Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Candy Bar Touchscreen 3G mobile phone handset reviews and tariffs
2119 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary
+ This mobile phone scores high on features. - It has no outstanding negative points.
“Fairly decent battery life even when browsing web (as long as you don't use wlan),…”
Steve, Walthamstow
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2119 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
88% of people recommend it.
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*not all purchasers provided a score or review
Judith, South Yorkshire , “Style and looks come first”
Score 10.0/10+ Its a magnifiecnt phone,really singing and dancing. It takes some time to get used to all the gadgets that are installed(I'm still finding them). Sound quality is excellent when either talking or listening, I've been told that when I use it in the car the person I was talking to could not hear any background noise even though I was moving in traffic and the air con was on.The camera is good too,havent used the video facility yet. Music player is excellent too,really really glad that I got this phone after considering others. The four main contacts on screen facility is excellent enabling you to email,call or text without going into menu contacts. Fantastic phone I cannot say enough good things about it.
- Sometimes when switching it on the screen freezes and you have to remove the battery to get it going again.The screens not good in sunlight you cannot see anything on it.
purchased 23 Feb 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Style and looks come first”
Score 10.0/10+ satnav
- paying for satnav after the 90 day intro
purchased 22 Feb 2009
Caroline, Wimbledon, London , “Style and looks come first”
Score 8.0/10+ I love the look and the fact that it has all the features I need ie, camera, navigation, internet...
- the camera shoots poorly at night/inside
purchased 11 Mar 2009
Martin , Leeds , “Style and looks come first”
Score 10.0/10+ The music player did it for me, I wanted the combination of a good Music player and a Touch screen phone that could access the internet with ease.
- Not sure yet, im still happy with it.
purchased 06 Feb 2009
ali, dumfries , “Style and looks come first”
Score 9.0/10+ this a stylish phone easy to use.good memory and great for listening to music on
- camera not that great and hard to see screen when sun on it.the case that comes with it is horrible
purchased 14 Mar 2009
jb, merseyside , “Style and looks come first”
Score 9.0/10+ e mail
- radio not that good
purchased 27 Feb 2009
Jasbir , London , “Style and looks come first”
Score 8.0/10+ The product is good value for money and with a very long battery life i dont have to look for a charger every 15 minutes,overall the music is the best feature.
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 04 Mar 2009
Martin, Aberdeen , “Style and looks come first”
Score 10.0/10+ The phone looks great and is easy to use.The touchscreen is good and responsive, I have had no problems with it. Great music phone. I havent tried the camera so cant comment on it. I got this because I dont like the iphone and I think its just as good.
- Lack of apps compared to the iphone
purchased 09 Mar 2009
Sheila , Manea Cambridgeshire , “Style and looks come first”
Score 9.0/10+ The design of the phone is cool. The storage of the pen is a great advantage. Battery life is cool. all of the design features and touch screen.
- the mini qwerty pad is very hard to use as numbers to close together. the screen tends to get greasy very quickly and a cleaning cloth would be good to come with the phone.
purchased 24 Feb 2009
Harpreet, Bradford , “Style and looks come first”
Score 10.0/10+ Great phone
- Reviewer left no comment
purchased 26 Feb 2009
neil, taunton , “Style and looks come first”
Score 9.0/10+ screen
- camera
purchased 24 Feb 2009
john, blackpool , “Style and looks come first”
Score 3.0/10+ the sound of the music is good.
- tthe phone is not worth the money. i am dispapointed with this phone. i would like to change this but am not able to which is disapointing. overall a poor phone
purchased 09 Mar 2009
Russ, Hull , “Style and looks come first”
Score 10.0/10+ Quick simple easy to use
- Forever cleaning the screen,would have preferred free email/facebook access
purchased 15 Feb 2009
Sarala, Glasgow , “Style and looks come first”
Score 9.0/10
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Designer phone,
looks good.
Good features.
Touch screen.
Music
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Battery run out without much warning.
Camera not good.
In day light screen fade, difficult to dial even.
purchased 18 Apr 2009
kara, hull , “Style and looks come first”
Score 7.0/10+ The good points are that it is very stylish, lots of applications. and also very easy to use. the large screen is also a bonus and music is very clear.
