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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic [Review]

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic [Review]

Frazier Barretto, Jan 13, 2009 1833 hrs IST

Good touchscreen phone and offers a lot of features

Interface, Touch Responsiveness, Good 3.2-inch screen, Accelerometer, Wi-Fi, GPS, Maps(3months free), 3.5mm jack.

Build Quality, Poor Camera Quality, Poor earphones, Simple application bundle.


 


Well, we gave you our initial impression of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic a few days back and today we have a complete review of the phone. 


 


 



 


 



The Tube finally gets a name - falls under XpressMusic; Nokia 5800.


 


 


 


The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, earlier codenamed Tube, finally revealed itself. After its teaser in the movie Batman: Dark Knight, Nokia fans were even more eager to see what Nokia can come up with on the touchscreen phone.


 


 



Nokia in the past hasn't really had a good touchscreen neither does their touchscreen catalog contain several phones. Nevertheless, the 5800 XpressMusic seems pretty promising and it looks like Nokia has pulled off something good here.



 


 


Bundle


 


 


Nokia 5800 XpressMusic



Stereo Headset with Remote Control (3.5mm jack)



8GB microSD HC Card



Lanyard



Extra Stylus



Phone Stand



Hard Case



USB Cable



TV-Out Cable



Charger



Manual & CD




 


 


 


A generous package with lots of accessories.


 


 


 



 


 



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USER COMMENTS

Hi guys, my friends have decided(!!) i'm gonna buy this mobile next week. i've been using N70 for long time and i'm not a mobile freak who knows all in & out of mobiles. do let me know if i can go for this mobile coz i don't change mobiles often.

by Max, Coimbatore, on Nov 16, 2009 01:56 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Hey Guys, I got news that 5800 has now upgradad FW v-31 which is better as it has kinetic scrolling and better sensitivity of touch screen. Is this version of phone is available in india or not, any one have idea?

by Hiten, Delhi, on Nov 08, 2009 10:52 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Hey guys, are you saying that nokia removed the tv out function from the phone or is it still there? Except that they don't provide any cables? And many people complain that it has a slow user interface, can a future firmware upgrade speed the phone up? Plz tell me if this is a good phone or not. Cuz I wanna buy it..

by Kaitheloner, Guwahati, on Oct 28, 2009 12:23 PM, Report abuse   Reply

there is a tv out only thing is tey have removed the cable because of price drop.dont worry this is a superb smart phone

by jnanesh, bangalore, on Nov 03, 2009 08:40 PM, Report abuse

Hi guys...useful review below..few doubts..it started from 21500 and now at 12920 (including minimum 5% cash back assurance from mobile store)..is nokia planning to phase out the model or price reduced due to the customer complaints??anybody got the phone very recently and stiil facing all the problems??just want to know whether nokia has rectified anything..samsung star 3g now at 10600 at mobile store..which will be a better deal? Pls advice..

by vivek, Bangalore, on Oct 25, 2009 11:38 PM, Report abuse   Reply

HEY VIVEK, The smart Nokia people has removed TV-Out function from th cellphone .Apart from that they have removed all major accessories from the package. Hence there is a Price drop.

by Sukumar, Jaipur, on Oct 27, 2009 04:21 PM, Report abuse

NEW PRICE - Guyz...Soon you will find new prices after Nokia 5530 XM Launch. I guess it would be around 12500.

by Ravi Jain, Delhi, on Oct 24, 2009 05:10 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Hi ravi...5530 doesn have 3G..no other major difference from 5800 except the thickness...so isnt it comparatively expensive?

