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Expert Reviews from other websites (1 review)Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Review at Mobile Phones UK (1 February 2009) Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Consumer Reviews (449 reviews)Write a review of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic! Please share your experiences to help other people choose the product that's best for them. This is a review site, not a forum, so please don't just ask questions. Please do not use swear words or offensive language, and please, no advertising! Reviewed by Shazzan on 18/03/2010I have had my Nokia 5800 a year now and still love it and have no desire to change it yet. I am a silver surfer too, my last phone was a Nokia 6210 and I found the 5800 really easy to use. I love the touchscreen, the contacts list (and I CAN see the name of the person calling me)the music player, the large QWERTY keyboard. I love surfing the net when I am out, watching programmes on BBC iPlayer, I can receive emails, I can find out where I am going on the maps, I use Nokia Sportstracker too. In fact the only thing I don't really like is the camera, but I didn't buy the phone for the camera as I have a digital one anyway, but it IS good for taking occasional snapshot videos of my grandson when I don't have my camera with me. I have had a couple of occasions when the phone has frozen on me, but removing the battery and re-inserting it has sorted the problem. I have lost the original styli but bought a set from Ebay much cheaper than Nokia originals and haven't lost any lately. So all in all I still think this phone is really great. Rating: Reviewed by Gangey Patel Barney on 15/03/2010 This phone is so sexy, I love it Rating: Reviewed by Jonatella on 13/03/2010 Excellent phone, does everything I want! Loads of applications available through Ovi and looking around on google for s60 sis apps. Rating: Reviewed by O.o on 12/03/2010 iPhone Killer! Best phone i've ever had. The text message input methods are amazing! The touch screen is super reactive, and it looks fantastic Rating: Reviewed by Tom on 10/03/2010 It's an ok phone, but the touch-screen tech isn't up to scratch and the processor often just can't cope. It frequently freezes when going through menus and typing txts, sometimes refuses to let you answer calls, and sometimes (increasingly now and it's not that old) doesn't even ring - it just pings up a missed call. The actual call quality is decent, most problems due to the other person's mobile, but don't even bother thinking the GPS is useful - it needs to sit outside, perfectly still for literally ten minutes each time it tries to acquire a signal and cannot update fast enough to be used for car navigation. Little things like the mp3 player and calendar are also just badly thought out. Overall the phone's not bad enough to replace, but does make me want to punch it at least once a week. Rating:  Reviewed by Natalie on 08/03/2010 I got this phone last July and it is without a doubt the worst phone ive ever had!The music store and internet has never worked properly, It constantly freezes, gets stuck on vibrate until the battery dies if its on silent, the touch screen needs jabbing constantly to make it work, its slow! it even rings out of tune and to top it off the other day it switched itself to a ringtone ive never heard of and cant find as being available on the phone! ive had it sent off 3 times only to be told there is nothing wrong with it! when i speak to people i know with the same phone they all have experienced the same problems! avoid at all costs! I will never have a nokia ever again, my 3310 when I was 14 was more reliable. Rating: Reviewed by Thomaz on 05/03/2010 Have had the 5800 since December 2009 and at first i was impressed but sadly the love affair has ended. First to have problems was the camera, it has developed a habit of showing a black view finder image but wont let you take a picture or exit the camera functions, even if you close it down by some miracle it still has the blank screen. Then the next problem was making a call, numerous times it doesn't want to make the call so the phone has to be shut down and restarted to make the call. Finally is the odd connection error messages when updating applications etc, the internet access works prefectly fine but trying to update things just throws up more connection error problems. Music player is superb, not a single fault with that, sound quality is excellent. One final little problem that is trivial but can be a pain is the shape of the phone. For some odd reason whenever i pick it up i've forever got the thing upside down, im guessing it is because i am used to Nokias having their charging ports etc located at the bottom of the phone and now that they are at the top in the squared off area,im guessing its subliminal.Plus the general shape of the phone doesn't lend itself easily to placing the phone on a flat surface to use the built in timer of the camera, you have to prop it up awkwardly. Rating: Reviewed by SALMAN on 04/03/2010 Nokia 5800 can be called the cheaper version of nokia N97. nokia N97 support n-gage games. but 5800 doesnt support n-gage game. but dont worry,u can run n-gage by using HELLO OX software. so go for nokia 5800 xm or navigation edition. Rating: Reviewed by Anton Livshits on 02/03/2010 Its an awsome phone! i got it last week and i love it!!! Also I opened a special blog for it: allfornokia5800.blogspot.com Rating: Reviewed by jhon on 02/03/2010 not even 1 star have had mine for about 6 weeks gone in for repair 3 times techinall faults abousstly rubbish tried copying i phone way to much !!!!! POORRRRR Rating: Reviewed by Tom on 25/02/2010 This phone alhtough has lot's of nice features is one of the worst phones i have ever had. It has crashed numerous amounts of times, my friends phones have all had problems. The concept is good but the software lacks any consistancy. Rating: Reviewed by johnnyh on 24/02/2010 top phone simple as that Rating: Reviewed by ginny on 24/02/2010 Gps works poor. Never know when you gonna lost satellite signal. Camera like in all cheap nokias- not real colors. My SE with 1.3 M pix makes much better pictures. Internet if pages to many pictures always get stuck and please phone restart. Yes is first so small phone with so many devices, but quality....... a bit to low.... Rating: Reviewed by George on 22/02/2010 Had it for 5 months and loved the music, camera (even at 3.5 mp) but is now just a pain and I am going to get something else... I've had a replacement phone, and after that a replacement battery and now the little "5800" is not working again ! Reliability is none-existent, and once you sign up to Nokia it insists on connecting through GPRS not my WLAN, so the phone bill goes up and up. Rating: Reviewed by Kiran from Swindon on 22/02/2010 I have had the phone for 3 months now, during that time the phone has become loads slower. (I dont even have a memory card in it) I now have a problem that when someone calls me or I call someone the phone switches off!! So annoying! So I need to get that sorted. Also I experience delays when I tap something. However it is a good phone, if it wasn't for the switching on/of I would have given it 4.5 stars :) Rating: Reviewed by ash on 22/02/2010 impressed at first but after several months screen keeps going on the blink and only does so when cold ,could be a one off but taking it back! Rating: Reviewed by Kiran on 22/02/2010 Loved the phone when I first bought it.. now its a pain. Every time a phone call is made or received, the phone will switch off!! Very annoying. Its abit slow as well which I don't understand as I don't have a memory card! Reading the more positive reviews, I think I may be one of the unlucky ones who have got a rubbish handset. Hopefully the carphone warehouse will provide me with a new one :) Rating: Reviewed by Carla on 21/02/2010 I loved this phone when I first got it...then I needed a new one because it kept freezing, failing to unlock, switching itself off in the middle of sending texts, and more! Thought it was just bad luck, but no - three months later I'm waiting on my second handset because of the same problems. My friend is on her second handset since Xmas because of the same thing! Can't wait for my contract on this one to run out because Orange won't give me an alternative model! Rating: Reviewed by Jean on 21/02/2010 This is a marvellous phone and I don't regret buying it. It's very easy to use and the sound quality on the music player is really exceptional. Camera not as good as it could be and flash is blinding, but it isn't sold as a camera phone. It is subject to occasional freezes but these are easily rectified by switching off and on. Smartphones are little computers so I think you have to expect the odd software glitch. It has stopped streaming on iplayer, but this appears to be an iplayer problem rather than problem with 5800.(www.bbc.co.uk/mobile/live/tv works perfectly. I wish Virgin would hurry would release the latest firmware update as that might sort out some of the, admittedly small, issues. All in all a great phone which will be even better with firmware update and when more apps become available. Rating: Reviewed by Richy London on 20/02/2010 I just got this as a free upgrade with T-Mobile - did have Windows Mobile previously which does everything but can be a little sluggish. Love the form factor and lightness on this phone. Resolution is great for web browsing (in landscape). I Like the alarm feature that by turning the phone over it snoozes :-) Had to download a PDF reader and office app so I can read email attachments on the move - all very good - phone get's my email each hour during the day. Comes with a 8Gig card but I've now got a 16Gig one to hold all my music. Sound quality excellent. Only thing I don't like is the PIM - so trialling 3rd party ones. Doesn't cope with Task/To-Do categories (I sync with MS Outlook) which is a bit annoying. Rating: Reviewed by To Morgan on 18/02/2010 Upgraded to this from a N95, and apart from the camera, the 5800 is better in every way! simple as that. I too have tried the touchscreen offerings from LG and Samsung, and could not get on with their desktop widget thingies and fancy menus. iphones are over hyped and too expensive, and have naff cameras. The 5800 is clear and easy to use, and seems to get better with every firmware update! Rating: Reviewed by AW on 18/02/2010 I will have had this phone for 18 months in July and can honestly say I can't wait to get rid of it. Just before Christmas it went to be 'fixed' as I couldn't log on to the internet and since I have had it back the screen goes all colours of the rainbow and goes blank when texting, even though I have set a ringtone it decides whichever song it feels like every day, facebook and other internet sites are near impossible to use, I am now starting to get 20-30 of the same text from people even though they have only sent it once. Unfortunately I am miffed not only with the phone but also with my network provider who in my opinion is utter rubbish and after 6 years I will be going elsewhere in July. I am looking for a payg phone in the meantime I am that fed up. Rating: Reviewed by charmaine on 17/02/2010 i got this phone about november last year and i will say its not a bad phone but the only problem is that it keeps turning it self off which is really annoying if in the middle of a phone call , or if u tap the phone it turns off and its really annoying i think but nothing much eles that is wrong with this phone apart from that Rating: Reviewed by Belinda on 17/02/2010 I have the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone and HATE IT! It constantly shuts down on me. I charge it every night all night and in the morning when I use it, it will beep like the battery is low and then it just dies. I turn it back on and the bars are full so I try to use it again and bam...it dies again. This goes on several times a day every day. Rating: Reviewed by Mark on 16/02/2010 The short versions: Would I buy it again? No! Would I buy any Nokia again after? Not sure unless they get their act together. Would I recommend it? If you are after a simple touch screen phone for a reasonable price and don't want to use a lot of applications...yes. My overall experience has been one of having a good phone combined with a lot of frustrating bugs. The review above is fairly accurate. Get used to using the stylus. I didn't use it for ages, I tried to do it iPhone style, but it does make it much quicker and easier. A lot of stuff already mentioned, so I wont bother with that. The battery life is good when not using wifi etc, but chews through the juice then. GPS works well, if tricky to add locations. The diary feature is at best ok. I find it hard to find notes I have written in Outlook when I sync it. Fairly good for webpage browsing, but you must find the best way to do it, ie. use hard writing recognition? qwerty or numeric pad? otherwise your constantly clicking. Music player is decent with good sound, but tricky to play different songs from different artists as with other Nokia phones it seems. Use as a mass storage device it seems very temperamental on some computers for some reason (haven't fixed this bug yet). Camera grainy and very average. My girlfriend's 3.2MP on her nokia (forget the model) is far superior. No PDF reader that is decent, so you cannot magnify and move around a page. I find this frustrating. But I like it for reading ebooks. I got the bluetooth keyboard as I thought it would serve as a good laptop substitute. Ok, perhaps I was naive on that one, but it works ok for emails and the likes. Rating: Reviewed by claire on 16/02/2010 I am now on my forth phone, every one Ive had has had some kind of fault! Alougth when it works its quite a good phone. Rating: Reviewed by Dave Cox on 15/02/2010 Had the 5800 for a year now, and my wife has the iphone, all i am gooing to say is the iphone is the Rolls Royce and the 5800 is the Ford, both do the job well, just that the iphone is so much more classy Rating: Reviewed by Forest spritelet on 14/02/2010 I LOVE THIS PHONE. As a non techie girlie have to say that it is easy to use, intuitive menu system and very versatile. My latest use today has been geocaching with the new free beta geocaching live application Worked better than my dedicated Garmin GPSr!! You don't need wade through pages of manuals to do the simplest of tasks becauseit is so sensibly laid out.Easy also to personalise. The only thing that would make it better is a repeating tone for missed messages but there is a blinking light anyway. Music and organisation excellent and easy Camera - perfectly adequate both with and without flash Navigation through Ovi maps brilliant and very goood GPSr for other navigating apps. Touch screen and everything else it seems is changeable to suit you. Loads of other good points that others have covered below. Really great phone. Had mine from Virgin on a £15 per month (16 months) tariff - what a great bargain and worth every penny. Rating: Reviewed by darrel neaves on 13/02/2010 mmmmm. not impressed .. nokias fantastic mp3 player phone???? .. has not loaded pc to phone software on 12 different computers now ... crashed 2 ... wanted to use as an mp3 player .. only way to transfer music is bluetoothing all 812 of my mp3s individually mmm!!! ovi pc suit cant talk to phone.. not worth getting!! Rating: Reviewed by Evie on 12/02/2010 I have had this phone for roughly three months, and it has had to be sent away for repair twice. It shuts down automatically and will not let me access any programmes at all; no messaging and no calling. Overall, I'd say, from my experience, it is the worst phone I've had and wouldn't recommend it. Rating: Reviewed by Philippa C on 12/02/2010 Well what can I say - Nokia is the lousiest company for customer service ever! I had my Nokia 5800 for 3 months and all was fine though I was rather disappointed with the photo quality but then the charging port just broke - just through normal use. Took the phone to an authorised service centre - they charged just under £30 to fix it! Was not a happy bunny. Contacted Nokia but they refused to respond to my email - basically the warranty is not worth the paper its written on and I will NEVER buy another Nokia phone. Rating: Reviewed by Rob on 11/02/2010 I don't often get motivated to write reviews. I upgraded to the 5800 after a Nokia N82. This new phone is superb, good battery life, all the features anybody but the most geeky will need. One of the biggest issues for me with the N82 was the size of the keypad. The large screen size of the 5800 addresses this for me and things like the virtual keyboard are a dream. Incredibly user friendly - having had this phone for 3 weeks now I would rate it as the best I've had. Rating: Reviewed by Chris on 11/02/2010 Initially I absolutely love my phone and indeed I still have a soft spot for it on the very odd day it works! I have had mine for 10 months now and it is definately not fit for purpose! It is always turning off, really doesn't like cold weather, freezes often and has strange little vibrating episodes! It could not be trusted in an emergency because on occassion it has taken me 10mins to actually get it to turn back on. Reluctantly therefore it is being replaced and I have to say good riddance. My teenage girls between them have the HTC HERO and Apple Iphone 3GS both of which are wonderful and which I would recommend over the 5800!! Rating: Reviewed by shynu on 09/02/2010 internet calling cards is not supported in nokia 5800 touch screen but other nokia wi-fi phones supported these facilities. these facilities reduces costumer international calling costs .that is the maim faults of nokia 5800. i bought this phone mainly using for net calling. but now i disappointed(i tried four typs cards but no results) Rating: Reviewed by darren on 09/02/2010 i have had this phone for about 6 months and i love it too bits, but it has it floors, when it gets cold the screen goes all weird and gets lines all over, and it does run slow after a time but nokia do know about the problem and if your phone does have the prolem they should fix mine, but the new phones brought not so long ago hav this problem fixs. if i was to repick a phone i would still choose this one Rating: Reviewed by Gladys on 06/02/2010 I love my Nokia 5800 phone because it has all the functions & features that keep me busy all the time not to mention that its quite posh. its time for me to upgrade but I still love the 5800 and am not going to give it up. well done Nokia for a wonderful touchscreen phone and cant wait to see what comes out next. Rating: Reviewed by Suzi Ludlow on 06/02/2010 Got my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone as an upgrade to my old Nokia pay monthly scheme. Feeling good with the way it works but found a lot of applications which I had no idea how they worked. Had to download a 118 page applications book from Nokia (bit heavy!). Have tried to transfer my contacts list and took all my numbers but not addresses. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone appears to have an american format for addresses. Not sure how to get round this. Rating: Reviewed by z on 06/02/2010 awesome battery awesome apps features great value touch screen and one of the best ever music phones i have htc diamond and this is miles better i got both phones for my 14th birthday from my uncle Rating: Reviewed by Jenny Mallen on 04/02/2010 I loved my Nokia 5800 Xpress music when I bought it. Now, however, I hate it, it was overpriced and overrated. The phone is not functional in cold weather! Every time the temperature drops, the screen bleeds and freezes, I have to repeatedly turn it off and on again each time I receive a text message or a call. I would not recommend this phone, I have had mine for 10 months and I now have to look for a replacement. Rating: Reviewed by Ashpool2000 on 04/02/2010 I've had this phone since October last year and it's been a pleasure to use! Symbian may not be the flashiest OS at the mo but S60 5th edition V3 is easy to use, robust and the feature set on the phone puts a lot of more expensive handsets to shame! The webkit based browser is excellent (although being a smartphone you can easily download Opera Mobile or Mini 5 etc.)and wifi is very easy to use as it constantly checks for WLAN connections,the touchscreen is responsive (especially after the V3 firmware update)3d games run fast and smooth(again afer firmware update), media player is great for playing tunes or watching videos or full length movies (after conversion to mpeg-4),camera is good if not outstanding but video capture is excellent at VGA resolution @ 30fps, and probably best of all is the GPS/maps functions which now includes voice guideed turn by turn navigation in the latest versionwhich works brilliantly, maybe well enough to sell your tom tom! So overall t his is a wicked phone that even a year after it was released, just keeps getting better! Rating: Reviewed by Stewart Honour on 02/02/2010 I guess that if I had not played with an I-Phone I would have been impressed with the Nokia but it is sluggish to say the least. I am on my second phone and this also suffers from the screen freezing which makes the basic function of answering calls hit and miss. Lastly the phone connects intermittently to the blue tooth in the car. I have had no problems with previous phones which also upload the directory contents effortlessly. With the 5800 it is hit and miss whether it connects, mysterious calls cut in over the car stereo and it has never been able to upload the directory. In short once you get past the touch screen wow factor you have a phone with some lamentable downsides and if you compare it to the I-Phone technology you wil be left feeling you made an impetus decision to buy the 5800. Rating: Reviewed by Eliott on 01/02/2010 THIS FONE IS GREAT!!!!! I have had 2 lg cookies and three samsungs this year and then when ik complained eneuf they gave me this!!!! BEST FONE I HAVE EVER OWNED. it does not have a cheap feel (if you want a cheap feel pick up a samsung) good cammera i have downloaded lots of Free apps onto it! this is deffinately the iphones biggest rival. i reccomend to all! Rating: Reviewed by cooldrone on 31/01/2010 i got this phone here in Doha, Qatar just a few weeks only..And it sure does amazes me with its features..I think it's the best as of this date. Rating: Reviewed by Bob on 31/01/2010 Great phone, execpt for the fact the lcd screen cracks easily and isn't covered under warenty. :S But on ebay a new lcd screen in £30 and from nokia it is £70!!! Best to wait a little longer and fit it your self. Wasn't difficult and there are some extensive guides on how to do this on the internet. Rating: Reviewed by Marc on 31/01/2010 Should have bought a Blackberry! Six months old only used once a day at most now the screen is dead. I agree with what some have said here that the camera is poor in low light and it has a cheap plasticky look and feel to it. The music player is excellent though. Shame i've had a bad experience the only phones that have let me down have all been Nokia's! Rating: Reviewed by isagani on 30/01/2010 i love that phone Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 24/01/2010 My favourite phone by far! enough said!! Rating: Reviewed by ooey on 24/01/2010 OK, Ive had this phone for a year or so now, and in that time its never given me any problems. Its superb, and now there is no reason not to get it because ovi maps has just been made free. That is, you get a fully comp sat nav system to use (with voice guidance) whether you are driving or walking! There's still plenty of interest in this phone, judging by many many phone websites (gsmarena etc). Just bought a good pair of in-ear phones for it (denon ac360s)@£32 and am amazed at how little the person sitting next to you can hear at full volume! Phone manufacturers really need to bundle a decent set of earphones with their phones - when will they learn?! Look down the list for my earlier reviews. All in all, pretty much the perfect phone + music player + sat nav tool. Kills 3 birds with 1 stone. I've never understood why people carry a phone & ipod around with them; the sound on this phone makes an ipod redundant. Rating: Reviewed by LMitchell on 23/01/2010 don't buy it ive had problem after problem with it since i got it worst fone i have ever had Rating: Reviewed by doug on 22/01/2010 i have had my 5800 now for 5 days and am very impressed with its features, that are easy to use and very idiot proof.i would also mention that i am in my 60s and not a very technical type of person.. Rating: Reviewed by Rachel on 22/01/2010 Firstly I have to say that this is a fantastic website - I have used it everytime I choose a new phone and have yet to be disappointed with my choice. This time is no different...! I was trying to choose between this and the iphone and finally chose the Nokia and I am SO glad that I did! Set up was amazingly easy, within an hour I had 6gb of music uploaded, emails coming in, contacts all sorted etc. Battery life is great and I can go for more than 24 hours without charging even when I'm using it non stop. My sister has an iphone and I've played around with it a lot but I have to say I prefer the Nokia by far and battery life is far superior. Yes there are some minor, minor downsides to the Nokia (USB cover difficult to get off, battery hard to get out, phone perhaps slightly more plasticky than I would have liked) but the advantages of this phone way outweigh any downsides and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it over the iphone. I haven't had a single freeze moment etc. It behaves perfectly. First time I've given a phone a 5 star rating too...! My recommendation - STOP HESITATING AND GO GET ONE!! Rating: Reviewed by Dave Vale on 22/01/2010 My first touch screen, but I struggled. Kept texting rubbish as I often didn't tap hard enough. Very annoying. Am told Nokia are to bring out much more sensitive screens, but I had to sell this and went back to buttons. Miss some otherwise excellent features. Pic and video management was great. Loved whizzing through them by swiping. Couldn't get on with web browsing. Could not get it to scan the pages properly. Again much happier now I'm back on button control. A bit big for my liking too, so will come back one day when Nokia have got all this new technology sorted Rating: Reviewed by Rosie on 22/01/2010 This phone may not be the i-phone but it is close to it , classey and shinney black with lots of applications this phone is the best i have had it for 5 months and i dont ever wont to get a new phone . If There Was a six star this would get it ****** Rating: Reviewed by Umaima Bint Zia on 21/01/2010 I got it just 2 weeks ago and have been loving every bit of it ever since. I don't see much use of the plectrum stylus as it does nothing except for lying in the box (it's cute, though). I use the stylus for the paint application (yes, for a die-hard doodler, it's an extreme essential). The upgrade to firmware V40 brought in kinetic scrolling to messaging, etc and I think it should have been the case with the main menu too. I don't see any reason why it should deserve anything less than a 5 star : ) Rating: Reviewed by Angela on 20/01/2010 Do not get this phone! I had it less than a month and problems started. It does not like receiving or sending text messages, the phone will constantly vibrate when I receive a text however, will not let me open the text or even turn it off, the only way to resolve this is by taking out the battery. I thought I had just received a it of a duff phone, but I have now had it replaced with a brand new phone of the same model, the replaced phone has now been repaired three times and it still does the same. Apparently the 5800 has this common fault on it. Save your money and get a decent phone! Rating: Reviewed by George on 19/01/2010 Easily the best phone i've ever had... great screen, music is brilliant and the web browsing is incredible... back casing is a bit plastic but the rest of the phone feels solid yet sleek Rating: Reviewed by Alex on 19/01/2010 I have had this phone for almost a year, it has its faults but all in all its pretty good. The main problem it has it how much it has slowed down over time. Just accessing the menu tends to take a little while for it to consider and the screen goes black while its doing this. Infrequently it freezes up while in the process of this, which hs become annoying but phones arent built to last any more! Also it has built up a blotchy mark beneath the screen, but I don't know whether this is just down to how i have handled it etc and dust has just collected? Any ways, I have enjoyed this phone, but I will definately be upgrading it at the end of my current contract. Rating: Reviewed by Ian on 18/01/2010 Very good phone , Great features , excellent wi-fi (if it is a tad difficult to set up- but once it is it is excellent). Definately worth the money . Looses a star because the Camera is a little poor , but how often do you really use it ? Rating: Reviewed by lorraine on 17/01/2010 I believe now this phone is one I do regret. The battery life time is too much too bare im also on 2g. It crashes when online. The phone either crashes or freezes out the blue. When im charging it or having it around the house and put it off standby lines appear and i have to fiddle with it to make them disappear. Memory space appears to not be enough for the phone to function or download anything. When it streams its slow then crashes. I just got it and have less on it than my last phone which has less memory and had no problems with that one. I suppose it depends on where you buy it. But with that calender moves forward info from previous dates to present dates on the calendar. There is no emergency button to turn off music when your out the music page. Games have crash pauses through while playing them. Apart for that its a okay phone.:) Rating: Reviewed by Adam on 16/01/2010 I've owned both the Iphone 2g and 3g over the past 2 years, and the 5800 features really does outdo them. The build quality is not as good and it doesn't quite have that slick feel to it, but makes up for it tons of other ways. Rating: Reviewed by Rose on 16/01/2010 it is best phone ever, you can download good application from ovi store and it works very well and it has good application like note application where you can use it to take note rather than getting pen and paper, it also saves the notes too. music player is brillant too, very loudspeaker too. it is amazing phone ever. it is very suitable for business too with good application also it is free to use and download from ovi store. windows live messenger program works very well on this phone. IT IS VERY AMAZING PHONE. Rating: Reviewed by amir on 15/01/2010 looks like nokia started being microsoft and selling half baked products. the number of bugs is to big - it hangs, it loses the diary and requires hard boot. the connection to enterprise wifi is a nightmare. the worst phone i ever bought. Rating: Reviewed by Jack on 14/01/2010 Mine broke after only twodays. i took it back to nokia and they rfused to fix it. very poor and i do not recommend it. not that easy to use and lacks its hype. a definate NO Rating: Reviewed by Mike on 14/01/2010 I've had this phone a week now and i think it's fantastic. I've had no issues with it yet. I also sold the iPhone to get this and i still believe i made the right decision. -Need i say anymore? Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 12/01/2010 What a phone. Best touchscreen phone on the market. very responsive,good battery life, good functionality. I just bought it last week and can't take fingers off it. WELL DONE NOKIA!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 11/01/2010 Its a good phone but its very annoying because it constantly keeps turning off by itself. Rating: Reviewed by Tom on 11/01/2010 I genuinely believe this is the second worst phone I have ever bought. At the three store i was due my upgrade after 12months of being with the company (free internet and unlimited texts) the sales assistant insisted I should have this phone. I got it and within hours i dreaded my decision. It's awful. The interface (UI) is annoying beyond hell. When texting the qwerty keyboard/alphanumeric keypad cuts out and goes blank for five seconds. annoying very much. The accelerometer drives me nuts so i've had to turn it off because if you tilt the phone in the slightest it flips. ANNOYING. I'm now going to 'mazumamobile' it (for only £78) and buy a new phone. with a keypad. I'm gonna get the iNQ chat 3g, or nokia e63. Good ridance. Rating: Reviewed by anon on 10/01/2010 veryy bad Rating: Reviewed by nigel on 10/01/2010 i allways wanted a nokia phone, when i saw the 5800 i thought thats the one i want. what a mistake that was, i had the LGK500 before with no problems but since having the nokia it has had to go back twice then i was given a new one and now that has gone faulty. after trying to get on ebay the phone locked up and wont do anything even removing the battery and sim +mem card do help. so once again im without a phone. im not impressed. Rating: Reviewed by lauren on 09/01/2010 this phone is brillant , the only thing that it lacks is a good battery life but it still keeps for a good day or 2.i would say this phone is good for teenagers as it has all the right applications like a good camera good storage and well it is very up to date.people who are un sure wether to buy a touch phone because it may be confusing well this is the phone for you its simple easy to type and is defenitley not complicated to work, the phone is also very loud which is a great bonus , hope this review has been useful to people who are going to purchase this phone! :) Rating: Reviewed by ooooh la la on 09/01/2010 Cracking phone, all the negative comments are untrue (aswell as a couple of the postive ones). The touch screen is out of this world and super fast. The camera is very sophisticated and the general look of the phone is very stylish. All-in-all one of the greatest mobile phones ever... Bravo Nokia!!! Rating: Reviewed by unclegussy on 09/01/2010 Just love it. I am over 40 and lost touch with the 'techy' tendancies but this is a delight to use. Previous phone was a SonyEricson C902 which was 'clunky' and difficult to text from so love the 5800's qwerty touch-screen - now where's that stylus? The graphic EQ make the Floyd come to life. A+++ Rating: Reviewed by Julie Kingsley on 08/01/2010 I have a nokia 5800. I saved up for it for ages but wish I hadn't bothered. It has been in for repair twice and I only got it at the end of july last year and Iam still having problems. It just can't cope with all the features it has. Don't get me wrong, it is a brilliant phone in other ways and I love the touch screen but they should have put less features on it. Rating: Reviewed by beccy on 07/01/2010 it doesn;t show the callers name sometimes when ringing ! very annoying Rating: Reviewed by Anya on 07/01/2010 I really like this phone. It's a great little phone, it's fun, easy to use and I like it. Rating: Reviewed by Sha on 06/01/2010 This phone is off the hook! It's perfect in every way. I love it!!! Rating: Reviewed by Roger on 06/01/2010 First impressions of this were really good, seemed easy to use, nice clear screen. Then I took it to work, synced the calendar and contacts and watched in disbelief as it ran out of battery power within 24 hours! I haven't had such woeful battery life since my first ever Nokia over 10 years ago. Now on an E52, not great but get a week easy on battery, but really miss the big screen. Rating: Reviewed by Lydia on 05/01/2010 The best phone i have ever had, and i have had many! I cant find anything to complain about. Rating: Reviewed by Reece on 05/01/2010 this phone is amazing infact im using it right now the only problem iv faced is yesterday i dropped it from no higher than half a meter on to carpet and the screen cracked but it is hardly noticable and the screen still works perfect. I allways use the wi-fi and it is a great feature and sometimes works faster than my laptop. The apps you can get for this phone never stop amazing me there are some really cool apps you can get and are really entertaining. Rating: Reviewed by Michael Donnelly on 05/01/2010 got the phone only yesterday still having fun looking around all the diffrent things the phone has to offer stil dont understand how to get the bbci player or you tube but apart from that nokia 5800 seems great purchase. Rating: Reviewed by john on 04/01/2010 this version is my like Rating: Reviewed by Andrea from sheff on 04/01/2010 i love that phone is very good x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Rating: Reviewed by Jade on 03/01/2010 Very good for music, the speaker and sound is amazing. However fails to deliver as a good phone for internet usage. Don't waste your money with this phone if you're looking for a good phone to use online, go for a blackberry or iphone (if you have the money). Rating: Reviewed by harjeevan on 03/01/2010 brilliant, i am using it to write this review and i have only come with two problems, the web browser sometimes automatically closes and the wifi at my house is a bit dodgy but i have always had problems with it. Otherwise, it is almost replacing my home computer. Rating: Reviewed by russel on 03/01/2010 After reading about the 5800, I thought to myself I might give it a go. I'd been using Sony Ericsson for a while, so a change was in the cards. I bought mine just before Xmas, but the first one I bought was a dud, even the T-Mobile shop where I live couldn't fix it. They did advise trying a software download, but that didn't work. I went back to them and they came up trumps, with a new phone, which works. The music player is better than the SE, and the touch screen is great to use, with the enclosed stylus, or your hands. I think that the iphone has got some serious competition on its hands with this phone. P.S. The only reason the phone hasn't got a 5 star rating from me was the first one I bought was a dud, and it took a few days to get a new one, but that was not T-mobile's fault. It was just that it was Xmas at the time. Rating: Reviewed by shafa on 03/01/2010 good phone with all essentials avaliable. camera gives good result outdoor but poor indoors. touch screen is difficult to handle at times. Generally good phone. Rating: Reviewed by Richard on 02/01/2010 Within one day I had to replace my 5800 because the camera was so poor and battery life terrible. This phone tries to do a lot of things in a very mediocre way. Never quite hitting the mark. Apart from the mapping software everything is rubbish. If you dont quit every application after use it flogs the memory until you run out of memory. You have to quit every tiny thing every time. The music system is average compared to ericsson in quality and the EQ is a waste of time. The lock button on the side is really annoying and clumsy to use.The camera is the worst I have ever seen, VGA quality and I am being kind. By the time you negotiate the alarm to switch off the screen, it has already switched itself off. I lost over 45 contacts and two albums because the software is incapable of proper file transfer. The software update ruined my pc and SIM. Because of that NOKIA can take this aweful phone and bin it..TERRIBLE. IT DOES NOTHING WELL AT ALL Rating: Reviewed by Michaela-x on 01/01/2010 well i got the nokia 5800 for christmas and its frezzing and turning itself off! i phone is alot better i will be taking it back to the shop and getting my money back. Rating: Reviewed by Alex on 31/12/2009 Hmmm, got this phone on a virgin contract and am not impressed. Given it's supposed to be a 3G phone- you would expect a google search to take less than 20mins to load-which it doesnt ¬¬ Once the music is on the phone it's excellent. But oh dear me it's effort getting it on there. The Nokia Ovi software is almost unusable it's so bad. Maybe it's virgin, but given i cant get onto the internet for browsing, downloading or updating anything- it's gotta be 3 stars at best. ¬¬ Rating: Reviewed by Anna on 31/12/2009 I have had mine for 9 months and it is the biggest piece of junk I have ever owned. It has multiple faults and is constantly being fixed. It freezes, the time loses 10-15 minutes per week, it has had a fault where it kept adjusting the volume by itself, it randomly decides not to recognise the memory card until you take it out and reinsert it, and the final straw was the lcd cracking from overheating. All of these faults seem to be fairly common and the nokia repairers even told me that they are aware of these common issues. I went back to my good old n95 8gig, at least it was reliable! Rating: Reviewed by FRANKSIE on 31/12/2009 IF YOU ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE TAKE INTO YOUR NEAREST CARE CENTRE. I FOUND THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH MY MEMORY CARD. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED A COULE OF MONTHS AGO AND HAVE HAD NO DRAMA SENSE. MY ISSUE IS THAT I HAVE A MAC COMPUTER AND I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONECT UP TO THE NOKIA MUSIC SITE. IF ANYONE HAS A SOLUTION PLEASE LET ME KNOW:-) Rating: Reviewed by James Xpress on 30/12/2009 i have had this phone for 3 days now, i went on vodafone and it did not come with a stand, Tv cable or a case, very dissapointed but i can't blame the phone for that! anyway the phone is really sturdy, i have been wanting it and reading about it for months! the camera is really good and the flash is better than people say, its a very nice looking phone especially with a blue ring around it! the thing that i found is that it has a videocall camera which can be used too take pictures, this is new to me as every other videocall camera has not let me do that. it is ver very loud phone and my girlfriend says it is "defening" lol. anyway the phone is amazing and i stongly recomend it. i wud also like to say the people who wrote bad reviews about this phone are probably iphone lovers :P .. oo yeah JUST BUY IT! NOT ON VODAFONE THOUGH OTHERWISE YOUR RISKING NOT HAVING THE COOL ACCESSORIES Rating: Reviewed by Lucy on 30/12/2009 I have had this phone for a week now and it is brilliant, I was a bit nervous about getting it after a few bad reviews on here but its brilliant. I'm not really a technical person but this phone is great, its got the internet and you can connect to wireless on it and pretty much do anything with it, its also better than i thought it would be with the touchscreen but thats great to having not used a touch screen before its pretty easy to pick up on. If you have received one of these phones that doesnt work well just take it back as it will be a fault with it. I am very happy with this phone :-D Rating: Reviewed by Mad on 29/12/2009 This phone scuks man. touch doesnt work for most of the time.. have to touch atleast thrice to get the response.... i mean.. why the heck they have built this touch phone if we have to click so many times for one action... sound & picture quality scuks.... Please do not buy this siht phone.... Rating: Reviewed by nokia owner on 29/12/2009 you want to wait untill you have had this phone a few months, camera freezes, crashes all the time, even when battery out phone flashes. you cannot turn this phone off sometime. i would not reccomend this phone to anyone i would if you oly want if for a few months but give it 6 months and you will regret buying it sorry nokia. Rating: Reviewed by Shane on 28/12/2009 Great phone. The only downside is the clock which always runs slow after a day or two. It's did this since I bought it (about 6 months ago), does anyone know if there is a software upgrade to cure this? I know 2 other people with this phone who have the same problem. Rating: Reviewed by Pragya on 28/12/2009 Hi, I have been using this phone for >1yr and it still works well....before buying it i went thru all forums to know bout it...& 2 b frank many wrote negative...but still being a nokia fan + wanted to buy a touch screen...i still went for it...its damn good, love the music quality, its touch features are good (considering it being nokia's 1st touch screen), and its stylish...this things' still running well in markets'. Rating: Reviewed by tee on 28/12/2009 well have my 5800 a couple of weeks and wow! iphone whatch out. this phone has so much inside it and downloading with pc suite and ovi makes it so simple.I do think nokia should hurry up and make a good music dock for it. like any smart phone you need to get the settings right to maximise battery life.The music player is fantasic and with the ability to put a 16gb memory card in it theres plenty of room for all your photos music and apps.The camera is great , and anyone who says it not that good, well i have taken some great clear pictures(remeber if you want perfect pictures with billions of pixels then buy a camera!! .You wont be disappointed with this phone. Rating: Reviewed by John Phillips on 27/12/2009 Just had one for xmas awesome phone loving it.. Rating: Reviewed by mike on 27/12/2009 very very good phone Rating: Reviewed by Lucy Stania on 27/12/2009 This phone is the best phone ive had in a while, its got all the good features on it. couldnt be better ! Rating: Reviewed by MW on 26/12/2009 Excellent phone Rating: Reviewed by Nick on 26/12/2009 Got this phone as a Christmas present, and so far it is absolutely fantastic. Far better than a lot of recent smart phones (iPhone for instance), in my opinion. The camera is good, the touch screen is responsive and easy to use, and also functions when used with gloves, although this slightly reduces its performance. Its music player is brilliant, and its incredibly quick to browser the internet with. A great phone, I would recommend it to anyone! Rating: Reviewed by daniel on 26/12/2009 the phone is very good and i'm proving it by writing the review from my phone. There are some downfalls like it somtimes crashes due to insufficient ram (128mb) but you can't do anything about that. I like the phone for the ovi store and i love offscreen technologies. They do amazing free apps for your 5800. Here is a top tip; if you are browsing via your wlan, always put your phone onto offline because it costs to connect to the internet Rating: Reviewed by Joe on 24/12/2009 I love it its not got the quite the same range of applications as the iphone but it has such a nicer feel to it. I LOVE IT! :):):) The music player is outstanding very loud for a phone. Rating: Reviewed by i tell the truth on 23/12/2009 the nokia 5800 keeps freezing and shuting down for no reason and it also keeps having lines going across the screen i paid £200 for it i wish i hadnt even gave it a second look!!! Rating: Reviewed by Mellisa on 23/12/2009 I really love this phone Rating: Reviewed by Roger on 23/12/2009 I just got this phone on contract here in France. The reason I got it was because of the reviews on here. I must say I am very impressed with the phone , the screen is very well lit , the camera with the flash takes beautiful photos . So simple to use and so useful to be always in touch with my family and friends on Facebook. Social networking becomes a doddle with this phone :) Rating: Reviewed by Graeme on 22/12/2009 Had this on upgrade from Orange and was offered the Comes with music edition on an 18th month contract. Apparently Nokia having trouble selling these on the original 24 month contract. All well at first, then phone shut down when playing music I had just downloaded. Happened three times so bless Orange, sent me a new one and the problems started. Phone wouldn't talk to my PC and the music downloaded was now locked out on licence. Phone kept prompting me to buy a licence from the Nokia store. Spoke to Orange who made it Nokia's problem. Long time on phone to Nokia on three occasions. Replacement phone was not a comes with music despite being in exactly the same box as the first phone. Back to Orange for a third time. Success, I have been told to sent the phone back and re order something else. Beware buying more than one handset for the music store in the same family. Nokia will not let more than one 5800 sinc to a PC My daughter also has one of these and Nokia will not let both phones use my PC. Anyway problem solved by Orange and their customer care. Stick to your guns and they will help. The phone wasn't as good as I thought after reading all the reviews. Qwerty keyboard good, but I had to use the plectrum or stick to text. Very long winded process coming from a Sony Ercisson, so that was something to get used to. Sound system was excellent, although to get to any files was a pain. Won't be choosing this again so back to the reviews to see what I can get. Rating: Reviewed by David Forrest on 20/12/2009 I have had this phone for ages now and was really pleased with it until the battery went flat as it was sending a text message then when I put it on charge and turned it back on, it's lost all my text messages and MMS messages including the various folders that I have created that contained them. When my contract finishes, I will be seriously considering another make for my next mobile. Love the phone other than that but losing what I've lost is really disappointing. Rating: Reviewed by dave on 20/12/2009 had my new 5800 for a week and 100% happy with this phone. having had a htc diamond touch i was wary of touchscreen smartphones. does everything efficient and quickly with no lag at all. the quality from the music player is the best i've ever heard on anything. video is excellent too. plays with no skipping and very clear loud audio. screen is clear as a bell. internet browser is very good but not as good as opera on diamond touch. spent hours experimenting with apps from ovi store. even free ones are worth a look. cannot fault one bit. the best handset i've ever had, and i've had quite a few. would recommend to anyone. considered n96 but glad i got this instead. the only slight downside, and it is only slight as i don't use them much, is the camera. easy enough to use, but could be better. n73 takes a much better picture. still, you can't have everything! Rating: Reviewed by Pagla Dasu on 19/12/2009 Pls don't buy this phone................ Rating: Reviewed by dipple dapple on 19/12/2009 This phone rocks way better than teh I phone Rating: Reviewed by yenners on 18/12/2009 This phone has just got TOO much to talk about here..... Pretty dam good device...which can also make a phone call or 2 lol... I was in 2 minds on this and in some ways a 3660 is better BUT for everything you CANNOT go wrong with this !!! Rating: Reviewed by Zhanna on 17/12/2009 wow, the best phone i have ever owed. the system is really responsive, still the great simplicity of nokia menu kept. the phone is really nice to hold in hands, very nice weight to it and looks really good. the one thing i was worried about is how well i will handle the touchscreen with my long nails. being a young woman with beautiful nails i had a real problem with IPhone and had to give it up after a while as it only responds to the fingers. so for everyone who is woderful if she can use nokia with nails - IT WORKS BEAUTIFULLY! i typed the messages quicker than i did with the button-phones. and the screen stays really nice and clean. GPS works very well too which is one of the most important features for me.battery life is fine, considering the usage. otherall - the best phone ever. Rating: Reviewed by unknown on 16/12/2009 it's awesome phone :) Rating: Reviewed by corin on 16/12/2009 good phone gets boring he you get this phone get internet favourite phone ever better than iphone the touchscreen could be better like the iphone i had the iphone 3gs hated it and gave it away and got this phone its so much better never get lg phones there made cheap samsungs are good but htc phones are the best Rating: Reviewed by Chaz on 16/12/2009 I basically got one of these because of the big buttons & screen . I'm not a tecky, Music & pictures lover but I do make a lot of calls. This is my second phone in about 6 weeks. The touch screen seems to be somewhat hit & miss . Forgive the pun but the screen has vertually frozen outside,could'nt even use the on/off button to switch off, had to remove the battery . Bit of nusance when you make a lot of calls. Has anybody else experience anything like this? Rating: Reviewed by jan on 16/12/2009 Ive had this phone for about 8 months. The screen began to roll after about 4 months but only very sporadically. Since then It goes about 10-15 times a day. Its not now fit for purpose. Having searched online have found its a design fault. Phones 4U have asked me to take it to a repair shop which is in another town, I will but if they think its software, its not. I shall try this but ultimately, its not fit for purpose and I need it for my business....when it works, it works well. Camera good and battery not a big problem but its nearly headed across the room a few times today because I need to see the screen and make calls... GRRRRRRRR Rating: Reviewed by Joey on 15/12/2009 i ordered this phone a day ago and it came today, that shows good service in the making, but aside that, this phone's apps are intense!! and as below comments have said beats anything that apple, LG, samsung can throw out onto the market, it has a unique feel to it, because it isnt a copy, it is the product of carful and time taken design, it serves well, the internet browsers are superb, the music and gallery options are fantastic, the GPS systems, the games, the technology involved in it, evrything about it is superb, anyone who reads this or any comments, just be sure to reward with 5 stars, because this phone realy deserves it! Rating: Reviewed by Holly on 15/12/2009 At first i really liked the 5800, however i have to warn anyone who wants to buy this phone that as mentioned before it does turn off by itself, ive figured out that its when the phone gets jolted. But everyone i have talked to who has this phone, experiences the same thing, so i think it may be a manufatcuring fault. And as a result you have to turn on the phone every time you want to use it, which gets tiresome very fast. Also it doesn't look very attractive, and becomes unresponsive and slow after a few months. Definetly dont buy it if you want a reliable phone. Rating: Reviewed by tony on 15/12/2009 there is a hundred pounds difference between this and 5530 mainly because of the 3G i wouldnt spend a hundred pound on the difference. Nokia need to throw this away and give it a five megapixel camera so people would be tempted to spend more. The phone was great for a resonable price but 5530 has to be better. Rating: Reviewed by vahid on 14/12/2009 it sucks! always hangs and there are no PDF feature. I like SE more than any nokia phone Rating: Reviewed by Martin on 13/12/2009 I loved my Nokia 5800 xpressmusic from the time a got on an upgrade on t-mobile, it had everything I needed and more. Rating: Reviewed by jesssica on 13/12/2009 i have to say for the first couple of months the phone was great its only now that it keeps shutting down all the time and the touch is completly gone i have resarted my phone and done all sorts to it but the touch is not calabarating the phone now is constantly shutting of and freezing one of the best phones of all time by nokia until this happend very dissaponted with nokia.... Rating: Reviewed by g on 12/12/2009 worst phone I have ever had....full of software bugs. Try and install new themes and it'll freeze. Touch screen is awful. Difficult to use in the sunlight. Camera is also very poor. Rating: Reviewed by Graham S on 12/12/2009 It is a nightmare...its list of disapointing features is its list of features. Just buy an I phone or anything, I went back to the best phone I ever owned the Sony Erricson K800i thats a proper phone with a proper camera, Plays music sensibly, and connects to the internet with a sensible browser. Rating: Reviewed by Rachel.L on 11/12/2009 This phone sounded so good so i decided to check it out in the 3 store. I was really dissapointed . The phone was O.K maybe its cuz i own an ipod touch but the touch screen has really bad responsivity and the menu is really annoying when you have to drag it down the side bar(i didnt use the stylus)and you have to press quite hard to touch the screen. The camera was average, its prob around what it says on the package (3.2 mp) Internet wad fine. Not as good as the iphone in more ways than better. I think the price could be taken down a bit aswell. Rating: Reviewed by samantha on 11/12/2009 this phone is amazing! got it today on 3 contract, loveeee it :D Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 11/12/2009 I should start by saying I have used this site for the last several years to help choose my upgrade and it has never failed me. This phone is overall great and a vast improvement on my old phone, the LG Viewty which I thought was pretty good. Therefore I thought it's only right that I do offer some feedback on a problem I had. My phone all of a sudden stopped collecting information in the call log, no dialled, missed or received numbers being stored. I called orange and their tech team said a factory reset is the only way to fix it, which they did over the phone after saving everything to the memory card. Thankfully this fixed the issue and I notice my phone seems faster since the reboot. Only other issue I've had twice in 3 months is that it froze when on the internet and got pretty hot, but turning it off and back on resolved that one. Battery time is really good and generally a good touch screen choice! Rating: Reviewed by KELLY on 10/12/2009 GR8 BEST PHONE IVE EVER HAD!!!!!