"cnet uk" noted that "overall, the lumia 800 is a very good handset. the windows phone software is slick and fun to use, especially if you like to keep up-to-date with what friends are up to on social networking sites. it also looks attractive and the excellent build quality gives you the confidence that it's built to last." "cnet uk" made a camera comparison with current (as of early 2012) high-end phones iphone 4s and samsung galaxy s ii, and wrote that lumia 800 "didn't offer the quality of camera we were hoping for." regarding the camera, gsm arena wrote, that "we were quite impressed by the job done by the 8 megapixel sensor and the bright f/2.2 lens. images might not be the sharpest around and the noise levels are only average, but their colors and contrast are great, despite the sub-optimal lighting. cameraphone lovers should definitely check this one out."