The Lumia 710 isn’t as aesthetically pleasing as the Lumia 800, but it still boasts some pretty desirable specifications, to start with there’s a 1.4GHz Snapdragon processor, a 3.7″ touchscreen display which outputs at 800 x 480 and utilizes ClearBlack technology and Gorilla Glass protection, a 5 megapixel camera, 8GB of internal storage (no memory card slot), WiFi b/g/n and Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR.

You can buy the Lumia 710 outright for £199, alternatively there are plenty of 24 month deals available all of which will give you the handset for free as part of the agreement. The cheapest option is the Text 500 plan, this costs you £22 and gives you 500 minutes, 5,000 texts and 1,000MB of data usage. Alternatively you can pay £25 per month for the Text 500 All-you-can-eat-data plan, this gives you the same minutes and texts as the last, however you get unlimited data usage (All-you-can-eat).

The most expensive price plan is great for those of you who like to chat, text and browse a lot, ‘The One Plan’ costs you £29 per month and gets you 2000 talk time minutes, 5,000 texts and all-you-can-eat data usage.

You can buy the Nokia Lumia 710 from Three here, it is very similarly priced to the HTC Desire S and Sony Ericsson Xperia arc S – which of these ‘three’ would you buy?

Just to recap the cheaper of the Lumia models currently available features the single core Qualcomm MSM8255 1.4GHz processor, 3.7-inch ClearBlack WVGA display, 8GB of storage, 512MB of RAM, and a five megapixel shooter with auto focus and a LED flash. Other features include WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, 1300mAh battery, and A-GPS.

The device is available from a number of the country’s carriers that include Orange, O2, T-Mobile, and Vodafone. The device is available for free on a number of different call plans with a two year contract beginning at £15.50 per month via Phones 4U and Orange. For this you get 100 minutes of talk time and 3,000 SMS messages along with 0.10GB of data.

Rival carrier O2 will also give you the handset free of charge for a £21.50 per month fee, and for this you get 200 minutes of talk time, unlimited SMS messages, and 0.50GB of data. Another deal via Phones 4U with Vodafone gets you the Lumia 710 for free with 300 minutes, 3,000 SMS messages, and 0.25GB of data for £20.50 per calendar month.

If you want the handset SIM free online retailer Amazon has the device listed at £299.99 with a ship date of February 10th, while rival retailer Clove has it listed at a penny more at £300. It also lists expected stock for tomorrow. Play.com currently has no price or shipping date listed for the device.

For more information about the Nokia Lumia 710 and more price plans for the device head over to the official Nokia website. Are you considering the Nokia Lumia 710?

The flyer shows that you will be able to buy the Lumia 710 outright for $254.99, however this drops to $149.99 if you agree a one-year deal, $99.99 if you agree a two-year deal and just $49.99 if you agree a three-year deal.

This affordable smartphone is pretty impressive especially given its price, you can see Nokia’s full product overview here, with a 3.7-inch display, a 5 megapixel camera capable of 720p shooting, Microsoft’s intuitive Windows Phone 7 OS, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, WiFi b/g/n, a 1400MHz processor and 512 MB of RAM it will be very tempting!

To give you an idea of just how good this deal is you should head over to Rogers.com, the outright price is $105 lower than BlackBerry Curve 9360 and $200 cheaper than the 8GB iPhone 4, interestingly on-contract the Lumia 710’s $49.99 price tag (as part of a three-year deal) is the same as the BlackBerry Torch 9810 and 8GB iPhone – which would you choose out of these 3?

Recently we have began hearing how Nokia has now shifted over 1 million Lumia 800 smartphones and they plan to build on this with the Lumia 900, we think this is great but it’s also nice to see mid-end offerings which are affordable, therefore it will be interesting to see if the Lumia 710 becomes a popular Rogers offering.

Will you buy the Nokia Lumia 710 from Rogers? If not, why not?

It is being claimed that mobile carriers in the country have put pressure on the Finnish manufacturer to lower the price of the upcoming handset. According to a report on the FT, this is because of weak sales of its flagship device the Lumia 800 that was released last year.

The Lumia 710 has been on sale in the US since the beginning of the month, and as we reported previously can already be had for free. It is expected to be launched in the UK in the coming weeks, and Nokia is believed to have been in talks with the operators in the country.

Two sources are claiming that it was requested that the price to be lowered, with the operators wanting a budget offering from the company. It is now thought that the handset will be offered to consumers on a two year contract for around £20 per month. Nokia are believed to have wanted the pricing set for £25 per month.

