Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube Reviews

7.3 out of 10

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Tube

First seen: 10 march 2008

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User Score (1902)

8.1
Expert Score (58)

8.0
Design (522)

7.1
Value for money (280)

6.7
Features (141)

7.5
Ease of use (516)

7.3
Performance (4)

7.3
Sound quality (164)

8.4

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Pros & Cons

its a phone, vibrant colors, swish looking performer, main phone features, nice load of features

camera zoom and flash, confusing set up, attracts dust fingerprints easy, casing defect, or lane assist

Manufacturer's Description

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

Specifications

Connectivity

WCDMA (network dependent)

Yes

Internet and media

Video viewing

Yes
Music player

Yes, supports MP3 / AAC / WAV / MIDI formats
FM radio

Yes

Key Facts

Touch screen

Yes
Weight

3.84 oz
Speaker phone

Yes
Memory card type

microSD, expandable up to 16 GB
Input method

Finger keypad, full & mini keyboard, hand writing, full screen handwriting

Messaging and communication

Email

Yes

Release Date

First seen

10 March 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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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Review

Reviewer: PhoneArena.com
15 January 2009

Overall 7

Design 6

Sound quality 8

If we have to compare the 5800 with the other S60 phones, it should be placed somewhere in the middle. It’s clumsy and doesn’t offer anything more, in spite of the large touch screen. It has almost the same functionality, a bit poorer actually, because of the partial compatibility with the applications, made for the previous version of the OS. We may only hope that these issues will be fixed with the future software updates. In spite of its drawbacks however, the... Read more
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
6 January 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 Navigation Edition (Unlocked)

Reviewer: PC Magazine
21 December 2009

Overall 6

The Nokia 5800 is a good GPS navigator and an affordable unlocked smartphone, though it doesn't really excel on either count. Read more

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User Reviews

Am using nokia 5800 from last four months, here are my findings

Reviewer: mrmohsanraza, CNET
6 September 2009

Overall 9

This is cool phone i used to use wm pda but after switching to this i feel my self in heaven. PDA hangs lot of times but nokia 5800 never. Its cool sound quality for mp3 is great. Read more
"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
you wont be disappointed with the nokia 5800

Reviewer: Epinions
13 September 2009

Overall 10

Don't even know where to start.The cellphone is amazing!!! The sound is great making it my new mp3 player.No problems with the touchscreen (also love the fact that when writing messages you're given the option to write in qwerty mode which makes things faster) I love listening to radio while I'm on the go.Using the internet on the mobiel phone is ok if you're out and about.access to menus is dead easy,It's great for people who are not very good with technology. The... 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 ($284.46)

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