by vivek, Bangalore, on Oct 25, 2009 11:42 PM, Report abuse

Hi Friend, I was little confuse to buy this set as I read so many reviews and all they were negative for Camera quality and Video too. CAMERA - I went to Mobile Outlet and took the Demo. I found the quality of picture is good as well as video. But yes it is lil grainy, but don’t forget r you’r buying a cellphone not camcorder or Digicam. So as I found it has a good Camera. TOUCHSCREEN – It is good. I used it in demo and it was easy to acess everything. PRICE – Go Mobile Shope running a offer of Rs.200 off on every set. So it is costing me Rs.13,300. Other wise everywhere in East Delhi, it has a price tag of Rs.13500. PUSHMAIL n OTHER – As I had a word with an Mobile Seller Exec. He said he ll install the software of Pushmail, which is free of cost. Means you can access your official mail or others. Service is free of cost as Nokia has done a Tie up with all the Service Providers. Whereas in Nokia Priority , they directly refuse for installation of Software for Pushmail. OTHER – Getting 8GB card free of cost with this handset and Some pin or card for downloading Songs. So, I thinks this would be a perfect buy in all the matters. I have also gone thru Samsung Star, LG Cookies, and HTC one. I found this set worth to buy.

by Ravi Jain, Delhi, on Oct 24, 2009 05:06 PM, Report abuse   Reply

the sennheiser headset is provided now with yr nokia 5800 , its sound quality is extremely fantastic. camera is too good when used in day time , but not bad under dark as well ( it is better than sony c510 ) . overall an inteligent buy costing around 14000

by Shubham Shrivas, INDORE, on Oct 22, 2009 12:21 AM, Report abuse   Reply

hey ppl plz teme hwz NOKIA 5800....heard its touch is nt convincing...hangs quickly,plz let me ASAP

by GAurika, Delhi / NCR, on Oct 12, 2009 04:45 PM, Report abuse   Reply

ya its true but at present cost of 13500 it is good as compare to others .

by Akhilesh Kumar , Ghaziabad, on Oct 15, 2009 04:43 AM, Report abuse

the phone is now 13,500 including taxes and 8Gb card. this is the best time to buy this phone.

by rajdeep, kolkata, on Oct 14, 2009 01:54 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Hey, m Plannin to Buy nokia 5800, it isworthit, or shud I go for HTC TOuch Diamond... Please Guide if u can suggest any other gud 1 within 20k

by Kaushal, Ahmedabad, on Oct 13, 2009 01:20 AM, Report abuse   Reply

help me know whethr to buy 5800 or not????

by kartik, new delhi , on Feb 18, 2009 10:12 PM, Report abuse   Reply

abe chootiye, ye review kaafi nahin hai kya?

by Anonymous, ss, on Feb 22, 2009 03:10 PM, Report abuse

kartik: Highly recommended, go for it!

by srikat, Bangalore, on Mar 12, 2009 11:22 AM, Report abuse

its a fully loaded phone in the price of just around 14,000..........you shud go 4 this

by Ankit, Delhi, on Oct 05, 2009 11:49 PM, Report abuse

3.2 MP is history and that too at 20k is mystery.

by Mayank Shukla, Mumbai, on Jan 21, 2009 06:42 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Dude if you just want to buy a camera, then you are hopeless...why are u pissing about 3.2 MP everytime alongwith the price of 20K saying that there should be a better camera at this price...why dont u look at the host of other attractive features like GPS, Wi-Fi, Touchscreen, 8GB card, etc that u are getting in a sub-20K phone.....You shld buy a digicam instead I believe :P

by Sabka Daddy, Delhi, on May 03, 2009 11:26 PM, Report abuse

y dont u try sony ericsson aino.................. it has all the features........including a xcellent 8.1mp camera......& have a price of around 18,500... or u can try LG arena also

by Ankit, Delhi, on Oct 05, 2009 11:46 PM, Report abuse

i want to buy a new 5800 can any tell me would it be a good deal to buy it for Rs.14600/- it consist all the applications is this phone upgraded now.........

by mXXXX, mum, on Oct 04, 2009 09:25 PM, Report abuse   Reply

y dont u try sony ericsson aino.................. it has all the features........including a xcellent 8.1mp camera......& have a price of around 18,500... or u can try LG arena also

by Ankit, Delhi, on Oct 05, 2009 11:44 PM, Report abuse

guys, i am planning to buy this phone. i have got an offer for rs. 13,600. if anyone knows any price lower than this, please do inform me. thank you!

