nokia 5800 Xpress music, saves carrying an mp3/ipod

Advantages: Easy to use. Good memory (8Gb). Good camara
Disadvantages: A bit bulky in the trouser pocket

...I recently up-graded my old samsung flip phone with this new nokia model, as an upgrade the handset was free with my contract, taking into account I have a minimum cost contract the phone is very good value. I chose this phone becuase of the 8Gb of memory so I could transfer a good quantity of music to the handset, as I live an active lifestyle(mountain biking,snowboarding and motorcycling) it would save me carrying an extra ipod. the handset comes complete with all data transfer cables you would ever need, a hard cover to protect the touch screen and hands free kit with remote control. I found it easy to use from the start using texts and internet, it has a very useful wi-fi search facility to locate free access to the internet. So far it has proved to be resiliant enough for my daily life and would highly recommend. I would...

scottwad 01.06.2009 · Read review
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The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Phone

Advantages: internet connection , comes with spare stilus
Disadvantages: slightly delayed speed due to touch screen and tedious nature

...I was due for an upgrade and once again in the position of selecting a new phone.Having browsed online i came across the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic and was instantly captivated by its unique appearance .I have to admit i'v always been a fan of Nokia and Samsung and having used this phone , Nokia has definately topped the list . It has a wide variety of functions ranging from the classics such as texting and calls to touchscreen ,internet connection and a unique handwriting feature which allows you to write directly onto the screen with the help of the stilus (writing wand).Althiugh this idea is fairly innovative and does create the impression of an expensive phone , I personally found it to be slightly tedious and preffererred to text the normal way. It includes a camera of 3.2pixels allowing photographs of moderate quality,which is...

Laila-Marie 13.06.2009 · Read review
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic - Mixed Reactions

Advantages: Very Low price, Good Camera, Nice quality of Music
Disadvantages: It gets very slow if some softwares are installed on it

...OK, so I have owned Nokia 5800 Xpress Music for quite some time now. Bought it in November 2008. This mobile comes with nice looks. Probable lack of many keys (buttons) on the phone is one of the best feature. It makes it look unique. Unlike many other touch screen phones which have different set of buttons on the top apart from the touch screen. Now lets go over some of the good parts of the phone. I will like to compare it with iPhone because I switched from iPhone to 5800. It has almost all the stuff of iPhone at HALF THE PRICE. 1.The screen resolution of the phone is only second to Nokia Communicator. I was surprised to find it has a better screen resolution (360 x 640) than iPhone 3G (320 x 480). 2.For daylight pictures, The camera can almost act like a digital camera. Has auto Focus. And video recording at 30fps which is better...

jasskulaar 19.04.2009 · Read review
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The Nolia 5800 XpressMusic phone is the worst Nokia I have had.

Advantages: Good quality camera and video camera
Disadvantages: Too bulky and not very user friendly

...In my opinion this version of the XpressMusic phone is far too bulky and heavy for a mobile phone. Unlike most Nokia's, it is not straight forward to work. You need to use the stylus if you want to send a text as it is difficult to use your fingers unlike other touch screen phones. The stylus come out far too easily (I have already lost two!). I find the Navigation buttons really confusing and it has taken me a long time to work out how to just change the ringtones! My clock is three minutes out and without getting the manual out I can't figure how to change it - this is generally not the case with Nokia mobile phones. The battery life is dependent on what you use it for.I only really use my phone for talking to people and texting and don't use it for work. I generally find that I need to charge it every other day as the battery is...

stennett21 14.06.2009 · Read review
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Nokia 5800 touch screen music phone

Advantages: Quick and easy to use
Disadvantages: Can get damaged easily

...The 5800 XpressMusic is a revolution for Nokia with it being the first touch screen phone produced by the manufacturer. With its slim lined shape it is an easy phone to hold and to use. The stylus being made of plastic makes the phone as light as possible and easy to hold and to use with the screen. The back of the phone can be removed without out fuss to get at the battery and the SIM card which is slotted into the side of the phone but only removable by removing the back and the battery. The Nokia 5800 takes a micro SD memory card that can go up to 16GB in size that also slots into the side of the phone that the SIM goes in. The general use of this phone is simple and to task with many shortcuts through menus including the 4 buttons on the front of the phone one of which opens a shortcut menu for media applications including music...

Halflighter 30.05.2009 · Read review
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nokia 5800 express music, a great phone!