Nokia’s first Windows Phone device, the Lumia 800, was priced to compete with the iPhone and high-end handsets on the Android platform. But during the run up to the busy Christmas period it failed to break into the top ten handset sales. The first official sales for the handset should be made available by Nokia later this month.

The trouble Nokia is currently facing is consumers are seemly unwilling to give the company’s new smartphones a try. This is more based on previous experiences and not just the price, which means Nokia, has an even bigger job on its hands winning people over.

Will you get the Nokia Lumia 710?

The lower spec handset will join the more expensive Lumia 800 as the company attempts to claim back some of the market share it has lost to Android and the iPhone. Now Nokia UK have said the cheaper of the two devices will launch in the UK during February according to a report on SlashGear.

As a recap the Lumia 710 features a 3.7-inch WVGA screen and is available in a choice of six different colors, and comes running the Windows 7.5 Mango operating system. It also has a five mega pixel camera with HD video capture and 8GB of on board storage.

It is powered by a 1.4 GHz Qualcomm processor with 512 MB of RAM, and also features Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a USB port amongst its features. The tile based interface of the handset allows user’s access to Facebook and Twitter, and users can personalize apps that are downloaded from the Windows Phone Marketplace by switching the back plate.

The manufacturer has also said that before the UK launch the device will be hitting markets in Russia and Hong Kong. The Nokia Lumia 710 is most likely to offer competition to the cheaper end of the Android platform, and older versions of the iPhone that are still available.

Will you be getting the Nokia Lumia 710?

The company’s flagship device the Lumia 800 has been available for a while now, but according to T3.com its lower specified sibling the Lumia 710 could be hitting UK stores on January 6th 2012. While the Lumia 800 gets a software update to fix some battery life issues, those who are looking for something a bit cheaper may consider the Lumia 710.

Nokia have yet to reveal an official release date for the handset but online retailer Digitalphone have begun listing the device. It is now amongst their ‘coming soon’ section of their website, and states the handset will be available within the first week in January.

It is most likely to mean the 6th for the launch timeframe and comes just two days before CES 2012 is due to begin. Just to remind you the Lumia 710 will come with a rear mounted 5-megapixel camera and a series of interchangeable fascias. It will be running the Windows Phone 7.5 Mango operating system powered by a 1.4GHz single-core Snapdragon processor.

You also have a 3.7-inch ClearBlack display and the device is capable of 720p video capture and 512MB of RAM. Will you be considering the Nokia Lumia 710?

Despite appearing on the Nokia website in the country the company has said it has no plans to launch the devices there. According to SlashGear Nokia said it plans to launch a completely different range of Windows Phone devices in the US market, which are believed to be coming early next year.

The cheaper of the two handsets announced yesterday the Lumia 710, showed its face on the Nokia USA site, and even had the phrase “Designed for you” with the image. While some consumers may have thought it was a release teaser for the handset, Nokia put it down to a site change error.

The company said it meant to give US consumers an image of both devices, and it would just be an idea what they can expect. It is expected that the image for the Lumia 800 will still go live sometime today though.

Consumers in the US will have to sit tight and wait until early 2012, but they could be seeing handsets with LTE technology. Nokia CEO Stephen Elop said the company was looking at 4G connectivity for the US carriers. There will be many consumers in the country who might consider any new Nokia handsets that become available next year, as it will give them even more choice especially if they are LTE compatible.

The Nokia Lumia 800 aka Sea Ray and the Lumia 710 aka Sabre have finally been revealed by the manufacturer. Both the handsets will be coming with a nice quick 1.4GHz single-core Snapdragon processors, with 512MB of RAM. Electronista are reporting the Lumia 800 looks similar to the Nokia N9, and comes with 16GB of storage and 25GB of free SkyDrive space.

The display is a 3.9-inch ClearBlack AMOLED offering, while the Lumia 710 has a slightly smaller 3.7-inch screen. The 710 also has 8GB of storage with both handsets running Windows Phone 7.5 Mango. Using the Windows Phone OS is a move away from Symbian, which has fallen behind the Android and iOS platforms.

Regarding the release dates for the handsets it has been announced the Lumia 800 will be available next month in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, and Spain. Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan should get the device by the end of the year. It is already available for preorder on the Nokia website for the equivalent of $585.

The Lumia 710 will be available in Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, and Taiwan by the end of 2011 for around $515. Other markets are set to get the device in 2012. Do you like the look of the new Nokia handsets?