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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

 

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  • User Score (4453)
    8.3 8.3 from 4453 reviewers
  • Expert Score (78)
    7.8 7.8 from 78 reviewers
  • Design (238)
    5.8 5.8 from 238 reviewers
  • Value for money (296)
    5.6 5.6 from 296 reviewers
  • Features (603)
    5.9 5.9 from 603 reviewers
  • Ease of use (437)
    5.6 5.6 from 437 reviewers
  • Performance (5)
    5.5 5.5 from 5 reviewers
  • Sound quality (215)
    6.5 6.5 from 215 reviewers
  • Picture quality (8)
    5.2 5.2 from 8 reviewers
  • Sound (18)
    6.6 6.6 from 18 reviewers
  • Reliability (197)
    5.6 5.6 from 197 reviewers
  • Overall quality (317)
    5.8 5.8 from 317 reviewers
  • Looks (29)
    6.1 6.1 from 29 reviewers
  • Battery performance (104)
    5.5 5.5 from 104 reviewers
  • Display (140)
    5.2 5.2 from 140 reviewers
  • Weight (16)
    5.8 5.8 from 16 reviewers
  • Reception (27)
    5.7 5.7 from 27 reviewers
  • Functionality (2)
    5.5 5.5 from 2 reviewers
  • Ergonomics (13)
    5.2 5.2 from 13 reviewers
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Users:
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  • Expert Reviews

  1. PhoneArena.com

    PhoneArena.com
    12 November 2011

    We witnessed some serious demand of last year. Most of the manufacturers leaned towards this market share and released their own models. Read more

  2. infoSync World

    infoSync World
    7.3/10
    7 March 2009

    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... Read more

    • Music sounds good. Microsoft Exchange support for e-mail, contacts and calendar. Solid Web browser. Responsive touchscreen.
    • Mediocre camera performance. Too many hardcoded onscreen keyboard options. S60 5th Edition doesn't provide the real XpressMusic experience.

  3. Bright Hub

    Bright Hub
    8.0/10
    29 May 2010

    The Nokia 5800 popularly known as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, is a phone made for entertainment and sharing music. So, does this touchscreen Nokia phone have what it takes to make the cut? Read more

  4. thinkdigit.com

    thinkdigit.com
    8.0/10
    28 May 2010

    The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic as the name suggests, is meant for the music and multimedia enthusiasts, and ships in three variants: Black, Red and Blue. Read more

    • Good multimedia phone with dynamic bass & excellent sound clarity, Responsive resistive-touchscreen
    • Screen picks up fingerprints easily, Lack of hardware keypad

  5. recombu.com

    6.0/10
    17 June 2011

    The 5800 XpressMusic is by no means a bad phone. It works well, and Comes With Music remains a seductive offer for music fans. But Nokia hasn’t quite nailed the touchscreen thing with its first attempt. Read more

  6. LaptopMemo

    LaptopMemo
    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... Read more

    • WebKit blows out of the park on Wi-Fi, Ovi Maps is on par with the competition, Can be used on AT&T and T-Mobile, Front-facing camera, despite grainy, is welcomed
    • Underpowered; overpriced, Out-of-date by today’s standards, Resistive touchscreens are always troublesome — especially with a stylus, No micro-USB charging is a no-no, Nokia and competitors have superior phones compared to...

  7. CNET

    CNET
    7.0/10
    3 February 2010

    As one of the more affordably priced handsets from the company, the Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition is a good value, offering road warriors a midlevel device with decent navigation skills and the freedom of an unlocked phone. Read more

    • The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition offers voice-guided navigation with text-to-speech functionality, 3D landmarks, and premium content, all for free. Ovi Maps provides accurate directions and doesn't require a data connecti...
    • Route recalculations are slow and positioning was frequently off by at least half a block. User interface is a bit confusing at first.

