I ran the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to a lot of stress test to dig beyond the touchscreen hype and found some surprisingly great features as well as shortcomings. Let me share with you why I thought the Nokia 5800 falls short of expectations but will remain on top of a lot of people's must-buy list. Make and Construction When I first read that the Nokia 5800 has a 3.2 inch (360x640 pixel) display screen. The Nokia Video Manager (an app that automatically converts video files transferred to the phone) makes a low-quality compressesion that videos played on the 5800 ends up very pixelated. Conclusion Over-all, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a nice-to-have phone but fell short of my expectation as a flagship touchscreen phone. Had the Nokia 5800 been launched in January (or even June) of 2008, I would have given it more excuse. Â What's most surprising with the Nokia 5800 is the price tag. Even the 2-year old Nokia N95 8GB is more expensive than the 5800 -- and this tells us something about how Nokia perceives its flagship touchcsreen phone. Read more in our articles including "Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Review" and "Nokia 5800 Unboxing & First Impressions".
I ran the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to a lot of stress test to dig beyond the touchscreen hype and found some surprisingly great features as well as shortcomings. Let me share with you why I thought the Nokia 5800 falls short of expectations but will remain on top of a lot of people's must-buy list.
Make and Construction When I first read that the Nokia 5800 has a 3.2 inch (360x640 pixel) display screen. The Nokia Video Manager (an app that automatically converts video files transferred to the phone) makes a low-quality compressesion that videos played on the 5800 ends up very pixelated. Conclusion Over-all, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a nice-to-have phone but fell short of my expectation as a flagship touchscreen phone.
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