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by mike on 10/12/2009 i have had this phone since june it was ok at the start and then it started frezing this is my first tuchscreen and i think it is rubbish i had a xpress music before and it was brilluant nokia 5310 Rating: Reviewed by Steve on 10/12/2009 This phone is fabulous! It does everything the iphone does, but is half the price and more compact. Camera is not the best on the market (LG Viewty Smart is better), but it's fine. Music player is great. WiFi internet access works fine. Battery life is good (unlike the LG Viewty KU990!). Only little thing: you should be aware that although it has a GPS antenna, this only works when online, and navigator software costs extra (but maps can be downloaded for free). I've found the phone for me! Rating: Reviewed by Javelin Sam on 10/12/2009 after my rant previously i managed to get a replacement 5800 from O2. music downloads were much faster which was great except that the nokia music store does not list my debit card as a method of payment and i do not have a credit card (and never will) Camera issues remain so i know at least that this camera is shocking and anyone who says that it's good is dillusional. Every day since i got the replacement it turns off upto 10 times a day. not a re-boot just turns off. this is not acceptable. Yesterday two more things started to go wrong with the phone. firstly the call history log cleared and now no longer shows any calls. I had 2 missed calls yesterday but when i clicked (tapped) to see them it said no calls logged or words to that effect. Next problem is messaging.. i send a text.. don't get a reply i wait and wait for a reply and then i send another text to find out what's going on. as that text is sending i get 2 or 3 texts in my inbox. it seems that by me sending a message it kinda unclears a blockage in the system and allows messages which have been sent to me to come through. O2 have been contacted AGAIn and they have said that the repairs people will be in touch. soft re-sets do not correct any of the problems Rating: Reviewed by G-Man UK on 07/12/2009 I got this phone free on a upgrade from Three. Best thing i ever had for free excellent phone, can get confused at times when using touch screen. But yeah got everything I ever wanted, Phone, Sat Nav, Music player what else do we need. Rating: Reviewed by Will on 06/12/2009 This phone lacks functionality. It is the first time I've tried a touch screen and will probably be the last. Just found it annoying and a hassle to use. If you want a phone for making texts and calls only DON'T buy this phone. On the plus side the music player is excellent and the battery life is good. The camera is ok. I'm exchanging for a Nokia 6303 (and getting my price plan cut by £5 a month) because I want an easy to use mobile. I wouldn't completely write this phone off - especially if you want a good music player. Not for me though! Rating: Reviewed by Rachel on 06/12/2009 Awesome phone, I don't know why some people give bad comments about this phone. I've had it for 3 months and it still works perfectly. Well done Nokia. Rating: Reviewed by Dias Singh on 05/12/2009 I have had this phone for six months and now it has a problem of the phone switching itself off. ( Just like the review from John ). Also the touch screen is ok but can give you problems especially when answering calls. Awaiting for it to be fixed from Nokia. I recommend using them rather than a shop and the postage is free. Rating: Reviewed by Matt on 04/12/2009 I was going to give this phone a glowing 5 star review but I have been totally let down with he shoddy build quality. I purchased mine back in April after reading upon Nokia changing microphone suppliers but they haven't done any thing about the design flaw with the casing. For those who don't know the top right of the phone a small gap appears and can some times gradually get bigger over time requiring a repair or replacement and the replacement had exact same problem and was finally able to get a refund. I thought nokia made great phones but not any more. Rating: Reviewed by jordan on 03/12/2009 i love love love this phone Rating: Reviewed by Mark - Leeds on 03/12/2009 Well after reading lots (nearly all) of the reviews on here regarding the Nokia 5800, I think I'll pass. I've read quite a lot of bad comments about this phone! 1) no caller ID displayed on incoming calls 2) dodgy touch screen 3) slow response times to commands (typical symbian software!) 4) fiddly poxy tiny keyboard which requires two hands to type a text message (errr...no thanks!) 5) The camera/picture quality is getting a right old slating on these reviews. Someone on here also mentioned that they thought NOKIA were losing the plot....I have to agree! I remember when Nokia's WERE Nokia's!! They're all based around the Sony Erricson type phones these days! My decision? - To stay well clear of this little plastic piece of junk! Rating: Reviewed by elaine on 03/12/2009 i got my 5800 in june 2009. i have had to take it back for repair on three occasions because it could not send texts. it has now been replaced by a new one but after only two weeks the same problem has arisen. Rating: Reviewed by mike on 02/12/2009 its the worst mobile i have had had 2 take it back to the shop day after i got it becase it would not connect to the internet that still does not work properly and now the screen has froze and the phone is only 2months old would never get another 1 Rating: Reviewed by marky on 02/12/2009 i have had this phone for a day now and OMG its superb, i have had many many phones and this is bar far rhe best, DO NOT be put off by its slightly bulky look, it packs a huge punch and has supprised me, so much to do on here, and the ineternet speed is stagering. very responsive touch screen, and as the comments below state this is a will blow the iphone out the water. this phone is MUST GET if you are like me and love your music and mobiles, ideal for all ages Rating: Reviewed by Leah on 02/12/2009 I have had a 5800 for about 2 months now, and it keeps freezing all the time and going weird. When i first got it though, i loved it so much! and i still do! it's a really nice, chunky phone but it can still fit into your pocket easily. I'm just confused as to why it's freezing on me. yes i admit i've had it in the bathroom playing music while i was in the shower, but i've had my ipod touch in there tons more times and it's even smashed up but still working fine! so. it may be water damaged by steam. :S ? but nobody knows, anyways i'm sending it back to see what the problem is. Rating: Reviewed by jack on 02/12/2009 i love this phone it is easy to use and it is just outstandig 10/10 Rating: Reviewed by penny on 01/12/2009 i've just got my 5800 and it's brilliant my first touch screen , i've tried my husbands htc but just couldn't use it . the 5800 is so simple to use , i'm not too keen on the navigation preferred the one on my nokia navigater. other than that you can't go wrong with this phone. . Rating: Reviewed by clint on 01/12/2009 My first touchscreen, worked well for the time that it did but then wouldn't start, sent it back and the same problem happened on the new phone gave it another try and this one has managed to hold on for a week now! great phone though, touchscreen could be a bit more responsive but it is fine for most needs. Truly thrid time lucky Rating: Reviewed by Ryan on 01/12/2009 This phone is an absolute cracker. Although it takes a good while to get used to, everything works perfectly! Screen is reasonably responsive, the OS is awesome (can barely tell it's Symbian!), loving the inclusion of the jack, and the music software is top notch. However, the QWERTY isn;t brilliant, so I reverted to a normal phone layout for text input! However, apart from this, this is an awesome phone, and I would recommend it to anyone. Rating: Reviewed by phil on 30/11/2009 its a OK phone it crashes alot and sometimes has the mind of its own and for over £300 i would just get the new samsung on contract =] Rating: Reviewed by Horza on 30/11/2009 Just passing my seventh month of ownership. I like it, after getting used to it. Two gripes is that it does not have USB charging nor bluetooth remote like my old SE K800i. Rating: Reviewed by mikey on 30/11/2009 i've had my newest nokia 5800 for the past 6 days and have to take it back due to a software fault, which is the same thing that happened with the one i had just before this. with that in mind it is still a brilliant phone, it's really quite fun to use. good for taking pictures. also i do listen to alot of music and the sound quality is just spectacular. i'd been waiting to get this phone for months and for just just shy off £200 its a bargain. packed with great features, and more downloadable apps. minus the software fault which has been causing the phone to freeze, i will be alot happier when i get my replacement because its an outstanding phone. definately a good phone to buy. Rating: Reviewed by helen on 29/11/2009 i love it woooooo its awseosme Rating: Reviewed by Razi uddin from Delhi india on 29/11/2009 its really bad phone i hate this Rating: Reviewed by Aakash Singhal on 27/11/2009 Awesum phone i must say Rating: Reviewed by Bish on 26/11/2009 For me to write about what this phone does well would only mean me going over what has already been said. It truely is a great phone. I would be more than happy to recommend it to anyone. Make sure you get a deal where you have free unlimited WAP access though -- it makes a huge difference when no WiFi spots are available; such as using GPS. Rating: Reviewed by jenna on 26/11/2009 i love this phone but it keeps freezing and now bluetooth wont power on, its a good phone but im fed up of taking it for repair and going without a phone for 2weeks a time! Rating: Reviewed by ashley on 26/11/2009 my frist touch screen phone never liked touch screens untill i got this Rating: Reviewed by george ebbs on 25/11/2009 my screen just dissapears if i get a text i turn the lock off and its like just lines its so annoying all the writing dissapears and u have to turn ur lock off and on about a dozen times to get the screen working again can u tell me i was sold it over the phone im a nmonthly contract can i take it to any vodaphone shop for them to send it away to get fixed and will it cost me and will i get another phone to cover me while mines is getting fixed Rating: Reviewed by Rachelle on 24/11/2009 I had to delete lots of things I got on the Ovi store because it was really slow and would freeze...Is a good phone but dont put too much stuff on it! Rating: Reviewed by DR.R.P.MIRDHA on 24/11/2009 EXELLENT MUSIC PHONE, Rating: Reviewed by Ally on 19/11/2009 As a person who is VERY fussy about the handset I have and who reads pretty much every review goin when deciding on a new one, I thought I'd write in about this handset (after having tried several others and sending them back in disgust!!) I LOVE this phone. It's easy to use, the stylus makes texting very quick and easy, it's light, nice to look at and did I mention it's really easy to use :) (and I'm not very technical!). The battery life is really good - it will last about 3 days if you don't use it that much. The camera's picture quality was a bit disappointing (it's quite grainy) but I'm willing to overlook this (completely unlike me!) as it is such a good phone. The music player is fab, good quality sound, the radio is pretty good too. I am very happy so far :) Rating: Reviewed by Rob on 19/11/2009 Totaly gutted reading the other reviews, i recieved my phone via upgrade,I had to send it back to Nokia after a week because it stopped accessing the internet, on its return it wouldn't read the contacts on my sim card and would only switch on with the memory card taken out...I havent played around with other phones and have stuck with Nokia for as long as I can remember, however I am pulling out what little hair I have left on my head in frustration at what could be a great phone. when it was working (for a week) it was great,I have heard there may be some software issues and sods law I have the phone with all of them, reading the other reviews I think that may be the case. If Nokia can fix the problems i'm having then its a 5 star rating from me. Rating: Reviewed by Sss on 18/11/2009 I own this mobile and it rocks.. it's stylish, easy to use, affordable, so much features and applications can be installed... It's the best mobile i've ever used.. it's better than any touch mobile Rating: Reviewed by Umar on 18/11/2009 this phone is very good but the bad features on this are that it is not quite good at texting. i have no sold this and have bought an n82 which is fantastic it has so many great features 5mp xenon flash it is very good Rating: Reviewed by Jay on 18/11/2009 this phone is simply fantastic , my 1st screen touch phone and i loved it Rating: Reviewed by Greg Withnail on 17/11/2009 Whenever you start a text message you are given a screen with some blank lines and a flashing cursor... which you then have to click to get to the keypad. Why not just go straight to keypad! Other niggle: Incoming text messages are timestamped with the time my handset receives them rather than the time they were sent. REALLY daft! I switched on my phone just now and replied to a text timestamped today. Turns out I was replying to a message sent at the weekend. THIS IS SO DUMB IT'S UNBELIEVABLE! Media folders blank out top half of screen, so that you are scrolling through a list with half the visible items that it could have. Result: Moving the scrollbar a single pixel whizzes the items past faster than you can see. FAIL! Some onboard apps can be backed out of with an Exit button (in fact they have to be if you don't want them running in the background) and some simply don't. The much touted social network status line in the contacts bar is another big fail. Trying to get Facebook on it is a fortnightly trawl through tech forums to see if some bright spark has worked out how to do it with the latest FB version. The official App Store will happily take money for apps incompatible with your phone, despite having set it up with handset type. This is just lazy greed. Admin unresponsive to refund request. Really common characters like "(" and ")" are buried in the keypad interface (smilies anyone?) I may be alone in this but this Nokia, like several before, gives me a pounding headache within minutes of being switched on. I used iPhone for up to 12 hours a day with no such effects. CONCLUSION: This phone is rubbish, but with proper Bluetooth and a battery that lasts longer than 30 seconds, (and can be changed!) it's still not as bad as the iBrick. er, iPhone. Rating: Reviewed by Emma on 17/11/2009 To begin I think this phone looks and sounds great. I have had problems with it though, sometimes it freezes and im unable to answer a call. The clock is not accurate and ends up being 10 mins slow so I have to keep resetting it! The camera is "ok" in daylight!! I'm looking forward to getting a new phone. Rating: Reviewed by Mark Dawson on 16/11/2009 Have to say intially i was really impressed with this phone and all in all i think the problems i am having are not phone related but software. Several times the screen frees up and locks off then the phone reses itself and all is fine but your off air for several minute and for those people who are on the phone a lot thats not a good thing, Secondly the cover need to be improved, yes you get a cover and its pretty good you can keet the phone in it and hear conversation, good idea in theory as it saves the screen for scratches however to answer the phone you have to take it out of the case there for the idea of being able to listen to calls while in the case becomes pointless. Finally another software issue i believe when multiple calls are coming in and switch between them it seems to activate the loud speaker automatically and you cant turn it off which is pretty annoying if you wnat ot take private calls. All in the the phone is good b ut a result of the software issues i afraind i have to give this phone 3 stars. Just something to consider for all of those ptential buyers Rating: Reviewed by lee on 16/11/2009 had this phone with three, and twice in two weeks i have had the same problem with two handsets. the screen would not come on after trying to turn on the handset. if it did come on the screen would show all different colors of pixels then take 15 mins to fully work!!!! this is a great shame as i have read so many great reviews and this has made me lose faith in nokia. Rating: Reviewed by CockyAlan on 14/11/2009 Hi, had my Nokia 5800 on ugrade a few days ago, VERY PLEASED ! A great sized phone for what u get. The touch screen is very good, not the slickest, but more than adiquate for my oversized thumbs. For MUSIC it is faultless, a great sound and plenty of drive space. There are enough APPS about to keep me happy, for now, although i think these could be better ! The only downside for me is the CAMERA, it's pants!!!! v poor quality compared to some of my old Sony Erricson phones :( However OVERALL i must say this is the best phone i ever purchased, it'll keep me happy for a long time. So glad i didn'y opt for the Nokia N97 VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 13/11/2009 I've had the 5800 for 3 months now and im still unsure about it. the pros are: the touchscreen is very easy to use, music player is loud and well... very good really! camera is also superb for the size. the phone doesnt feel too chunky. however, this is my second one already and its crashed 4times so far, once when someone tried to phone. the phone does feel a tad plasticky and frail and the cover does get scratched quite easily. i do kinda wanna switch the phone but not really sure what else to go for so in the eantime i'll stick with it. hope this helps :D Rating: Reviewed by Colin on 13/11/2009 I bought this as an upgrade to the 5310. It has the large screen and HSDPA for occasional internet browsing and supports tethering (without the additional cost imposed on the iPhone). However, whilst the sound quality is good, it's a poor cousin to the 5310. It sounds flat and lifeless in comparison whether I use a pair of Denon earphones or a high quality pair of Etymotic Research ER4Ps. Rating: Reviewed by sean on 11/11/2009 i had this phone on contract for 4 days and i sent it back not good i dont think nokia should make touch screen phones if they going to be like this GET A I PHONE so much better Rating: Reviewed by Geth on 11/11/2009 One of the best phones i have ever had. Did have a problem at first with the screen (it went green and had lines on it) but it was replaced in the shop the next day. GPS is very responsive and loads of apps for it. Speakers are amazing, so music sounds brilliant on it! Top phone Rating: Reviewed by Macarooni on 11/11/2009 Got mine in Aug 09 on Orange for £20 a month ultd texts and 400mins. Touch screen is great and the quality of photos is really good for a 3.2mp especially in good light. Battery life is also fantastic and lots of things to play with. Internet works really well with the big screen. I think this has to be one of the best deals out at the moment especially with 8gb card included. Absolutely delighted with it. Rating: Reviewed by john byrne on 09/11/2009 whatever you do buy any phone but the nokia5800, mine wont work without a full charge ,it will not keep any message or ringtone,trying to get onto the internet well in a word impossiable , email ,forget it .DO NOT BUY Rating: Reviewed by D Hayward on 09/11/2009 Rubbish!!! Crashes, Reboots, Boggling, Poor Build Quality!!! But Looks n Sounds Cool! Would'nt pay for 1 but as it was a free upgrade had to have it, NOT impressed so off to Ebay it goes!!! Rating: Reviewed by justposted on 08/11/2009 Great phone. Upgraded from the K800 and the camera is certainly as good (I did some comparison shots to check), though not being able to change the default settings is annoying. All in all a very competent phone. Loads of free themes around to suit your tastes (the default looks pretty old fashioned), as well as apps. Highly recommend aMaze if you have unlimited internet package, as it works perfectly with the built-in GPS. Basic things that some other phones get wrong, work well here. So you can listen to music whilst doing loads of other things at once, say. You can organise your menus to your heart's content, including creating a folder structure if you wish. There is no denying that things are still a bit slower by touch screen than with buttons, but I suspect that is the same with all touchscreen phones and to a large extent that reflects how much more you can do. The screen isn't always the most sensitive to pressure by a finger. The lightest touch with a fingernail does the trick every time though, and the plectrum is always quickly to hand if your nails are short. My favourite things are the neat screen lock switch, which is very intuitive and quick to use, and the 3.5mm headphone jack. I've only had this phone 2 weeks, but so far, so very very good. Rating: Reviewed by Judy on 08/11/2009 Had 2 of these as an upgrade with T mobile. First one refused to switch on properly - had to take out the battery one or more times to get it to upload everything - exchanged within 7 days. Second one was the same though they had a go at fixing it in the shop. Finally sent it off for repair but consumer direct say I don't have to have the repaired one back. My bro has one & it's fine - don't know what else to go for now! Rating: Reviewed by Neil Barton on 08/11/2009 awsome.....enuff said Rating: Reviewed by Samy on 08/11/2009 Nokia is Toyota in cars world. Reliable product but ugly. Nokia 5800 looks like a Sardine fish can. For gods sake what were they thinking, even a blind man can see how ugly it is. U cannot differentiate between top and bottom of the phone. So you always catch it upside down. OVI store and the free downloads are not available to all countries, what a stupid descrimination..so 3rd world have no downloads because they are 3rd degree humans..... anothe rscrew up Hand strap is almost impossible to attach....crappy product, the outside design with ZERO imagination Rating: Reviewed by anon on 07/11/2009 the phone itself is good, if it wasnt for the fact that there are many glitches with it, on some of the phones the screen doesnt work when its cold, on others the screen doesnt work when its dark, the texts mess up alot of the time, and with the latest update it messes up even more, not good at all, sort these out and it would be amazing! Rating: Reviewed by Peter Balcombe on 06/11/2009 As an early adopter of Windows 7 64 bit and having recently acquired a 5800 express music I am very frustrated by the failure of Nokia to provide support for the new operating sysystem. Thinking of matching a windows 7 computer and a Nokia 5800 express music for Christmas. Forget it they are not off the starting block!! Rating: Reviewed by Phil on 04/11/2009 I really do like it,so very user friendly BUT there is one thing that really annoys me about it and thats the charging socket/headphone port being located on the top of the phone. To me it makes the phone look a little tacky, not as stylish looking as it could have been but thats the only gripe i have about it. Rating: Reviewed by stephen on 04/11/2009 i got the phone in september the phones screen cracked straith away i only had 2 cions in my pocket. worse phone ever had heavy,ugly,bad battery and the camera is d worsed ive had Rating: Reviewed by MAT on 03/11/2009 BEATS THE IPHONE WHICH DOESNT EVEN HAVE BLUE TOOTH, LOADS OF APPS OUT THERE ON THE NET , YOU WONT GET BETTER Rating: Reviewed by Javelin Sam on 03/11/2009 I have had this phone since April 09 and while i was impressed at first I am very disappointed now. The phone was great and then I had to update the software. This removed the web editing function which, considering we are in a social networking age, is a real let down. No matter how hard I try i cannot get the screen aligned properly, so, to click on the google search button on the google home page i have to click slightly below it. the same can be said for any other link i need to click on. Camera quality is very poor in low light levels and the flash does nothing to improve the situation. downloading music, considering it is designed for such a task, is very poor. I downloaded "The Black Eyed Peas - I gotta Feeling" from the nokia music store and it took an hour. I don't know how long it would take to download a whole album. The messaging function is poor as the system keeps flickering which ends up with you sending half a text or it enters the word you have just written 2 or 3 times. I find it irritating that when creating a new word (one the dictionary doesn't know) that it stores it without asking if you wish to store it. This is especially frustrating if you make a spelling mistake. the screen is very soft and i have often found that the stylus which comes with the phone has left scratches all over the screen. internet connection is terrible most of the time with "cannot perform this function" message comming up. I really feel down about owning this phone especially as my best mate, his wife and his dad have it and do not have any of the issues i have. O2 will do nothing. It is by far the worst Nokia phone i have ever had and leaves me wanting something new.. Rating: Reviewed by erin taylor on 01/11/2009 hi, i bought this phone because of the overall greatness of the phone. but if you have it in your pocket, sometimes it turns itself off and it can be really slow to load up applications. Its so bad sometimes that im going to have to take it to get fixed at a nokia shop!! other than that its a great phone and im glad i chose it!! Rating: Reviewed by Alex on 01/11/2009 I'v had my phone for just over 6 months now. I got it after one of my friends had it. I upgraded from the previous xpressmusic series.. and this is so much better. The battery life is reasonable. I consatntly use it for internet and music playing, so it gets a fair bit of stick and the battery usually lasts 1-2 days! My phone has been glitchy.. and I'v had to take it back 3 times for software updates, and after its been fine but new problems! Both me and my friend had the same problem though.. the screen refised to turn off or go dime after locking it so i think this might have been a manufacture fault. After having a software update the problem was rectified. The service with nokia has been great though, they always take it back and get it working again. May I just remind you all that Nokia provide a TWO YEAR GUARUNTEE with their phones compared to a lot of other manufacturers. Even though I've had my problems with this phone I would still recommend it. Rating: Reviewed by dawn on 31/10/2009 ive had the nokia 5800 for a couple of days now and i absolutely love it. So easy to use as i find it hard to understand new phones, and it is the best phone i have ever used for texting, the keys are so big when using the qwerty keyboard and the handwriting tool is very special. All in all its technically good but not a very stylish looking phone Rating: Reviewed by sk on 31/10/2009 the best phone i have ever had!!