by Anirudh, Vellore, on Oct 04, 2009 09:16 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Nokia is cheating this time(Nokia5800)- 1. picture quality is like old VGA camera (I was using N73, which has same specification but picture quality of nokia 5800 is worst). 2. Nokia says it as a music phone but music quality is same as old phones (ya, its headset jack is a good thing) 3. No adobe reader in 5800....i have to buy it for Rs. 800. 4.some times it goes off automatically. 5. now i m facing prolem, it does not boot....On switching on phone , it shows nokia logo but does not start....i have shown it to customer care twice but now again same prolem. 6. No file hide software....initially they proides u, file hide software which is a demo n like many other software they demand money after trial period. 7. Games devloped for it r pathetic.......if u like mobile games, this phone will make u cry. this phone is not compatile for most software or games u download from net.

by VMS, NOIDA, on Sep 16, 2009 11:39 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i am facing a small issues like some times the mobile is showing different colors and all of sudden shuts down and restarts again???? what this could be can any one tell me

by kiran, pune, on Jan 29, 2009 03:32 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Update teh prices..

by Rey, Meerut, on Jul 23, 2009 08:30 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Guys Iam phone freak. I found 5800 very good, I dont know who are the people who have rated this phone. but if you compare phone has good camera, gps receiver, wifi, 3g/edge, it is symbian phone( lots of application) unlike windows it can support more that 65000 colours, good music quality with FM. coming to touch screen it has both heat sensing as well as stylus usability, I dont know ne other phone provies it. typing on phone is easier which is major problem in touch screen phone. nokia phones are rough & touch so no handling issues. This is phone not a airplane which can makie you fly aswell, It has all the features a phone can have presently & that being such a compact phone. I hope the people who rate this understand this.

by Parshu, Mumbai, on Jun 06, 2009 01:06 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I bought a nokia5800 three months back...Tntially the firmware was not stable,I faced lot of retarts,hang etc...after that I did two firmware updates,one via nokia software updater and another one through FOTA.Now my firmware version was 21.X.X,Now my phone is performing very good and stable also

by Sivabalan K, Banglore, on May 15, 2009 11:12 AM, Report abuse   Reply

To all people who are having problems and bugs with their applications and OS in their Nokia 5800 XM, Nokia has released an upgrade Ver 21 some time back....The phone never hangs now (if it did earlier, not in my case)....The startup is also relatively quite quick....and picture quality is also said to increase (dunno how though). Still the upgrade is said to have resolved quite a lot of problems....This upgrade for 5800 is said to be in the same league as Service Pack 1 for VISTA :)

by Sabka Daddy, Delhi, on May 03, 2009 11:32 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Is your experts noticed the gap in the right hand top corner of the front panel closing ? Nokia which was refusing this manufacturing defect now accepting this as a default ,which will allow ingress of moisture to the speakers and the panel. Now Nokia has send a bulletin to all their nokia care center and my set is still with Nokia from the day one i bought.

by ramanathan srin, chennai, on Mar 02, 2009 11:36 AM, Report abuse   Reply

hey your right... i thought i had dropped my set... thnx.. atleast i kno its not my faul.. hehe ... oh n by da way 2 all da users hea.. NOKIA 5800 is the best thing that ever happened to me in terms of battery, sound, applications, edge.... wateva.. so just buy it... its great...

by Koztov Chow, Kolkta, on Apr 26, 2009 10:28 PM, Report abuse

guys m sorry to say but my iPhone 3g bought at 17k is a class above this phone. I expected a good multi touch from NOKIA n they have let me down.

by Mohit gulati, Pune, on Feb 04, 2009 05:35 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Where did you buy an iPhone 3G for 17K in pune. do let me know i too am interested in buying it.

by Saurabh Deshmuk, Pune, on Feb 18, 2009 12:14 PM, Report abuse

He is perhaps talking about second hand stuff.

by srikat, Bangalore, on Mar 12, 2009 11:23 AM, Report abuse

Hi Mohit, I am also planning to buy iphone 3g. Could you please tell me where did u get for 17k? my contact : 9370911900. I will be greatful to have this info from you.

