Only a few of days have passed since Nokia announced the Lumia 610 and the international Lumia 900, but there is also a retailer getting pre-orders for both handsets. This information comes from UK, which seems to be the most Nokia addicted country on the globe.

Unlocked Mobiles is currently accepting pre-orders for the Nokia Lumia 610 requiring only £164.98, that is $261.49 (including VAT). The Lumia 610 is the latest device from this line and is the most affordable one thanks to its low-end features. The phone is packed with a 3.7-inch capacitive touchscreen protected by Gorilla Glass technology, an 800MHz processor with 256MB of RAM, which is enough for Windows Phone Tango to provide smooth experience, 8GB of internal memory, a 5MP rear camera with autofocus and LED flash, a VGA frontal camera and a standard 1300mAh battery providing up to 35 hours of music player. The launch date is set on May 14.

As for the second novelty, the international variant of the Lumia 900 is equipped with a 4.3-inch AMOLED Clear Black Display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass, a 1.4GHz single-core processor with 512MB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory, an 8MP camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus and dual-LED flash, a 1.3MP frontal camera for web chats, WP Mango and so on. This phone will cost you £445.98, about $706.88 (including VAT).

The Nokia Lumia 800 is currently available in every corner of the globe — that was the initial goal of Microsoft and Nokia. It is even available in the US, though the phone is not launched there via a carrier, but Microsoft itself. However, Australia owns one of the largest markets, but we yet have no news if any of the carriers is offering it or not. At the moment, we are informed the Nokia Lumia 800 will be launched via Telstra on March 13.

The SIM free option will cost you $672, while there are other offers too. For example, you can choose $59 Freedom Connect Plan or $49 Freedom Connect Plan with a $10 MRO payment.

The phone will be launched in black and white — other colors lack. In this sense, it’s a bit disappointing as the white option was rumored to be available first in Australia and its presence is not a surprise. But I can’t understand why Nokia doesn’t bring cyan and magenta versions to the country. Although, who knows, our anger might be in vain and at launch time all four colors will be available.

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We previously announced Microsoft stores in the US would launch the Nokia Lumia 800 with a bunch of accessories on February 14. Valentine’s Day passed but we didn’t see the unlocked device in stores. However, you have no reason to get upset as the Lumia 800 is currently available at Microsoft stores with the promised accessories and … for a round sum.

Microsoft is now getting orders for the unlocked Nokia Lumia 800, which will come with a Nokia Play 360 Bluetooth speaker and Nokia Purity HD headphones. All you have to do is pay $899.99 and pick it. Note that it’s the accessories coming with it that make it cost this much.

We recently talked about the branding problems Nokia faces in the US. What I wonder about is why Nokia doesn’t change anything. I mean the existence of such a problem is obvious, and instead of giving US consumers a chance to get its handsets more easily, the company complicates the situation bringing the Lumia 800 to the States via only 16 stores.

I understand the company has not prepared this smartphone for the US, and it will launch the Lumia 900 LTE with AT&T branding, but on the other hand people want to buy this awesome smartphone, but have no chance.

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The Nokia Asha 201 was launched last week by Vodafone, while now the S40 based handset is also available from Phones4U. This retailer is offering the handset attached to one of the following mobile operators: O2, Orange and T-Mobile UK.

Phones4U requires 59.95 GBP (around $94), which is 15 GBP more than the 45GBP (around $70) price asked by Vodafone. But for those customers who wish to get SIM other than Vodafone need to stick with the current price tag. You can purchase the handset from Phones4U in two color options: pearl white and black, while Vodafone has only white units.

The Nokia Asha 201 is one of the three novelties coming based on S40. All three models (including Asha 203 and Asha 302) are expected to get a formal presentation at Mobile World Congress 2012 on February 27 in Barcelona. The S40 software might not be something amazing like WP or Android, still it will give access to various social networks and apps, including Facebook, Twitter, Google Talk and Whatsapp.

The handset features a QWERTY keyboard, a small 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 2 megapixel rear camera, GSM/EDGE connectivity, a 3.5mm audio jack and support for microSD cards.

Passions run high around the white Nokia Lumia 800. If last week there was only one retailer offering this handset, now there are three of them. At first MobileFun announced its plans to offer the device for 429.95 GBP ($681). Thereafter Phones4U was introduced as the exclusive retailer to sell the device in the UK on a contract. Now we have Expansys UK taking pre-orders for the unlocked white Lumia 800.

The only difference between the white Nokia Lumia 800 and the original one is the color. So it also features a 3.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with Gorilla Glass and Clear Black Display technologies, a single-core 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM and an 8MP rear camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, dual-LED flash and 16GB of internal storage, which cannot be expanded.

Expansys UK has not yet announced any price tags, but the price won’t vary much from what other retailers have already announced. Moreover, you have no reason to worry about as the retailer will verify with you before they charge your credit card and ship your phone.

