Nokia's Lumia 800 has been given an official launch date here the UK, with punters able to pick one up from 16 November.

Nokia confirmed that its "first Windows Phone" - as it was dubbed when the company launched the Lumia 800 last week - will touch down in Blighty a day ahead of Samsung's Galaxy Nexus.

The device rocks up with a 3.7in display, 1.4GHz single-core processor and an 8Mp camera with 720p video shooting capabilities.

The Lumia 800 arrives in three different colours, black, cyan and magenta. It has been priced up by Three on PAYG at £399, with other networks offering the handset on contracts only, starting at around £31 a month. ®

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