by Ashish, Pune, on Mar 17, 2009 11:52 AM, Report abuse

Hi,Just wanted to know whether we can replace the battery.I heard battery cannot be replaced.

by MAJ SK RAI, GREATER NOIDA, on Apr 02, 2009 10:13 AM, Report abuse

Where did you buy I phone 3G for 17K in Pune? Tele 25821980

by Anonymous, Pune, on Apr 20, 2009 04:18 PM, Report abuse

worst of all the nokia stuffs..musicplayer is damn stupid..try 2 avoid this

by v.ravali, guntur, on Apr 19, 2009 05:43 PM, Report abuse   Reply

your's the best site for giving information.

by sunil, vizag, on Apr 15, 2009 06:45 PM, Report abuse   Reply

very nice

by Lakesh, Banglore, on Apr 14, 2009 09:48 AM, Report abuse   Reply

plz mention what u liked most

by Ranu, Mumbai, on Apr 14, 2009 09:53 AM, Report abuse

guys i bought this phone 3 days back and let me tell you, other than the plastic feeling that u get after holding the phone there is no other problem. i checked the camera quality and the images were not grainy at 8pm but in bulb/tube light. The camera is not as bad as it is mentioned in review. Has lot of additional features and am enjoying the gps experience on it.Not a bad bargain...sound is good...screen is good, features are good....i like 5800

by ravindranath, bangalore, on Feb 20, 2009 12:37 PM, Report abuse   Reply

can we install applications i.e softwares in 5800.

by Mathews, Trivandrum, on Mar 10, 2009 03:39 PM, Report abuse

Lol ... pple who say the 5800 is a bad phone = nubs in terms of mobile ... it had issues, 100% solved now ... build quality is not top notch, but its not bad either .. just that u dont get a metal finish makes the plastics body bad ?? lol .. nubs ... The OS is fast and responsive. Upgrade to v20 firmware and it solves most minor issues, and drastically improves the camera. The only problem i've faced till now is with the playback of H.264/MP4 AVC videos, probably a beta support of some kind .. anyway .. This phone, at its price point is a marvel .. A straight forward UI (albeit not even close to Iphone), a good camera and lots of neat features under the hood .. the Iphone has just too many shortcommings to beat this baby .. Nokia has done it again .

by Pratim, Kolkata, on Mar 28, 2009 03:26 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I wonder if Nokia would have gone bankrupt if they had included some good headphones with their first touch screen phone.

by sachin, goa, on Jan 13, 2009 11:16 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Agree with the good headphones part but the 5800 is definitely NOT Nokia's first touchscreen phone. There have been the Nokia 7710 and Nokia 6708 before, running Symbian Series 90 and UIQ 2.1 respectively. The 5800 is the first Series 60 touchscreen phone from Nokia. Nokia has also made the N800 and N810 Internet Tablets running Linux OS in the past which had touchscreens.

by Prasad_N, Mumbai, on Jan 14, 2009 09:47 AM, Report abuse

i love the phone..i bought it for 18250..bu the screenguard is a crap..cant even read the messages... did anyone get a plain screen guard..??

by nithin, cochin, on Mar 26, 2009 01:03 PM, Report abuse

have had it for a couple of weeks. updated the s/w recently. the screen orientation is a problem - jumps around; bundled earphones are terrible. using sony noise reducing - music quality awesone browsing (non 3g - using edge) - no complaints some interesting applications available including Mobbler for streaming music. email client is pretty good (downloaded a exchange server sync client) on the whole no complaints so far and my usage for emails, browsing and music (streaming and from device) has been very very extensive of course camera is tricky-for indoor photos, really need to play with settings (ISO, white balance and exposure) to get decent pictures; default settings are terrible touch screen quirky - iphone is far superior but 5800 cheaper so willing to live with it. so far also has not hung despite keeping multiple apps open simultaneously

by Manu, Mumbai, on Mar 26, 2009 10:51 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I SELL MY 5800 AT RS 3000 LOSS..........NUKSAN HOGEYA .......I HAD USE ONLY 15 DAYZ ...............YES I HAVE ALSO GOT A LISTENING PROBLEM IN SET....................

