NOKIA LUMIA 900

    We were charmed by the Lumia 900's bold polycarbonate design and its bright 4 3in AMOLED screen, but the news that it won't be getting an update to Windows Phone 8 means it's a dead phone calling. And with lust a single-core chip and 480x800 screen, it's now more of a collectable than a serious Android or Apple botherer. Expect a WP8 successor by the end of 2012.

Pros Original design; long battery life; bright OLED screen

Cons Won't be getting Windows Phone 8 update; WVGA screen; single-core

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THE REAL COMPACT KILLER: NOKIA 808 PUREVIEW

    When Nokia announced the 41-meg PureView in February, the tech world collectively tutted about more megapixels not equating to better shots. That's true, but Nokia wants to concentrate on what it does with those pixels. Its "oversampling" tech condenses up to seven pixels-worth of info into one for eight-, five- or three-meg shots that are incredibly sharp.
    There are controls aplenty, and the high-res sensor and Carl Zeiss lens combo delivers superb results with natural colours, though it won't focus as close as the other cams on test. The 1080p video is also the best on test. Score!

An innovative approach gives hugely impressive pics and vids

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