Chris Burns picks up the T-Mobile Nokia 710 and gives it a little review over on Slashgear this week. The mid-tier handset is Nokia's return to the US smartphone market, and Burns reckons that the Lumia 710 is "a fine addition to the Windows Phone family."

The smartphone sits comfortably inside the suggested specs from Microsoft for Windows Phone, and also feels typically Nokia. It's not a phone designed to hit the user expectation out of the park (that's the job of the Lumia 900 on AT&T in March) but it's catching a lot of praise and followers around the internet.

Interestingly, Burns doesn't mention the removeable battery, but does make a point of getting a clear shot of the BP-3L in the pictures.

We'll be taking a detailed look at the Lumia 710 in the near future.