by ABHI, ludhiana, on Mar 25, 2009 04:20 PM, Report abuse   Reply

MAHA PHUDU SET HAI 5800...........KHASA SET VE

by ABHI, ludhiana, on Mar 25, 2009 04:17 PM, Report abuse   Reply

not up to the expectation,still it is ok.India people opt nokia for its battery back up it is yet to be assertained. comparatively ok

by narada, karnataka, on Mar 24, 2009 10:27 AM, Report abuse   Reply

I bought 5800 on 4th Jan and within a month, i am facing problem with the earpiece. I have spoken to NPD and they have admitted that IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I'll have to take the phone to Nokia Care to get it replaced. Even the software hangs and phone restarts often. Absence of basic tools like countdown timer, stopwatch is frustrating. I am not happy with this phone.

by Prajit, Delhi, on Feb 05, 2009 10:56 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hi PArjit h r u man dont eb depress yar i allready faced same problem but now its ok AllhumduliAlllah just upgrade ur phone software from any nokia site upagraded it InshAlllah it will be come ok se u take care ta ta by by :D

by haadi, dubai, on Mar 23, 2009 10:08 AM, Report abuse

Reviewer is Nokia biased. The phone doesn't deserve so much praise. Google it and you will find that Nokia USA has recalled all their initial sale phones in US b'cos of earphone issues.. same as u guys r writing. Please read between the lines folks..battery time is less than a day if u keep the accelerometer on Auto.. The screen aspect keeps changing in ur pocket when u sit or stand. Symbian OS as a touch input is cheesy and primitive. Water accretion (from condensation) is also a major issue with these phones. Nokia Maps is buggy & expensive, u r better off with Garmin Mobile XT for Symbian in case u still want to retain this phone... I had this phone for 2 weeks (Bought for wife) realised that the candy bar was an overpriced piece of Cr*p. gave it back for a lower end 5310. Keep away from it like the plague

by Raghu, Pune, on Mar 17, 2009 10:48 PM, Report abuse   Reply

is this mobile is very good performer rather than sony ericson and what about battry performance.

by bhuwnesh purohi, bikaner, on Mar 13, 2009 04:23 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Hi, Actually battery performance is depending on how much you use particular features. According to me it is great phone with attractive body shape and excellent battery backup.

by funoncell, US, on Mar 16, 2009 10:15 AM, Report abuse

Hii i got 5800 on 3rd and its very good. its far better than all other phones ranging 20k. it has all the latest features which is very good.

by Vivek, Hyderabad, on Jan 16, 2009 07:04 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i got free on contract and got a free sony psp as well.if you buy it you're a fool.

by beefeater, London, on Feb 10, 2009 01:13 AM, Report abuse

buying sony psp is a more foolish thing. hehe!!

by Arnob, guwahati, on Feb 13, 2009 05:00 PM, Report abuse

Hi...Howz 5800 performing. I am planning to buy it but a bit worried after reading user reviews which says poor earphone, poor build up quality, poor camera etc...Pls advice whether I can go ahead with it...Just to get some advice from a persons who is using already...thanx..

by Deepa Kumar, New Delhi, on Feb 17, 2009 01:00 PM, Report abuse

@Deepa Kumar: I have been using it since the beginning of this month. It's v. good. Recommended certainly. If you find that earpiece volume is on the lower side, take it to the nearest Nokia Care and it will be fixed within half an hour.

by srikat, Bangalore, on Mar 12, 2009 11:25 AM, Report abuse

very bad set, Low volume, very expensive at the price 18k. no more utilities. volume is nothing but very less.. 3.2 mp camera at 18k, it is also expensive

by Hariom sagar, delhi, on Feb 23, 2009 02:32 PM, Report abuse   Reply

The earpiece problem will be fixed if you take it to your nearest Nokia care center. How come you got the phone for Rs. 18,000? I thought I got the best deal at Rs. 18,800. There are a lot of applications that you can download and install.