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by abhijeet on 30/10/2009 have had this phone for a week now , great phone , easy to use , good features , value for money when u compare it to N97 - which is massively overpriced and doesnt really have anything more than what 5800 has to offer. Rating: Reviewed by tony sime on 29/10/2009 love the phone for the nice screen size and multimedia features its a music phone but i just wish it was louder as far as listening to music without the stereo headphones Rating: Reviewed by nikkil on 28/10/2009 the best phone i have ever had.it seems like its better than the iphone 3gs Rating: Reviewed by DoD on 28/10/2009 this phone is really one of the best phones released in the market. It's the best phone i bought, and it succeeds in having lots of features with a very reasonable price. This phone has the best value for money. Of course it's not a completely perfect phone (sometimes hangs, and its material is not that good) but comeon people what do u expect at that price? Me and alot of my friends already own this phone and we are more than satisfied. I really thank Nokia for releasing this phone. Rating: Reviewed by Nicola on 27/10/2009 Have to agree with John - I'm having to send mine back as it keeps freezing or shutting down. Really annoying as otherwise - it's a great phone. Rating: Reviewed by Libbey on 27/10/2009 I think this phone is excellent! This phone trashes the iPhone 3G,I have tried a lot of the touchscreen phones while waiting for Nokia to release this, and I genuinely believe that this is the best.This is a music phone so i can't understand why people are complainig about the camera. If you want a phone with a good camera try the sony ericsson satio or simillar mobiles! I am sure i will have the nokia 5800 for a long time to come! :)... Rating: Reviewed by Cheryl on 26/10/2009 I have recently bought the 5800 and so far I am very very impressed. As I'm busy with work, I use my phone quite alot and the battery life is great. As I work with music I needed a phone with loud speakers and great memory - this phone has. It has bluetooth and internet so yyou can connect anywhere anytime. By far the best phone I've had. Next i think i will but an Iphone but am very pleased with this Nokia Touchscreen! Worth the wait! Rating: Reviewed by Matt on 26/10/2009 What a great phone! It is so easy to use, and everything just makes sense. The touch screen is not quite as free-flowing as the iPhone but it is very responsive nevertheless. Great camera, great sound quality on calls and through in built stereo speakers, great internet surfing, great battery life and a brilliant music player. Go buy. You won't be disappointed. Rating: Reviewed by Sepp Pileggi on 26/10/2009 The phone itself is very good. cant compare to iphone because ive never had one. the only thing that disapoints is the camera. my previous samsung had a 5mp camera and pics were sharp and clear. this is grainy and horrible to view on phone.shame they didnt match the camera o the display capability. mite be interesting to see how they print. many reviews are complaining about phone switching off on own.i havent yet experienced that, but after spending best part of the first day trying out things and exploring the phone, battery did run down to 2 bars from fully charged (7 bars)inside 3 hours. for people like myself who previously only used their phone to make calls and text, its not very clear how to set up email, use gps and a few other apps. (i know it may be very easy, but not for me). do you have to pay to use any of these........? best thing i found for me is the hand written texting. with poor eyesite its easier to write the words with the stylus than try and see minute letters next to very small buttons as on most phones. upto now i have found the touch screen very responsive and the phone starts up and switches applications very quickly. files open and close very rapid. and as yet nothing has fallen off or stopped working. its a real shame about the camera. i was giving a 5* but as i was writing this it occurred to me how long it took to make up my mind to choose this phone, over phones with 5mp or even 8mp. so 4* it is then. if photos arnt your bag you`ll love this phone Rating: Reviewed by Rafi Ahamed on 25/10/2009 Only the camera is ok. Other than that is excelent. If you want clear and better images go to sony ericsson cyber shot. Other than that ITS SIMPLY SUPERB. Rating: Reviewed by Andy on 25/10/2009 Let me just say, i got this phone April and still love it now. I dropped it and my screen broke, and i have been without it for a few weeks while T-Mobile fix it, and I miss it like i would miss a loved one! haha Brilliant phone, i could never go without it!!! Rating: Reviewed by omair on 24/10/2009 its an awesome nokia phone. it got everything except a proper gps, a-gps is not as good as integreted built in gps. Rating: Reviewed by Rob on 24/10/2009 I have been exclusively a Nokia mobile phone user for over 10 years and this model is the most able model I've owned. It's an excellent mini web browsing and email tool, works well with BBC iPlayer and Fring, an excellent music player, a good camera (but not too great in poor light), and excellent connectivity options. The application support is good for its Symbian O/S, although I haven't used the iPhone so cannot say if it's better or worse. On the negative side, I feel like I'm constantly charging the phone. It's standby battery life is excellent, but use the phone heavily and it's flat within the working day. Also, the O/S occassionaly freezes requiring a power down and up - hopefully the next firmware upgrade will improve this. Rating: Reviewed by sallen on 23/10/2009 had a5800 when it first came out it was a good phone . but i then upgraded to an iphone 3g what a mistake i made . no bluetooth no video camera . kept it for 3 weeks then sold it .now back with the 5800 happy days Rating: Reviewed by Muyassar on 22/10/2009 I have recently bought Nokia 5800, it is pretty phone. problem with transferring contacts from my old sim. Also the battery that is mentioned above mismatches. My batty gets off after 30 hours in stand by, with few calls a day. Rating: Reviewed by ChelleB on 22/10/2009 I am now on my 4th 5800! the first one the battery was faulty, the second the lock sceen switch came off after 3 weeks, the 3rd the phone kept shutting down (and tried rebooting and firmware updates), had new one for a month now and so far so good! Takes great pictures and has great quality music, sky tv application is great, my children love it. The touch screen works well, is large and doesnt open the wrong app like the iphone does on numerous occassions (my brother has come close to throwing his out the window LOADS of times!) Now I have a working phone I am quite happy with it. Love Nokia's. Rating: Reviewed by spin on 22/10/2009 i love it. well, how can i not, its one of nokias best selling phones of all time. Rating: Reviewed by Amelia on 22/10/2009 to be fair, i do like this phone. but the only big problem im having is reciving texts. i cannot recieve them utill ive sent one. just wondering, is this happening to anybody else? Rating: Reviewed by Venkat on 22/10/2009 It's simply best Rating: Reviewed by Natalie on 21/10/2009 Brilliant :) Rating: Reviewed by Shep on 20/10/2009 This phone is one of the worst... where do i start??? It changes the Message center by its self every 2/3 days and i have to master reset the phone and put in a different sim card to put in my own to fix it, touch screen glitchy, slow and just annoying... Rating: Reviewed by jamie on 20/10/2009 had 4 of these keep getting software issues ???? never had so much trouble now the one i have the signal goes up and down like a yo yo it areas its always fine in im definately confused.com !! Rating: Reviewed by Peter on 20/10/2009 The 5800 is my first touch-screen and first true smart phone so I don't have much to compare it with as regards its rivals. I got a great deal with T-mobile which includes free web n walk which is what I was looking for. You have to press firmly on the resistive touch screen, which I like ... no accidental keying. I've had it about a month now and have just about got to grips with all its features ... which are outstanding! Though I have free web access, it does have a fair use policy so the ability to tap into my wifi network is useful. The only draw back I found was that it's not supported by skype but I got round this by downloading Nimbuzz, which gives me full skype capability without being on the 3 network. It's not the smallest, lightest phone on the market and stick it in a protective case you're almost getting back to the 'bricks' of a few years ago but I suppose that's the cost of having a large screen. All together a brilliant phone, great music, pics and capabilities. I wouldn't hesitate recommending it. Rating: Reviewed by Wendy, Scotland on 19/10/2009 I've had two of these and they both only lasted a day. I transfered all my music, photos etc but whenever i switched it on I just had a white screen saying Nokia wouldn't do anything else. I had to take the battery out ot switch it off. Poor. My hubby has it too and says it keeps switching itself off and the alarm sometimes doesn't work. I've sent both the phones back and am now deciding what one to get next. Rating: Reviewed by emma on 19/10/2009 itsss fantasticcc ! Rating: Reviewed by coz on 18/10/2009 i got my 5800 about 4 months ago, it's been slightly annoying. first i had trouble with expired certificates,and needed to re-set it. then 2 weeks ago i logged onto the net and had the screen freeze, turned it off and on but the problem persisted. so now its back getting fixed. having said that i love the phones ease of use and features. it's got everything you'd want in a phone. and gives the iphone a real run for its money. i'd say try before you buy though. Rating: Reviewed by Elaina on 18/10/2009 Unfortunately I also seem to be one of the people who has ended up with a duff phone (I certainly haven't abused it) and I'm currently fighting to get a replacement as sending it back for repair 3 times in the last 3 months has not stopped it from powering off for no reason. This is very frustrating as I was just getting to really enjoy the functionality of the phone. Its not got the most intuiative menu system but the features are great. You just need to be patient to work out the systems on it I like the fact I can listen to music and browse the web at the same time. Let's hope that Nokia find the glych in this phone and sort it so we all can enjoy it Rating: Reviewed by Jessica on 16/10/2009 I think this phone is the biggest pile of ... going! I have had this phone for about 7 months now and it has need to be returned to the shop to be repaired 5 times so really i only used the actrull phone for 4 months, since repairs and so on take so long. First of all i had the phone for about two weeks when it started to turn on and off. The second time it broke once i locked the phone it would not unlock, the thrid time the phone started to turn its self off once again, the forth time the phone started to go really slow and lines would come on the screem so you couldn't see anythng properly and the fiths time it just wouldn't turn back on at all! I was very disopointed in the phone because i got it on contract and while it took a few weeks to repair i did not have another phone to use so i was paying for nothing! It took the phone 5 times to broke before phones4u had to replace it because nokia would not. This phone is a waste of money and i would not recomend anyone to buy it!! Rating: Reviewed by Elroy on 16/10/2009 Just purchased mine offline after losing my samsung pixon, stunning phone with lots to offer, got garmin gps loaded on mine so no need to buy a seperate gps unit!! sweet! Rating: Reviewed by Ava on 16/10/2009 I got this phone about 2 months ago and I ABSOLOUELTY LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! (please do not be put off this review by that spelling of absoloutely) Its amazing and you should go out and get one now. THE BROWSER The browser is amazing- the web page comes up just like ir does on a computer- whereas in most samsung phones it comes up like a word document or something. Downloading themes, ringtones and stuff like that off the internet is really easy and simple. There are so many free things and you can get great themes. THE SCREEN The screen is really sensitive, but with the great slidy lock on the side, you never find yourself calling random people randomly. The two touch things doesnt bother me abit and its only a few menus. Infact it comes in handy in some menus because you dont want to wasye ALL THAT TIME clicking back and stuff. Though saying that the phone is really quick to flip screens and takes hardly any time for the screen to flip round when you turn it on its side. The screen si extremely bright and colourful. THE "FEEL" The nokia 5800 Ddoes have a SLIGHT plasticy feel but doesnt effect the AMAZINGNESS of using the phone. Its is a little thicker than other touchscreen phones but it had an amazing camera on the back and a webcam on the front. It also contains alot more AMAZINGNESS than other touchscreen phones. THE CAMERA The camera in this phone is SUPER! It had great autofocus and the flash is very good too. It gives you lots of differnt shooting optiosn. eg. landscape, sport.The gallery is very easy to view photos on too. SETTINGS The nokia 5800 is easy to set up. Also you can easily cahnge your settings from silent, to general or any of the other options. Email is easy, but most email site have a easy download for smartphones so you can view you emails easiy eitherway. You can easily add contacts and edit them too. USABILITY I find this phone incredibly easy to use. Its my first touchscreen phone and my first Nokia ( mind you I've only had two phones, my previous one being a D9100i) and I settled straight into it. Its very quick as I have alreday told you and all the buttons are easy to see and press. However, my mum frequently gets frustrated with hers- she is not very open to new technology. She is currently trying to plug in my sisters samsung charger into her nokia 5800 shouting " wheres the socket?". Yes, so maybe not good for middle-aged woman. But im 12 and it works great for me. MESSAGING This is easy too with the 4 different types of typing; Full Screen Qwerty, small QWERTY, alphanumeric and handwriting. My favourite is Full screen QWERTY which is quick and efficient. My mum mainly uses alphamumeric after having trained herself into it after many years. The handwriting is fairly good at recognisng letters- but it doesnt recognise joined up hand writing, which is how I am used to writing. The small QWERTY is finickity and hard to use. All sending options are easily acsessible and so is picking WHO you want to send that message too. MUSIC I think it is the best phone for music in the world- atleast when it was first released. The headphones are amazing and TWIN STEREO SPEAKERS!!! which gives amazing sound ( which I compared to my mums ipods speaker stand and was just as good!). It comes with a 8GB memory card so you have plenty space to store all your favourite tunes. Also, the nokia music store is just brilliant and simple to accsess and use. The nokia store suprised with its stock. It has almost anything I look for! Overall, as you can probably tell, I ADORE this phone. It is just as good as the iphone if not better, and about 3 times less the amount. Its slick and easy to use (once you get the hang of it - i keep telling my mum). The screen is sensitive and bright. JUST AMAZING! Thanks for reading, Ava Rating: Reviewed by Marcus on 15/10/2009 The 5800 is a very good phone which has it all. It is the first phone I've had which isn't a compromise. It does everything, decent camera, internet, email, downloadable apps, BBC iPlayer music player, FM radio and amazingly, built-in GPS with satnav. Yes, the satnav itself is additional premium paid service from Nokia, but it is there, pre-installed on the phone and ready to go. You can even subscribe for one day when you need it for just 2 euros. Even the map updates are a free download via your PC. nevel get lost again. Brilliant! I will be keeping this phone for quite a few years, as this phone actually has features that really are useful. Rating: Reviewed by Akbar on 15/10/2009 It's good but ive had issues, like the phone turns off automatically, Expired Certificate glitch and others like that. It's pretty annoying. I've had an Iphone (2g) before, i prefered that, but this was much stronger. I dropped my iphone once and the vibrator broke. I dropped this phone a few thousand times, nothing at all. Touch sensitivity could be worked on, not so user friendly either. Rating: Reviewed by Simon on 14/10/2009 I am so impressed with this phone, I swapped it for my old Viewty, which I was reluctant to let go, but I am so glad I did. Loads of friends have the iphone and for me it's too big, it like holding a book to your ear when talking, the 5800 spot on. I have been in the OVI store every day it feels like, and more and more stuff is being added. Some great forums about dedicated to the 5800 and other symbian phone, and the amoutn of stuff avaialable is mindblowing, 100% 5 stars for this phone cant recommend it enough you will not be dissapointed. Rating: Reviewed by jason on 12/10/2009 why the four stars , well its an amazing phone , its got everything you want , style is good and i feel its a very good looking phone while others complain of plastic it doesnt seem to bother me at all. applications is its fairly new os so time to come i hope new apps boom out . music and speakers are brilliant, sending sms , adding contacts everything is lovely . the reason for loosing the star is as many users mentioned , the camera is extremely poor , my nokia n73 which also claims 3.2 gives a solid picture while this gives a very poor image almost like a vga camera . i thought it was mine but alas many complained . overall ill say go for the phone , its simply lovely and amazing :) Rating: Reviewed by Niall on 12/10/2009 I have this phone for 6 months and it is totally disapointing. I have 12 months on my left on contract and I am counting the days until I get rid of it. Crashes everynow and again. Only last week crashed and wipped all my emails and SMS messages! Rating: Reviewed by gilles on 12/10/2009 good this phone 2 weeks ago. i'm loving it. with wi-fi connectivity, i could download free applications in addition to the free music from nokia store. can't complain. it was worth the wait. isn't it time you got one for yourself, too? Rating: Reviewed by KenO on 12/10/2009 I have waited for a month before reviewing the Nokia 5800 I feel this length of time gives me a opportunity to fully teat the unit, I upgraded to the 5800 before I read any reviews on-line, now after reading some user reviews I thought I had made a massive mistake as some users really slatted the device, the main gripes seemed to be poor responses to the touch pads, Freezing, and poor battery life, so let me deal with those items first , the touch pad is a brilliant piece of thinking by the Nokia engineers and if you think about it is totally logical some reported confusion as sometimes you needed one click others takes two click to acess a function, well lets look at the logic, you need one click when you access a menu that has a drill down I.E. another menu underneath the one you are choosing, but when you get to the bottom menu and you next step is to select something for real the system asks for two clicks, what a safe guard how many time have I taped on somethi ng I didn't want to tap on so top marks for this piece of design, Freezing none after a months use and I have pushed the chip to see if I can get a freeze but none so far, Battery Life brilliant the best of my many smart phones only need to charge after 4 days my typical usage is about 10 calls and texts in and out per day 1 hour on Wi-Fi one hour on 3G, 2 hours on blue tooth, 2 hours using the FM radio, and 1 hour on GPS, all in a typical day so no complaints about battery from me, now to the day of delivery delivered by carrier at 2.12 pm, set up, out of the box came with a fully charged battery switched on, set up program started, date time county just a tap on the screen to select , asked for my email details gave it my Virgin details and my Gmail details, gave me the option of connecting by 3G or my home network which it found on switch on, chose my home network it asked for my log in stuff configured it and connected set up Virgin first the set up Gmail connected and d ownloaded my emails for me, I then made a quick call and sent a text just to test it worked, now plugged the phone into my laptop (had Nokia suit already installed on Laptop) chose Sync and the phone was updated with my contacts , calender. and tasks, time now 2.26 so it took 14 minutes to configure the 5800 with the software doing the bulk of the work, the easiest set up ever for me, as after this short time my emails work, my contacts including pictures work, my calender is set up. my Wi-Fi is working all in all a good experience top class phone can't see what all the negative stuff is about maybe some competitors scribes are downing the phone :-) Rating: Reviewed by RhYs on 11/10/2009 GREAT phone so easy to use the touch qwerty keyboard is easy it could have a better camara becaue it`s rubish apart from this it`s a great phone would recomend it to any 1 Rating: Reviewed by Anna on 11/10/2009 I love this phone, its great! Memory card which comes with it is fantastic-means you can save so much without having to worry about how much space you've got left. Ive had a couple of problems with it freezing and turning off but have been told to update the software to stop that from happening again. Its currently in for repair after the screen suddenly broke (no fault of my own-it happened whilst it was charging) but am hoping they can either repair it, or send me a new handset cos i love it! Rating: Reviewed by Emily on 10/10/2009 Would defiantly not recommend this phone to anyone, have had so many problems with it and finding it hard to get good customer service from the carphone warehouse! i have taken this phone back for multiple repairs in a serious of only 6 months. Rating: Reviewed by H on 10/10/2009 great phone. its quick, everything is good; the camera is a bit grainy but once you take the picture with flash it is fine. music is loud and clear, wifi is brill. i do have a problem where after i have finished recording a clip, when i play it, it gets stuck on something so you cannot veiw it all properly because everytime it always gets stuck once throught out the whole clip :(. apart from that eevrything is great. i just wish my video problem would get sorted out though. Rating: Reviewed by roger smith on 09/10/2009 My daughter won this phone in a pepsi competition and gave it to me . This phone has a nasty habit of switching itself off if i had bought this phone i would have asked for my money back. Far too unreliable. Not only does it switch itself off but to get it back on you have to remove the battery and refit it before it will work. As my daughter won it in a competition i have no guarantee, Has anyone had the same problem and what did they doe about it Roger Rating: Reviewed by ooey on 09/10/2009 1. Rach - the 5800 CAN be charged via its USB port (my mate does this frequently, but you have to buy the relevent lead separately). 2. Richard - it comes with TWO stylus! Rating: Reviewed by Jon on 08/10/2009 Pretty poors phone, mines broke on me, constantly tried to change view and even when i turn that feature of its still tired to do it but just went back to its original view. The best feature on this phone is that sat nav.... which says alot about the phone itself. Mine has also just broken as the black light no longer works meaning my battery gets blitzed! no worth the money. Rating: Reviewed by Richard Johnston on 06/10/2009 So far so good, really impressed with the xpressmusic, no stylus though? Rating: Reviewed by Sammy on 05/10/2009 The phone is decent enough- the internet connection is good, the applications all function normally and if you like using touchscreen, then this is the phone for you. But personally, I didn't enjoy having to use the pen that comes attached to the phone, its quite fiddly. For texting as well, its quite an annoyance. I've decided to trade it in for a Nokia E71... lets hope that proves to be a better phone!! Rating: Reviewed by Peter on 05/10/2009 Had the phone for about 4 months now and it's brilliant. The screen is very bright and the touch screen works a treat. There are very few things wrong with the phone in general it's packed with features and like all Nokia phones the menu's are simple to navigate through. On the down side the camera is very poor in low light conditions, compared to the 6500 slide which also has a 3.2m pixel camera it's pants. But on the whole I would still recommend it. Rating: Reviewed by Rach on 04/10/2009 Fantastic phone. I love it, one of the best I've had, and don't regret changing to a touch phone at all. Unlike an iPhone, the battery can be removed - which I bet, if you do happen to break the battery, saves a whole lotta money! Also, I've had it for four months and had no problems with it so far. I guess, as long as you take care of it, no problems. Only thing I would comment on are the chargers - Nokia need to sort out one that can be charged by USB too! I've just broken my original charger and probably will have to fork out for a new one >.