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Here's what Nokia fans will get with the release of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic: 3.2 inch touch screen display (640x360) 3G/HSDPA 3.6Mbps GPS with Nokia Maps 2.0 WiFi 802.11 b/g 3.15MP autofocus cam...

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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic announced

Name: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic announced
Brand: Nokia
Rating: 4.8 (1 reviews)

Abe Olandres October 3, 2008 · 1 min read

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Hello! Are you a Nokia 5800 XpressMusic owner? Please take the quick survey here!

Earlier dubbed as Nokia Tube, the just announced Nokia 5800 XpressMusic may appeal to many Nokia fans with its touch screen interface that comes with a pen stylus.

Here’s what Nokia fans will get with the release of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic:

3.2 inch touch screen display (640×360)
3G/HSDPA 3.6Mbps
GPS with Nokia Maps 2.0
WiFi 802.11 b/g
3.15MP autofocus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual flash (2048×1536 pixels)
secondary camera for video calls
Pre-loaded with an 8GB microSD card (max 16GB)
81MB internal memory
Proximity Sensor (auto turn-off)
Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
Handwriting recognition
Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
Stereo FM radio with RDS
TV Out
3.5mm audio output jack

Nokia 5800

Surprisingly, the price $392 is pretty attractive (just around Php18,000) considering you also get the 8GB microSD card in it.

What’s more surprising is that Nokia is also introducing the “Comes with Music” in this handset — that’s 12 months of free unlimited subscription to the Nokia Music Store.

Not only is the Nokia 5800 a potential iPhone-killer, it’s more like an iTunes-killer too. See Nokia PR page.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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286 Comments

teps · 17 years ago

got a nokia 5800 express music @ tipidcp. 21,5k. works fine, no problems encountered. it may not be an iphone killer totally, pero solid to, good phone. just search the site, tipidcp.com “want to buy section”

rik · 17 years ago

you can plug your 5800 to tv. lahat ng nakikita mo sa cp yon din lalabas. pra ka na rin naka big screen. from music to movies, txt, inet lahat. prang dvd player na din sya, you can watch your movies on tv. cool

rik · 17 years ago

try to check it on ebay. you can buy it for P21,500

rik · 17 years ago

you can chek the photo on mybloglog…

rik · 17 years ago

dubai ko sya nabili. expected release price sa pinas nasa P21K yata & to be released around end of january, speculations palang to, mas maigi siguro if wait mo nalang lumabas dyan, depende din kasi sa tax na ipapatong. re: omnia, its more on a pda, not like 5800, is just a regular mobile phone with lots of features, except window mobile and yahoo go. for it’s price and features, it’s worth it. para makasiguro ka, bili ka na lang sa nokia official dealer. baka fake pa mabili mo. sayang lang pera mo. try mo din check sa mga dealers dyan baka meron na sila update.

simple bachelor · 17 years ago

@rnob2

where did you got it at a price of 18300??Greenhills? share it naman so we can save money.. thanks

rik · 17 years ago

i still prefer nokia 5800 kesa samsung omnia. cguro dahil din sa features, i’ve tried some samsung cp ng mga kakakilala ko, wla pa nakasatisfy sa kin, madamot ang samsung thats what i call it, kulang kasi lagi sa feature, sorry. if you want a better phone, check mo n97, kaso wla pa sa market, mid 2009 pa yata he2. the only cp that you can compare with 5800 now is iphone. i’ve compared it too, kaso mas prefer ko pa 5800 in general even though i’m an avid fan of apple, sorry for me, can’t afford the price he2.

rik · 17 years ago

mid or end of january daw launch sa pinas, pero ang release baka end pa ng january. mag-ingat po sa pagbili, kasi may lumabas na na fake, dual sim ang fake. halos di mo malalaman if fake sya. para makasiguro, buy po kayo sa mga official dealer ng nokia with warranty pa. di ko lang sure if supported na ng mga network natin ang 3g ng 5800, sana nga po para may silbi 3g he2. 3g is working fine d2 sa dubai, kausap ko fam q dyan sa pinas, n80 gamit nila, 5800 ako, no hassle.

rik · 17 years ago

sorry single_joy, d2 sa dubai q nabili. pag may relatives ka or kakilala d2, pabili ka nalang pag di mo maantay release dyan. wla daw release ang hungary or finland ng 5800. lahat daw china, 1 color palang available d2, red.

rik · 17 years ago

great mobile phone! perfomance, feature, size & price wise. hope yahoo go! will release one for 5800 and nokia will release a good video converter for this mobile.

single_jhoy · 17 years ago

where can i buy that phone worth P18,300?

which do you prefer? samsung omnia or nokia 5800?

thanks for the reply.

