nokia 5800 xpressmusic review

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The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a gorgeous touch screen mobile phone with amazing music features and high speed 3G technology. The large 3.2 inch touch screen will draw attention and is encased in a sleek glossy casing with a touch of red colouring. The screen displays up to 16 million colours with resolutions of 640 x 320 making for very clear, bright and very colourful viewing to the user. The user can also view screen images in either the horizontal or the vertical mode. The very stylish Nokia 5800 music mobile phone comes with a stylus and handwriting recognition enabling the user to input text with ease. This sleek handset has a real solid to feel it when holding in the hand weighing a respective 109g with measurements of 111mm x 51.7mm x 15.5mm which is a great size for comfort in the palm when managing the phone. The user can expect to gain up to 8.8 hours GSM talk time and up to 406 hours GSM standby time with a full charge up of the phone. There is an accelerometer feature which will enable the user to flip between the horizontal and vertical mode automatically depending on the features being used and the users needs.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Music Entertainment
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone is all about the music features and functions and what the user can expect from this fantastic looking phone. The music player supports Album Graphics Display, Play-lists, Bass Booster to really give those tunes a boost along with the 8 Band Graphic Equaliser, Stereo Widening which really enables the user to experience the true sound of their music and high quality Stereo Speakers with Loudness control over the music. The user can choose their selection of music by either the Composer, Album, Artist and even Genre, which ever is easier for the user. This stunning music mobile phone comes a with a built-in FM Radio with RDS technology and a Media Touch Bar Screen which provides the user with – Music, Videos, Web, Video Centre and the Share On-line feature. There is a dedicated volume control key so the user can manage the sound with ease. The user can make their Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone sound unique with a ring-tone and choose from the selection of MP3, Polyphonic, AAC and Video ring-tones that comes available on this eye-catching piece of music equipment. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic comes equipped with 81 mega-bytes of internal memory with an 8 gigabytes memory card which will really provide the user with a huge amount of storage space for all their music, videos, downloads and more.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Camera & Imagery
The very sleek Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone comes with a built-in 3.2 mega-pixel camera feature with 3x digital zoom, Carl Zeiss Optics, Duel LED Flash and Auto Focus enabling the user to take cracking photos on their handset. The user can operate and manage the camera feature with ease with the dedicated camera key. The user can record video footage on the 5800 XpressMusic and record up to 30 frames per second. The video function features a 4x video and will enable the user to record up to 90 minutes for a video clip. The user has a selection of video settings enabling the user to record in the mode they desire. There is a second camera which will enable the user to participate in video calls with other compatible users with this facility.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Internet & Connectivity
The user can really the benefits of surfing the net while on the go as the Nokia 5800 mobile phone supports HTML/XHTML and WAP web browsing technologies with RSS Feeds. The user can connect wirelessly by using the WLAN WiFi technology when connecting to wireless spot or a local wireless WLAN. The user can enjoy speedy connections to the net with the 3G HSDPA and EDGE technologies and connect to other compatible devices with the Bluetooth®, Micro USB, TV OUT and 3.5mm AV Connector technologies provided. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone operates on a Quad-band network and covers GSM-850/900/18001900 and HSDPA-2100 enabling the user to benefit from the roaming facility whilst abroad.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Messaging Services
The user can enjoy the messaging services that come available on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone which include SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), Emailing and Emailing with attachments, Instant Messaging and Predictive Text Input which cuts down the time of writing a text message.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Gaming Entertainment
The user can really kick back and chill out and play a game on the Nokia 5800 mobile phone as the handset supports Java, Embedded and Downloadable games. The user has the option to cater to their own individual gaming taste if they so wish.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Application Tools
Application tools are there to assist the user in making tasks a lot more easier to deal with and the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone really does have a superb selection of tools. Some of the tools supplied include Nokia Maps Applications, Assisted GPS Navigation, OS Symbian 9.4 Operating System with S60 Software, Push To Talk, Conference Calling and a Full and Mini QWERTY keyboard and this is to name only a few of the fantastic applications available.
