Nokia Announces the Lumia 800 ⇥

This is one incredible looking phone. I’m a massive fan of Windows Phone 7 and Nokia’s industrial design. To see them together is an exercise in minimalist beauty. I do have complaints, naturally: the use of plastic instead of anodized aluminum makes sense from a reception point of view, but it doesn’t feel as nice. Also, the Nokia logo silkscreened on the front is distracting and unnecessary.

Those minor quibbles aside, if you’re looking for a smartphone that isn’t an iPhone, take a look at one of these.