Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone review

Can Nokia become king of the touchscreen?

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone
Reviewer
Stuart Miles
Review Date
28 November 2008
Manufacturer
Nokia
Price as reviewed
£TBC
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Our score

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Comments

  • Why is the reviewer complaining about the number of megapixels? That is no indication of image quality. I have seen many 3MP cameras that take far better pictures than many 5MP cameras. It's the quality of the optics and the sensor that matters not the number of megapixels. With 3MP that's enough megapixels for an A4 enlargement. So please stop complaining about the megapixels. Posted by pocketlint4,
  • I think calling the guy a 'reviewer' is pretty generous -

    i think this sums it up - take from mobile-review - "Another thing of note about the 5800 Tube is that it simply won't face any challenges on the market - the Apple iPhone is a steep, fashion-savvy offering that has been deprived of many standard features, so a comparison between these two phones would seem a little too far-fetched. It does have smoother and more eye-candy menus, similar video capabilities, but that's about it - in fact the iPhone packs in around a tenth of what the Nokia 5800 has to offer in terms of functionality. It wouldn't be right to put them in one league and then berate the iPhone for lacking so many useful feats. So let the iPhone remain the ultimate choice for all fashion-conscious users, while the Nokia 5800 will be the way to go for everyone who is after a well-rounded do-it-all solution."
    Posted by reinforced lemon cake, ghost town
  • just bought it for retail price 407 usd here in UAE.
    simply I love it!!
    any nokia symbian fan will buy it on the spot! it is this good appealing and fast.
    Internet browsing is a wonderful experience!!!
    Posted by Fersan, United Arab Emirates
  • 'Stylus Boy'?? What are we, 10 year olds in a playground?? Posted by Paul84, UK
  • Aftrer seeing the demo in Dubai mall I have purchased 2 mobiles of 5800 Xpress music thinking that this will work like apple iPhone. But to my surprise, while we work on this mobile suddenly it stops or hangs up. When you send message it hangs up. If we scroll the contacts it stops. I dont know the reason why this happens. When we asked the dealer they dont have any answer for this. Nokia company has to look into this problem immediately Posted by Raju Jayaprabhu, United Arab Emirates.
  • I recently went to a nokia dealer shop and watched a demo of the nokia 5800 Xm. To my surprise the music quality of the phone is very poor. It being a model of nokia xpress music is very frustating to hear such a bad quality of music. The music quality is inferior even in comparison to nokia n73/n70. How can this be possible ?? Do you have any idea ?? Will it be same in the final version of the mobile also, or it is so in the proto model only?? Posted by Raka Samanta, INDIA
  • I m also facing this same problem when i send message it hangs up. If i scroll the contacts it stops. This is a very big problem and nokia should have made a solution for this till now. Posted by Khurram Sajjad, Pakistan
  • i have some problem in nokia 5800 the sound when i open some music not high

    please nokia make it high next new softwear
    Posted by ITD, Saudi Arabia
  • price ? Posted by khalid, pakistan
  • cost?
    Posted by sanju, india
  • its fit Posted by charlie ladbury, england
  • Well this is typically anti Nokia from this site. I have the phone along with several other people I know and none of us use a stylus on the phone. I agree it is not perfect and could improve in several areas (especially the inconsistancies in the UI). I have had the phone since the original firmware and have no problems with it freezing and the sound is excellent. Posted by Stephen, United Kingdom
  • Stylus, that is for the asian market, unlike other companies, nokia thinks global. Asian people has preference to the stylus due to the complex language.

    The alphanumeric is my choice, something apple don't even has, choices, with apple you have to do thins their way, with other manufactures they give choices.

    Posted by Yorch, Mexico
  • By the way, never used the stylus in the 8 months with the phone. Posted by Yorch, Mexico

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