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The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a high-end touch-screen phone designed to provide a more enhanced media experience for all users on the go. The 5800 features a 3.2" TFT LCD touch-screen display (16:9 aspect ratio; and 640 x 360 pixel nHD resolution) combined with an accelerometer for display and screen navigation/rotation. The 5800 Xpressmusic also features a full scale music player that displays album graphics and visualizations, an 8-band graphic equalizer, bass booster, stereo widening, and enhanced song selection features.
MSRP $450.00
Release date March, 2009
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The Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic includes additional features such as a full on-screen QWERTY keyboard, a dedicated side media bar displayed on the home screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera with a 3X digital zoom (2048 x 1536 pixels), full video recording at 640 x 480 pixels and 30 frames per second, an 8GB microSD card included, and GPS support.
Features
- 3.2" TFT LCD touch-screen display (16:9 aspect ratio; and 640 x 360 pixel nHD resolution)
- Automatic Orientation Sensor (Accelerometer) for screen rotation
- Full scale music player supports multiple formats
- Full QWERTY on-screen keyboard
- Dedicated side media bar
- 3.2 megapixel camera with 3X digital zoom (2048 x 1536 pixels)
- Full video recording; 640 x 480 pixels at 30 frames per second
- Includes 8GB microSD card
- Full GPS support
- Available in several colors
Specs
- Dimensions:
- 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm
- Weight: 109g
- Main display
- Size: 3.2"
- Resolution: 640 x 360 pixels (nHD)
- Up to 16 million colours
- aspect ratio 16:9
- automatic orientation sensor (Accelerometer) for display rotation
- Power
- BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery
- Talk time (maximum):
- GSM 8.8 hours
- WCDMA 5 hours
- Standby time (maximum):
- GSM 406.2 hours
- WCDMA 400 hours
- Browsing time with packet data (maximum): 3.4 hours
- Video playback time (maximum): 5.2 hours, Video playback time (maximum, nHD/Mpeg4) 3.4 hours, VGA video playback using TV-Out with Stereo BT Headset 3.8 hours
- Video recording time (maximum): 3.6 hours
- Video call time (maximum): 3 hours
- Music playback time (maximum): Up to 35 hours
- Gaming time (maximum): 5.6 hours
- Memory
- MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 16 GB
- 81 MB internal memory
- 8GB microSD memory card in-box, expandable up to 16GB
- Frequency
- WCDMA 900/2100
- GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- WCDMA 850/1900 (Latin America and Brazil variant only)
- Automatic switching between GSM bands
- Flight mode
- Data Network
- CSD
- HSCSD
- GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177 kbps (DL/UL)
- WCDMA 2100/900 with simultanous voice and packet data, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL), CS maximum speed 64 kbps
- HSDPA cat 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
- WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g (3G version only)
- TCP/IP support
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
• 5800 XpressMusic Black Smartphone
UPC: 758478020302
MPN: 002J900
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | Blue
• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Unlocked Cell Phone with International 3G, 3.2 MP Camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, MicroSD Slot--International Version with No Warranty (Blue)
EAN: 6417182911439
MPN: 5800 XpressMusic
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | Black
• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone with U.S. 3G, 3.2 MP Camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, and 8 GB MicroSD Card--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
• 5800 XpressMusic Black Smartphone
UPC: 758478020302
EAN: 758478016824
MPN: 5800VOD
Competitors
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is ranked 4th among it's competitors.
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MSRP $199.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- GPS Support
- High speed 3G
- Good selection of free apps available
Cons
- Can't replace the battery yourself, can't replace with a "spare"
- Crippled Bluetooth (only hands-free devices supported)
- Battery life is disappointing
when using 3G
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
0%
vs.
Apple iPhone 3G
100%
MSRP $179.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- No headphone jack
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
0%
vs.
HTC Dream
100%
MSRP $600.00
Released November, 2008
Pros
- has the ability to cut & paste
- First touchscreen Blackberry
- built in GPS
Cons
- interface can be slow
- no WiFi connectability
- tactile touchscreen can take some getting used to
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
vs.
RIM BlackBerry Storm
Reviews
March 15, 2009
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- WiFi
- on-screen qwerty keyboard
- 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual flash
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- high resolution on a screen smaller than those such as the iPhone
- less expensive price (unlocked) than iPhone
- good battery life (300h standby, 24h audio, 5-10h talk)
- handwriting recognition feature
Cons
- resistive touchscreen used here is less sensitive than capacitive technology
- web browser is subpar compared to iPhone's
- touchscreen gestures are finicky
- older UI and software are nothing special
- none of the text-entry modes work well enough
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July 19, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- WiFi
- on-screen qwerty keyboard
- 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual flash
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- high resolution on a screen smaller than those such as the iPhone
- less expensive price (unlocked) than iPhone
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- accelerometer for navigation and screen rotation
- good battery life (300h standby, 24h audio, 5-10h talk)
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- handwriting recognition feature
- GPS
- free music for a year from Nokia's own online music store
Cons
- resistive touchscreen used here is less sensitive than capacitive technology
- web browser is subpar compared to iPhone's
- touchscreen gestures are finicky
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June 15, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- WiFi
- on-screen qwerty keyboard
- 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual flash
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- high resolution on a screen smaller than those such as the iPhone
- less expensive price (unlocked) than iPhone
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- accelerometer for navigation and screen rotation
- good battery life (300h standby, 24h audio, 5-10h talk)
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- handwriting recognition feature
- GPS
- free music for a year from Nokia's own online music store
Cons
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July 19, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
Pros
- WiFi
- on-screen qwerty keyboard
- 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and dual flash
- VGA video recording at 30fps
- high resolution on a screen smaller than those such as the iPhone
Cons
- resistive touchscreen used here is less sensitive than capacitive technology
- web browser is subpar compared to iPhone's
- touchscreen gestures are finicky
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July 17, 2009
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.
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Pros
- less expensive price (unlocked) than iPhone
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- accelerometer for navigation and screen rotation
- GPS
Cons
- resistive touchscreen used here is less sensitive than capacitive technology
- older UI and software are nothing special
- made in china
- just a little hit will shut the phone down
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July 20, 2009
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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
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Cons
- resistive touchscreen used here is less sensitive than capacitive technology
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