  8. GSM Arena

    GSM Arena
    14 January 2009

    OK then, what we have here is two newbies in the touchscreen league. A fact's a fact, but it's not exactly the kind of newbies everyone will look down at. Read more

  9. YugaTech

    YugaTech
    16 January 2009

    I ran the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to a lot of stress test to dig beyond the touchscreen hype and found some surprisingly great features as well as shortcomings. Read more

  10. fonehome.co.uk

    8.0/10
    25 August 2011

    Overall then, and considering that this was Nokia’s pioneering touchscreen mobile, the Nokia 5800 is still an awesome handset that offers you one-touch music playing and a host of other features. Bravo Nokia. Read more

    • It’s a great little media player
    • It’s “only” got a 3.2-megapixel camera

  • User Reviews

  1. great music player cell phone... and it is Nokia

    Amazon
    10/10
    Reviewer: Tarik Johnson, Amazon
    5 December 2011

    No reason to say about its features, it is more than known and published everywhere on internet, it is simply great! I specially like its pop-up multimedia player menu. Read more

  2. "Two year old phone still works like new"

    CNET
    7.0/10
    Reviewer: Number72, CNET
    5 August 2011

    I have had this phone for almost two years and it has been very abused. I am an outdoorsman who has worked doing construction type work on and off since I got it. Read more

    • Reliable Nice Texting Web Browser works well Good Camera
    • Took a while to figure out Glitchy- freezes sometimes Very little support

  3. you wont be disappointed with the nokia 5800

    10/10
    Reviewer: jessjones, epinions.com
    1 week ago

    Don't even know where to start.The cellphone is amazing!!!The sound is great making it my new mp3 pl Read more

    • the best phone you could have if you love music,movies,radio and internet.
    • not as small as you'd probably would like to have...

  4. died in 5 days. 4+couning repair attmpts

    J&R
    2.0/10
    Reviewer: gs, J&R
    12 December 2009

    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. Read more

    • None so far
    • Lot of lemons

  5. Where's the accessories?

    Newegg
    4.0/10
    Reviewer: lou, Newegg
    2 July 2010

    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; Read more

    • overall a good phone
    • gps can be slow at time and without car charger your battery will die; accelerometer is very laggy if it work at all, have to beat on the phone for it to turn right sometime, touch screen has a little lag but that's to be ...

  6. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

    Pricerunner
    6.0/10
    Reviewer: clelia, Pricerunner
    16 July 2010

    Nokia did not rush to offer its first mobile touchscreen. This long wait was profitable at 5800 XpressMusic or otherwise does not spell it too late? Read more

    • Competitive price, good battery life, simple interface, good handling, complete equipment, connectors and accessories.
    • Indeed fragile, too sensitive accelerometer, interface not very original.

  7. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

    10/10
    Reviewer: Samlovesphones, reviewed.com
    10 February 2010

    the nokia 5800 is a really nice phone. the first thing that attracted me to it was actually just the way it looks, but once i picked it up and began playing with it, i realized how great it really is. i love this phone. Read more

  8. good phone unless you want apps

    Phone Scoop
    7.0/10
    Reviewer: volcomchic, Phone Scoop
    2 February 2010

    The Navigation Edition is great. I love the GPS and the operating system isn't terrible. Web browsing is pretty quick, it is easy to scroll and has not frozen on me once. Read more

  9. you wont be disappointed with the nokia 5800

    epinions.com
    10/10
    Reviewer: jessjones, epinions.com
    12 May 2009

    Don't even know where to start.The cellphone is amazing!!!The sound is great making it my new mp3 pl Read more

    • the best phone you could have if you love music,movies,radio and internet.
    • not as small as you'd probably would like to have...

  10. CNET

    CNET
    8.0/10
    Reviewer: Teribus, CNET
    19 April 2011

    This was my first smart phone, and I'm coming to the end of my 18 months with it. I was a Samsung man before, but was disappointed with the range on offer at the time of my last renewal, so I went eventually for this Nokia. Read more

    • QWERTY keyboard, wi-fi, web browsing, music player (& downloads), decent camera
    • Easily damaged screen, battery life could be better

  • WikiFreak Description

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)…

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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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  • Manufacturer's Description

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

Specifications

  • Alternative names
    5800 Xpress music

Release Date

  • First seen
    8 February 2005

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