Nokia 5800 XpressMusic: The One and Only
Patience is a virtue - we've all been patiently waiting for this. Even being behind everyone who have been coming up with a touch screen device, it surely did wonders for Nokia who was able to address issues that the other touch screen devices had, making their competitors sleepless.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is built pretty much on plastic - no chromes or metal accents. However, the quality is good since we didn't find any wobbly parts.
I've heard comments coming from people who felt competent to share their opinions but has never even touched the 5800 XpressMusic like:
"Mukang cheap"
"Parang Made-In-China"
"Not a head turner - Walang dating"
These complaints have absolutely nothing to do with how things really are with the 5800. As far as the materials are concerned, the 5800 XpressMusic has nothing to boast, but at the same time it doesn't expose any letdowns.
Design and Interface
The phone measures in at 111 x 51.7 x 15.5mm and weighs 109 grams.
It comes in with three colors: red, blue and black. Though the colors are not distinctive, this doesn't really matter at all. There are three (3) mechanical buttons physically present on the front - call, end and menu - which makes the phone look neat with its simple design.
On the left side of the phone are 2 sealed slots: one for microSD memory card (8GB goes with it) and the other one for the SIM card. It's a little tricky to open but thankfully we found the technique to it; by using the bundled pen stylus (located at the backside), you can flip them both open. Both stereo-speakers are mounted on this side too.
And by the way, there's another stylus (plectrum) attached to the wrist strap. It looks like a guitar pick and it's very useful especially when your fingers are dirty pero mas trip ko parin gamitin yung fingers ko kaysa sa stylus.
On the right side is the volume rocker, camera shortcut, and the standby switch that can automatically lock and unlock the screen. In fairness, napaka-convenient yung standby switch kaysa na gamitin yung ordinary screen lock.
Located on top of the phone is the microUSB port used to transfer media files and sync to your pc, the 3.5mm standard headphone jack, the small charger port and the power button.
Display
This is one of the phones with the best display I've ever seen; at 3.2 inch diagonal, 16:9 aspect ratio, 16 million colors and 640x320 pixel resolution, its really fun to watch something on the 5800.
It also has an accelerometer, so the screen rotates automatically depending on what position you hold it in; it takes the phone a split second to change the setup but generally there's really no difference with the touchscreen and the features.
Keypad and Text Input
As mentioned above, only three mechanical keys are present on the front: the call, end and menu buttons.
There are 4 different keyboards you may choose from to input your text.
The first one is the standard alphanumeric keypad rendered on the display - this is the easiest and most convenient way to text with one hand, lalo na kung sanay ka na sa paggamit ng keypad.
Second one is the MiniQWERTY keypad, available in both landscape and portrait mode. Using this mode, I suggest you use the plectrum or stylus provided since the keys are smaller than expected.
Third would be the Handwriting text input - this feature is really awesome but, at least in my case, I wouldn't really mind removing this. You'll need the plectrum or the pen stylus to input text, so I'm not really sure whether people actually use this on a regular basis.
And the last mode, the QWERTY keypad - this feature can only be used when holding the phone in landscape mode. The sizeable buttons are easy to tap and the responsiveness is excellent.
Every time you touch the 5800 it vibrates a little to make the user feel that its responding. While it doesn't really feel like you've "pressed" a button on the screen, the phone seamlessly reacts very well on all taps.
All-in-all, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic comes with a wealth of texting options. By the way, women won't really have a hard time using this - it responds even to the slightest touch of fingernails. So ladies, pwede na pang-stylus yung mga kuko niyo!
Performance
The 5800 boots up faster than any other Symbian phones and, not only that, the Nokia 5800 is as fast as it gets for this type of smartphone (should I say any more?).
Music
The music quality is very decent; its good enough to take on the famous Cupertino player. Generally, less sophisticated users won't notice any difference at all when listening to music through stock earphones. It comes boxed with earphones but its probably the first thing you will need to get rid off since custom headphones may be plugged into either the standard 3.55 mm jack on the phone or on the remote control.
Nokia Music
What's the use of having the "XpressMusic" label if it doesn't perform well on music? The Nokia Music Store is a whole new dimension added to selected phone users to enjoy free subscriptions to a wide music database. This again is another threat to the Cupertino people. Thanks to Nokia there is less of a threat having a monopoly on the market.
Ang Hatol
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a very impressive, fantastic phone. It's probably the best choice today if you are planning to buy a new smartphone. You can find the price here.
Its user-friendliness coupled with innovation is superb with all its features - touch screen, web browsing, Wi-Fi, 3.5G HSDPA, 3.2 MP camera, video camera, Music Store, accelerometer, 3.55 mm jack,?and more.
Kulang nalang nito yung 5.0 MP Carl Zeiss lens with Xenon Flash.
CAPABILITIES
Battery: Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh(BL-5J)
Up to 406 hours standby
Up to 8 hours and 45 minutes talk time
Features:
Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
DUAL Camera
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
