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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
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Features of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic include:
- Camera: 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, 4x digital zoom and double LED flash
- Video Camera: up to 640 x 480 pixels and up to 30 fps
- Display: Touchscreen, 16.7 million colours, 640 x 360 pixels (3.2 inches) with automatic display rotation
- Music Player: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA formats with 8-band graphical equaliser, FM radio with Visual Radio
- Ringtones: MP3 & video ringtones, 64-voice polyphonic ringtones, vibration alert
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, email (support for IMAP, POP, SMTP) plus attachments, Audio messaging
- Games and applications: Series 60 5th Edition Symbian version 9.4 3G Smartphone
- Special features: Touchscreen user interface, Integrated GPS with Nokia Maps, speaker independent dialling and voice commands
- Memory: 81 Mbytes plus 8GB microSD memory card (up to 16 GB supported)
- Connectivity: WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack, TV-Out
- Internet: HSCSD, GPRS, EDGE, 3G HSDPA (3.6 Mbps), XHTML web browser
- Operating Frequency: Quadband GSM plus 3G (WCDMA 900/2100 MHz)
- Size: 111 x 52 x 15.5 mm
- Weight: 109 g
- Talk Time: 5 hours (3G) - 8.8 hours (2G)
- Standby: 400 hours
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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
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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.
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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 !!!!!!!
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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. :-(
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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!!
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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.
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Reviewed by pearl nicholas on 16/05/2009
this phone is bad ass!!!
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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.
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Reviewed by Woya on 14/05/2009
WOW!
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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
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Reviewed by Anonymous on 12/05/2009
Fantastic phone just got it today, pretty good, i love it
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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...
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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
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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.
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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,
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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.
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Reviewed by rex on 07/05/2009
awesome man....i love this mobile....u shud also buy it...
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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.
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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
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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!
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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 .
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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..
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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....
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!!!
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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!
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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.
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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 ...!!! ***
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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.
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Reviewed by ted on 15/04/2009
good phone
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Reviewed by rachel on 14/04/2009
amazing phone i have it!!!!!!!!!!!! wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 :)
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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!
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Reviewed by Steve on 06/04/2009
5/5, fantastic phone, nothing else to say!!
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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.
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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!
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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
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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?
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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
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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.
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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!)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Reviewed by amar on 27/03/2009
this is a fantastic and friendly phone its sexy looking too!!!!
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Reviewed by kadi Zava on 26/03/2009
excellent phone. Just spend some time to get used to it!
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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.
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Reviewed by carl forward on 26/03/2009
the nokla 5800 phone is good
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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,
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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! ******
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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.
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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
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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.
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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).
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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.....
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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
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Reviewed by smithy on 23/03/2009
1 of the best phones on the markret BUY IT
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