Interested in the Nokia Lumia 800 but not yet taken the plunge or are not convinced, then maybe the following might persuade but not force you into committing to one.

Shaun over at lostinmobile.com has had his hands on one and completed a full review HERE, but his conclusion can be found below.

It has been a long time since I felt that small surge of excitement when a new phone landed on my desk. In my early years of writing it was exciting more often than not to write about new mobile products, but with time, familiarity and repetition comes boredom. For the first time in years, I am genuinely excited about a smartphone and the platform it is running on. It is hard to get outside of Android and iOS when writing about smartphones in 2012, but it would be a crying shame if that does not become Android, iOS and Windows Phone by the end of the year.

Windows Phone, as a platform, is better than iOS and Android in many areas and lesser in a few. The fact that there is a large incumbent user base already in place for Apple and Google may pose a problem, but it shouldn’t because Microsoft deserves to succeed. It feels like a smoother iOS, yes really, and the fact that you don’t get to see the settings or the inner workings is an advantage for those who don’t ever want to tinker with their phones (presumably 99% of the population).

And the Lumia is completely different to any other phone out there, in a good way. It is truly exceptional and offers a near flawless experience all of the time. This isn’t hyperbole, this is how it feels to use it.

Put them together and something special happens. I still can’t quite find the words to describe the Lumia except to say that it feels completely new to me and at the same time, like an old friend who knows what I want to do and how I would like to do it. It has faults, but like the best products, the good parts are so overwhelmingly positive that I can forgive the odd niggle.

I am going to avoid the temptation of saying this is the best smartphone I have ever used like I did with the iPhone 4 and then the Galaxy S II and then the iPhone 4S. But it is.

There, I said it and I am going to put my money where my mouth is and buy one as soon as I can. I am going to buy one because I can’t stand the thought of sending this one back and that is the first time in many years I have felt that way.

As you have not had a hands on you can not feel the same way, but we are offering 40 days to trial your handset without any real cost to yourself – you can find out more HERE.