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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Manufacturer	Nokia
Predecessor	None
Related	XpressMusic
Compatible networks	GSM, EGPRS, WCDMA, HSDPA, A-GPS
Form factor	Candybar
Dimensions	111 × 51.7 × 15.5 mm
Weight	109g
Operating system	Symbian OS 9.4 + S60 platform 5th Edition
Memory	128 MB SDRAM
Removable storage	max. 32 GB microSDHC, 8 GB card included
Battery	BL-5J (3.7V 1320mAh)
Rear camera	3.2 Megapixels, Carl Zeiss AG optics with autofocus and dual LED flash
Front camera	Front camera for video calls
Display	nHD 640 x 360 pixels, , 3.2 inch 16:9 widescreen, (16 million colors)
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR/A2DP), WLAN (802.11 b/g), Micro-USB 2.0, 3.5 mm headphone and video-out jack
Data inputs	Touchscreen with Nokia Dynamic Intelligent Layouts

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The Nokia 5800 is a portable entertainment device by Nokia. ^[3]

The Nokia 5800, code-named "Tube," is a Symbian S60 smartphone. It is an XpressMusic series phone, which emphasizes music and multimedia playback. While it has tactile feedback, it doesn't use Nokia's upcoming Haptikos technology^[4].

It has a compatibility mode for Java applications that aren't touchscreen-aware. It works by using part of the screen for displaying the essential buttons required by the program.

A prototype of this handset was seen in the 2008 Batman movie, The Dark Knight, as well as Britney Spears' US #1 hit Womanizer and Christina Aguilera's Keeps Gettin' Better music videos.

The phone has received generally positive reviews, with UK phone magazine Mobile Choice awarding it a full 5 stars in its Feb 8th issue.^[5]

On January 23rd 2009, Nokia announced it had shipped the millionth 5800 XpressMusic device, even though it still had not been fully released worldwide.^[6]

History

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is not the first touchscreen device in Nokia's range. In 2004, the Nokia 7700 was announced, a Symbian Series 90 device that was cancelled before it reached the market. This was followed by the Nokia 7710 which was an upgraded version of the 7700, which became available during 2005. Nokia also produced the UIQ-based Nokia 6708 phone in 2005, but this was not an in-house development and was bought in from Taiwansese manufacturer BenQ.^[7]. Nokia have also produced a range of Maemo-based Internet Tablets which have a touchscreen interface, however these are not mobile phones. The 5800 is, however, Nokia's first Symbian S60 touchscreen device.

The 2007 launch of the rival Apple iPhone demonstrated that at the time, Nokia did not only not have any current touchscreen mobile phones, but since the cancellation of the Symbian Series 90 operating system, it also lacked any sort of suitable platform for developing such a device. Although Nokia asserted with some justification that the Nokia N95 was a comparable or better device^[8], most other manufacturers responded with their own touchscreen devices.

The launch of the 5800 XpressMusic in October 2008 was followed-up with the announcement of the Nokia N97^[9] in December 2008, followed by the Series 40 based Nokia 6208c in January 2009^[10].

Availability

Nokia announced the 5800 XpressMusic in London on October 2, 2008. The suggested retail price was €279 before taxes and after network subsidies. The phone will be available Q4 2008 in Finland and developing markets, specifically India, Malaysia, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia, Ukraine and Spain. The phone will miss Christmas sales in more matured markets. Nokia has only commented that it needs time to customize the phone's software for operators in other markets. Analysts speculated the delay as a business manoeuvre not to butcher its existing product portfolio sales for Christmas as the phone is very competitively priced. The phone will hit the rest of Europe sometime in early 2009. An Asia-Pacific release date has yet to be announced. The European version was available for United States customers on December 14th^[11], however an North American version is expected February 26th^[12]. It will be released in Australia on the 25th of March 2009.

The phone made its worldwide debut in Hong Kong on November 29, 2008 for a retail price of HK$3988 by Nokia Hong Kong.^[13] The final pricing of the Nokia 5800 caused outrage amongst Nokia fans on several Internet forums, as it was a 33% increase from the original estimated retail price of €279 (due to the fact that Hong Kong does not have VAT as of 2008, and that the mobile phone doesn't come with Nokia's Comes With Music Service since it hasn't been launched in Hong Kong yet). This however changed on a wider launch a couple days later, when it started going for US$350^[14]. Nokia 5800 finally made its debut in Malaysia on Friday, 9th January 2009 after it was first announced in October 2008. The device retails for MYR 1499. Nokia threw a party at Pavilion to officiate the release. The phone is already available in India, released on 8th January 2009 by brand ambassador A R Rahman for a retail price of (inclusive of all taxes + VAT) Rs. 19,999. Its available in the Philippines last January 10 for Php.19,990. The official release date in Sweden is February 16. It's available in Vietnam as of January 5 for VND.6.700.000, about 385 USD, one of the lowest prices. The phone will be available in Thailand on February 20, 2009 for Thb. 13,520. The United Kingdom launch was January 23, 2009 and the price was £249.99.^[15] The 5800 was announced by Nokia in South Africa during early February 2009. It had an initial price of R5,559.00, or approximately US$570 on the Vodacom network, according to their February 2009 brochure, making it one of the highest priced in the world. ^{[citation needed]}