by srikat, Bangalore, on Mar 12, 2009 11:19 AM, Report abuse

how to find my nokia5800expresmusic consists original spares inside the set

by N.Ganesh, Chennai, on Mar 10, 2009 03:03 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i purchased this handset...is very good...good sound..good video clarity...good camera...is the best mobile for nokia...go 4 it then...thanks Nokia.

by vishal, chennai, on Feb 23, 2009 07:15 PM, Report abuse   Reply

mobile phone rate instalment detiles

by shanirmangattay, perumpadappu, on Feb 20, 2009 06:35 PM, Report abuse   Reply

It’s a piece of Shit. I had used it for 3 days and then disposed it off. Don’t buy now let Nokia get the problems rectified first.

by hitesh, delhi, on Feb 09, 2009 12:57 PM, Report abuse   Reply

yaar m planning to buy it will iget my value 4 muny.....is it wrth buying dis piece

by kartik, new delhi , on Feb 18, 2009 10:08 PM, Report abuse

bakvas phone.

by nokia hater, mumbai, on Jan 16, 2009 09:15 AM, Report abuse   Reply

^^what a Loser^^

by Papa, Delhi, on Feb 15, 2009 10:06 AM, Report abuse

hahaha . . . come on i thought u guys were tech experts. . . . to quote the reviewer "the 5800 XpressMusic could easily do with a much better camera (quality) if not a higher megapixel lens." resolution depends on the sensor . . . i dunno which cam depends upon its optics for its resolution. ps. general error. . . not expected out of apparent tech experts !

by Suren P, Mumbai, on Jan 15, 2009 01:21 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I so agree with you Suren. At least rework on it now guys.

by Pooja, Mumbai, on Feb 10, 2009 04:26 PM, Report abuse

by the way the sensor megapixils also dont matter. its the size of the sensor that matteres the most for picture quality. if U have a small sensor U need to limit the megapixils to get good snaps!!!

by Daniel, vasco, goa, on Feb 10, 2009 08:39 PM, Report abuse

then why do the camera companies advertise the brand name of the lens makers?

by vicky, Mumbai, on Feb 11, 2009 01:52 AM, Report abuse

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by bhavesh B siddh, rajkot, on Feb 09, 2009 09:12 AM, Report abuse   Reply

PROS: 1. Attractive: The 5800 has a stunning design and grabs eyeballs wherever you go. 2.Touchscreen feels good and offers good feedback. 3. Music quality is among the best on any Nokia phone. 4. GPS/Nokia Maps is nifty but you will have to find your way through the application first and get used to it. CONS: 1. Camera is a huge let down. If you want a phone that takes good pictures, this is definitely not it. 2. Too many bugs: My 5800 has gone for repairs twice in 2 weeks now, first to get the earpiece fixed and second, the battery was not chariging. 3. Third party apps limited: The phone's new, so it will still take a while for the apps to be developed.

by Ajit, Delhi, on Feb 08, 2009 12:50 AM, Report abuse   Reply

i got this on friday at Rs-19200

by ravi, vijayawada, on Jan 14, 2009 08:50 PM, Report abuse   Reply

how is the phone?should i buy it?

by vishesh, bombay, on Feb 04, 2009 03:03 PM, Report abuse

I got a pre-book Nokia 5800 ExpressMusic on 4th Jan and within few weeks the front screen plastic mould began to come off, hoping to get a replacement from Nokia Dealer :(

by hardnetin, Mumbai, on Jan 26, 2009 07:06 PM, Report abuse   Reply

i think thats not the plastic module.. thats only the screen protector thats coming out.. well thats not yet available in the market for 5800 but you can get a new one soon at the mobile store ..

by Ruchika, NOIDA/ U.P., on Jan 29, 2009 05:14 PM, Report abuse

HOW DOES FRONT VGA CAMERA WORKS??AND DOES IT CAPTURE IMAGE?

by jashan, CHANDIGARH, on Jan 26, 2009 03:52 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I am wondering if I can use my JBL on Call speaker dock for nokia 5800 Xpress Music Any suggestions?

by Daviddead, India, on Jan 23, 2009 09:41 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Overall phone is good but it's interface looks really poor...

