Pre-order Nokia Lumia 800 and Nokia 710 at nokia priority dealers in India

Nokia Lumia 800 is arriving in India. The highly anticipated phone which was launched last month has stirred the curiosity of the mobile users across the country.

According to recent news, the Nokia Priority Dealers have started taking pre-orders for both Nokia Lumia 800 and 701. The users can simply visit the Nokia priority dealers and pay a booking amount of Rs 1,000 for both Lumia 710 and 800. The booking amount would vary from Rs 500 to Rs 3000 at different stores across the country. Announced last month both the smartphones are expected to hit the markets by the middle of December.

Priced at Rs 29,000, Nokia Lumia 800 is a powerful device that bears resemblance to the Nokia N9. The Windows phone 7 smartphone is embedded with strong 1.4 GHz processor and packs in an impressive 8-megapixel primary camera and Carl Zeiss optics lens for clear images. There is also a front facing camera for video chatting and calling. The device also sports a clear black 3.7-inch impressive touchscreen display, supporting 480 x 800 pixels resolution and comes with a NFC support. On the video front, the device doesn't fail to impress you either. With a 720p HD video recording capabilities, 512 MB of RAM and a slew of exciting features it is not without a reason that CEO Stephon Elop, has branded it as the "first real Windows phone."

Giving company to the Nokia Lumia 800 is the Nokia 710. Priced at Rs 19,000, the Lumia 710 is quite unlike its premium sibling.The major point of difference being the built. Lumia 710 supports a plasticky built, in fact from the rear battery cover, to the buttons below the screen, everything is plastic. The front of the device is dominated by a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display, while the the rear of the smartphone packs a 5-megapixel camera (no Carl Zeiss camera). The processor remains the same at 1.4GHz and features a expandable storage (up to 8GB) via its microSD card slot.The device also comes preloaded with Nokia Drive navigation, the Nokia Music and Mix service, plus ESPN's Sports Hub.

With Lumia 800 and 710, Nokia has definitely stepped up its game.  However competition is anything but easy with Nokia 800 competing with BlackBerry Curve 9360,Samsung galaxy S2, Optimus 2X, BlackBerry Bold 3 9780, Dell Venue and Micromax A85 Superefone. Things are not rosy for Lumia 710 either. The smartphone will be battling it out with Sony Ericsson Xperia active ST17i, Motorola Defy Plus, HTC ChaCha, Samsung Omnia W and HTC Radar.