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The good: Attractive design; fast camera; Nokia Drive for free turn-by-turn navigation. The bad: Camera quality not great; lacks Internet sharing (for now); non-removable battery. The bottom line: Nokia's first Windows Phone is not drastically different from its competitors' offerings, but gets a slight edge thanks to an attractive design. Review: The Nokia Lumia 800 is the Finland-based company's first smartphone based on Microsoft's mobile operating system (OS). It has just gone on sale in Europe andwill be available shortly in Asia with an estim

The good: The Samsung Focus S has a gorgeous, large touch screen; a good 8-megapixel camera; a front-facing 1.3 -megapixel camera; and HSPA+ speeds. The bad: Thin and less than 4 ounces in weight, the phone lacks durability. The bottom line: Bolstered by a brilliant display and strong hardware specs, the Samsung Focus S is arguably the best Windows Phone ever released. The Windows Phone OS has arrived on a number of good handsets, but none of the manufacturers has yet been able to produce a killer Windows