The long-awaited Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic breaks new ground by becoming Nokia’s first touchscreen phone. But the ideas are certainly not new as it has been over a year since the LG Viewty was launched and there have been many more since then, so is it good?
As mentioned, the touchscreen phenomenon has been around for a while now 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 certainly. will leave 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 an acceptable 109 grams. , nothing bad back then. It is very Nokia-like in appearance, and it has gently rounded corners to give it that “soft” 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, replacement stylus, TV-out cable, mains charger, headphone control, and obviously user manual and quick start guide – pretty impressive considering the price.
Being part of the Xpressmusic range, you are buying an incredibly good music player in addition to a mobile phone. The menu is very intuitive and the interface works in portrait or landscape mode. Besides the MP3 / WMA / WAV / eAAC + player, you also get a stereo FM radio with RDS. The 5800 sensibly uses a 3.5mm jack plug too, so you can use a variety of headphones and are therefore not restricted in any way. So feel free to spend as much or as little as you like in that department.
With a 3.2 megapixel digital camera with Carl Zeiss optics, you can ensure quality images and video with the MPEG4 / WMV / 3gp video player. View videos or still images in the gallery or view them directly from your TV screen with the included TV-out cable.
The Nokia 5800 is a GPS device and can be used for satellite navigation as it includes Google Maps. So you never have to get lost again. The screen automatically rotates to suit your desired choice to give you the perfect route home.
Overall, the latest Nokia mobile phone is pretty great – good camera, great for music, and a sharp screen too. It’s available now on a contract or SIM-free basis on The Order and will become a best-seller in 2009.