When the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic came out, the question on everybody’s lips was whether or not the first touchscreen mobile from Nokia would be able to compete with an iPhone 3G or HTC Dream. Let’s find out.
With touchscreen mobile phones being extremely popular these days, it was only natural that Nokia would jump on the proverbial bandwagon and bring out a handset like the 5800 XpressMusic. This is a full touchscreen mobile, and it comes with a swathe of features, but it’s debatable whether it’s really a true competitor for Apple’s iPhone 3G. That said, albeit imperfect, this Nokia mobile phone is still a great option.
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| Main | |
| Mobile style | Qwerty |
| Keyboard type | |
| Thickness | 15.5 mm |
| Weight | 51.7 mm |
| General | |
| Device control | Full QWERTY keyboard |
| Colours | Black, Blue, Red |
| Keyboard type | |
| Operating system | |
| Operating system | Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 |
| Display | |
| Screen resolution | 640 x 360 Pixels |
| Number of colours | 16M |
| Communication | |
| Web browser | Yes |
| GPS | Yes |
| GPS type | Built-in GPS receiver, A-GPS |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Video chat | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| E-mail | Yes |
| MMS | Yes |
| SMS | Yes |
| USB connection | v2.0 with microUSB |
| Mobile TV | No |
| Battery | |
| Talk time | 525 Minutes |
| Standby time | 406 Hours |
| Battery type | Li-Ion 1320 mAh |
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| Camera | |
| Camera resolution | 3 |
| Camera flash | Yes |
| Video capture | Yes |
| Digital zoom | 3 |
| Video player | Yes |
| Video file format | MPEG-4, WMV, .3gp |
| Picture file formats | JPEG |
| Applications | |
| Wallpaper | No |
| Predictive text checker | Yes |
| Sync with PC/Mac | Yes |
| Voice dialling | Yes |
| Organiser | No |
| Navigation software | Yes |
| Alarm clock | Yes |
| Calculator | Yes |
| Calendar | No |
| Phonebook | Yes |
| Games | Yes |
| Timer | No |
| Stop watch | No |
| Google maps | No |
| Language options | Yes |
| Audio | |
| Speakers | Stereo |
| FM tuner | Yes |
| Music player | Yes |
| File formats | MP3, e-AAC, WMA, WAV |
| Built-in microphone | Yes |
| Recorder | Yes |
| Speakerphone | Yes |
| Ringtone types | MP3, Polyphonic (64 channels) |
| Vibrating alert | Yes |
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