6.5 out of 10

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

First seen: 21 april 2008

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User Score (2946)

8.1
Expert Score (51)

7.8
Design (541)

6.3
Value for money (391)

6.3
Features (131)

6.7
Ease of use (544)

6.6
Performance (4)

6.5
Sound quality (205)

7.5

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Pros & Cons

complete equipment, bluetooth is always on, responsive touchscreen • hsdpa, rich multimedia features, great video playback performance

too sensitive accelerometer, indeed fragile, touch screen responds slow, exhorbitant packaged price, attracts dust fingerprints easy

Manufacturer's Description

The new Nokia XpressMusic sensation. A touchscreen that feels right, looks great, and sounds even better.

Specifications

Camera

Video camera resolution

640 x 480 pixels
Zoom

3x (in video mode 4x)

Connectivity

WCDMA (network dependent)

Yes

Internet and media

RealPlayer media player

Yes
Music player

Yes, supports MP3 / AAC / WAV / MIDI formats

Messaging and communication

Chat

Yes

Key Facts

Speaker phone

Yes
Software platform

Yes, Series 60 5th edition user interface
Size

4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 in

Release Date

First seen

21 April 2008

WikiFreak Description

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube is a WCDMA 850/1900 MHz, GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz handset with 3.2 inch full touch user interface (640 x 360 pixel (nHD)) 16K colours 16:9 aspect ratio and automatic orientation sensor for display rotation. It also features a 3D image engine, as well as stylus, plectrum and finger touch support for text input and user interface. It has voice commands, micro USB and USB2.0 connector, 3.5mm jack, microSD card slot (supports up to 16 GB), small DC jack, micro USB cable interface to PC and TV out interface. The handset is powered by the BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery for up to 8.8 hours (GSM)/5 hours (WCDMA) talktime and 16.75 days (GSM)/16.7 (WCDMA) standby time. It measures 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inch and weighs 3.84 oz.

Features

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube features one touch to music, video and more via dedicated Media Bar with surround sound and high-resolution widescreen viewing, CSD/HSCSD/GPRS/EDGE (296DL/177UL kbps) / WCDMA 850/1900 MHz (384/384 kbps) /HSDPA 3.6 Mbps/WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g (3G version only)/TCP/IP support as well as Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity. It also features Email/MMS/SMS/HTML, xHTML, WML/integrated GPS functions and a 3.2 megapixel resolution Carl Zeiss optics 3x digital zoom camera.

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Expert Reviews

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Reviewer: CNET
27 February 2009

Overall 8

Though we expected Nokia's first touchscreen UI to appear on a high-end device like one of its Nseries or Eseries products, the birth of the S60 5th Edition on a mass market phone like the 5800 has its advantages, too. For one, it has an amazing price of 279 euros (about US$386). That's phenomenal considering the features you get--a comparable Windows Mobile phone is easily 50 percent more expensive than that. With Comes With Music, the additional premium puts the device... Read more
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Reviewer: MobileTechReview.com
21 February 2009

Overall 8

Conclusion Nokia's first touch screen S60 smartphone is a success overall. It's easy to use, fun and has a compelling set of features. Not to mention it has excellent call quality and reception. Nokia could add some polish and abolish those scroll bars, but these small complaints don't stand in the way of using the phone nor do they annoy us unduly. If you're a Nokia fan and want to join the touch screen crowd, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a great way to start. It's... Read more
Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (Unlocked)

Reviewer: CNET
24 April 2009

Overall 7

Design 7

Features 7

Performance 7

The bottom line: The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers an attractive design and feature set, but the touch-screen phone has some shortcomings compared with the competition. Read more
Nokia 5800

Reviewer: infoSync World
14 February 2009

Overall 7

Besides some quirks and strange choices, the Nokia 5800 is actually a nice phone. Calls sounded good, and battery life was strong. The phone has solid music, video, Web browsing and GPS features, and even though none of these are exceptional, they're all robust and quite capable compared to other multimedia phones out there. On the other hand, we had hoped to see a more polished interface design, better camera and an overall multimedia performance that could match the N... Read more
Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition Review

Reviewer: review.laptopmemo.com
3 May 2010
With contenders like Google Maps Navigation, most navigation apps used on smartphones like the iPhone are utterly blown away. Nokia on the other hand, so far is the only manufacturer with a navigation system on par or a little better than Google Maps. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition is actually a 5800 XpressMusic, which in turn was pretty much was a music player. The main difference between the two is that this, as according to its name, is a navigation phone that can... Read more

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User Reviews

"most frustrating features. hangs quite often. buggy."

Reviewer: CNET
25 October 2009

Overall 1

no any good games. buggy browser, hangs after i watch one video in youtube or after loading homepage of facebook. the auto rotate sensor is funny. camera quality and video quality is 1/10. i am totally ripped off. worst phone ever i have. blackberry / iphone were much much better. I dont recommend anyone to buy this. If you buy you will be another victim. Read more
died in 5 days. 4+couning repair attmpts

Reviewer: J&R
12 December 2009

Overall 2

phone died in 5 days. 4 and counting attempts by nokia to repair SAME ISSUE if you find anything wrong. RETURN for REFUND immed if possible. Purhcased at NYC flagship store. I had the phone working for 1st 5 days. When the battery started to discharge, i tried charging. It didnt charge at all. Store gave me new battery saying battery was at fault. Again same issue. It wudnt even turn on with the charger connected - so clearly its not just battery problem. By the time... Read more
phone died in 5 days. 4 and counting attempts by nokia to repair SAME ISSUE

Reviewer: Amazon
12 December 2009 See Product at Amazon ($219.99)

Overall 2

phone died in 5 days. 4 and counting attempts by nokia to repair SAME ISSUE if you find anything wrong. RETURN for REFUND immed if possible. Purhcased at NYC flagship store. I had the phone working for 1st 5 days. When the battery started to discharge, i tried charging. It didnt charge at all. Store gave me new battery saying battery was at fault. Again same issue. It wudnt even turn on with the charger connected - so clearly its not just battery problem. By the time... Read more or see product
The best Nokia XpressMusic Phone

Reviewer: nokiaaddict, CNET
27 April 2010

Overall 9

this phone is the best phone outder with good connectivity features,packed with tons of features and affordably priced. I just wish the UI to be more user-friendly. Read more
Where's the accessories?

Reviewer: Newegg
2 July 2010

Overall 4

the picture of the product is misleading, for me at least, there's no car charger (contact nokia and they said it doesn't come with one), no ovi dvd, the navigation kit is not that of the picture, there's no audio control; the kit i got look like a cheap after market knock off; the box that the phone come in isn't like that of the picture or any navigation edition review i've seen and read, nowhere on the box does it said navigation which led me to believe that is phone... Read more