When talking about the second generation Windows Phone handsets in Canada, we introduce all the available deals to facilitate your choice. There are many carriers succeeding with these handsets, so you have a hard work to do. I’m kidding, but talking honestly the Nokia Lumia 710 and the HTC Radar 4G are offered by many carriers in the country and seems this list won’t end up soon.

A week ago the Nokia Lumia 710 was launched via Rogers in Canada and we introduced to you all the features and the available price tags. Now Rogers wants to climb higher and has put an ad in the Toronto Start Newspaper.

The ad doesn’t disclose any new info regarding the specs list and the deal details. In case you are not aware, the Nokia Lumia 710 is sold for $49.99 with a three-year contract. If you want to be free of any contracts, the phone will cost you $254.99.  

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While the US is dreaming of its first Nokia Windows Phone smartphone, the Lumia 900, Europe is enlarging the range of the Lumia 800, which has managed to become the most selling smartphone on the continent. The white version of the phone will be launched via Fnac.pt, a Portuguese retailer. Now you see what an advantage Europe has over the US in terms of the first Nokia Windows Phone?

The retailer requires €549 for the unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 and promises to let you pick it on February 23. The price is quite affordable considering the handset we are dealing with. I mean the Lumia 800 is packed with many attractive features, which allow it to compete in the tough smartphone market. Anyway, not everyone seems to realize the worth of this smartphone and call it a mid-range device.

Calling the Nokia Lumia 800 a mid-range smartphone can be somehow accepted only if you compare it with the Lumia 900. In the rest of cases the Lumia 800 is a high-competitive smartphone, which can can easily leave many high-end Android devices behind. Don’t argue with me on this and say it doesn’t feature a dual-core processor or higher screen resolution, because in that case I’ll have to remind you that Nokia is used to getting maximum results by minimal resources. Take the Nokia N8 and E7, which are packed with a 680MHz processor but perform very well not yielding many handsets.

CES 2012 revealed the unlocked Nokia Lumia 800 would be available in the States. At the event Nokia did basically two important things — the Lumia 900 was introduced with AT&T branding and the Lumia 800 was announced to arrive in the US. Unfortunately no pricing and launch date were announced. The only thing we knew concerned its availability, expected sometime in February. Up to this day the manufacturer is silent, but The Verge managed to grab some information — the unlocked version of the Nokia Lumia 800 will be available in the US on February 14 with a bunch of attractive accessories.

Before I pass on to the pricing of unlocked Lumia 800, you must know that purchasing this smartphone you will be given a Nokia Play 360 wireless speaker, a Purity HD Stereo Headset and an in-ear Bluetooth headset. This set will cost you $899. Expensive? Count the total cost of those accessories and you’ll see how cheap it is. On the other hand, the actual price of the handset will be something around $600-$700, which is common for unlocked devices in the US.

So there is no reason to complain, as paying $899 you will become an owner of a perfect set of handset and accessories. You can choose between the black, cyan and magenta versions of the Lumia 800. The white version will join the list later.

In less than a week we expect to be a witness of Nokia Lumia 710 launch in Canada. Rogers Canada will offer the WP device with a super low price tag of only $253 for the unlocked phone. According to the source phones are already on the way to the stores of the Canadian carrier so no delays are expected.

As for the contracts, Rogers Canada comes with the following price tags:  $49.99 with the 3-year contract, $99.99 with the 2-year contract, $149.99 with a one-year contract. Well the three-year contract price offer was similar to T-Mobile’s offer with a two-year contract, thus I’m wondering whether the Canadian carrier will cut the price due to the price cut faced by T-Mobile. Now the U.S. carrier asks $39.99 for the two-year contract device.

But if Rogers decides to cut the prices for the contract version handsets, this might also influence the price of the unlocked version, thus we better wait for the February 6.

After launching the Lumia 710 the Rogers Canada might start planning its strategy of getting more WP devices, such as the Lumia 900 or Lumia 910.

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The magenta version of the Nokia Lumia 800 is finally launched in the UK. The launch of this version was expected in November last year, but back then UK operators decided to launch the black-only version. In December the Cyan version got a chance to hit the stores of mobile operators. So now let’s see what deals we have for the magenta Lumia 800.

The Magenta Lumia 800 is available from mobile.co.uk online retailer. The contract options of the handset include T-Mobile UK and Orange UK.

T-Mobile UK’s offer — Sign up for a 24-month monthly plan costing 25.54 GBP (around $40) and you’ll have the device for free. Other than that, you will get a whole package of free services, including 600 minutes, 500 text messages and unlimited data.

Orange’s offer — Go for a monthly plan that will cost you 31 GBP ($48) per month and again get the device for free. You will also have free 400 minutes, unlimited text messages and 750MB of data.

Both deals are pretty attractive. The choice is up to you! What do you prefer — more text messaging options or unlimited data?

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