Known Problems & Issues

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is prone to lot of issues typically expected from Chinese Manufactured Product. On the hardware front, one of the most common problem faced by users is with it's ear piece speaker. The volume to abruptly go down during the conversation. Cause of this is mainly because of loose ear piece connection. Overall hardware built quality is not really up to the mark. Many users have complained about cracked screens and edges. On the software front, sudden display darkening, back light remains ON even if the phone is locked. There is a very ^[16] on Nokia's own Support forum.

Specifications

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has the following specifications:

3.2-inch 16M touchscreen (of the resistive kind^[17]).
360 x 640 pixels resolution (9:16 display ratio).
Symbian S60 5th edition OS with touch input
Quad band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Dual band UMTS / HSDPA: UMTS 900 / 2100 (5800-1) or UMTS 850 / 1900 (5800-2 Latin America and Brazil variant)
Accelerometer for auto screen rotation.
3.2 MP AF Carl Zeiss lens, dual LED flash and geotagging support
GPS with A-GPS function
FM Radio 87.5-108 MHz with RDS.
3.5mm headphone/video-out jack
microSDHC card slot (up to 16 GB)
8GB microSDHC card included

References

External links

[1] Device Details -- Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

[2] QHD - The Free Online Dictionary

[3] Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Press Release

[4] ttp://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-5800-2-en.shtml Review of GSM/UMTS-smartphone Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

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[6] ttp://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1284621

[7] Nokia's First Touchscreen Phones

[8] Who's afraid of the iPhone?

[9] ]Nokia N97 - Press Release

[10] The new Nokia 6208c - Nokia Press Bulletin Board

[11] Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now available at Chicago flagship store

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[13] Nokia Hong Kong Press Announcement

[14] Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now available at Chicago flagship store

[15] Covering the UK Launch of the 5800

[16] rate problems with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic discussion thread

[17] ttp://edageek.com/2008/10/02/nokia-tube-capacitive/

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 The phone made its worldwide debut in [[Hong Kong]] on November 29, 2008 for a retail price of HK$3988 by Nokia Hong Kong.<ref>[http://www.eprice.com.hk/mobile/talk/?prod_id=3217&tid=20702 Nokia Hong Kong Press Announcement]</ref> The final pricing of the Nokia 5800 caused outrage amongst Nokia fans on several Internet forums, as it was a 33% increase from the original estimated retail price of €279 (due to the fact that Hong Kong does not have [[VAT]] as of 2008, and that the mobile phone doesn't come with Nokia's Comes With Music Service since it hasn't been launched in Hong Kong yet). This however changed on a wider launch a couple days later, when it started going for US$350<ref>[http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/12/14/european-nokia-5800-xpressmusic-now-available-at-chicago-flagshi/ Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now available at Chicago flagship store]</ref>. Nokia 5800 finally made its debut in [[Malaysia]] on Friday, 9th January 2009 after it was first announced in October 2008. The device retails for MYR 1499. Nokia threw a party at [[Pavilion]] to officiate the release. The phone is already available in India, released on 8th January 2009 by brand ambassador [[A R Rahman]] for a retail price of (inclusive of all taxes + VAT) Rs. 19,999. Its available in the [[Philippines]] last January 10 for Php.19,990. The official release date in Sweden is February 16. It's available in [[Vietnam]] as of January 5 for VND.6.700.000, about 385 USD, one of the lowest prices.  The phone will be available in Thailand on February 20, 2009 for Thb. 13,520. The [[United Kingdom]] launch was January 23, 2009 and the price was £249.99.<ref>[http://www.allaboutsymbian.com/news/item/8827_Covering_The_UK_Launch_of_the_.php Covering the UK Launch of the 5800]</ref> The 5800 was announced by Nokia in [[South Africa]] during early February 2009. It had an initial price of R5,559.00, or approximately US$570 on the [[Vodacom]] network, according to their February 2009 brochure, making it one of the highest priced in the world. {{Fact|date=February 2009}}
+==Known Problems & Issues==
+Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is prone to lot of issues typically expected from Chinese Manufactured Product. On the hardware front, one of the most common problem faced by users is with it's ear piece speaker. The volume to abruptly go down during the conversation. Cause of this is mainly because of loose ear piece connection. Overall hardware built quality is not really up to the mark. Many users have complained about cracked screens and edges. On the software front, sudden display darkening, back light remains ON even if the phone is locked. There is a very <ref>[http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/discussions/board/message?board.id=smartphones&thread.id=117772 elaborate problems with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic discussion thread ]</ref> on Nokia's own Support forum.