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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone with U.S. 3G, GPS with Free Voice Navigation, Wi-Fi, and 8 GB MicroSD Card--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)
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Manufacturer: Nokia

List Price: $399.99
Our Price: $219.99
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Used Price: $209.60


Average Customer Rating: -

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Name: Eldon Marks
Location: Fort Washington, MD
Date: 2009-05-25
Customer Rating: -

Summary: There is much to discover beneath its shiny black surface!
Comment: As somewhat of a tech-head with an eye for detail and quality, I had searched widely to find a smartphone that offered the best blend of features and quality without breaking the bank. The Nokia 5800 honestly impressed me, though not so initially, but after a couple weeks of usage it has the tendency to grow on its user offering a solid and sleek feel, gorgeous display, and outstanding audio (the audio is really that good, through speakers and earphones alike, especially with stereo widening enabled, it is truly an experience). In addition, the touch-enabled Symbian OS (even though it is still maturing) is quite responsive and provides a user friendly experience. What I can say is that the UI was designed with the correct balance of animation and snappiness (animation effects are turned off by default, activate them through Themes > General > Options > Theme Effects). If the UI is not that eye-catching for your taste, there are thousands of themes you may download and apply, in addition you can even design your own theme through Nokia's Carbide.ui software (downloaded separately). What's more is the variety of apps available for the phone, I can recommend a few that I have found quite useful: Photo Browser, Handy Shell, Paint Pad, Phone Torch, Opera Mini, AccuWeather, QuickOffice, GoogleMaps and Fring. (google them to find out more)

Another aspect that truly impressed me is the phone's ability to act as a mini entertainment system. Bundled with the package is a certificate which allows you to download $50 worth of movies from Amazon. I got six movies (both hi-def and mobile versions) for this price and they all fit on the 8 Gigs of hot-swappable storage that comes with the phone. In viewing the movies on the phone I was impressed at the display quality (16M colors, 640x) and more so with the audio quality - the stereo speakers were loud and rich, able to simulate the acoustic depth of the movie and I must say that it rivals some laptop speakers I have come across.

Another highly important aspect is the battery life. For the first few days of owning the phone, it was constantly used, testing out the Camera, GPS, Wifi, playing movies, installing apps, etc. and with such constant use (which is unusual for a typical user), the phone was able to operate for a full day and a half before the battery warning kicked in. Now I charge the phone every three days or so with a few daily calls, light web browsing and YouTube playback. (A tip for you is to make sure you fully charge the battery with the phone off when you get it initially, it operates and keeps it charge as it should this way).

The phone's camera is quite decent in my opinion. It shines in daylight conditions able to capture great photos and widescreen videos of surprising quality. In low light conditions, you may have to play around with settings a bit and get as close to the subject as possible to get the best possible result. Overall, the phone's camera could be better given the quality of cameras on previous Nokia products, namely the N95, but this judgment is relative. I believe, however the choice was made to make it affordable, given the fact that it also comes with a front-facing camera for video calls.

Final thoughts and tips about this interesting piece of hardware center on its value, quality and reputation as a Nokia branded product. Some say it rivals the iPhone, and honestly, it does have more collective strengths as a smartphone than does the iphone in spite of its resistive and non-glass touch interface. It even has a downloadable simulation of the iPhone's interface called MyPhone if you prefer that flavor. In this light, the phone shines as a more flexible device with swappable memory, battery and service, features not present in the lauded iPhone, but I say what's to compare? In short I chose this phone and adore it now due to its form-factor (not too big, not too small), its screen, its expandability and flexibility, its hardware features (GPS, Wifi, audio) and most of all, its competitive price/quality ratio.





Name: Joshue Fernandez
Location:
Date: 2009-11-12
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Comment: Well, all I have to say is that this phone is amazing. It's light, beautiful and It is a really smartphone. You can download and install a lot of apps from Ovi Store (like you dowmload apps for an iPhone from the iTune store). You can keep your 4 favorite contacts on the main screen. I had an iPhone and I sold it to buy this awesome Nokia 5800. I also upgraded my Nokia 5800 to 16GB (something you can't do with an iPhone). When I bought it I thought 3G was not going to work in my town 'cause it says that this is the U.S. version and I live in D.R. But, 3G works perfectly with Claro which is the only communication company that provides 3G in town. I totally recommend this phone. 5 stars!


