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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic review: Young as you feel

14 January 2009 | Read the review | Post your comment
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic review: Young as you feel - read the full textIt's touchscreen o'clock for Nokia and the stage is set for the 5800 XpressMusic. Go ahead and touch it. We did and we've got a story to tell. Now, it's technically not the first time Nokia get their hands dirty with touch screens, but it sure feels they really mean business this time. For Nokia 5800 is not the only story here...

 

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This is an SOS for help. Battery:- BL-5J 1320 mah 3.7v 4.9wj

I bought a Nokia 5800 Xpress music today - but I am getting conflicting guidelines as regards the first battery charge. Will some knowledgeable and generous soul give me a few minutes of your time and let me know the first batt charge routine. I am so anxious to get my phone going.

kind regards and thanks in advance.

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  • 2010-05-08 13:19
  • teww

Hi guys!
Does this phone come with a carrying case or tv out cable or smethng like this?

And how about the desk stand?

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  • 2010-04-30 07:33
  • fuk1
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Defective Nokia 5800 Phone.

Purchased from Nokia online USA February 2010. Phone worked for 1 month, then began experiencing freezing, restarts and complete failure. Now 2 months old, the phone freezes and attempts to restart every 15 minutes. Memory card formating, hard rest, and software updates do not resolve the problem.

Nokia support is slow. 2-3 business days for responses and decision for repairs. I have been waiting for one week for a repair authorization.

In my opinion, Nokia cannot manufacture "smart phones." Their entire "high end" products have poor software and hardware engineering. After being a long time Nokia customer, the current Nokia brand and Nokia 5800 have been a disappointment, and they have lost me as a customer.My recommendation: do not purchase Symbian 60 type phones or any Nokia "smart phone", they are not reliable, and remember, you get what you pay for in software/hardware quality

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  • 2010-04-20 16:20
  • LL1f

But i think this phone is cheaper than HTC and SE X1 its only 2700 dollar and with the firmware upgrade i think there is no problem with this phone.

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  • 2010-04-07 15:39
  • wr4x

Thnx for the excellent review... I am planning to buy this mobile and your review has helped me understand this phone a lot better...

just had one small question..

does the nokia touch piano still have the same lag problem or has it been fixed in a recent firmware update??

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  • 2010-03-25 18:35
  • vGSh

hey wondering if i shud buy this fone... im into serious texting but also want a big screen so dat it can become my all in one portable media player + phone + messaging device... do u ppl recommend dis for a user like me who sends around 200 msgs per day atleast.. or shud i go for a qwerty based solution?
plz help me out here.. i jus cant make up ma mind.. my odr option was E72 but its screen is a dwarf compared to dis.. any suggestions???

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  • 2010-03-25 11:58
  • PVea

Does the TV out function work in the 5800 XM

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  • 2010-03-24 23:09
  • Rn@1

> In reply to yasser @ 2010-03-18 14:38 from fvRF - click to readit is due 2 over charging problem

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  • 2010-03-23 07:31
  • uwdH

i gost recieved my 5800 last mondey which is by the way the same day i got fired from my job what coincedance loool ...something good in a rough day
However i liked the phone very much but yesterday i faced a weird error ..i was sleeping and when i woke up i wanted to check the time but when i tried to unlock the phone screen it refused to do it was like dead ..i connected it to the charger and yet it refused to show any sign so i removed the battery and put it again and yes it is working but when i left it again on stand by it did the same error than it did again but without shutting down and every time i fix it by the same way...and until now it is working just fine..does any one know anything about this error?

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  • 2010-03-18 14:38
  • fvRF

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-02-17 09:23 from IT{9 - click to readhi boss go for samsung jet. it would be marvelus set. superb touch screen with amoled 3.1inch 16millions colour.5 mega pixcels camera with divx xvid video support.has a dual led flash.good sound quality.full 8.2hours battery backup and super ui.has 3g with wifi,bluetooth and many more.3d motion gagt and media gate which better options for multimedia.cost was bit more than nokia 5800 ex music.but over all good touch screen phone. go for it.