Advantages: so many great features and looks great!
Disadvantages: took me a while to work out where the sim card went! but thats probably just down to me, lol

...cool, it shows you where you are and your able to find local services on the maps, like garages and car parks. Really cool! I also like the way you are able to cut together to video clips and add a soundtrack and then you can upload it to the web! The video and pictures are really clear and colour perfect. You can load these to the computer or show them through your tv. The mp3 ringtones are crystal clear in sound, and the headphones you get with the phone are good too. Your also able to plug your phone into the computer and download music to your phone. The menu display is good and its easy to find what you want. It comes with three games, bounce touch, a guitar game and a car racing game, all good but takes a while to get the hang of the touch screen with the games. You get earphones, a extra stylus, a plecktrum (to use instead...

xblondebarbiex 25.03.2009 · Read review
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Nokia 5530 XpressMusic : Great Smartphone : An I-Phone Killer

Advantages: Good Form Factor - Flat & Thin (Sleeker than its older bro - Nokia 5800), Fully Loaded...
Disadvantages: No 3G (but do we need one, sincerely?), I had no trouble browsing the internet...

...I purchased the 5530 a week back. Black/Red model. Used it vigorously and let me assure you that it is a "fantastic device", a charm to interact with AND definitely an IPhone KILLER! Here's my user opinion of it: PROs: -Slim & trim -Good Looking [head turner] -Great memory [16 Gb] -Quality shooting (pics & vids) [3.2 Mp cam] -Lovely music [+good online store] -Easy user interface -Easy messaging [nice virtual QWERTY pad] -WiFi -Value-for-money [low priced] CONs: -None, for this quality & price. INTER-COMPARISON: -Vis-a-vis Nokia 5800, this is a better phone. More sleek & faster. And cheaper too. -It doesn't have 3G & GPS. But I didn't feel the need of both since the time I used phones. -It has Wi-Fi; and that suffices for internet. -Due to no GPS & 3G, the Nokia 5530 got to lose weight & size. And that's what drew...

captdutta 28.09.2009 · Read review
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Marymoose finds the perfect phone (again)!

Advantages: Excellent phone, good camera, excellent MP3 player, touch screen, etc etc!
Disadvantages: Only very few minor niggles such as fingerprints on screen

...to cost. Hubby came across the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (its full name), and pretty much decided straight away that that was the one. My main concern was that it didn?t have a QUERTY keyboard like the one on my P990i, in fact it didn?t have any keys at all. I couldn?t really get my head around this, although obviously I have seen I-phones. Although my old phone had a touch screen, this wasn?t instead of the keypad, and it wasn?t for using when making calls. Off to the Orange shop A miserable rainy Saturday morning (7th March 2009 to be precise), and hubby and I wandered off to the Orange shop in town. Neither of us really wanted to change from Orange, although if we couldn?t get a deal we were happy with then obviously we?d have been phoning up to get our code thing so we could take our phone numbers elsewhere ? I...

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Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

Advantages: Small Size, 3.5mm Headphone jack, A2DP
Disadvantages: Camera, Very Quiet Speaker

...The 5310 XpressMusic as been out for some time now and has somewhat fallen under the radar after Nokia's releases of their N series and Classic phones. it's only slightly thicker than the 6500 classic but thanks to its plastic construct it is lighter, the Phone is available in red and blue liveries both of which look good on the phone and are reminiscent of the orange Walkman Styling on some of the newer SonyEricsson phones. On the top of the phone there is a Micro-USB port that allows data transfer and charging with the included cable, there is also a sturdy 3.5mm headphone jack, a welcome addition after many years of proprietary jacks. The software the phone runs (S40 Platform) is easy to use and in most cases not crippled by operator branding. It includes all the usual features and as well as the yet to be widely uses Push to...

nylon32 18.01.2008 · Read review
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A good but still-can-be-improved Nokia 5130 XpressMusic

Advantages: looks good, more-than-enough music support, user-friendly software platform, memory expansion
Disadvantages: keypad not easy to be used, should have a longer battery time for playing music

...In my opinion, a good mobile phone should achieve satisfaction in few aspect, including appearance and size, user-friendly software and keypad, range of features, and battery time. 1. Appearance Nokia 5130 XpressMusic actually has a good look and it is handy to hold. Dimension of 107.5 x 46.7 x 14.8 mm is an acceptable not-so-large and not-so-small size. It weights only 88g with its battery. This is a classical acceptable size and weight. Besides, Nokia provides 2 in-box color to be chosen, red and blue. I prefer red as the blue doesn't look obvious since the front and back cover is black in color. 2. Software and keypad Personally i feel that the software platform is user-friendly and easy to be used. If you have chosen but hesitated to press into an option in the menu list, just remain there and wait for 10 seconds, a brief...

theninja 19.07.2009 · Read review
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