> =) Rating: Reviewed by Amyjayne on 04/10/2009 I got a 5800 6 months ago and since then its been returned to store 4 times, it then got replaced and ive just taken the replacement one back 3 days after getting it. grrr! Rating: Reviewed by x on 03/10/2009 Great phone! Treated with kid gloves yet needed to be repaired for the casing came apart after one month! Treated with kid gloves yet it still suffers software bugs even after firmware updated! Treated with kid gloves but creaks! Treated with kid gloves yet GPRS works only when it wants too! I'm not stupid so know when GPRS is supposed to work! Complete waste of money! Rating: Reviewed by Dave on 02/10/2009 Some guy called Jake thinks this phone has its 8Gb memory built in, NO, It has a memory card which can be upgraded to 16Gb. The phone is excellent when it actually works. This is my second handset as the button to unlock the screen on the first one stopped working, which doesn't come under warranty by the way! Now last night the battery ran out, but when I plugged in the charger all that happens is the screen turning white while showing the Nokia logo. None of the buttons work, I cant turn it off without taking the battery out of the handset. I'm not sure if it has a virus or the battery is wrecked or there's something wrong with the softwear. I only got this phone last week so i'm not a happy chappy. Appart from this, I dont have any problem with this phone, it's better than the N95, the internet browsing is really easy to use, the apps which are coming out are spot on. I like everything about this phone Rating: Reviewed by Hayley on 02/10/2009 This phone is a great phone to have everything about it is top quality the camera is 3.2mp but to me that does not matter a phone is a phone. Defenatly best phone in shops. I even reckon it is better than the iphone. Rating: Reviewed by Soph on 30/09/2009 Great Phone, BUT; If You Are Not The Best At Phones DONT Buy This One As It Is Slightly Complicated But The Features Make Up For That Rating: Reviewed by Nick on 29/09/2009 I'm afraid I agree with John I've had this phone for about 9 months now and it will crash on me every now and then and has also recently started to have problems sending a text message, it can still do everything else but just wont send a message anymore. I may have been un-luckly though as i did get it when the phone first came out so i'm sure these bugs will have been fixed by now. Apart from all of this though its a wicked phone really good and poppular. Rating: Reviewed by Craig on 29/09/2009 iv had this phone now for 5 days and its knocks its self off and doesent come back on for hours, does anybody else have this problem? Other than that when the phone is on its a cracking phone. Rating: Reviewed by Daryl on 28/09/2009 This is a really good phone and very easy to use EXCEPT for the Bluetooth connection. It shuts down and starts up at random every few minutes which is really frustrating when driving or using the phone for other things. Check the Net for the pages of problems people have with this. Nokia will not accept that there is a design fault. I'm ditching mine under the Sale of Goods Act "Not fit for purpose". I've given it a 3 stars because of this otherwise its a 5-star phone! Rating: Reviewed by John on 25/09/2009 This is the best phone ever. My phone arrived a few days ago and it completely beats my old samsung tocco ultra. I just set it up in a few easy steps and listened to music for ages. I do think this is the best phone ever and whoever hasn't rated this phone 5 star you are mistaken :P Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 24/09/2009 This is not a 5 star phone. It has far too many flaws for that. The phone is well featured and if it was better executed could have been an iphone killer. The pro's. Great speaker sound, excellent screen quality, plays videos brilliantly, easy to view mobile websites (they look great), screen ain't that hard to text on. But here come the con's. Firstly it really annoys me that if you hold it how you would hold a phone the signal drops by 3 bars, sometimes will even lose a signal. Also its far too keen to switch to 2G which is too slow for the browser. Browser doesn't cope well with full websites and opera mini doesn't work properly on touch. And thats the problem. You have to use fiddly scroll bars in too many places that it ends up being awkward to use. Nokia haven't adapted symbian properly for touch. I mean to select and move photo's to a new folder takes forever as you have to click on one, scroll down and click mark picture on every single one! So I'm torn between this and my 6220 classic. Every now and then I swap to the 6220 and see how quick it was, how much better camera was, how well it held a signal, the GPS is even quicker, and how much easier it was to text on outdoors. I think I'll sell this and keep the 6220. Any ideas what to get next. I'd like big screen (doesn't have to be touch), GPS, and good web browsing. Plus the camera must be usable inside, yet it must fit comfortably in a pocket. Its a tough list of priorities and so far everything I've tried fails in some way compared to 6220 classic. Rating: Reviewed by Tom on 23/09/2009 Summary An outstanding phone. The only significant problem I have is that I am using it so much the battery won't last. The battery if phenomenally fast to recharge though. I used to take my laptop with me to stay in contact/web access: no where as much now. I have not used an iPhone but took to the touch screen straight away and rarely do I need the pointer. It is interesting that Gravity, a Twitter client, has a very very sensitive scroll but this has been written specifically for the S60 operating system. The extra screen space makes a huge difference to the navigation, web browsing, video, email, document editing etc. It was available on just about the lowest tariff three offer - amazing. I might be just that they were trying to keep me as a customer. Reception The basic phone reception has been very good including the 3G reception. The ability to link in with WiFi makes a huge difference and is essential as I am using this phone and the web in a way I never did before. The phone is provided by 3 so the default was to use their 3G network ( well I cant blame them for that!). The web browser did get confused in where the 3G signal and WiFi signal were competing ( I wanted to keep to the WiFi), however these is an option to be prompted as to which network you want - much better. Web Browser The web browser works very well, but occasionally I get into a tangle with the navigation, however I am trying to use it more like a laptop browser than earlier mobile phone browsers. The biggest problem is with web pages detecting it is a mobile and then giving me a cut down web page. Playing Flash works very well and have not as yet hit any problems, including on YouTube. Video I love the BBC iPlayer it works so well on the 5800 and the playback quality is really good. On one programme still images were presented and you could just detect how the image was being scanned, but I have not detected this problem elsewhere. Video works well either on downloading or direct from the site. Camera The Camera is ok, not as bad as I feared ( I had just used a Sony C903 and that was really good), just don't expect too much from it. If you want to capture an amusing moment on a walk it does the job fine. Music Audio quality is good and you get a decent volume from the speakers as you would expect. Business Uses No this is not a business phone but it does the job well. I soon had to purchase QuickOffice and Adobe Reader as I was started to use it for serious email work. Having to buy Adobe Reader did irk me somewhat having got used to it being provided free on PCs and I gather on older, non-touch, S60 Nokia's. Sometimes the more limited processor speed does impact on the editing of word, excel and powerpoint documents. There are limitations in that you cannot embed multi-media into the powerpoint and I don't think you can have some of the fancy animation. But we are talking a phone here. As I mentioned above - my laptop often stays at home now. Email. The email client works very well with POP accounts ( I have not tested Exchange compatibility) and QuickOffice integrates well for editing/reading MS Office documents. The one thing I miss is the ability to add rules as I do on my laptop to aid the filing of emails as they arrive. You can buy other email clients however. Text Entry The phone has a conventional alphanumeric, large QWERTY, small QWERTY and handwriting. I use them all but have moved to the small QWERTY most of the time which I use the edge of my thumb fingernail on. I have not tried out the handwriting. This is a quick as I can ever go on a mobile, maybe quicker with the mini-qwerty now that I am used to it, so do not worry about the touch screen. Navigation & Layout I like the navigation and find it very easy to use. Not as elegant as say the SE903 but I particularly like the integration of the latest email, to do list and appointments - on the home screen. Suddenly the calendar function has become useable rather than lost under the options as in every other mobile I have used. The layout is not very configurable however and you have to choose between shortcuts to applications ( maximum 4 ) or shortcuts to contacts (max 4) on the home screen. It is possible to order new themes from the phone but I have not done so. Downloads Nokia Ovi store is awful and clunky. I have not used the iPhones app store but it cannot be as bad as this. Much easier to access it from a laptop ( ironically about the only website where this is true). Migrating Contacts and iSync Despite having a Nokia before this the SIM Card contacts import was a mess. All names came us as SURNAME;FIRSTNAME/1 etc. Synchronise with your laptop contact software first. iSync on the Mac works very well, just download the software from Nokia's website. multimedia software Nokia provide multimedia software for transferring files between PC/Mac and phone. Yes the Mac - hooray. Can I get it to work in a sensible way? It does work however and does integrate with both iTunes and iPhoto. Sorry guys I cannot comment about its use with PC's Rating: Reviewed by Robert on 22/09/2009 You get more than your moneys worth this phone which is why I have given it 5 stars. The only slightly negative thing is on a sunny day its sometimes quite hard to see the screen. But it still beats all other touchscreen phones in its price range, and even some above. Plus if you read MINANTRA's review, hes actually comparing it to phones double the price and full smartphones like the asus that aren't even out yet and will probably cost atleast £450 sim free anyway. Rating: Reviewed by Michelle on 22/09/2009 This phone is excellent. The only thing I can really fault it on is that the calendar functionality is not as good as my old N6288. Idon`t seem able to put repeats on eg 9 am every day eye drops. Only way seems to be to syncronise with my ols phine. Also, the voice command is not functional - have a ! on it. Any ideas. Otherwise really good. It has frozen a couple of times but this does not worry me. Rating: Reviewed by nokia 5530 fan on 19/09/2009 Buy the smaller version of this phone (nokia 5530), it does exactly the same its just more compact and generally nicer! Rating: Reviewed by Jeandre on 18/09/2009 Well, to start off about this phone, its the best piece of equipement ive ever had. The phones calling features are good, since its a phone, and the audio is very nice and clear. The 3.2 inch touchscreen has a very high resolution witch makes for very nice colors (it has up to 16million colors - geez thats allot) and with the phone turned to be landscape then the aspect ratio is 16:9 (the same as HD :D) and makes for superb video watching and viewing pictures. This is a Simbian operated phone and the thing you have to remember is that it works allot similar to a computer. You do get the ocational glitch but nothing severe. The other thing people always, well not complain about, is the user interface. They always say Nokia havent build up the S60 5th edition from scratch and only took the 3rd edition and tuned it for Touch interface. The thing you have to remember is that its not up to Nokia to make the operating system here, its Simbian themselves. Simbian is a comp any on their own and also makes operating systems for other phone companies alwell e.g. the Samsung G810 runs on Simbian aswell. People also seem to be complaining about the 1 tap, or 2taps the phones needs for some areas in the menu. They are just dumb. This works allot like a computer. Some things like a music file for instance needs 2 taps to open, just like a computer. Just to give you an example, if you wanted to send that file and tapped it once to select it, it would start playing the file instead of just highlighting it in order to go options and then send via Bluetooth or whatever. To get to the package contents, its awesome. There isnt an accessory you will have to buy in the shop because it comes with it all. You get a prtective case, and USB cable, 2 pice earphones (one part is like a wired remote and the other piece is the earphones themselves), a cable to connect the phone to a TV, a lanyard with a plectrum - guitarpick type thing - , and of course 2 stylusses. (one as a spair) and obviously the charger and the monster 8GB memorycard witch ships IN the phone already. One thing that isnt quite up to standard is the camera. Then again, this phone doesnt sell because its a camera phone, but its called a Nokia ExpressMusic for obious reasons. Nokia launched a new Firmware update that i heard ajusts some of the camera features and makes it take better pictures, but sadly i havent try this myself. This phones is truely a music phone, and since i got this my poor iPod Classic is so allone. This phones batery lasts about 10 hours longer with listening to music than an iPod so why spend another $250 on a EXTRA gadget that isnt as well as your current phone. My verdickt is that this is really a great piece of work from Nokia`s side and can truely recomend it to anyone. GO FOR IT TODAY!! Rating: Reviewed by Raj on 16/09/2009 Its a good phone, has some really good features but i just dont like it. Its abit of a chunk of a phone and feels cheap and plasticky compared to my previous phones. It does shut down by itself now and again and the sensor at the top is annoying as when some1 calls its turns onn and u cant see who's calling you. Obviously the sensor is dirty but u dont know until some rings you. Rating: Reviewed by laura on 16/09/2009 i fell in love with this phone in the shop. the shop let me have a small go of the phone and i found it simple and easy to use. the camara and video are good.and easy to get to you can also do lots of different things with your pictures and edit it how you want, it has an easy menu screen even though the scroll can be a bit iffy sometimes. its easy to organize your folders on your phone or though your pc.at first the turn on and off button is a bit annying and you dont know how long to hold it in for but you get used to that the sound is great fantastic sound you can change it to suround sound which is fab and the head phone you get are fab to the volume is in a great place. and this phone is very easy to charge. the maps are great you can plot routes,favoriate different places and all sorts. if has great short cuts that you can change. the layout on texting is fab you can have a full screen keybord and use your thumbs but you have a couple of other choices as well. easy tounch screen. easy to use, good pocket size my dad has now got one too and also it has a nice handey stiles Rating: Reviewed by samantha on 15/09/2009 great phone however after a few days it started to change ringtones and pictures ect it was then freezing and switchin its self on and off. it wouldnt ring and kept going onto voicemail.a few networks also do not support all the features on the phone and a lot of the features did not work which you then have to speak to nokia as networks dont fix them (far too much hassle) my friend also got this phone and the same happened to her. nokia have to check these things. i have been reading a few reveiws on nokia phones latly and the all basicly say the say! they are trying to push too many phones out too soon. they should concentrate on there phones more before releasing them. nokia used to be the best but i am now very disappointed. Rating: Reviewed by wendy on 15/09/2009 well i like this phone but not going to rave as mine is giving me problems, liek today during a call it switched off ! and then you have to wait minutes after switching on to use again, my friend has one and thinks is the nuts but i wouldnt go that far, it is good phone but not outstanding and def not worth they cost to buy,prob why so many people are selling them on ebay!! yes i find you do have to press the buttons 2x on occasions, and when wriitng a text does funny things like changing the screen ?? anyway a mobile is a mobile, they are becoming like who has the best car as long as it does what you want thats all that matters, but not sure if would have another one .. like i say not dissing it but not rating it .. oh and it doesnt vibrate on silent when you get a call but does if you get a text ?? Rating: Reviewed by Niall JC on 15/09/2009 I recently got this phone, and on contract of 15 pound a month for unlimited texts and 100 minutes to any other network. At first i wondered whether the Nokia 5800 was as good as it seems, once i retrieved the phone, i was blown away. The phone seems to compare to the iPhone in virtually everyway, in my opinion the only 2 things the Apple iPhone is superior in is the music and applications. Even though this nokia also has exceedingly good music ability. A definite buy in my opinion, excellent phone, versatile and all round perfect. Well worth the price of nearly 100 pound cheaper in the UK Rating: Reviewed by Brian from UK on 15/09/2009 Hi I picked this phone after looking at the reviews. looking at the bad points and hopping that some of the bad things either was down to that person or hope it wouldnt happen to me. well I took the plunge pluged it in started to find things loved the way the screan worked OK so now to work move all my 197 contacts from my old K850i to this lovely new 5800 oh God 1st problem bluetooth from Sony erricson to Nokia isnt a good idea so I copied it over to the sim swapt it copied to new phone Yes It worked Sort of I had to go over every contact to change/modify which after looked better than in the K850i So thats a PLUS Change Wall paper to some think nice added pic from old phone :) Music :) ring tones :) sorting pics out wasnt the best stuffing them all in 1 folder is stupid and looking though you can add folders and move files about in phone LIKE HELL can you Yes you make a file and yes you can copy the pic But NO you cant tell it where you wabt it to go Grrr But that problem was sorted after I pluged it into my pc made folders draged and drop pics vids loads of music. then after a day or so I started to make the phon my own I have put the 4 main contact on the main page which makes it Very easy to text ring or just to see how much you have rang or text them lol Nice The lock is a new idea where you only have flick the side button and its off or on this works very well and it safe loads of time when you only have 1 hand free ( flick off change CD Flick on back in pocket ) its that quick Now I have had it just 6 weeks and not one problem Battery is going strong it lasted just over a week with only the odd phone call and small about of texts. but if you watch a film which is a great picture the battery dont last much more that the film I downloaded the F1 grid places on the sunday of the main race through my Wifi router and watched it on the phone just before the sundays race started COOL it eat the battery though. Camera now after the K850i which was a very good 5MP camera this was my main worry of the phone with what other people have said Well dont worry It is good inside and great out side flash isnt much but its a phone :) to put an end me going on and on just one last thought if you have any worry about this phone like I did then dont stop right now and go and get one Rating: Reviewed by mark dinsdale on 14/09/2009 got this phone on sat and so far not impressed in the slightest the apps suck the net isnt quick at all infact i wish i got the iphone which ive also used and is 10x as better then this Rating: Reviewed by ooey on 14/09/2009 Well I have had a red 5800 since march this year and have had absolutely no problems with it. My current fw update is v21. The peops complaining here brobably have one from a bad batch. Just a note: my flatmate got the blue one on t-mobile, and they charge him to use the gps system! It seems that 02 don't (who I'm with). I've been using the GPS on and off for 7 mths now and it works just fine. I think orange are the worst for this because they have installed their own sat nav s/w - and charge for it too. Don't fall into this trap if you are getting this phone to use as a sat nav too! Just to reiterate: sound 4/5 - very clear, has a gfx equaliser, could do with being a little louder at max volume. Why would you need a separate ipod? interface 4/5 - v21 fw makes the phone appreciably faster. camera 2/5 - only works well under good lighting conditions, rubbish for anything else (nokia, put a xennon flash and 5mp cam in the replacement 5800) battery life 5/5 - excellent. better than expected. Rating: Reviewed by Kimemia waweru on 14/09/2009 the 5800 is a good phone.excellent more particularly is the looks Rating: Reviewed by Aff on 14/09/2009 hey a got it yesterday and its brill ... the battery is good av not charged it since yesterday even tho av been fonin txtin internet .. its stylish and its got handwriting is well ..av not seen that on a iphone a think ...3.2mp cam better than the iphone anyway ..i would recommend this fone to people .. Rating: Reviewed by Gordon on 13/09/2009 Had this phone for about 6 months now, and although it is a great phone, make sure you DO NOT GET THE RED ONE, as for some unknown reason, if you have the red Nokia 5800, you cannot update the firmware. So I'm stuck with the first firmware Nokia released for this phone and cannot update it, which is very frustrating as the newer firmware makes the touchscreen much more responsive and stops it freezing. My girlfriend just got the same phone, but the silver one, with the updated firmware, and it's like a completely different phone! So all in all this phone is excellent, and personally I think it's better than the iphone, but just make sure you get one which has the latest firmware on it! Rating: Reviewed by Aishah on 13/09/2009 I havce had this phone for 6 months. It is a big pain in the backside. After using it for a few months you will find the screen becomes blurry and I mean all the million colours blend insanely out of proportion and you have nooooo idea what is there. I am amazing with phones but this phone is a total harassment and its not just me...10 of my friends also brought this stupid phone and have also got this problem. RETURN IT NOW!!!!! THEY ARE ALL FAULTY!!! WHAT ELSE CUD WE EXCPECT FROM NOKIA'S FIRST TOUCH PHONE!!! BOO HOOO! :'( Rating: Reviewed by Ollie on 04/09/2009 I agree with Mike, i've had this phone a month or so now and have no issues with it shutting down or and glitching at all. The phone overall is great much better than any of the N series phones in my opinion and the battery life is great. Im still not sure im a fan of the interface as a whole in comparison to an Iphone or the SE phones but I think it will just take me time to adjust.. The phone physically is nice but not great, has a plasticy feel in places but not completely chinky. Overall its a featureful gem with the best speakers out of any phone i have previously tried and brilliant batterylife, i dont think anything comes close for the money... BARGAIN! Rating: Reviewed by Neo Tavabi on 03/09/2009 This phone is great!! I bought it for 210 pounds in the uk, and as a 14 year old school boy i do think that is a lot of money, but i do not even regret it a tiny bit!! The only thing that annoys me is how paranoid i get when i unlock the phone, i just simply don't think that the unlocking button will last many years as it is constantly slided up and down about a hundred times a day if not more. But besides that the phone is brilliant!! It does everything, much more than i thought it would, and it's perfect for music as the speakers are outstanding quality with a lot of bass, and the music on the headfones have just the ammount of bass and trebble and other stuff to make it sound perfect! Rating: Reviewed by JRY on 02/09/2009 gr8 fone. clearly trashes the iphone at half its price. xellent value for money.gr8 screen .acclerometer(display rotates automatically) works great,best sound quality a fone can offer.good camera.free 8 GB microSD. great touch applications and at last GR8 battery life.Bettter than the N97 in ma opinion. . Rating: Reviewed by Shreyas on 02/09/2009 It's a terrific phone, and for £180 on PAYG, that's a lot better than blowing over £300 on the iPhone! I have dropped it twice on concrete, and it still works like a charm! It's a nicely put together device with a much more smooth OS than what was on the N96 or N85 (which are not touchscreen and are Symbian 9.2) and feels more finished with added theme effects. The sound quality...........SUPERB!!!!! It sounds much more clear, even through the loudspeakers which deliver considerable bass for its size. It's easy to integrate with your PC and no matter which folder on the mem. stick you put any song(s) in, it fetches it all and saves it on the music/video/photo library. and I am impressed with the startup speeds as well, it is quite fast. The WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities are outstanding. This is an excellent device, which doesn't choke your wallet to death unlike the iPhone, and has a lot more features than the iPhone. The 5800's firmware is open-source (unlike Apple's proprietary OS X) so it is always constantly improved and so it can also sport a vast amount of other features. Once again, it's a great-value buy and can satisfy. Rating: Reviewed by Eddy on 31/08/2009 I find it an amazingly good phone no faults for me i even dropped it in a river and nothing happened its amazing. The audio playback is superb it even beats my ipod touch and ps3 for sound quality , Rating: Reviewed by Dez on 31/08/2009 Had this phone for 2 week now and i have to say its excellant!! Easy to navigate, very responsive, excellant quality mp3 sound however the earphone quality that comes with is not too great.Shame... Decent crisp photos with the 3.2 meagpixel camera.Personally im a music man and id say it blows away any sony erriscon walkman phones!! Still waiting for my 8gig SD card form VODAFONE, cmon hurry up!! Rating: Reviewed by Ana on 26/08/2009 I absolutely love itttttttt :) its a lovely phone, i'd recommend it to everyone who wasnts a full spec phone for a great price!!! :) Rating: Reviewed by GaryH on 26/08/2009 Had this phone for the past 5 months and not impressed with it. Infact, I sold it last week and have replaced it with a Nokia 6700. The touch screen is my main complaint, as well as the phone constantly crashing. The touch screen is not very responsive with the user needing to press the screen several times to get a response. It can be very frustrating texting, easy to press the wrong key on the screen, and because of this, the phone stores a long of mis-spelt words into its dictionary which can be incredibly annoying. The screen also gets dirty constantly, and the raised edge aruond the screen gathers dust. The phone software has a lot of bugs and frequently crashes, trying to read an email or going back to a webpage, the phone may exit the application. The stylus holder will eventually come lose and the stylus starts to come out whenever you use it, and the automatic switching between landscape and portrait can really get on your nerves, when just opening a text, or trying to do something on the phone when you dont want it to auto rotate. The music player is good however, though it can take a while to open music tracks on occasion, and I found the volume a bit quiet even on full. The stereo speakers were excellent though. It was a good first attempt by Nokia, but they need to perfect the art of the touch screen as Apple have done. For now I am going to stick with push button phones, they are less frustrating to use! Especially in sunlight, another area the 5800 was annoying, trying to see what buttons to press with daylight reflecting off the large screen. If you are familiar and happy with touch screen phones then you may like the phone, but if you value your sanity, stick with traditional button phones! Rating: Reviewed by adam on 25/08/2009 excellant phone, music sound quality is outstanding. cannot find any faults. gps is also brilliant Rating: Reviewed by Leemi on 25/08/2009 OMG!!! i am actually in love with this phone it does everything a phone shuld do, Anyone looking for an all rounder dis knocks out many phones, When i got this phone i was quite worried if it could make folders for images and if its 3g when i got it i was propa shocked i couldnt believe nokias first touchscreen will be soo good. Enyways okia keep it up!! You are the best... Rating: Reviewed by Soroosh Ahmadi on 25/08/2009 This is the best touch screen phone i've ever seen! the only drawback is about its camera. it's just a medicore one Rating: Reviewed by Hey on 24/08/2009 This phone is awsome Rating: Reviewed by Brian on 21/08/2009 Bought one last week and its going back. Best summed up as useless, v slow, unresponsive but if you are prepared to wait for 5 mins while the camera warms up ( im being serious 5 mins !!!!!) or perhaps 3 mins to get into the messaging option then this will be the phone for you. only gets a star cos you cant give it no stars Rating: Reviewed by john on 20/08/2009 superb........ Rating: Reviewed by PAUL W on 20/08/2009 Not the "iphone beater" as touted above. I have had mine for 4 months and the screen has now lost its responsiveness in the top half and using it as a walkman means charging daily. this could be because its one of the first on the market but Nokia should do better. Ovi, the app store is horrendously overpriced and has some absolute rubbish on it. If you want a touch screen phone I would recommend LG as I had a Viewty before this and I miss it so much. Im disappointed that they took so long to create a touchphone and put the slow as a snail s60 operating system on it. This could have been so much more but its like a huge roast dinner,at the start it looks good, tastes good but after you feel fat and regretful. Rating: Reviewed by wazevan on 19/08/2009 Have has this phone 2 weeks now and still cannot get used to it.This was a replacement for my Samsung Tocca lite (software probs).On the plus.. great downloads (free)mp3 player brill,calling extremely clear,sound brill.On the negative ..camera rubbish not even close to "lite" phone or my partners Nokia.Screen needs to pressed quite hard compared to lite.Not enough space on main screen to put shortcut(only 4).Numbers added to speed dial will not tell you who's calling only number.Text messaging is long winded. Battery life bad when using the gadgets on phone. overall rather disappointed .Maybe i was spoiled with the straight forward Tocca. Rating: Reviewed by Mr R on 18/08/2009 Just to say agree with what Mike has said below - Excellent All Round Phone!!! Rating: Reviewed by Jenny on 17/08/2009 It has some really good features- music, radio internet, emailing, but use these and you have no charge in the battery left to make phone calls!! All the people I know with this phone have the same complaint. Rating: Reviewed by hanmid on 15/08/2009 very good phon Rating: Reviewed by Jack Nicholsan on 14/08/2009 I gotta tell every one that this phone is the bomb!!! For only £199.99 sim free, this phone is the best phone for the value. Get yourself a screen protector and a black silicone case and I tell you- it will stay as new as when you bought it. The call quality is awesome. I love the proximity sensor- the screen goes black when a call is being made. The sound quality through earphones and speakers are both quite good Rating: Reviewed by harry on 11/08/2009 i have just got my new nokia yesterday:) i have to say im very pleased with it. i have an ipod touch aswell and at first was thinking the touch screen wouldnt be very good on the nokia but it turned out to be ok. the only dissapointment was the camera , it seems to be fussy and isnt very good tbh. i sold my sony ericsson c902 to get this phone , so going from a brilliant camera to a not so good one is annoying. at least nokia give you extras with the phone ( memory card , cable that connects phone to tv) BUY THIS PHONE! but buy a camera aswell! Rating: Reviewed by elliswhitworth on 09/08/2009 great phone, but can shut down on its own, which is stupid when its in your bag and you dont know its off. Good web, iphone killer it is not but a good phone Rating: Reviewed by Alex on 05/08/2009 Sorry Mike, but John isn't all wrong... I too did rather enjoy my new shiney 5800 at first (after getting over the simplistic user platfrom vs Sony Ericsson), but alas... I have just received my 3rd phone after 2 faults, one of which was continual shutting down and rebooting factory settings. Previous faults where that it would access certain applications when pressed, maps, internet, messages etc. All pretty vital. IT is a shame - but now I'm wishing I had gone with an iPhone (although I hear so many bad things about it) or the Blackberry. Rating: Reviewed by Kieran on 05/08/2009 Please for the love of god, will people stop comparing this to an iPhone. this is a Wifi capable, 3G smartphone for £300 less than an iPhone. its a budget option, not a top of the line business megalith. You have to give it some leeway. Yes the touch screen isn't as good, and the menus are a little slow, but its £300 less on PAYG. Rating: Reviewed by shabzz on 05/08/2009 gud phne everyone shud av 1 Rating: Reviewed by tom on 05/08/2009 i thout it was a perrfect fone i love to pieces :) Rating: Reviewed by Kit on 04/08/2009 An amazing phone. Good solid and stable OS and does pretty much everything but make coffee on a morning and tuck you into bed at night. A must have purchase for anyone with a busy life. Rating: Reviewed by robyn on 02/08/2009 I've had this phone for a while now and i have to say its outstanding. the music player is better then the sony ericssons by far. i have one question about the internet use. I am on vodafone and for £20 i get minutes and text but it doesnt mention internet. My house is a wifi area but when i attempt to go on the internet it says connecting to wap, does that mean i would have to pay extra for the internet? any help would be appreciated! Rating: Reviewed by llkiiakajjaj5544 on 02/08/2009 its great all that it says that it will do it does. nice to hold in your pocket and a great touch screen!!!!! get it now...... Rating: Reviewed by JohnW on 31/07/2009 I've got to agree with Mike and ooey here. This phone is the best I've ever had, and I'm a real phone nut. I've had the Iphone (rubbish), Samsung and LG touch phones and all have paled in comparison to Nokia's excellent phone. My handset has had no freezing or shutting down problems, and now i've updated to v20, it's quicker as well. Above all, the best touch screen phone available at the moment. Rating: Reviewed by Kevin on 30-07-2009 this phone is excellent. design and usability really well thought out, there are four text input methods, writing text messages is a breeze. have an ipod touch, find that keyboard clumsy, although touch screen is not as smooth as it, still it is very good. easier to use and cheaper than the windows mobile smart phone such as the X1. Apps downloaded and installed in seconds from Nokia OVI store using WiFi. Web browser is good. Rating: Reviewed by mike on 30/07/2009 I am currently about to send the third one back to Nokia care with the same problem the others have had, namely at random times from minutes to hours it goes offline and asked for the sim card to be inserted despite the fact that it is already in. New sim card tried - same problem. Sim card that the Nokia rejects tried in my spare phones, works fine. When it works it is a brilliant phone but Nokia have had mine for longer than I have trying to resolve the problem Rating: Reviewed by sam on 30/07/2009 Hey, This phone without doubt is the best phone I have ever used and that is the truth.I would not say that it "slaughters" iphone but it is as good.The music player is amazing and you can add an assortment of applications that are fun and usefull.The touchscreen is not very good frankly. It needs a bit of a push now and then.I am worried of how delicate the phone is because I dont want to screw it up by just dropping it :) All in all it is an amazing phone and I defenetly suggest buying it! Regards, sam Rating: Reviewed by j kelly on 30/07/2009 hi - me again with an update. With regards to the camera, it is identical to the one in the 6500 slide, right? Which means it should take fantastic pictures, yet it doesn't - well not in low light/indoors (s/w problem?). The slide's camera got a 5G rating on ch5's "The Gadget Show" a while back, which even outperformed some 5mp cameras - so what has gone wrong, and will there be a firmware update to fix it? A lovely feature of this camera is that you can replace a sat nav with it (works very well in the UK). It Takes a few minutes to lock on the GPS, and it occasionally gets things wrong, but it is v good for a phone satnav. Rating: Reviewed by Stanley on 29/07/2009 I have the Nokia 5800 it is a brilliant phone the only thing i would say is bad about it is the battery life, to be honest thats not really bad!! I would recommend it to people who use phones for business, and teenagers could use it! I would recommend it for 12 and over. Rating: Reviewed by Emma on 28/07/2009 i got this phone about a month ago and hated it !! So much so ive got rid of it and am looking to buy a new phone. The main problems i had were the screen when you turned the phone sideways to text with the qwerty touchscreen keypad it would suddenly flip the screen back the other way then when you turned the phone the other way it would flip again. It frequently froze and the screen went blank for long periods my friend had exactly the same problems it drove me mad !!!!Texting whichever way was a nightmare because the touch screen just wasn't up to it and letters were missed out whenever you didnt press hard enough. I was so looking forward to owning this phone but wished i'd never bothered. Rating: Reviewed by Sarah on 27/07/2009 Reviews like the one made by Phil below (25/07) bug me a bit - his problem is obviously a one off yet it is written like this is a fault on every phone. For the record, I have had absolutely no problems downloading or using Googlemail/maps, or any other applications for that matter, and nor have the 2 other members of my family with this phone. People say the camera on it is 'only' 3.2 megapixels but the Carl Zeiss technology is excellent and I get better shots on this than my sister does on her 8mp Samsung Tocco Ultra phone, and the video quality is outstanding. Anyone worried about the screen keys being too small to text on need not worry because they are pretty large, even compared to a normal keypad. I can text really quickly and even faster if I use the stylus. This functions really well in all the important areas - excellent camera, an mp3 player with amazing sound quality, and also as a PHONE (remember that's what they're really for?). This is the best phone I have ever owned, and I've had loads of them over the years, plus I'm pretty hard to impress. It will take something pretty spectacular to make me upgrade from this in 17 months time. Rating: Reviewed by Ben Brooks on 26/07/2009 This phone is the best phone ive ever had, moved back to Nokia just for this bad boy, no problems after 3 months, love it... Rating: Reviewed by James Hughes on 26/07/2009 I love this phone, had it for three months. No scratches or cracks and i have dropped it a couple of times. Feels very solid and not at all delicate but does creak and feels very plasticky. The back is made from a flimsy plastic and the rim around the front of the device is annoying. If Nokia had used a capacitive screen,the stylus would be eliminated,and therefore the back would be thinner (because theres no stylus stuck in there). I dislike the rim because dust and just bits of dirt and stuff get stuck under it. If it had been removed from the design it would look far better are probably be a few millimeters thinner too. Those are just my problems with this phone though. Apart from that theres nothing wrong with it. Messaging is fantastic although i cannot set up email to work correctly. Music player and transfering files works fantastically. Ovi store has plenty free apps and plenty paid apps and games and such. Definetly a phone worth checking out. Wifi has been a fantastic addition and makes web browsing so much better. Videos are outstanding if you encode/convert them right. 16:9 screen is great with no problems apart from i wish it was capacitive. My dad has a Samsung Tocco and although his is far more sensitive to his touch i prefer the 5800 because of wifi, apps and the general S60 OS that makes it a smartphone worth buying. Great phone, definetly worth checking out. Glad I bought it Rating: Reviewed by Fran on 26/07/2009 I upgraded on contract to the Nokia 5800. I was very impressed with it at first, and loved all the different apps and the accelerometer. But from the start I had problems with the internet and the applications. They crashed a lot and then within 5 days, the phone wouldn't let me make any phone calls. So I exchanged it for another 5800, and again straight away it kept crashing and the applications just wouldn't open. I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone. The music quality was really good, but that wasn't the main reason why I wanted it. I had problems with almost every feature, and found it was generally a really slow phone! Eventually swapped it for a Nokia N85 and so far I haven't had any major problems with it! Rating: Reviewed by John Barton on 26/07/2009 this phone is amazing i bought one a few weeks ago and it has proved to be the best phone i have ever owned no matter what people say this phone wipes out the iphone Rating: Reviewed by Phil on 25/07/2009 The Nokia 5800 is a well made phone, no doubt. What is absolutely shocking is that is delivered with a firmware bug that prevents users from downloading applications such as Google Mail/Maps etc. If you try you get the message "certificate eexpired" and the application will not install. One has to perform extensive tasks including completely resetting the phone to overcome the issue. It is hard to believe that Nokia feel they can get away with this in the face of products like the iphone. Don't buy until Nokia finally get their act together. Rating: Reviewed by Alex on 22/07/2009 Have recently changed to the 5800 hundred from an LG Renoiron T-Mobile network. Had no complaints with the Renoir but for usabaility the 5800 blows it out of the water. the interface is both faster (impressive when considering that it is a smart phone) and more responsive. Voice clarity during calls is superior to the LG, Battery life is on par obviously the camera is a step down (from 8mp to 3.2mp) however i'm not much of a snapper anyway plus the 5800 with it's Carl Zeiss optics can still take decent shots. overall am highly impressed with the 5800, and it's sales package(including tv out cable, stereo headphones, 8 gb memory card & protective case etc) is second to none. Rating: Reviewed by robbo on 22/07/2009 just got my phone and am writing my review on it i was undecided wether or not to go for the iphone or n97 but was perswaded to give this phone a try the web acess is quite quick and the qwerty keyboard is easy to use using your fingers which is good although the phone does seem to freeze some times all in all thongh not to bad a phone Rating: Reviewed by Khaled on 20/07/2009 Probably the most reliable touch phone on the market, i'd reccomend this to anyone. Rating: Reviewed by Laura on 17/07/2009 I got this phone as a free upgrade from Orange to replace my faithful Samsung U600. I've had it a few days now. I was worried I wouldn't be able to text very well on it, but I actually find it easier because the touchscreen 'buttons' are actually bigger than on most phones and very responsive. I haven't had any problems with the sensitivity of the screen at all. At home I usually use the stylus to stop getting fingerprints all over the screen but the plectrum is pretty useless. Out and about I just use my fingers and can write and send a message with one hand as the phone is very slim compared to, for example, the N97 or some of the Tocco phones. Sound quality from the speakers is excellent, really loud! The video quality is amazing too. The camera is, to me, really good - but then anything is good compared to my last phone. It takes photos really quickly, in seconds, whereas my samsung took nearly 30 seconds - I think it was broken! Yes, the 5800 is only 3.2 megapixels and a little grainy, but it is acceptable quality for taking quick shots of friends etc, and after all it is a phone and not a camera. The secondary camera on the front of the phone is a bit dodgy...but I'm not in the habit of taking lots of self portraits anyway. The internet is user friendly and pretty fast, although I wish I'd known that I need to hold down the red button to disconnect from the internet else it runs in the background - I think. Not sure on this one. Picks up wifi which is always useful. Only 4 stars because the camera is good but not outstanding. Also, as an afterthought, I find the stylus a little uncomfortable after using it for a while. The battery life isn't brilliant either, but then I do mess around on it a lot when I'm bored at work. (And write reviews, like now.) Charges quickly though. All in all an excellent phone which I'm really happy with and recommending to everyone I know who is thinking of upgrading. You won't be disappointed. Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 16/07/2009 Not a bad effort. Speaker quality is excellent for a mobile, the screen looks great indoors and browsing is good. GPS is also more sensitive than previous nokias and wifi reception is great. But and its a big but, sometimes it goes on go slow taking ages to respond, 3g reception is poor, and its just to fat to fit comfortable in your trowser pocket. The camera is pretty rubbish. Stills/video's no where near the quality of my old 6220 classic or the N95. To sum up. Good effort but its not an iphone, the screen is too awkward to use, can barely read it outdoors, and resistive so you need to press down. Its not like using an iphone. Does everything you can think off, more than even an iphone 3G, but it doesn't do it well. Needs a faster processor, and an operating system more designed for touch. I have symbian on other phones and virtually the same only works far easier on a conventional keypad. Don't hate it, but it has made me realise how good my old nokia 6220 class ic is. Its that phone i will be keeping in the end. Its smaller, yet packs a better camera, faster operating speed, and a nice conventional keypad for texting. The screens nowhere near as good for browsing but I've got my ipod touch for that. Rating: Reviewed by Sophie on 16/07/2009 Had this phone 4 times now. Keeps breaking beyond repair. it hasn smashed, just randomly turns off, batteries poor, and it deletes my files. i dont recommend this phone Rating: Reviewed by Phil on 15/07/2009 I got this phone last week as an upgrade from my 6500 Slide. I'm a touch screen virgin and although it took a day or two to get used to the new interface, I was very impressed. This phone feels nice in my hand and I found it very easy to use. I love the clarity on the big screen. It has some really nice features such as the lock key on the side of the phone, the 3.5mm audio jack so you can upgrade to some decent earphones. So far I've downloaded lots of apps and themes for this phone with no problems. The music sound good on the speakers and through the earphones. I like the Nokia maps, I've downloaded Google maps too! I do like my Nokias and would definitely recommend this phone to anyone who wants a touch screen phone. I would have preferred it in black though instead of the red and it would have been nice to get a case with it. Rating: Reviewed by Kadie on 14/07/2009 This phone is fantastic!.. I got it without really reading reviews because my contract ran out and i needed a new one quick.. The best pot luck ive ever gotton. The touch screen is very responsive, sounds great and looks fab. The screens colours are ace. The Camera is pretty good, Not the best camera in the world, but as good as a basic digital camera. The battery is very good for such a technical phone..and im always on the internet. 10 out of 10, well done Nokia! Rating: Reviewed by Kim on 14/07/2009 I would review this phone if only I could get the damn thing to work! I got a brand new model in a sealed box on 02 and placed my new 3G SIM into the phone - everything works (including the internet browser) except when I try to make a call I get 'connection error' every time. Incoming calls go straight to voicemail, even though I have a full signal. I have downloaded the latest update from Nokia and have done a full factory reset - nothing has worked. So, until I get this problem sorted, I can only award 1 star. Rating: Reviewed by Big D on 12/07/2009 Best phone i've ever had, it's outstanding, at least as good as the Iphone if not better when you consider the cost of it. Rating: Reviewed by Gary on 12/07/2009 I have had this phone for just over 5 months and it is the first phone I have had that has been perfect for me. I am a big media consumer watching films, TV from BBC iplayer, podcasts and music, this is what the 5800 was made to do and it does it very very well. I don't take many pictures so not so fussed about the camera, in good light the pictures are great but in low light they are quite grainy even with the dual LED flash. I know there are better phones coming out onto the market now but I am more than happy with my 5800 and for the price I can't and won’t complain. Excellent phone I recommend it Rating: Reviewed by Cat on 10/07/2009 Amazing. Truly outstanding phone. The single negative is that the camera could be better, but that's not even that big an issue. Cameras exist for that purpose, not phones. The music playback is superb. The screen resolution is incredible. The apps to download are impressive - even the free ones. I've had it 2 weeks now, and I'm still finding new things to do with it. I got this phone because I couldn't afford the Renoir, but can't imagine not owning it now. Very impressive, Nokia. Rating: Reviewed by Albourz on 10/07/2009 John (below) evidently has a duff phone or maybe he has abused it. I have been using the 5800 on O2 for three months and it has never shut down or frozen. This phone trashes the iPhone 3G, which I have tried and also beats anything that Samsung or LG can throw at the market. I have tried a lot of the touchscreen phones while waiting for Nokia to release this, and I genuinely believe that this is the best. And it's a bargain too! Here's a tip - read the reviews below, and check out the quality of the reviews themselves. The guys complaining about this phone hardly ever write anything, and often can't spell. The best, most intelligent and most articulate reviewers give this phone 5 stars. What does this tell you? Read the main review above - these guys are professionals and know what they are talking about. Rating: Reviewed by David on 09/07/2009 I have had this phone for 2 days now - and I have to say that it is superb. The display is amazing - frankly it looks better than the iPhone (I have had one of these too). Granted it doesnt have the features of the iPhone, actually as a "phone" it has better features instead of the endless gumpf you get from apple (i-spirit level? Essential? possibly not.) Call me crazy and old fashioned if you like but I'll take the ability to forward a text message over being able to randomly check the slant of every shelf I pass. The touch screen is excellent and very responsive.It does feel slightly, very slightly, plasticcy, but its solid enough to feel reliable. All in all a superb phone. Rating: Reviewed by Marylin on 09/07/2009 Having been so disappointed with the LG Viewty Smart that I sent back (see my review on 29th June) I’m absolutely delighted with this phone. It doesn’t have the 8MP camera of the Viewty Smart and the calculator isn’t as good. It’s also a shame Nokia didn’t give the 5800 a 5MP camera which I would have preferred. Some of the indoor photos with this phone are slightly grainy although not really a problem for me thus far. Aside from that in every other respect this phone is streets ahead of the LG and considering the sim free prices I’ve seen on the internet put this phone around £130 cheaper I just can’t fault it. For it’s price tag the software is excellent, the touch screen works like a dream and it does everything I want it to. Everything on the phone seems to work physically completely perfect and reliably so far. I love the fact that it has a little stylus, that slides neatly into the side of the phone, for operating the touch screen which makes operating the screen so much easier than trying to use fingers. I can’t actually understand why that isn’t standard on all touch screen phones. Another plus for me is that it hasn’t got T9 predictive texting. It’s dead easy to connect to your PC either in PC suite mode for use with the Nokia software which you have to download or in Mass Storage mode to easily copy files to and from the MicroSD card. I haven’t tried the music software on top end phones like the N97 and iPhone but this is the best music player I’ve ever had on a phone which makes it dead easy to create playlists and sort them into any order I like. As other people have said the internet application is great and makes it dead easy to surf the web. The map application also looks like it works quite well and could prove very useful although I haven’t had a chance to try it properly yet. I don’t often rave about things like mobile phones but for it’s price tag compared to the more expensive phones the 5800 really stands out for me. If you don’t want to go for the most expensive phones you can’t beat this. Well done Nokia. Rating: Reviewed by Steve C on 09/07/2009 Absolutely excellent phone. The best colours & resolution I've seen.Puts my old LG Prada to shame. The music quality is superb, enhanced by the 8 band graphic equaliser. Considering the applications and demands on power, the battery life is amazing. Rating: Reviewed by Ellie on 08/07/2009 This phone is amazing! I've had no problems with it at all, and I can even text fine with it! It's got great features for a 15 year old like myself, and I love it! It's got just about everything and it's my first Nokia phone-I'm not disappointed! Rating: Reviewed by Stella on 07/07/2009 I've had four of these handsets since Feb 09. Three of them have had screen problems; locking, freezing, switching off mid-use. They have never been dropped or damaged by me so I am really disappointed in the quality. Currently sat on the phone to orange waiting to claim for another replacement - this one only has 2/3rds of the screen working so is useless! Rating: Reviewed by PETE. on 07/07/2009 ONE WORD,,OUTSTANDING.. Rating: Reviewed by anni on 05/07/2009 tho i do love this fone.. for some reason it has started to freeze!! n keeps turnin off and if it does turn on i cant unlock the screen to use it.. only had it 3 months! Rating: Reviewed by amin on 02/07/2009 very good Rating: Reviewed by Mike on 02/07/2009 Well I have had my one now for one month and I find it really great.Touch screen is great music is really good. I would say this is the best phone I have ever had. Rating: Reviewed by keith on 02/07/2009 Just got this phone on orange. It really was too cheap to say no to-400mins unltd texts,unltd landline- £15@mth! I was going to cancel & get an iphone but had to go for this at the price. And I'm glad I did-it's a much cheaper phone thats very nearly as good as the iphone. It doesn't quite have the lovely, smile inducing, UI of the iphone but it's very, very good. Easy to use,fun & good to own. It has a lovely web browser, adequate camera & the screen is very responsive to the touch. I was worried reading some reviews about the touchscreen being poor but it's excellent with both fingers & stylus(very handy for web pages). My advice- If you can afford an iphone get one but if you're like me and either cant afford- or justify the price tag then this is a crackingly good phone. Rating: Reviewed by jenna on 02/07/2009 i wasn't really looking to upgrade my phone, but i thought i'd just go and have a look at new ones as i could upgrade. I saw this phone straight away and it was a must have! i think the camera is fine but only in the day time, night time pics are rubbish. loved the sound of music coming from it the screen was so clear too.........then after 2 months it all went wrong.......i put it on keypad lock and it wouldn't come off, when typing out a text it would keep jumping screens and the then it kept crashing on me and just generally dying! got it sent away which took 2 weeks they upgraded all software on it, made it so it was faster. I was told it may have had a bug and that the bug may have already been on the phone....i dont know,im not into all that but surely they should look out for things like this before sending them to shops. Im still having problems with texting and the screen jumping and then it puts the last work you wrote in twice. ive had it back 2 days now and im really upset with it. maybe its just mine and its faulty but its kinda putting me off it now. when it worked it was great but when they go wrong, they do it big style! Rating: Reviewed by Jan on 30/06/2009 Just picked up this phone as had various Samsungs in the last year (9 altogether...Samsung Souls, Toccos and G800)) and had problems with them all!! Orange let me out of my contract 8 months early so I could choose a