- The worst things about this phone is the battery life, and also the camera i would of expected in a new phone the camera to be at least 5mp. on this phone it is only 3.2 and you can tell the quality is quite poor i knew when i purchased this phone that it was only 3.2 but i didnt realise that it would make as much difference as it does this is definatley not a phone for people who take photo's with it.
purchased 03 Apr 2009
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Summary of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Reviews from Across the Web
Expert reviews for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
TechRadar expert review
It's taken a while for Nokia to deliver its first post-iPhone touchscreen handset, but with the release of the 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia is now firmly in the touch control game.The first handset to be built on the latest touch-operated 5th Edition of Nokia's S60 smartphone platform, the 5800 XpressMusic packs some heavyweight feature punch. It may line up as Nokia's flagship music phone, but it has a set of functionality more akin to the Nseries high-end phone roster.Generous packageTouchscreen action is centred on its large 3.2-inch touch display, but under the bonnet the 5800…
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reviewed 31 Mar 2009
Product Features
3G
 
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Yes |
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Touchscreen
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Yes |
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Type
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Candy Bar |
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Band
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Quad |
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EDGE
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Yes |
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WiFi
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Yes |
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Camera Resolution in MegaPixels
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3.15 |
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Screen Resolution (pixels)
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360x340 |
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Bluetooth
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Yes |
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XHTML Browser
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Yes |
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WAP
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Yes |
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FM Tuner
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Yes |
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SatNav
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Yes |
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MP3 ATRAC Playback
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Yes |
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Operating System
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Proprietary OS |
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Memory Card Slot
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Yes |
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Weight (g)
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109 |
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Talk Time (hours)
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9 |
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Standby Time (hours)
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406 |
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USB Port
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Yes |
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Video Recorder
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Yes |
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Instant Messaging
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Yes |
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Built-in Camera
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Yes |
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Dimensions (mm)
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111x51.7x15.5 |
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Java
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Yes |
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Games
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Yes |
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HTML Browser
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Yes |
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Phone book capacity (names)
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Practically unlimited |
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Colour
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Black |
| Networks | O2 |
| Networks | Orange |
| Networks | T-Mobile |
Also known as: Nokia 5800 Blue, Nokia 5800 Red, Nokia 5800 Comes
Mobile Phone Buyers GuideManufacturer's Description
One touch takes you to music and up to 35 hours of crystal clear hi-fi on an advanced multi-format player.
Size
• Form: Classic with full touch user interface
• Dimensions: 111 × 51.7 × 15.5 mm
• Weight: 109 g
• Volume: 83 cc
• Touch user interface optimised for one-hand use with tactile feedback
Display and 3D
• Main display
- Size: 3.2"
- Resolution: 640 × 360 pixels (nHD)
- Up to 16 million colours
- aspect ratio 16:9
- automatic orientation sensor (Accelerometer) for display rotation
Keys and input method
• Stylus, plectrum and finger touch support for text input and user interface control (alphanumeric keypad, full and mini qwerty keyboard, handwriting recognition, full screen handwriting for Chinese language)
• Dedicated Media Bar touch key for access to music, gallery, share on-line, Video Centre and web browser
• Voice commands
