Nokia 5800 XpressMusic review
Nokia's smartphone has no problems winning our affections
Our Score
Last reviewed: 2009-03-30March 30th 2009
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With the 5800 XpressMusic Nokia has evolved its S60 smartphone legacy into a very serviceable touchscreen format
A touchscreen phone, the 5800 has been outselling the Apple iPhone in many territories
The 5800 has become one of the best selling phones on the planet
The Nokia 5800 runs the Symbian S60 operating system
Best Deal
- >Tariff/offer: O2 Smartphone Unlimited, £25 Tesco Gift Card
- >Mins/text: 100 mins, 500 texts
- >Handset cost: FREE
- >Contract length: 24 months
- >Network: O2
- >Monthly cost: £25.50
- >Offered by: Tesco Shop
Product Summary
5800 XpressMusic
For
Touchscreen control
>Symbian S60 smartphone functionality
>A-GPS technology built in
>Wi-Fi
>HSDPA
>Excellent music player
>8GB MicroSD memory card supplied
>3.5mm headphone socket
>N-Gage gaming supported
>FM radio
>3.2-megapixel camera
>Contacts bar
>Good web-based applications
Against
Supplied earphones are average quality
>Touchscreen control doesn't have iPhone-style multi-touch
>Camera performance is limited
>Low light shooting not good
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