completely new phone (top quality customer service i have to say). Picked me up this little beauty today, and I havent been able to find a fault with it yet. The touch pad makes the Tocco look like a childs toy. I'm not interested in the camera and will rarely use it as a music player...but as a text and calling phone its spot on...its easily the easiest phone i have ever used. Now i just gotta wait and see if its started playing up like all my previous Samsungs, Sony Ericssons and Nokias have in the past...dropping calls, freezing, switching itself off, giving me random numbers instead of words in predictive text, muffled voice calls and hmm I think thats it.... ;) Rating: Reviewed by Anita on 30/06/2009 Wow! This is just the best phone ever! Ive had the N95 for god knows how long and was in need of a change so I got the Samsung Tocca Lite, What a waste of time that was! Then I was cotemplating getting this one but THEN I seen the advert for the N97 and watched demos of it on YOU Tube, I fell in love with it (even tho I didnt have it) and was sure I would be able to wait for it to come out on O2. Well obviously I couldnt! I got the Nokia 5800 as the N95 just wasnt cutting it for me anymore! then I walked into another shop and got offered the N97 at a really good price but Im soooo glad I didnt get it and stuck with the 5800, the touch screen is brilliant, no complaints there, or anywhere for that matter, I love the chioces of how to text and getting my music on to it was soooo easy! Standard Nokia menu format which is brill and the camera might only be 3 MP but coz the screen is so big the quality looks alot more, its fantastic! My sister has now gone and got it asw ell after just half an hour playing on mine! Im surprised she hasnt written anything on here yet, (Ha ha beat ya Michelle!!) Any way overall go and get it you will not be dissapointed! Rating: Reviewed by Ted on 29/06/2009 Brilliant phone, internet browsing is great as is the music and video features. Camera is perfectly adequate and the video recording is superb! I highly recommend as it is a great priced phone with tons of features. Rating: Reviewed by lesley on 28/06/2009 my husband just got this phone. The screen is what he likes best about it cos it's easy to see and it's good for taking photos and videos. But It's not easy to get used to using it - especially the texting and phoning. At the moment it's a big effort to do either. Hopefully we'll get used to it. Rating: Reviewed by Paul Webber on 27/06/2009 I must admit I was very dubious about getting a touch phone. I have always had Nokia phones, and when it came to upgradr my 6500 slide, I decided after reading the good reviews to go with a Nokia 5800. Well what can I say, I am realy impressed with the phone, so much realy clever functions on it and very easy to use. The touch screen is not too sensative as I had been afraid of at all. You have to touch things twice to make sure that you don't do things accidentally. The speed that you can text is amazing. The battery lasts a long time, but then I only use it for calls, texting, and the odd photo. The reception is also very good, my old 6500 slide would not get a signal in my house but the 5800 has two or three bars, and both were on the Orange network. If like me you are not sure about a touch screen phone, and you are looking to upgrade, then I can't recommend this phone highly enough. Go get one, you will love it! Rating: Reviewed by Rob b on 26/06/2009 3rd one on order not on t mobile 1st one would not sent picture messages so they swopped it the 2nd one the same but only lasted 2 hours them crashed and would not turn on the 3rd one is on its way now but still no garantee that it will send picture messages the rest of the phone features seemed great whilst it worked Rating: Reviewed by Paul Tasker on 25/06/2009 Favourable first impressions on receiving it. Pro's. Features. Has just about everything Nice to use, and so far very reliable. Speaker phone sound quality/mic is brilliant compared to my old 6220 classic. Fairly large onscreen keypad for texting means its easier than using my ipod touch for typing things in. 8GB memory supplied on a card, so you can use another if it gets full. Nokia maps. Its great for walking around finding somewhere new if you buy the optional walk license. Not so good as a sat nav to use in the car and as that costs £80 a year for a license, do yourself a favour and get a garmin or tomtom. Price - I got it on ebay for £140! Thats £160 less than an iphone. Cons - The touchscreen is not as sensitive as iphone and some more advanced functions really need the stylus to operate sucessfully. Sum Up - Good value alternative to iphone. Not quite as good (less desirable, less pleasurable to use, less WOW!) but more features and less than half the price! Rating: Reviewed by j kelly on 25/06/2009 I've had this phone for over 3 months now, and the only thing thats really wrong with it is the camera. For such excellent optics, you'd expect better (it produces poor, grainy pictures in poor light/indoors). So 2/5 for the camera i guess, but i don't regret buying it at all! All Nokia really need to do to fix this phone is give it a powerful xenon flash and a decent 5MP camera in its successor. The charger jack is also a bit weedy and looks as though it could easily be broken. It CAN be charged by the USB port though, if desired. Rating: Reviewed by andrew on 25/06/2009 one of the best phone i used....nd it is onpair when compare to iphone..... Rating: Reviewed by dean on 23/06/2009 only got phone today, very impressed and touch screen is superb, only a close second to iphone. Only problem so far is can't connect to my wireless home internet, phone finds address ok but asks for password and then rejects it. Maybe i need the SSID password and not one that is on my router ( ie a series of letters) guess ill have to ring my provider to try. Rating: Reviewed by Slider on 22/06/2009 Love the phone but have a big problem with it, It is not compatible with bluetooth hands free car kits.I need my phone for work so it is a big problem for me. I contacted my Parrot dealer and was informed that there was a problem with connecting all 5800's as the new version of Nokia's bluetooth is not compatible. I contacted Nokia about this but they didn't seem bothered and just side stepped the issue. WELL NOKIA, WHY MAKE A VERSION OF BLUETOOTH THATS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH CAR KITS. Now gone back to my old Sony Ericsson. This is my first and last Nokia phone. I know what make of phones I will be buying in future. Rating: Reviewed by phil on 21/06/2009 Well what can I say other than this phone is fantastic and I love everything about it,the touch screen is great and very responsive,the web browser is very fast and the music player is probably the best I have heard from any phone and maybe even on par with my ipod touch !! the only thing that isnt so great is the camera,although it isnt nearly as bad as i was expecting after using a SE c905 for a while(awful phone), so if you are thinking about buying one of these but think it looks a bit plasticy and cheap,just do it you wont regret it,what a bargain !!! Rating: Reviewed by carley on 20/06/2009 I ve had this phone now for 2 weeks and I am really impressed. Ive not had a nokia for years. I previously ordered the Renoir nbut in the 1st hour it froze 3 times, I was very worried about getting another touch screen, but I am very impressed with this. Easy to use, looks good and overall have ,made the right choice. The camera quality is excellent and texting is really easy..... Definatly worth getting! The only down side was that I had to speak to Nokia as I had a problem with my contacts showing in the address book, I rang them and had to wait 2 weeks for them to get back to me - the service was very poor.... I managed to fugurfe it out by then..... apart from that - very happy :) Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 19/06/2009 had this phone for 3 weeks only actually used it for 6 days in total. When it worked it was spot on, love the touch screen and all the little apps. That is until i tried to turn it on today after finishing work and it wouldn't stay on. Tried for half hour solid and just wouldn't have it. So now its in for repairs for 7 days. So 6 days on 7 days repaired. To sum up,. when it works superb phone. Annoying when it suddenly stops for no reason and will no turn on and stay on Rating: Reviewed by Jordan on 17/06/2009 1ce again nokia has released a LEGEND. buy the fone if u get the chance, ull never regret it Rating: Reviewed by Buks on 14/06/2009 Aint a bad fone t all,must get 1 for me wifey Rating: Reviewed by Calvin on 14/06/2009 Are you guys serious. This phone is rubbish. I went back to my iPhone after 2 days. Rating: Reviewed by Louise on 13/06/2009 I really don't think this phone is as good as everyone makes out... specially not to someone who loves phone! I've not even had it a month and am already bored of it! There is no decent apps to get as all decent ones are paid for.... the iphone has decent ones for free. The camera is rubbish, mine keeps freezing and is uber slow. All in all it's pretty pant am so so disappointed and am already looking for a new phone to put my contract sim in. Rating: Reviewed by Lagerfiend on 10/06/2009 I have had this phone for 4 months now, and would recommend it to anyone - its fantastic! im not a heavy phone user - but have found everything a joy to use - the touchscreen buttons for txting are bigger than any phone i have had previously :) battery life is outstanding! i charge mine once every 6 or 7 days! couldn't be happier with my choice. Rating: Reviewed by Laura on 10/06/2009 I have had nothing but trouble with my Nokia 5800. It crashes, the screen freezes and doesn't work sometime and just goes blank. I have had it on contract sent the first one back and they replaced it the next day with another Nokia 5800, same problems and the phone company said they have had loads sent back because of the same problems, they are now replacing it with a Samsung tocco. Would recommend the Nokia 5800 to anyone. Rating: Reviewed by binnyamin on 10/06/2009 i bought this phone on contract high spec . how ever camera isnt al tht and if u want 2 text with your fingers other buttns get pressd overall pretty good phone Rating: Reviewed by MJ on 09/06/2009 I got this phone yesterday, and its awesome!! The touch screen is very responsive and easy to use whether using the stylus or your fingers. Its great that you can add applications to the phone from the nokia website. The only downside i have found so far is the battery life, but thats probably because i have been playing with the phone non-stop since i got it. I would recommend this phone as an alternative to the iphone, as its camera is far better and i beleive it is on the same level, plus everyone has iphone's!! Rating: Reviewed by David on 08/06/2009 This phone is a total bargain. I got one free on a £25/month contract at it's brilliant. Great screen (640*360), lovely interface, loads of apps, music player is top notch, GPS, 3.5mm jack, 8gb memory, wifi, decent battery life, a nice compact size. The list goes on and on. A lot of the moans I've read are the usual "it's not as good as the iphone, why didn't they add x, y and z". Why can't some people accept that not every phone has to be a Rolls Royce. For me, this was way cheaper than an iphone and on a network I want, and it does everything the iphone does and more, albeit in a slightly cheap looking package. Only downsides are the resistive touch screen which works fine but is not as smooth as the iphone, the camera which is rubbish in low light, and the divx player which will only play movies converted to a specific format. Despite all these things, I still give it 5 for offering so much in a cheap phone. Rating: Reviewed by David Glancy on 07/06/2009 Lovely phone BUT... screen scratches ridiculously easily...it's just not at all durable...it won't last more the a month before it'll be scratched horrendously Rating: Reviewed by jack on 07/06/2009 had this phone for about 3 months wanted a touch screen and this is all phones 4 u would give me and then told me everything else was rubbish. then the first one they gave broke when i charged it so that turned out well, got another one and that did the same thing so they sent me a third one this ones been good so far, touch screen pretty good better than the pixons, software update makes no difference to the camera no matter what any1 tells u it still diabolical if your recording in low light. Absolutley brilliant speakers and music playing in my experience better than walkman Rating: Reviewed by John on 05/06/2009 Amazing, after working my way through samsung U600, nokia 5310, nokia 6500 slide, nokia N95, this beats them all, some of my friends who have Nokia N95, N96 or iphone are well impressed and are intending to get one of these instead. Amazing video quality, amazing sound quality,especially with better headphones (Sennhiesser) very responsive touchscreen with different input options, good camera as well, I could go on but just try one for yourself if you can find one on demo, better still, just get one. Rating: Reviewed by HELLO on 04/06/2009 This phone is absolutely fantastic best phone ive had in quite sometime i would recommend it to anyone really. Rating: Reviewed by vince on 31/05/2009 had the phone just over 2 months and it was great phone but then in the last 4 weeks have had to send it away 4 times to be replaced as it turned it self of if i moved it even if just to turn the key lock of so not happy about that but apart from that one problem cant complain loved the phone so simple and easy to use Rating: Reviewed by Rach H on 30/05/2009 Fantastic. I've had this phone for a few days now . I prefer the touch screen input to the iPhone as I like the vibrations when you touch the screen. Camera is better than previous 5mega pixel phones I have had. I keep finding clever little features everyday. Battery life is excellent. Easy to text message. Easy to add music. A fantastic phone so far... just wish I'd pushed Vodafone a bit more with the tariff!! Rating: Reviewed by Mariah on 29/05/2009 I really like this phone the only thing i might need to comment on is that it is sometimes very slow in acting on menu choices. Otherwise an excellent phone! Rating: Reviewed by Piotr on 28/05/2009 Love it - chose it over the LG Arena as nokia 5800 has far better Mac support & sync functions. Loads of functions, GPS, Large Screen, etc Makes my inner nerd glow Rating: Reviewed by John UK on 27/05/2009 Just got the phone, needed to call Orange to ask about an issue, they want some of the alpha letters of my password keyed into the phone before they will talk to me. It brings up a numeric keypad not an alpha numeric keypad when in phone mode. So you cannot key in anything other than numbers! What brain box thought that up that botch up? The screen gets scratched and dirty within seconds. The audio from the headset is terrible, unclear and muffled. The phone then switched itself off! Got a replacement, same things with the replacement. Sent back, kept my old Nokia, it is a phone not a kids toy Rating: Reviewed by Leanne on 27/05/2009 A friend of mine just bought this yesterday, it's very nice but it randomly switched off today and wouldn't turn back on until the battery was removed. Don't quite know what happened. Also the screen would rotate to the horizontal mode even when it was vertical. Other than that the phone is excellent, built well and looks great! Rating: Reviewed by Kate uk on 27/05/2009 Fantastic phone but try pairing with bluetooth hands free, that's when the problems start...... Rating: Reviewed by Jesmine on 26/05/2009 It indeed beats I-phone with its coolest features just wish it could increase the camera qulity and the memory issues and hope it ll be pumped up soon by Nokia..!! I always believe in best phones and always believe in going for a pohone with puremobile for the cheapest rate! Guys i got my phone as soon as they ,in no time!! I love this phone since they i kept my eyes on it!! Rating: Reviewed by Eric on 23/05/2009 This is an absoultely amazing phone. I have had it for nearly a month on o2 contract and its great. the touch screen is great, there are lots of feature on it too. BUY THIS PHONE!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Dennis on 23/05/2009 A very nice phone indeed. Very capable in all sectors, but i musty say the media player and radio on the sony ericsson c905 is much easier and louder and gary a much deeper bass response. Rating: Reviewed by lil shelley on 23/05/2009 amazing phone had it for about 3 weeks compared to my sony erricsson w580i its incredible i recomend this phone to absolutely everyone never had a phone on this kind of level im actually in love wiv it lol x Rating: Reviewed by Steve on 20/05/2009 My only problem with this phone is that it sometimes freezes during a call. Now this is probably because it's a small cpu. But it does need to be ironed out!!! Other than that it is the best around. Rating: Reviewed by Jon London on 20/05/2009 I really don't understand all the raving about this phone. I guess if you want to listen to music it may be ok. But for surfing the net, not fantastic by any means. When the alarm goes off,you have to wait for the screen to light up again before switching it off.Totally useless. It cannot handle bluetooth. I link it to my handsfree kit, halfway through calls,it decides "for no reason", to disconnet and then end the call.It switches itself off whilst sitting on my desk.Again for no reason at all. It locks up when you try to do too much. You can't answer a call unless the screen is lit up. God I could go on., Oh yes the touch screen is terrible. Please think hard before you buy this phone. I am stuck with this for the next 16 months. Rating: Reviewed by Chris on 19/05/2009 In responce to Mike(below) the phone is shutting down automatically for me too and I just got my phone today so "John" hasn't abused his phone. Hopefully this fault can be ironed out with an update. :-( Rating: Reviewed by brian brian on 19/05/2009 why everyone is so happy with the battery life of this phone? mine does not last almost 48 hours? is something wrong with my phone then? what should i do? get another battery? i got an contract with orange upgraded the phone in april, but i aint very impressed with the battery life. is the phone fault? any advice please. thanks bjrg012@hotmail.com Rating: Reviewed by Cookies on 19/05/2009 The phone is absoulutely amazing. Interactive, does not bore you for a minute, theres always something you can do, for example surf the internet and the games are awesome especially bounce. The touchscreen is good as well, i hardly use the stylus which came with it as i can text comfortably. I dont understand why some people say that the camera isnt so good? I think it is good for a 3.2 mp, and the flash is very bright as well. The battery on the the fone lasts you long enough. I absolutely adore the mp3 player as the sound quality is very clear and loud. The only annoyance is the lock button which you keep having to slide to unlock the fone... but that is minor. You should go out and buy the fone as it is worth the money and personally speaking the best fone nokia has ever created, It definetly beats other touchscreen fones. Rating: Reviewed by Steven Noble on 19/05/2009 This phone is outstanding in everyway apart from the camera-which is ok but not as good as it should have been.Great screen and fantastic to use . Buy it and you wont regret it....... (The problem with not showing the caller display is easy to fix-All numbers copied to phone and the when asked only use phone mem and not sim-- When you have more than 1 number for a person you must put them with the correct symbol ie mobile with mobile and home phone with the old style telephone etc.If you use the sim memory and the phone memory together it cant work out which one to use so it just tells you the number calling. CLASS PHONE AS GOOD AS THE IPHONE !!!!!!! Rating: Reviewed by Siobhan Miney on 18/05/2009 Hate it! The log doesn't show some of the contact, only show the numbers. There are 4 keyboard options when writing text or email, but sometimes 2 went missing. The big touch screen keyboard is not very sensitive, and the small keyboard can only be used with the stylus and i ended up using the keypad which can only be used in a faster speed with nails! Going to trade it in for something new, although i have only had it for a couple of weeks!! Rating: Reviewed by Richard on 16/05/2009 I've had this phone for approximately one week now. I decided on it mainly down to the excellent reviews it has received (especially the superb ones on this very site) and so far I haven't been disappointed in any way. I'd been after an upgrade for a few months now (from my good old, faithful SE K800i) but couldn't really decide what to get; I needed a good camera - nothing whizz-bang, but something of decent enough quality. The 5800 delivers here, although its performance in low light isn't overly brilliant, its image quality in normal/bright light is more than satisfactory. The music player is very good (better than my iPod through my Shure in-ear phones) indeed. Like all Nokias I've owned, the menus are intuitive, and even my 44 yr old fingers can rattle through the phone's functions fairly easily now (I'm something of a techno-phobe so it has to be easy for me to get on with it!). All in all I'm extremely happy with this phone. Rating: Reviewed by pearl nicholas on 16/05/2009 this phone is bad ass!!! Rating: Reviewed by Tim on 15/05/2009 I brought this phone on a contract upgrade two months ago but I'm going against the crowd, as I think its rubbish. I couldn't decide between this and n79, but plumped for this due to all the hype. There are some good things, big screen, google maps, good speakers. But the phone is poorly built and is cheap and plastic. Other touch screens are flat, but this has a rim round the edge which makes it difficult to scroll through to the bottom of menus. The music player is no where near as good as a proper music player ie. iPod, so I never use it. While texting, the sreen changes randomly which means you write things you dont want, or even sends the message before finishing. When I recieve or make calls, the phone crashes, and the screen starts to flash. There are times when the unlock key doesn't work so I have to turn it off and back on again. The backlight won't go off, despite changing the settings, so battery lasted less than 24 hours. I've kept it in its case and I have a screen protector on it, so I certainly haven't abused it! Its off to Nokia for repair now, and t mobile said it could be "1 to 4 weeks". I read all these reviews but sometimes your opinion is different! Sorry. Rating: Reviewed by Woya on 14/05/2009 WOW! Rating: Reviewed by Anonymous on 12/05/2009 Fantastic phone just got it today, pretty good, i love it Rating: Reviewed by Andy on 12/05/2009 My first Nolkia phone and it wont be the last. This is a great phone and the review on mobile-phones-uk.org.uk is comprehensive and accurate Rating: Reviewed by Ritianne on 11/05/2009 I had this phone for a couple of months. For those that don't know nokia has an upgrade software function and with the upgrade the video call camera becomes a photo camera aswell. Apart from that the software is an upgrade for the 1st camera with some extra functions. I like the phone its light compact and very easy to use as all nokia phones. I am a nokia fan and have to say this is one of the best. Good touchscreen responce and that was one of the things I was afraid off. Enjoy the phone People Rating: Reviewed by grant on 11/05/2009 had this phone a few days now. Connect the phone to the PC and you wont have to touch your phone again. you can call contacts, send txt or whatever using the nokia PC suite. syncing your contacts and outlook calendar are easy. who needs microsoft windows mobile? the nokia does the lot. still learning how to set up the phone the way i want, but, from what i have seen so far, well impressed. recommend the phone so far... Rating: Reviewed by Pete on 09/05/2009 BEWARE! This phone's symbian software is not compatible with some bluetooth devices such as tom tom, and in built car sat navs. Not sure if company's will make their devices compatible or not but major problem at moment. Do your research before buying a symbian phone. Also Nokia's software updater does not work with windows vista home. There are several updates for this phone and i could only get it to work with an old windows xp machine! given time this phone could be brilliant!! Just some teething problems to sort out. Rating: Reviewed by rex on 07/05/2009 awesome man....i love this mobile....u shud also buy it... Rating: Reviewed by jude anderson on 07/05/2009 well where to start with this phone,i got this phone on a 24 month contract with orange and it was the worst choice of phone i could of picked,i moved from nokia to sony ericson 2 years ago after having trouble with screen freezing ang call dropping with at least 4 nokia handsets,but after seeing the nokia 5800 music i thought i would risk it,what a fool i was it is cheaply made rubbish and yes you"ve got it screen freeze,i sent it back and tried another 5800 and just the same,take my word for it its nokias worst phone yet,i have gone back to sony ericson the kings off phones, Rating: Reviewed by Chris on 07/05/2009 I have had this phone for a month now and i am fairly impressed. The user interface at first is quite fiddly what with the double tap on some things and not others but after a few days it's a breeze. The sound from the speakers is pretty loud and can fill a room (a quiet one at that). texting using the full qwerty is possible (although i prefer the normal alphernumeric) with fingers (mine are pretty big) but i prefer not to as the screen gets dirty, this is where the plectrum comes in handy. The build overall seems fairly solid and contrary to what other people have said i actually find the phone to be quite grippy, although removing the back requires a bit of bravery as it feels like it is going to snap before it comes off. Although the touchscreen is not capacitive like the iphone it is still very responsive. I recently updated the firmware and have found the phone to run quicker and smoother. There seems to be a problem with realplayer on the updated firmware as videos that are streamed no longer seem to work. Browsing on the internet is also very easy and useful. The only slight niggle i have with the phone is that you are given about ten seconds warning before the phone switches off when you run out of battery, whereas on all my previous nokia phones the was a reserve tank of about half an hour before it swithched off. although saying that i have found that with moderate usage my battery lasts for around 4 days, but i always run down my battery to ensure that it lasts longer when recharged. I have used the iphone extensively and i would still by this phone hands down, the iphone just isn't worth spending that amount of money on. Rating: Reviewed by Jasmine on 06/05/2009 I just noticed that I could also use the secondary cam. I thought it was just for the video calling, but apparently, it is working too as a cam yaaaay :) I'm not sure whether it worked since the first day I had this phone or after I upgraded the software by Nokia PC Suite.I think right after I upgraded...it was soooooooo cool...please guys, you have to update yours too.It called secondary cam now in the option Rating: Reviewed by phil on 06/05/2009 Love the phone and what it can do BUT after a week of having it the youch screen stopped working. This was rectified by the good old turning it off then back on again. However the touch screen has continued to stop working every couple of days or so and has now stopped working all together so i think i need to get on to orange and see what they can do. Rating: Reviewed by M Brown on 06/05/2009 Well, have had my 5800 for a couple of days now and have to say it's not bad.. it does everything i need it to do with ease so from a user standpoint i'd have to say its as good