As with the 800, the Lumia 710 has a 3.7" 480 x 800 pixel display, with a 1.4 GHz single-core CPU and 512MB of RAM under the hood. In this case though, the display is a cheaper TFT panel rather than the curved Super AMOLED display in the 800. Other downgraded features include a 5 megapixel camera on the back rather than an 8 megapixel one, a smaller battery and half the amount of internal flash memory, with just 8GB rather than 16GB.
For many users, these downgrades won't be a particular problem, and when you consider that the Lumia 710 is pitched to sell at just €270 before tax and subsidy compared to €420 for the 800, then it does look like very good value for money.
In terms of software, the Lumia 710 is a Windows Phone 7.5 smartphone that does everything that the 800 does.. in other words, it does everything that you want but wrapped up in a novel tile-based interface that looks much fresher than rivals. One key selling point over other Windows handsets is that the Lumia 710 has the Nokia Drive turn-by-turn navigation software installed plus Nokia's own Music and Mix Radio services.
The Lumia 710 looks very different to the 800 in design terms, which a much more traditional Nokia design. The handset comes in black and white colours with a variety of interchangeable covers for the back. It is about the same size as the 800 but a little lighter at 119 x 62 x 13mm and 126 grams. Inside is a 1300 mAh battery that gives up to 7.6 hours talktime on 3G and 16 days standby time.
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