The highly anticipated Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic breaks new ground by becoming Nokia’s first touchscreen phone. But the ideas certainly aren’t new, as it’s been over a year since the LG Viewty was released and there have been plenty more since then, so is it any good?
As mentioned the touchscreen phenomenon has been around for a while and the Samsung Tocco was hands down the best selling phone of 2008 so the Nokia 5800 has to be good or it will sink without a trace very quickly and it will certainly leave to Nokia with the egg. in their faces!
At first glance, the Nokia 5800 has a good sized 3.2″ screen, a decent case size of 111 x 51.7 x 15.5mm and weight-wise it tips the scales at a decent 109 grams. ;nothing wrong then.It is very Nokia-like in its appearance.and it has gently rounded corners to give it that “smooth” look.
It comes with a generous amount of “extras”, something unheard of a few years ago. Inside the box, you get an 8Gb microSD, headphones, lanyard, data cable, protective case, stand, spare stylus, TV-out cable, mains charger, headphone control, and of course user manual. and quick start guide. Pretty impressive considering the price.
Being part of the Xpressmusic range, you are obviously buying an incredibly good music player as well as a mobile phone. The menu is very intuitive and the interface works in landscape or portrait mode. In addition to the MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player, you also get a stereo FM radio with RDS. The 5800 also sensibly uses a 3.5mm jack plug, so you can use a variety of headphones and are therefore not restricted in any way. So feel free to spend as much as you want in that department.
With a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics, you can guarantee quality images and videos with the MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player. View videos or still images in the gallery or watch them directly from your TV screen with the included TV-out cable.
The Nokia 5800 is a GPS device and can be used as Satnav as it includes Google Maps. So that you never get lost again. The screen automatically rotates to fit your desired choice to give you the perfect route home.
Overall, Nokia’s latest mobile phone is excellent: good camera, great for listening to music, and a sharp screen too. It is available now with a contract or without a SIM card on The Order and is expected to be a best seller in 2009.