rnob21 · 17 years ago

i just got a good video converter and it works great. i can watch all the movies i want just like watching in portable dvd players less the size he2 abt 30mins/movie convert na. Hope all of you will get one he2. p.s. update nyo naman ako if may bago lalo for yahoo messenger mobile, as of now kasi wla pa. cheers

rnob21 · 17 years ago

Satisfaction guaranteed for this mobile. From touch screen to perfromance at lesser price and size. baka di ka makatulog sa kakakalikot to know all the features. sad to say, nokia video converter doesn’t work properly, you’ll need a good converter he2. sana magrelease ng yahoo go, wla na ko mahihiling pa he2

rnob21 · 17 years ago

It’s a great mobile phone. Much better than iphone if i should say, compared to size and performance, lalo sa price he2. I got it for P18,300 to be exact. Everythings great, wla ka masasabi as long as you know how to manage it, kalikutin mo lang he2. kaya lang wla pa yahoo go. sana magrelease sila and hanap ka ng good video converter to watch movies. you can store&watch lots of movies he2. inet connection, bilis din, talo pa iba pc gaya ng acer one he2.

simple bachelor · 17 years ago

try to go to tipidcp.com or ebay.com.ph. one of the member is selling brand new nokia 5800 8gb for 21600. planning to but 1 but still compairing it with omnia

vlad · 17 years ago

punta ka… so plus airfare, lodging and all… lampas na dun. just wait for it na lang sa phillies. january’s just around the corner.

vlad · 17 years ago

sa hong kong… 3,900 HK$

khaye · 17 years ago

how much did it cost?

khaye · 17 years ago

where did u get one? pls tel…

vlad · 17 years ago

meron na ako, lucky me. maganda. hehehe. joke lang yang 395$ na yan!

Flores · 17 years ago

I was in Nokia showroom last week and asking about this gadget. They said it will be available, probably, this coming January. Unfortunately they have no idea yet about the price. I guess it will not be 18K pesos. I personally wondering why all gadgets in Pinas are more expensive than in US or Euro or Singapore. I bought laptop Vaio VGN CN 590 in US just 1.000 dollars but in Pinas it is 79K. Sobra. Likewise when I bought Canon S5Is, it was just 350 dollars in US but 27K in Pinas. I am still waiting for this cute Nokia. Regards!

nether · 18 years ago

i read two comments from this site, the one said nokia is for Pinoy and the other one Pinoy is an mimick genius, consolidating the two idea, nokia is definitely defines a Pinoy considering it imitates the iPhone features though not all but mostly.

Mozi · 18 years ago

Hi, nag mail ako sa nokia careline eto lng ang sagot!

‘Thank you for emailing Nokia Careline.

In response to your inquiry, please be advise that Nokia 5800 Xpress Music is not yet officially launched in the market. There is no confirmation when will be released, however, you may try to check from our Nokia website or you may call Nokia Careline from time to time.’

Lewel · 18 years ago

hi, nagtanong ako sa Nokia Robinsons Galleria. Available daw ang 5800 by December 2008, at the price of P30,000 :(

chet · 18 years ago

dude… 7 countries or 2 countries lang ata yung makakakuha ng 5800 this year… the rest daw next year na… ano ba talaga? hmmm… pero sa russia raw $600 yung 5800… almost double ng sinabi ng nokia… ngek!

JP · 18 years ago

when will it be available in the philippines?

khaye cabrega · 18 years ago

hi, when will the nokia 5800 come to the philippines? how much will it be?

Slymedia · 18 years ago

Brod Yuga, update us when its already available here in the Philippines… Daghang Salamat!

vino · 18 years ago

Boss Yuga, pls. update us kelan nito sa pinas…. Thanks.

jhony manalo · 18 years ago

Boss sang store sa pinas mabibili yan? can’t wait to buy it..

Bryan · 18 years ago

Kelan ba yan available sa pinas?

Jay · 18 years ago

@ralph

erratum!
dapat iPod Touch din.

jm · 18 years ago

nasa 20K lang yan naka subsidize kasi yung iphone kaya wag nyo i compare dun retail price na nya ang $300+ unlike iphone eh 199 naka plan

chet · 18 years ago

di naman siguro aabot ng 30k.. kasi it’s a question of availability eh… pretty much yung globe predominantly one of the official retailers ng iphone 3g kaya yung iphone 3g subject to overpricing… yung 5800 naman, ang daming potential retailers niyan (Nokia Store[dapat naman], memoxpress[official retailer siya.. nasa box ng most nokia phones], etc.)… so no need to rely sa mga mobile networks gaya ng globe. the only thing to worry about is yung taxes na idadagdag pagdating dito…haha

Edward · 18 years ago

kelan e2 ire2lease d2 sa pinas?

alfred · 18 years ago

yung iphone po sa america kya $199 xe my 2 year contract ka pa dun.. babayaran mo pa un ng 2 taon.. prang plan dito sten.. kaya gnun..

jhay · 18 years ago

Very cool and a tempting buy. Let’s hope the Yuga’s suggested price tag stays true once this unit hits local stores. It would one awesome Christmas gift.