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Nokia Lumia 710 Review: Affordable, Solid Windows Phone

The Lumia 710 isn't to be baffled with the Nokia's flagship phone, the Lumia 800 which hasn't reached U.S. shores yet. The Lumia 710 is the younger sibling of the 800.

The Lumia 710 doesn't touch like a premium phone, but it doesn't feel cheap either. Though the phone's shiny persuadable is a fingerprint magnet, its soft rubberized back allows you to get a good grip on it. It won't win any beauty pageants, but that's to be expected from what Nokia refers to as a "no inanity" phone. If you're all about looks for your Windows Phone, you may find the slick HTC Radar (at double the price) more enticing.

The power button is a bit particular to press as it is flush with the bezel. I'm also not a big fan of the navigation keys, which sit below the display on a single plastic denude (see the photo above). This arrangement doesn't look very refined, and it feels awkward and uncomfortable.

The 3.7-inch WVGA unfold uses Nokia's ClearBlack technology, which supposedly increases the display's visibility in bright sunlight. Unfortunately, the sun was hiding in the San Francisco fog today, so I was couldn't put this high point to the test.