The Lumia 800 is the first lovechild birthed from the union of Microsoft and Nokia. The two companies entered into a happy alliance in February 2011, with Nokia saying it would ship the bulk of its forthcoming handsets loaded with the Windows Phone mobile operating system.

So it’s no surprise that Nokia’s Lumia 800 runs Microsoft’s new Windows Phone Mango OS with aplomb. But the device lacks a few comforts you’ve come to expect from a smartphone in 2011. For one, there’s no front-facing camera for video chatting. The screen is a little smaller as well, only 3.7-inches.

Oh, and another thing — y...