as most other phones out there.. just what you'd expect from Nokia. i would say its a little fiddly to use, big fingers and a touch screen dont always go together!!! and lets face it who wants to keep having to get the stylus out! but thats true of all touch screens.. The only place i think the 5800 really comes up short is in the design and quality of the case.. It really does feel cheap and the shape makes it awkward for those of us with bigger hands to hold! i do find it slips out of your hands quite easily.. have ordered a silicone case to see if that remedies the situation! I fear that i may well miss my old O2 Orbit which after 18 months of being used in the construction industry shows almost no signs of wear.. so all in all Nokia havent done a bad job but i have to say theres a little way to go yet in getting it just right! Rating: Reviewed by Patrick on 04/05/2009 I got this phone last week. Installed Garmin and traveled to the coast. I'll take this phone over the iPhone 3g anytime. It has everything that a PDA has plus better battery life and usability. coonectivity is brilliant, the touch is smooth, especially after the update of the firmware. I can go on about the wonders of this phone.. I'g give it a 6* if it was available lol.. Rating: Reviewed by baz on 04/05/2009 got this phone on a free upgrade from virgin. I was quite impressed untill after a month the battery just died randomly and quite often the phone would freeze. The replacement they sent was faulty too. The touch screen would become pixelated . Im now going back to sony ericsson . Rating: Reviewed by A.J on 03/05/2009 If you are looking for a touchphone with a good camera then don't bother with this phone. Indoor pictures are poor in comparison with other phones on the market. Rating: Reviewed by Tony on 02/05/2009 Why do people say that the touch screen on this nokia is better than the iphone when it isn't. I brought this phone on pay as you go and found that the touch screen was not that good. So i sold it on ebay and i went and brought an Iphone 3g the touch screen is miles better than the nokia. I have had many phones and the iphone 3g is the best yet.I worked out how to use my songs as ring tones. Rating: Reviewed by Jon the Gooner on 02/05/2009 Excellent phone, but battery life is poor. Apart from that it's great & vodafone are sending me a nre battery so this should solve my problem. Rating: Reviewed by Jo on 30/04/2009 I've had this phone for a while and absoulutely love it! It's amazing and doesn't feel too plasticy (like some have been saying) Good value for money Rating: Reviewed by george on 29/04/2009 Very slow touchscreen, poor battery, not user friendly menu, not meet the expectations from Nokia, came to the market prematurely. Sound is good. Very sensitive to falls. It is shutting down all the time. Rating: Reviewed by Peter on 25/04/2009 Wow, what a great phone, yet again Nokia proved to be the best in the market. I bought an LG Viewty 5 days ago as I liked the price (£99) but it is a disasterous phone, the worst touch screen ever! So I went back to the Carphone warehouse added another 110£ and got the Nokia 5800 yesterday, what a blow of fresh air after torturing myself for 4 days with the LG. I won't go into details, basically everything on this phone is perfect, TOTALLY RECOMMEND to everyone! Peter Rating: Reviewed by greg on 25/04/2009 my mum got this phone and at first i thought it was good coz it had gps, which was cool, it had xpress music and java games aswell, but the main thing that any phone should have is a good battery life, this phone does not have it. Rating: Reviewed by Sandip Patel on 22/04/2009 Hi I only use Nokia's and took me a while to decide weather to get the 5800 as I was using an n82. But trading the n82 in for the 5800 was a good thing I did. I loose the 5 mega pixel camera. But nothing else. The battery life is great, 8gb card, sound quality. But the main thing is now I am loving the touch on the nokia 5800. And now that is a feature I will look for in future nokia's. I know the n97 has been getting bad press but I will see if I can replace my work nokia n96 (really bad phone) with a n97. TOUCH all the way.... Rating: Reviewed by James Baxter on 21/04/2009 Although I agree with a great deal of the reviews here (this phone is excellent), I feel I ought to point out a couple of irritating features I have noticed after playing about for a couple of days. I have recently switched from an ancient Samsung to this phone, and the main menu has come as a shock! Having owned a Nokia before, I am dissapointed to see that they have made the menu system no easier,and I have spent hours trying to change the settings to my liking, often without success (the manual was often no help). Eventually I found most of the settings (clock, etc...) hidden in the applications bar, rather than settings. Another factor is the web browser, which, although quick, is clumsy. When viewed with the navigation buttons on the right, the screen is significantly limited in size, but when switched to full screen you lose the back button & zoom buttons...irritating at best. I wish they had thought just a little bit more about what buttons you actually need when browsing. I also have yet to discover how to switch between multiple screens...possibly just a failing on my part, but another example of how difficult it is to find the buttons i need. I'd like to point out that I think this phone is one of the best on the market (in certain resopects possibly better than the iPhone), but should caution first-time Nokia users. Rating: Reviewed by Chris on 21/04/2009 Firstly, I was very impressed with the amount of kit that came along with the phone. Secondly, the phone is excellent. It has every feature that one might need and the touchscreen is very responsive indeed. The UI is easy to navigate and the web browser is a joy to use, although maybe the 'sidebar' could be slightly smaller in landscape mode. Overall, I am very happy with my new phone, which I've had for five weeks now. The perfect phone doesn't exist but, in my opinion, this comes pretty close. I will definately give it five stars. Rating: Reviewed by Keith on 19/04/2009 The dogs danglies. Much impressed by how intuitive it is to use by a technophobe such as myself. An hour or so play with it and I found the essentials of use were cracked without reference to the manual. No trouble using the touch phone either, despite my large fingers. Stylus does the job on web browsing quite nicely. I always said I'd never have anything but a Sony Ericsson but after the disastrous offering from them last time, my return to Nokia is a very welcome one. Rating: Reviewed by Roger on 18/04/2009 i can't wait to get this phone, reviews are fab! but do you think i should wait until summer when nokia updates the touchscrren as they've had complaints about the current touchscreen. i'm sure it's not that bad as i cannot wait to get one! Rating: Reviewed by Abdu on 18/04/2009 Guys, I dont understand one thing...why is this phone labelled as the "first touchscreen phone"f Nokia?? As far as i believe, nokia 7710 was the first..n im saying this because ive used that for for two years and still have it.. But this phone is out of this world!!! Rating: Reviewed by JULES on 17/04/2009 LIKE THE TOUCHSCREEN EASY ON THE NALLS. ITEM IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED. ALOT TO TAKE IN. I DO FEEL THE THAT LG PHONES ARE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. WELL PERHAPS ITS BECAUSE THIS IS MY FIRST NOKIA PHONE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A YOUNG PERSONS PHONE. BASICALLY, SO FAR SO GOOD. FROM A YOUNG 49 YEAR OLD. Rating: Reviewed by Nunu on 16/04/2009 I brought This Phone Yesterday And I Think it's Amazing, The only thing i dont exactly Like about is that when u capture a photo the screen is Fuzzy But when The photo is taken its Greatlyy Showed on the screen, My sister Has The Nokia N96 which WAS the Best selling Phone About 2 Months Ago , But when I brought mine Home Yesterday She said The Features Were all the Same Apart from the design. I am Very Happy I was nagging my dad To get it for me , It Looks Like my "hard" Work Payed off LOL DEFINATLY RECOMENDED !!! By In the Next 1 Minute if you Can LOOOL Bye ...!!! *** Rating: Reviewed by ted on 15/04/2009 good phone Rating: Reviewed by Allan on 15/04/2009 Love the phone, great for txting, wi-fi makes internet access quick and easy. I'm not a tech-head so struggling to transfer dvd's onto phone. Any suggestions for converting dvd's and/or vidx to 5800 friendly format would be very welcome. Rating: Reviewed by rachel on 14/04/2009 amazing phone i have it!!!!!!!!!!!! wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy Rating: Reviewed by BoEm on 13/04/2009 I absolutely love this phone, the sound and video quality is fantastic, am really pleased with the multitude of text options. i would definately recommend this phone to anyone who wants a music / phone in one as the 8gig memory is superb. Rating: Reviewed by sundeep on 12/04/2009 This phone has won my heart, works pretty fast and I think its better than iphone. Nice fetures with stylish look.Music is loud and having good quality. i recommand this to everyone. Rating: Reviewed by Zi on 10/04/2009 Dont buy it. It does not display the callers name even though the caller is on the contact list. Rating: Reviewed by Anon. on 08/04/2009 omg, this phone is mind blowing!! there are so many features on it! The only thing i wasn't sure about was the camera, because 3.2 megapixels isn't amazing, but when i got it I though the camera was brill! It doesn't look tacky or anything at all, i'm totally in love with it! i woukd recommend it to anyone! :) x Rating: Reviewed by Paul on 07/04/2009 What a superb phone, my last phone was an LG Viewty which I thought was great, but this is even better. Great touch screen, sounds superb and it looks gorgeous. What's not to like? Well the battery life actually, sometimes it goes down very fast and sometimes it holds a charge for ages. It gets charged twice a day for 45 minutes a time in my car cradle, which brings me to my other small dislike, having the charge socket on the top of the phone, when it's in the cradle the charging cord pulls down and pulls sideways against the socket. Overall though a brilliant phone, quite possibly the best I have ever owned. Rating: Reviewed by Nav on 07/04/2009 Very good phone. One of the best by nokia so far. Battery dies a bit quikcer though. Apart from that its a like a mini iphone with mms and video calling facility. Love it Rating: Reviewed by Propeller head on 07/04/2009 Having just returned a new Samsung Tocco Ultra after two days ownership because i hated its user interface and the general functionality just didnt live up to the hype, so with quite a bit of trepidation i decided to replace it with the 5800 and all i can say is what a difference, i was starting to give up on the whole smart phone idea but an now a complete convert, if it took 10 minuets to text on my old 5140i or the Samsung Tocco Ultra it now takes a minuet or two, the whole layout and feel is excellent, the 8gig card can store more songs than i could ever need in a week and the amount of third party software for the OS is already large and growing every day, the amount of custom themes and other minor tweaks is mind boggling, and Nokia and Apple have sorted it so you can now use isync and Itunes on a Mac with it via USB. so far after 4 days i haven't even consulted the owners manual as its just so easy to use and i haven't found any down side to it what so ever, the only thing i could criticise is the camera, its not bad but its night time shots are a bit poor and grainy. Conclusion = i would happily recommend this phone to anyone as its a pleasure to live with Rating: Reviewed by Syed on 06/04/2009 This phone is good esp after upgrading firmware the interface is so much faster..anyhow just used my brothers iPhone and to be honest that phone..well all i will say is iPhone has the BEST screen on the market!! Althoug this phone isn't iPhone rival as this is a mid-range unlike iPhone which is pricey.. so for this price this phones a bargain and has everything you would want in a hi-tech phone! 5 STARS :) Rating: Reviewed by gene on 06/04/2009 I believed the hype and bought this pile of plastic. What a horrible phone. It has more bugs than a jar full of roaches. It has the worst cam I have ever seen in any mobile. Don't tell me that I have to buy a digital cam for pics. When u buy this phone, ur also paying for all the features. So they should work. It has horrible battery life, no software for it yet, can't sync music automatically as you have to do it manually. Mine was back to service center in less than a week. Shows how good this phone is...yea right. When I was at the service center I saw others also bring this phone back for repairs. Now I know why nokia made this phone cheap, this is a prototype and nokia is using us as testers for its upcoming n97. Junk phone, avoid at all cost! Rating: Reviewed by Steve on 06/04/2009 5/5, fantastic phone, nothing else to say!! Rating: Reviewed by Alex Wilson, UK on 05/04/2009 Just bought this phone yesterday and I am delighted! So far, no problems at all. I am incredibly impressed. Very fast and easy to use! I would recommend this phone to anyone, it's one of the best phones I have ever come across. I am very pleased with the touch screen; easy to press with your fingers and with a stylus it's even easier. The screen itself I am incredibly pleased with also, immense high resolution that I love! Best phone I have ever bought. Usually there are a few things I could tweak when I buy a new phone, but the Nokia 5800 is perfect. Nothing I would actually change, I love it. Rating: Reviewed by russell on 04/04/2009 i think this is a great phone, i've had it a while now, it's a sturdy feature rich phone, and hopefully with the opening of the ovi store it will continue to get better! Rating: Reviewed by Ashley campbell on 03/04/2009 ive had my phone for about 2 months now and its absolutely awesome, videos are crisp and clear as is the music, sleek design and easy to use keyboard are great. camera is fairly good aswell for a phone that i didnt buy for the camera, gps and web browsing are brilliant, i cant comment on battery cause i charge my phone everyday and have done this with every phone i have i do have a few problems with it but there only minor problems, gps dosnt connect first time (need to reload program) keyboard switches layout every now and then to alphanumeric and lack of update although thats more tmobile's fault, despite side loading the battery still needs to be taken out to get sim out :S all in all a good phone Rating: Reviewed by Ritesh on 03/04/2009 I have now had the Nokia 5800 Xpress phone for just over a week. The first went back to Orange after a couple of days. When using the phone with the loudspeaker, whilst conferencing, listeners complained that i was constantly breaking up. I had to instead use my wifes LG KS360 to finish the call (no complaints from the listeners). I am pleased to announce that the replacement 5800 is a lot better and does not suffer the same fate. In a nut shell, I am very pleased with the touch screen (my first!), the speaker sound is excellent (better than most and almost on par with a blackberry), great WiFi connection (although a little annoying having to always confirm that you want to use your desired network), camera is ok so far (but have not tested it properly), love the little stand that it comes with (so sweet of Nokia), easy to use functions (and quite intuitive), like the accelerometer, I LOATHE texting (big time!) but have found it very easy with the qwerty keyboard an d stylus (the handwriting recognition is quite fun too!) and finally love the design. I have always had Nokia, tried Samsung (A300) and Sony Ericcson (W810i) many years ago, but they were promptly put back in their boxes before reverting back to trusted Nokia. Ps did i say this how good this phone looks? Rating: Reviewed by Skyhook on 02/04/2009 Arron wrote "strangely, there are no bracket characters - ( ) - in full screen QWERTY mode, unless someone can tell me where to find them" A slight faff, but here's how you get them - press 1* for the symbol screen. Then press the up arrow (bottom left) to get more symbols including brackets. Rating: Reviewed by sue on 02/04/2009 great fone very easy to use. to personalise message tones go to profiles (general) and scroll to message alert and u can set any music u have on fone Rating: Reviewed by Stevie B on 01/04/2009 I must admit I was a little aprehensive when I ordered this phone. Firstly, I have been an avid SE fan since the K700i and swore blind I would never go back to Nokia. Secondly, I text.....alot and so naturally I was concerned about the whole 'touch screen' thing. Although I have only had the 5800 for 2 days I have to say I am totally and utterly impressed, The touch screen is a breeze to use as are the rest of the features/applications, you can choose either alphanumeric (predictive text on for me!), large or mini qwerty keyboards (which ever you prefer) at any point during texting. There's a switch on the side of the phone to lock the screen (which you can set a timer for) this is a pukka feature as it saves any unwanted usage. I have friends who have just bought other touch screen phones and after seeing the 5800 in the flesh are totally regretting not buying it. The screen itself is just crystal clear, great for films etc, and the sound? well, what can I say? st ereo speakers, just brilliant! The interface is very fast and reponsive with no sign of any 'lag' and the 'double tap' feature on some features saves incorrect selection . I Haven't used the camera yet so i'm unable to comment on it. I can't quite believe i'm saying all this about a Nokia, who I feel have lost the plot over the past few years. But, if you want a phone that's simple to use with all the bells and whistles (whether you use them or not) then get the 5800 I promise you won't regret it. Definate iphone beater in my book. Well done Nokia.(atlast!) Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 01/04/2009 Got this phone 4 weeks ago and I really like it. In my heart of hearts I wanted an Iphone, but thought this would be the better option, and I am so glad I did that! Even though Ive had this 4 weeks I still keep finding new little things about it which endear it more to me. I would recommend this phone. Rating: Reviewed by Maureen on 01/04/2009 After 3 false starts with a Samsung Tocco( sound quality apalling - I couldn't hear what anyone was saying - it was so muffled)I am VERY pleased with the 5800. I use a phone primarily as "a phone" - I know, unusual these days! Its a doddle to operate and the texting is so simple. I find the touch screen very receptive without being overly sensitive - I couldn't stop the scrolling on the Tocco and spent ages wafting back and forth through my address book. I cannot comment on the camera as it is not something I use very often. I have found my way round this little Nokia gem very easily -it's quite intuitive. So I have returned to the Nokia fold after several years of owning Samsungs, which I think may have lost their way a bit recently. Rating: Reviewed by Huggy on 31/03/2009 I use this site regularly to glean info on new phones before i commit as i pay for 5 contracts in my family, but have never been compelled to leave a review, until now..This phone is excellent.. I have been using mobiles since 1990 and had over 50 different mobiles since then but this is by far the best Nokia ever. I got it as an upgrade for my wife and i am just about to get a Blackberry but i love this phone. If you are thinking about getting this phone don't hesitate, it has the lot. Great sound quality, great reception, great battery life, screen resolution, i can't be arsed to relist evrything everyone else has said. Get it you won't be dissappointed...honest Rating: Reviewed by unhappy 5800 owner on 29/03/2009 Just got my shiny new 5800 features are amazing. The video quality is great camara is good outside but a bit grainy indoors. BUT within 24h my unlock key on the side of the phone had broken instaed of sliding it now clicks down and does not return to the original position. Rating: Reviewed by Gibbo on 28/03/2009 I'm new to touchscreen phones. I got an LG Viewty last year but after it woke me the first two nights I owned it bleating for power it went back. It was generally rubbish. My first impression of this phone was good and it just got better. It's easy to use, you can trouser it, unlike a wide iphone and don't underestimate the importance of being able to use one hand. The iphone is swish but expensive and too large for normal use. The internet is quick, the radio sounds great (haven't used the mp3 player yet but assume that will too) and the maps are good. Best of all, the reception and battery life are great. To summarise, with this phone you don't compromise the portability and practicality of your phone to get the extra whizzy bits. 3.2 mp camera is good enough for most of us and the clincher is , it's free. Rating: Reviewed by Chris Ryan on 28/03/2009 Can someone please provide some assistance? I've had this phone for about a month now. I can't get the contacts to show when someone calls me. Also the maps don't work properly, any idea how to sort this out? Rating: Reviewed by amar on 27/03/2009 this is a fantastic and friendly phone its sexy looking too!!!! Rating: Reviewed by k on 26/03/2009 the best nokia phone (until its older brother the N97 is released).. for the price - the 5800 is well worth it, GPS - Wifi - 8GB memory card - big touchscreen display - the list goes on.. this is the 1st nokia smartphone that is capable of lasting over 24hours without the battery dying! hands down this phone is a winner, nokia have reminded all the other manufactures that they still are the king of mobiles. Ignore the hype about the feature starved iphone - the nokia 5800 is 'THE' @ the present time. Rating: Reviewed by kadi Zava on 26/03/2009 excellent phone. Just spend some time to get used to it! Rating: Reviewed by carl forward on 26/03/2009 the nokla 5800 phone is good Rating: Reviewed by Sam on 26/03/2009 this phone is just great maybe for kids to play with it for few days only, make sure to not even think about it, Rating: Reviewed by Technote on 25/03/2009 Had this phone for a week now and all I can say is that it is absoultely brilliant. Everything about is oozes class and quality, really is a superb effort from Nokia. I have switched from one manufacturer to another over recent years and seemed to go from disappointment to disappointment (with the utterly useless N73 almost putting me off Nokia for good) but this phone has restored my faith in them! The screen quality is fantastic, with the touch technology very responsive and easliy equal to that of the iPhone. The battery life especially has been one of the most impressive things to me though. After using it as a web browser on my WiFi at home, then as an MP3 player whilst out, as a Sat-Nav whilst in the car and then also for watching impressively high quality streaming videos on the BBC iPlayer application the battery level had hardly dropped at all. Even though some people may frown at the relatively modest 3.2 megapixel camera the image quality it produces is still great for everyday photos. I really couldn't reccomend this phone enough to somebody! 6 stars! ****** Rating: Reviewed by Eric on 24/03/2009 I have had this phone since February and just love all the features particularly the music player which is first class. Only gripe is battery life as I listen to music whilst travelling to and from work so have to charge nearly every day to make sure it doseant run out but the quality more than makes up for this. Rating: Reviewed by Big G! on 24/03/2009 You know what! I this has to be the best phone that i have ever had. Not because it is touchscreen... but because it incorporates all the features of my N95 plus enhances many of them. The fact that this phone is touchscreen is only an added benefit. Very quick phone, easy access menus, professional sat-nav comparible with Tom Tom, Full Qwerty Keypad is highly responsive, Internet browsing is fast. My only gripe if you will is that you can not access the full BBC websites as it picks it up as a "mobile device" Well done Nokia... far more superior to your N95... which was junk! lol Rating: Reviewed by Hassan on 24/03/2009 After reading numerous reviews on this and other websites, I decided to take the plunge and upgrade from my Motorola V8 to the 5800. I did consider the iphone, but didn't want to pay over the odds and switch providers just for the privilege, and feature-wise the Nokia seemed like the better option What can I say that hasn't already been said. This phone is fantastic and has everything I would want from a phone and more. The touch screen is brilliant, it does take some time to get used to but I found texting gets easier after a few days. The sound and video quality is great, and I managed to get online using a WI-FI hotspot in a few minutes. The Symbian OS is very intuitive and you can customise almost any feature of the interface to suit your needs. The only problem I found was that the sound volume doesn't go high enough when you are outdoors, but I'm sure it will be sufficient for most people. Overall I think this is a top phone and easily competes with the iphone. It may not have the same build quality and apps support at the moment, but it does have a better battery life, removable memory, better camera and is smaller and lighter. Rating: Reviewed by jey on 23/03/2009 I not one of those who writes a review as soon as opening the pack. I have had it for more than a month now. Its broken. The earpiece seems to be malfunctioning. Everytime I make or recieve a phone call, the volume is so low that I hardly hear the conversation and all of a sudden It emmits high volume bursts. The reception seems to be good Rating: Reviewed by Jim on 23/03/2009 Superb phone! I'd been checking out mobiles for 3 months before my upgrade was due and was strongly drawn to the HTC Touch HD but was put off by it being (usually) only available on Orange. Then this little gem appeared and a bloke came into where I work and showed me his in action. Decided to take the plunge and do not regret it at all. Does everything my old N73 did and loads more but at least 10x faster. Takes a little adjustment from keys to touch interface but will struggle to ever consider going back. Battery life is good as long as you manage what apps the phone is running in the background and set vibration and tone levels to minimum (reasonable) levels. After 3 weeks, mine has not "shut down" once. Got one for my other half and she loves it and my daughter now says that her contract must be renewed 3 months ahead of schedule just so that she can have one too! Downloaded a lot of free apps and they integrate (in the main) very well, games are very different played on a touch screen but satisfying. Handy Shell is a good little app to add but needs paying for (approx $20). Overall, cannot recommend this handset highly enough, and as has already been mentioned, can be got at a more than reasonable price on contract (UK anyway). Rating: Reviewed by John Kebab on 23/03/2009 Mike (below) - this is far from an outstanding phone. My post on 27th February is hopefully articulate enough to explain some of the issues. Since then, I would add to the list - shutting down, freezing, losing time, poor picture quality and running slow when music player is in operation. This is all on the 11.0.009 firmware. I can assure you I have not abused my phone, so it looks like there are a few 'duffers' out there. Only another 16 months of my contract to go..... Rating: Reviewed by smithy on 23/03/2009 1 of the best phones on the markret BUY IT Rating: Consumer Reviews from other websites (100 reviews)Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Reviews at Mobile Phones UK (100 reviews)Nokia 5800 XpressMusic LinksNokia 5800 Nokia 5800 Blue Nokia 5800 Red Nokia 5800 Silver
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