by Ankur, Pune, on Jan 20, 2009 06:34 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I wonder where all these free videos are loaded in the phone? I only got the free songs! But having said that I am enjoying using the phone.the touch screen and accelerometer is good..though I wud have preferred a less fingerprint resistent build! (literally!)

by manish, lucknow, on Jan 19, 2009 05:09 PM, Report abuse   Reply

prebookers got cheated, the price of the device for prebooking was 21839 and now the retail price is 19990, this all happened in a weeks time.

by chandu, hyderabad, on Jan 14, 2009 01:11 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I agree with Chandu , Nokia has cheated it's customer .

by Sharad P, Bangalore, on Jan 14, 2009 08:17 PM, Report abuse

Yeah. guys who prebooked paid 2k extra.... but we atleast got the free 4k worth sennheiser lx90 headset. .and the 1k worth vip pass to some concert by raghu dixit.. (got the headset, but not heard from nokia guys abt the concert pass yet)

by ChandruBS, Bangalore, on Jan 14, 2009 10:54 PM, Report abuse

Buddy when we pre booked 5800 we got free Sennheiser headphone worth Rs 3990. this means we did not get cheated.

by vivek, Hyderabad, on Jan 16, 2009 06:48 PM, Report abuse

other guys in some places of delhi and mumbai got the device for 19990 and earphone for 600, the same lx90.

by chandu, hyderabad, on Jan 16, 2009 08:30 PM, Report abuse

The phone is retailing at themobilestore for 19200...they dont have the sens pack though...if u want that u can buy from NPD for 20500...i am using the phone for few days but there is a problem in calls....tthe voice keeps fading in and out....not the king of issue i would expect from a 20k phone but i hear its a small fix from a nokia service centre...let us see...

by Nimit, Mumbai, on Jan 16, 2009 04:47 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Thanks to tech tree team...

by avn, Dehradun, on Jan 16, 2009 10:08 AM, Report abuse   Reply

Hi Suren I think you need to not just comment SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE saying this not the correct lens and that is not , PLease be complete dont comment in AIR

by Dattatray, Mumbai, on Jan 15, 2009 06:50 PM, Report abuse   Reply

hi nice review there i agree to all the aspects u said except the build coz the phone build is just gr8 and typing in the qwerty keypad is just bliss as iam replyinb this from my tube.

by arjun, chennai, on Jan 15, 2009 12:43 PM, Report abuse   Reply

Yeah Nice review,will buy it when the price drops to 15K(another year i reckon!!)

by nokia mania, Bangalore, on Jan 15, 2009 12:51 PM, Report abuse

i feel its a freat phone

by Jude, cochin, on Jan 15, 2009 10:59 AM, Report abuse   Reply

AS I AM OWNING 5800 FROM JAN3RD --I FEEL THE SAME AS U SAID ABOVE

by ANAND T N, KOCHIN-KERALA, on Jan 15, 2009 08:40 AM, Report abuse   Reply

The new nokia phone is gonna be one of the best mobile/music phone launched ever...it just looks great!

by Siddharth Magaz, Auckland, on Jan 15, 2009 05:27 AM, Report abuse   Reply

What a sad little phone

by Angad, Los Angeles, on Jan 15, 2009 05:17 AM, Report abuse   Reply

No doubt, the best Touch Screen in the market (Leave alone iPhone coz its in diff orbit altogether). Nice package. Camera is a huge let down. Had I read this review before buying this one just two hours ago, i would have had many thoughts running my mind. But I think I would still be positve. And after using it, I find itz worth it.

by Hmz, Mumbai, City of Dreams, on Jan 14, 2009 10:46 PM, Report abuse   Reply

I HAVE NOKIA N81 AND I WANT TO BUY IPOD TOUCH 16GB SHOULD I SELL NOKIA N81 AND AND BUY 5800 XM OR KEEP NOKIA N81 AND BUY IPOD. PLEASE ADVISE ME.

by ANIL, JAYSINGPUR, on Jan 14, 2009 07:12 PM, Report abuse   Reply

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