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – Summary
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone really is a marvellous music based phone with looks to match. Any music lover will really appreciate what this mobile phone has to offer in terms of modern music technology. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic mobile phone is apart of the XpressMusic with other members including the 5610 XpressMusic and the 5320 XpressMusic
nokia 5800 xpressmusic specification
- 3.2 Mega-pixel camera with 3 x digital zoom, Carl Zeiss Optics, Autofocus, Duel LED flash & Camera key
- Video Player, Video recording (30fps), 4 x Video zoom & Video length 90min
- TV out & Video settings
- Additional camera for Video calling
- 3.2 inch Touch screen display with 16 million colours & 640 x 320 pixels
- Music player with Album Graphic display, Music selector & Playlist
- 8 band Graphic equaliser, Bass boost & Volume key
- Stereo widening & Loudness
- Built-in Stereo speakers
- Touch screen media bar for Video, Images, Music, Web, Video ctr & Share online
- RDS FM Radio
- MP3, AAC, 3D, Polyphonic & Video ringtones
- SMS, MMS, Email with attachments, Email & Instant messaging
- Predictive text messaging
- Java™ games, Built in games & Downloadable games
- Built in organiser with Phonebook, Contact bar, Calendar, Clock, Notes, Calculator & Flight mode
- Conference call, Call log, Speed dialling & Push to talk
- Built in handsfree speaker phone
- OS Symbian 9.4 Operating system with S60 software
- Nokia maps application & GPS assisted Navigation
- Full & mini QWERTY keypad, Screen accelerometer, Handwriting recognition & Finger & Stylus control
- 81 Megabytes of memory with 8 Gigabyte MicroSD™ card & support for up to 16 Gigabytes
- Bluetooth®, Micro USB, WLAN Wi Fi & 3G HSDPA Connectivity with 3.5mm A V connector
- EDGE technology
- Quad band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM, 850 GSM & HSDPA 2100 networks
- XHTML, HTML & WAP web browser with RSS feeds
- GSM Talk time 8.8hrs
- WCDMA Talk time 5hrs
- GSM Standby 406hrs
- WCDMA Standby 400 hours
- Music playback time 35hrs
- Size 15.5 x 51.7 x 111mm
- Weight 109 grams
nokia 5800 xpressmusic consumer reviews
Read what other thought of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Why not add you own Nokia 5800 XpressMusic review by clicking the Add your Review tab above.Rating: out of 5.
I have had this phone since March 2009 snd it had never let me down until a few weeks ago when the touchscreen stopped responding and the display turned into a mass of colours. However, Nokia repaired it very quickly and no problems since.
The bluetooth seems to work rather quickly and the wifi is seemingly good. The internet id relstivelyok, but as others have said it can be rather slow at times and stop responding (but do can my HP laptop).
The music, videoplayback is excellent and its camera takes amazing photos. It came in very handy on my 3 week tour of California, Arizona, Wyoming, Yosemite and Yellowstone this August.
I would say Yes buy this phone as it has proved itself quite well in the 21 months or so that i have had it.
Rating: out of 5.
Ive had this handset 10 months now and at first i really liked it. The speakers are great and as a result so is the sound quality. The big BUT comes with how slow it is, as soon as you start to personalise the phone it becomes sluggish and the rotating view on the screen freezes, its takes an absolute age to switch on, it often crashes and the battery is quick to run down and slow to charge up. The negatives far outweigh the positives and as an avid nokia fan it pains me to say give it a miss.
Rating: out of 5.
I've had this handset for a couple of months now and really like it, it is easy to use and as a brilliant sound to it. The only 2 problems I have found is that when I turn it on sometimes is crashes and turns its self back off but this is easily sorted out by turning it on again or removing the battery then turning it on, also sometimes when surfing the web it closes down the browser and I have to start again, Ovi store do some fab apps I would recommend this phone to anyone the screen is very easy to see, the camera takes good pictures and it is very easy to navigate.
Rating: out of 5.
the mobile till now 7dl is very cool and not bad but the their is two thing bad on it its software and the bluetooth
Rating: out of 5.
Came across this in Moscow in the real flesh.
Surprisingly good sound.
Interface pretty impressive in places like music use.
Had more features than my iPhone but not as nice to use but then if it is sold at £249 in UK as advertised a lot cheaper and you can do the things you get used to having.
Easy enough to hold in one hand and use which is good. Materials reflect the price but still solid enough.
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