to give it that industrial look and make it feel thinner it really is. Sitting "proudly" at the top of the device is Nokia's logo, with a Carl Zeiss Tessar lens around back. Nokia's ClearBlack AMOLED display makes a welcome reappearance too. When we take a look at the insides, though, it's all about that fresh beginning: those bold squares you see on the screen are, of course, the sleek live tiles of Windows Phone Mango.

Gallery: Nokia Lumia 800

As for the camera, it's got an f2.2 aperture, and is designed specifically for low-light environments. According to Nokia, it's simply a camera that works for "ordinary people, under ordinary circumstances."

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