• Physical keys for application launch key (menu key), send & end, power, camera, lock, volume up & down
Colors and covers
• Available in-box colours:
- Red
- Blue
- Black
Available colours may vary per region.
Connectors
• Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 High Speed
• 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
• MicroSD card slot, small DC jack, Micro USB cable interface to PC (CA-101)
Power
• BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion battery
• Talk time (maximum):
- GSM 8.8 h
- WCDMA 5 h
• Standby time (maximum):
- GSM 406.2 h
- WCDMA 400 h
• Browsing time with packet data (maximum): 3.4 h
• Video playback time (maximum): 5.2 h, Video playback time (maximum, nHD/Mpeg4) 3.4 h
• Video recording time (maximum): 3.6 h
• Video call time (maximum): 3 h
• Music playback time (maximum): Up to 35 h
• Gaming time (maximum): 5.6 h
Memory
• MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 16 GB
• 81 MB internal memory
• 8GB microSD memory card in-box, expandable up to 16GB
Operating frequency
• WCDMA 900/2100
• GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• WCDMA 850/1900 (Latin America and Brazil variant only)
• Automatic switching between GSM bands
• Flight mode
Data network
• CSD
• HSCSD
• GPRS/EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 296/177 kbps (DL/UL)
• WCDMA 2100/900 with simultanous voice and packet data, maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps (UL/DL), CS maximum speed 64 kbps
• HSDPA cat 6, maximum speed 3.6 Mbps (DL)
• WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g (3G version only)
• TCP/IP support
Local connectivity and synchronization
• Bluetooth version 2.0
- Bluetooth profiles: A2DP & AVRCP
• MTP (Mobile Transfer Protocol) support
• Support for PC synchronisation with Nokia OVI Suite
Call features
• Integrated hands-free speakerphone
• Number screening for messaging and calls
• Automatic answer with headset or car kit
• Any key answer
• Call waiting, call hold, call divert
• Call timer
• Logging of dialled, received and missed calls
• Automatic redial
• Speed dialling
• Voice dialling: speaker independent dialling and voice commands (SIND)
• Fixed dialling number support
• Vibrating alert (internal), also with tactile feedback
• Side volume keys
• Mute/unmute
• Contacts bar for 4 contacts with images and communication history (SMS, IM, email, web feeds)
• Talking ring tones
• Conference calling with up to 6 participants
• Video calling: up to 3h, QCIF 176 × 144 pixels, low up to 5 fps, normal up to 10 fps, smooth up to 15 fps
Messaging
• SMS
• Multiple SMS deletion
• MMS version 1.3, message size up to 600 kb
• Automatic resizing of images for MMS
• Nokia Xpress audio messaging
• Common inbox for SMS and MMS messages
• Number screening for messaging
• Distribution lists for messaging
• Instant messaging client
• Cell broadcast
E-mail
• Supported protocols: IMAP, POP, SMTP
• Support for e-mail attachments
• OMA e-mail notification support
• Mail for Exchange 2008 in DL client, in 2009 embedded
Web browsing
• Supported markup languages: HTML, XHTML, WML
• Supported protocols: HTTP, WAP, JavaScript
• TCP/IP support
• OSS browser
• Nokia Mobile Search
GPS and navigation
• Integrated GPS for pedestrian and car navigation
• Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch application
Photography
• 3.2 megapixel camera (2048 × 1536 pixels)
• Image formats: JPEG
• Carl Zeiss optics
• 3x digital zoom
• Autofocus
• Dual LED flash
• Flash modes: On, off, automatic, red-eye reduction
• White balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
• Centre weighted auto exposure; exposure compensation: 2 ~ -2EV at 0.5 step
• Normal, Sepia, Black & White, Vivid, Negative
• Dedicated camera key
• Landscape (horizontal) orientation
• Photo editor on device
• Direct printing to compatible picture printers
Video
• Main camera
Video recording at up to 640 × 480 pixels and up to 30 fps (TV high quality), up to 640 × 352 pixels and up to 30 fps (widescreen quality), up to 320 × 240 pixels and up to 30 fps/15 fps (email high/normal quality), up to 176 × 144 and up to 15 fps (sharing quality)
- Up to 4x digital video zoom
• Front camera for video calling
• Video recording file formats: .mp4, .3gp
• Audio recording formats: WAV (normal), AMR (MMS), AAC/MP4 (high quality)
• Video white balance modes: automatic, sunny, cloudy, incandescent, fluorescent
• Scene modes: automatic, night
• Colour tone modes: normal, sepia, black & white, vivid, negative
• Clip length (maximum): 1 h 30 min (high or normal quality). Dependable on available memory.
• RealPlayer
• Video playback file formats: MPEG4-SP playback 30fps VGA, MPEG4-AVC playback 30fps QVGA, WMV9 playback 30fps QVGA, MPEG4-SP playback 30 fps nHD
• Video streaming: 3GPP and CIF
• Landscape mode video playback
• Video editor on device
• Video Centre service supported: download and stream video content, WMV support, video feeds
Music and audio playback
• Nokia Nseries digital music player
- Playlists
- 8-band graphical equaliser
- selection by artist, composers, album and genre album graphics display
bass booster, stereo widening, loudness
• Music playback file formats: .mp3, SpMidi, AAC, AAC, eAAC+, WMA
• Dedicated volume keys & immediate access to Music Player from Media Bar, dedicated music keys in the headset control unit AD-54
• Stereo FM radio
• 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector
• Music Player
• Nokia Music Manager
• Nokia Music Store support
• Nokia Podcasting support
• Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones (3 videos and 9 mp3 songs built-in)
• Integrated stereo speakers with surround sound (crystal clear hi-fi sound quality with dedicated audio chip)
Voice and audio recording
• Voice commands
• Speaker-independent name dialling (SIND)
• Voice recorder
• AMR, NB-AMR, FR, EFR
• Digital stereo microphone
Personalisation: profiles, themes, ring tones
• Customisable profiles
• Ring tones: 3D stereo ring tones, 64-tone polyphonic, mp3 & video ring tones
• Themes
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