Name: Alexandre
Location: Panama City Beach, FL USA
Date: 2009-07-27
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Great Nokia Product!
Comment: Absolutely, without a doubt - great phone!
Most importantly, it has WiFi!!! You can always switch between cellular and WiFi and that's a huge money saver!!! I'm on the 'pay as you go' (AT&T) type of plan, which is the most convenient way for me to stay connected, when I want to be... Having a regular cell phone plan for me personally, is not an option - I hate to be 'on the leash at all times'! Can't wait when Nokia releases Skype edition for 5800! I know it's coming! Battery life is awesome ... three days, always ON and still going. In spite what other people say about cheap looking, made in China and all that - I totally disagree. There's nothing wrong with its looks! Navigation's pretty simple and easy, unless you have banana shaped fingers?! Other benefits: 8Gigs micro SD card (up to 16!), headphones, strap and stand, USB cable, charger, etc.
Reception's quite well, but it's all about the area where you live in, I assume. Haven't tried it as a GPS device yet, though. Check out Ovi Nokia Store too. Great apps for whatever you need.


Name: C. Kunigami
Location: Lima, Peru
Date: 2010-04-05
Customer Rating: -

Summary: Just Excelent!!!
Comment: This is my best cellphone ever. All the functions and applications are great, these are my favorites:

- Wi-fi internet connection.
- Qwerty/Tactil keyboard.
- GPS and maps.
- A lot of music and images storage capacity.

If you want a cellphone but you don't want a Iphone, this is the one.


Name: J.P 62
Location: California
Date: 2010-05-18
Customer Rating: -

Summary: 6 Month Review
Comment: I picked up the 5800 and have been using it for 6 months. I bought the phone initially because I wanted a more feature rich phone and an unlocked phone which allowed me more freedom than standard subsidized phones. I took a risk and bought the 5800 sight unseen. Part of my decision was based on the specs and part on the incredible price for those specs. I have no regrets.I've owned it for six months now and I still have a hard time putting this phone down! LOL

Heres a few of my thoughts as well as a few tips and tricks.

The call quality is superb. Voices always sound crisp and clear with no tinny or distorted sound. The speakerphone which I use often is also very good. Alot of people overlook and are willing to put up with subpar call quality if the phone looks sexy and is fast with lots of eye candy. Not me. I actually use my cell-phones to talk on. So call quality is still the most important thing to me.

Connectivity....Transfering data using the Nokia collection of software is a snap. The USB works flawlessly. I use it all the time to transfer music, pics etc to and from my pc. I also use it to back-up my phone content as well as synching activities.

Bluetooth works decently. The only problem I have with it is that it does not seem to have the range I've experienced with other phones. I LOVE being able to voice dial when using a bluetooth headset. Thats the whole point of being "hands free"

User interface and performance....I know that Symbian is outdated and gets ragged on. I don't care. I know it does'nt have the intuitiveness of an iphone or the eye candy of Android, but the Symbian OS on the 5800 works well for me. For me its a stable, mature and easy to use UI. Good Apps, both free and paid are plentiful ALL over the web.

Couple things I've learned to keep the phone running well...Don't bog it down with alot of useless software. After adding alot of useless apps I learned to add only the things that I will actually use. Also, cleanup the phones internal memory once in awhile. Its easy to forget, but its also very helpful to always clean the browser's cache as it can accumulate quickly and really eats up space

And finally if your phone is really sluggish, do an onboard or pc back-up via the Nokia Backup Software and then do a reset of the phone. It will make your phone factory fresh and totally give it new umph! that has been lost to the installing and removal of apps and the traces that it leaves behind. I did it a couple of weeks ago because I wanted to make sure I had enough internal memory for the upcoming 5.0 Firmware Update. I was amazed at how fast and fresh my phone was after the reset. If you do a proper back-up you can reset safely without loss of data.

As I said, I've found and enjoyed some really useful apps for the 5800. These are worth checking out. Some are free and some are paid.....AccuWeather, Google Search with voice, Absolute Radio, Nokia Photo Browser, Opera Browser, Smartlight, Total Recall, Handy Shell. Thats just a few of the really nice apps I've found for my 5800

All in all, I've been very happy with my choice of the Nokia 5800. I've found it to be an incredible value for the amount of money it cost. I've personalized it totally to my liking and it looks and perfoms the way I want.

In that respect, the iphone or any Android device out there can't touch it for my needs.





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