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  • 2010-03-05 05:24
  • utBB

well NOKIA one of the most successful companies when it comes 2 cell,i was eagerly waitin for a touchscreen phone frm dem,but 5800 izz a mockery on their brand,a desperate attempt 2 run in the iphone killer race,the phone feels like a plastic toy all wobbly and all,the worst part izz it has a real bad resistive touch screen(one has 2 tap twice 2 select all stuff,,,,,,,,,pathetic!)above its accelerometer respond in an odd fashion,,turning left when u turn right,,,,,,,,,,lol,,,,,,the music quality is jst average,,,,,,,so much for a music phone!
the cool image of 5800 (in the batman movie),,iz jst a dream!............stay away frm dis phone,,,,,,,and if u r still desperate,,,,,,,,u can go for the nokia 5230 or 5233,,,,,( iz the same phone only a bit downgraded,,,and dead cheap dan 5800)

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  • 2010-03-03 23:59
  • PIdN

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-02-27 16:10 from v0q8 - click to readnokia 5800xm is a disaster phone! yes it so cheap and features so cheap to!

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  • 2010-02-27 16:12
  • v0q8

hi there,

i bought this phone last December 2009, I'm very disappointed to this phone, i already repair it three times within the month of January 2010, first is the unresponsive of touch features, then the camera is not working and lastly the 8gb sd card was corrupted and they replace it after more than 2 weeks here at Nokia Alabang(atc) in Philippines. all cases where brought at the same Nokia Center. now nokia maps is not working and always " general system error" appear. also i noticed that there is no "mark several" for easy copying or moving of files compare to other brand like Samsung or Ericsson. my phone is updated to latest firmware available in the market. it always hang and need to remove first the memory card before turning it on. on music player, even though i already deleted the file, it still still remain inside the player. cannot remove it anymore. please anyone out there who can really help me. you can text me at +639179147820

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  • 2010-02-27 16:10
  • v0q8

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2010-02-17 09:23 from IT{9 - click to readi think u need satio for what u prefer.. ^_^

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  • 2010-02-26 01:24
  • vj1U

can someone tell me between 5530 and 5800 with all firmware updates. money no prob just need a phone with excellent audio quality, good camera image and video qulity, screen size would be good too( wanna watch movies), good battery life, good design, good touch with ease in use and fast with no flickring and problemz..

Thankx

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  • 2010-02-17 09:23
  • IT{9

about the interface. Unfortunately, there is not v40 for the U.S. Version i.e. rm428. However the interface is NOWHERE as hard as described. If you are a long time user of iphone, it might be hard, however if you rarely or never used an apple product, this phone fits perfectly. i have been using this phone for one year, and when i trys my friend's iphone, the touch feel a bit strange becuase it is capacitive so you have to use your fingerpads rather than fingernails

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  • 2010-02-13 19:51
  • j3ki

Sony Ericsson loses another 167M euro, puts all hopes on X10

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_e...ews-1399.php


Nokia having a stormer in Q4, earn piles of cash

http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_...ews-1412.php

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  • 2010-02-09 18:45
  • uCjI

comparing Walkman to XpressMusic is like comparing gold to sh't, walkman is muuuuuuuuuuch better than the xpressmusic, do not buy nokia if you want music, i repeat do not buy nokia if you want music, buy a sony ericsson walkman phone that supports Megabass, try

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  • 2010-02-09 14:48
  • 3ZIu

this phone is nice.but has many disadvantages,like-Doesn't charge off microUSB,No office document,Poor camera image quality,Touchscreen sensitivity not the best..... but anyways it is nice to use

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  • 2010-02-09 08:04
  • uCve

This phone is nice.
But latest frimware sucks like shit.
After upgrade, my phone response has slow down very much!
(*^#%*&^$*!!
Dunno wat's the nokia guys are doing, eat and sleep?

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  • 2010-02-07 09:40
  • uCjj
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