Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Smartphone

Nokia the titan of mobile phones have released its Nokia 5800 model or known as Tube. This is Nokia first touch-screen (stylus or finger touch) smart-phone with multimedia capabilities utilizing Symbian OS (Symbian S60). My first impression is this will be a premium class smart-phone and it turns out I was wrong. This is very much a smart-phone that caters to music and camera enthusiasts minus the hefty price tag.

According to my research, Nokia 5800 is bundled with 8GB micro-SD memory card (able to support up to 16GB). This model features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optic lense to boot. Other camera features are auto-focus and double LED flash. Images display on screen will also auto-adjust from portrait view to landscape mode (this seems to be the industry standard nowadays).

The 3.2 inch sensor display 640 X 360 resolution will brings out the vivid colours and clarity of your photos and videos. This is ideal for still photos and video recording (30 frames-per-second) in VGA quality for recording and playback. With virtual QWERTY keyboard and wireless features such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. This Nokia 5800 is the most powerful sounding mobile phone, thanks to its built-in surround sound stereo speakers.

Following are summary of Nokia 5800 specifications:

• 3.2-inch touch-screen
• 640 X 360 pixels resolution (16:9 display aspect ratio)
• Symbian S60 5th edition OS
• Quad band (GSM / GPRS / EDGE / GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900)
• UMTS / HSDPA
• Auto display screen rotation
• 3.2 Mega-pixels auto-focus Carl Zeiss lense
• GPS with A-GPS capability
• 3.5mm headphone / video-out jack slot
• 8GB micro-SD memory card bundled within (support up to 16GB)