Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hits it off

02 Oct, 2008
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is no longer lurking behind corners as the curtains lifted today in London and Singapore on the first S60 full-touch device by Nokia. While... Update: Images and videos are added

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  • Brett Edwards
  • PVq
  • 07 Oct 2008

I'm impressed with the new phone - but what I'd like to see is a phone with the combined functionality of the N96, 5800 (touch screen) and an 8MP camera ! Surely this is achieveable... considering other providers are going down these lengths.

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    • Anonymous
    • mJe
    • 07 Oct 2008

    this phone is so beautiful but i have a very important question!!...i know u can play java games but where is the 4 way keys...left,up,down,right???(multimedia keys)!!

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      • m%x
      • 07 Oct 2008

      This is not Nokias answer to iphone..since it's half cheaper..a middleclass device. UI is always a matter of taste..i recommend to try many before buying. If we think about specs..this beats iphone hands down. A good camera (3.2mp, good optics, VGA video recording at 30fps, dual led flash ) GPS with DOWNLOADABLE maps..no google maps means no roaming fees when abroad. Multitasking..plays many kinds of music and video formats..etc. etc..so many things better than iphone..

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        • ice
        • pRx
        • 06 Oct 2008

        it's not slow as people slow here , even thouh a slow nokia with features is better than a iphone with missing features and locked
        check those links on youtube, it show demo it live from the lunch in london:
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpZtqBp5ED0
        or
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpZtqBp5ED0
        or
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG4UpnJjMXc

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          • rocky
          • m{g
          • 06 Oct 2008

          It's always like that with the first release, the interface is slow, full of bugs with mistery restarts and such. Wait a year, the firmware will be upgraded and tweaked to nearly perfection, that is if you can wait of course, just look at N95, it got a number of upgrades since the release.

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            • dard&bardh
            • mD6
            • 06 Oct 2008

            OOOOOOo very very nice phone

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              • Anonymous
              • ibh
              • 06 Oct 2008

              Nokia has been a late comer to the party as far as touch screen & 8mp phones are concerned. The adage applies here - "Is better to be late than never."
              Like it or not sometimes is the market that dictates what you should produce & also in response to what your competitors are coming out with. Samsung has been churning out new phones like nobody business & honestly I can't even keep track of it. Now that they have launched the touch screen music phone. My $ is on their touch screen N-series soon. No matter how popular is the touch screen phone. Key pad phones will still have its fair share of followers & I am one of them..

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                • raj
                • txE
                • 06 Oct 2008

                This is what I call experience. Its Nokia Time now.

                Can't wait to get one.

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                  • The Vesti
                  • Rxj
                  • 06 Oct 2008

                  I bet the best part of all is that this being a Nokia, it'd be easy to transfer or copy files from one phone to another.

                  none of those limited options that apple has.

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                    • jayteedish
                    • jua
                    • 06 Oct 2008

                    f i n a l l y ! ! ! !

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 3pR
                      • 06 Oct 2008

                      this is nokia's anser to the i phone and i think that is prety good

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                        • Rici
                        • w9L
                        • 06 Oct 2008

                        Julien, 06 Oct 2008That doesn't happen, the phone has a proximity sensor and t... moreamen!

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                          • Rici
                          • w9L
                          • 06 Oct 2008

                          Ahh the Interface looks pretty basic and slow. I think there is a lot more work to be done on the OS before this phone is commercially available. Maybe next year

                          Navigation across menus isn't seamless
                          Pictures take ages to load
                          Touchscreen doesn't look sensitive enough (The guy had to press twice several times)
                          Screen auto roatation takes ages
                          The menu button icons are not yet final (No theme yet)

                          But still...im waiting to buy this :)

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                            • Rici
                            • w9L
                            • 06 Oct 2008

                            Ripje, 06 Oct 2008Well, I have a HTC tytn 2 with all the latest stuff on it. ... moreThis is why you have the feature called "Proximity sensor auto-turn off" in 5800 (& iPhone). It will auto turn off the touchscreen when its close to your ear so you won't accidently press anything

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                              • Anonymous
                              • w9J
                              • 06 Oct 2008

                              nokia has said they will ship 10 million units but said it wont be enought to fulfill the demand before Christmas ,
                              release is expected to delay in some developed countries

                              said that there are some improvements to be made

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                                • Julien
                                • MY4
                                • 06 Oct 2008

                                Ripje, 06 Oct 2008Well, I have a HTC tytn 2 with all the latest stuff on it. ... moreThat doesn't happen, the phone has a proximity sensor and the screen is deactivated when you have the phone at your ear.
                                Nice way of saving energy as well as avoiding problems.
                                When it comes to the keyboard, the phone provide tactile feedback.
                                Makes you feel what you type.
                                Once you tried it, you can't live without it :)
                                Been comparing both my iPhone and the 5800 and as much as I like the "wow" effect of the iPhone UI, I still like the freedom of the 5800.

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                                  • Ripje
                                  • MVf
                                  • 06 Oct 2008

                                  Well, I have a HTC tytn 2 with all the latest stuff on it. What bothers me on 5800 is that there is no keyboard. Touchscreen is okay but sometimes very unhandy to use like when you are calling, you can accidently touch something with your earring and drop your call.

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                                    • Shahed
                                    • 2Ad
                                    • 06 Oct 2008

                                    This is the mobile used in Batman: The Dark Knight
                                    Great looking mobile

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Mxx
                                      • 06 Oct 2008

                                      Xreviewer, 05 Oct 2008Reuters said about delay in launch of this phone in some co... moreNokia did not make a press statement about the delay, so it's still coming out this month. Like the Nokia presentator said at the remix event, which I attended.

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                                        • PDP
                                        • 06 Oct 2008

                                        ron P1i, 06 Oct 2008nokia 5800 or the rumored SE W1i? se w1 man