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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic now shipping

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:30:24 +0000

Nokia has announced that it has start selling the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in select markets globally, including Russia, Spain, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Finland, among others. Aiming to put music into the hands of millions, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack.

Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online sharing. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports 60 languages worldwide and offers a variety of input methods including a virtual alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a pen stylus — and for true music enthusiasts, a plectrum — are all available.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Specifications:

WCDMA 2100/900,GSM 850/900/1800/1900,HSDPA, WLAN
or GSM 850/900/1800/1900
or WCDMA 850/1900, HSDPA, WLAN, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface:S60 5th Edition
Dimensions:111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm (L x W x T)
Weight:109 g
Display:3.2 inch nHD(640 x 360 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5J,1320mAh Lion
Memory:81 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
CameraLens:Carl ZeissTessar
Image capture:Up to 3.2 megapixels(2048 x 1536)
Video capture:nHD(640 x 360) at up to 30 fps
Flash:Dual-LED camera flash
Talk time: Up to 9 hours (GSM),5 hours (WCDMA)
Standby time: Up to 17 days (GSM),17 days (WCDMA)
Music playback:Up to 35 hours
Video playback:Up to 5 hours (Mpeg4) 3 hours (nHD)
WLAN (IEEE 802.11 b/g)
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, AVRCP

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Got FCC Approval

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 03:45:15 +0000

Fresh out from FCC lab, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has just been approved by FCC. The first Nokia S60 5th edition touch screen phone will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of 279 EUR before taxes and subsidies. According to Reuters early this month, Nokia 5800 will be sold in India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Russia and Spain by end of this year. The rest of the market will most likely not getting the phone until 2009.

A copy of its draft manual can be downloaded from the FCC page too. Check out the link below.

Source [FCC] via [engadgetmobile]

Video: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Live Demonstration on Ovi Channel

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:44:41 +0000

Want to know more about Nokia 5800 XpressMusic? Nokia has posted a series of Nokia 5800 XpressMusic demonstration video and also few feature introduction videos for you. Check it out here!

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Demo

Nokia 5800 tips and tricks

Share with Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Cool New Things with Contact in Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Input Method on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Source [Ovi: Nokia Remix Event]

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Announced at Nokia Remix Event

Kim Poh Liaw — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:54:47 +0000

Nokia turned up the volume on its music offering today by unveiling the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be among the first devices to support Comes With Music, Nokia’s groundbreaking service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalogue.

Taking advantage of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online sharing. Because the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic supports Flash content, individuals can surf the entire web, not just pieces of it. In addition, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound.

“As Nokia’s first mass-market device with a touch screen, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic turns a ‘user interface’ into a ‘human interface’ by truly putting people first. For example, we’ve introduced the Nokia Contacts Bar, which is like a digital RSS feed on your life,” said Harlow. “By adding the benefits of touch screen technology to S60, the world’s leading smartphone interface, Nokia is taking the familiar and giving it a human touch. We have used touch technology where it really adds value such as the Contacts Bar, Media Bar and clever shortcuts from the homescreen to menu items such as calendar, profiles and clock.”

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook. Music playlist song titles can also be shared through Bluetooth, MMS or online sharing.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of 279 EUR before taxes and subsidies. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic featuring Comes With Music will be available early next year. Pricing details to follow.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Features List

Contacts Bar -Person centric user interface with visualized contacts
Media Bar -Always an easy access to your favorite media
3.2 inch display
Stereo speakers with surround sound
Stylus and finger touch support for text input and user interface control
Powerful connections with 3G, HSDPA and WLAN
3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with Carl Zeissoptics and dual-LED flash
Front camera for video calls
Built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps and voice guided navigation
Responsive touch screen with tactile feedback
Proximity sensor for preventing inadvertent touches and for saving power
nHDwidescreen quality video playback

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Specifications:

WCDMA 2100/900,GSM 850/900/1800/1900,HSDPA, WLAN
or GSM 850/900/1800/1900
or WCDMA 850/1900, HSDPA, WLAN, GSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface:S60 5th Edition
Dimensions:111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm (L x W x T)
Weight:109 g
Display:3.2 inch nHD(640 x 360 pixels) with up to 16 million colors
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-5J,1320mAh Lion
Memory:81 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card
CameraLens:Carl ZeissTessar
Image capture:Up to 3.2 megapixels(2048 x 1536)
Video capture:nHD(640 x 360) at up to 30 fps
Flash:Dual-LED camera flash
Talk time: Up to 9 hours (GSM),5 hours (WCDMA)
Standby time: Up to 17 days (GSM),17 days (WCDMA)
Music playback:Up to 35 hours
Video playback:Up to 5 hours (Mpeg4) 3 hours (nHD)
WLAN (IEEE 802.11 b/g)
MicroUSB, 3.5 mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.0 with A2DP stereo audio, AVRCP

More Press Photos at next page

Reuters Confirmed First Nokia Touch Screen Phone Coming on October 2nd

Kim Poh Liaw — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:52:55 +0000

On par with the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia rumor last week, Reuters reported that Nokia will be announcing their first full touch screen phone next week on October 2nd. Known as Nokia Tube project, a video showing its touch screen UI was posted on YouTube in June this year. The press event will be held in London.

Source [Reuters] via [phonemag]

Rumor: Nokia 5800 XpressMedia Press Photo?

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:49:34 +0000

While the rumor October 2nd launch date is coming, mobil.idnes.cz has got a fresh Nokia 5800 XpressMedia in red. According to the source, it again confirm that Nokia will be announcing the full touch screen phone on October 2nd in London and will be available in by early next year or by the end of this year.

The website also revealed more info on the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia. The phone will feature a 3.2-inch touch screen with 640 x 360 resolution, 3.2 megapixel camera, VGA video recording, bluetooth, built in WiFi, GPS and support GSM Quadband network. With a size of 111 x 52 x 15.5 mm, the phone will be powered by a Symbian S60 Taco 5.0 OS. It will only have a 150 MB internal memory, though, you can easily expand it with the microSD card slot.

Rumor: Nokia 5800 XpressMedia Official Announcement on Oct 2nd

Kim Poh Liaw — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:32:54 +0000

By now you should have read plenty of articles about the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia, which is a full touch screen phone featuring Nokia Tube touch UI. According to pocket-link, Nokia will announce the model on October 2nd next month, together with the introduction of their Nokia Tube touch UI.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMedia announcement is said to be held in London. It will also be available on the market by the end of this year.

Source [pocket-link] via [phonemag]

Rumor: Nokia 5800 XpressMedia Web Browser Photos

Kim Poh Liaw — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 09:54:29 +0000

It is not a secret any more that Nokia is preparing to launch their first S60 Touch UI, also called Nokia Tube, with a series of mobile devices for mid to high end users. The first mobile phone you would see is the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia, featuring a wide screen with 16:9 ratio and support GSM Quadband network, built in bluetooth, GPS, WiFi and HSDPA/UTMS. Here is another set of the leaked photos, showing the web browser UI for the first time.

Did you see the grey area in the photo above? If you go to www.d.cn with your internet browser, you can see the grey area is actually a flash media. So does that mean the new web browser in the Nokia Touch UI do not support flash? Most likely the prototype is loading with an earlier version of the S60 Touch UI. Check out a few more photos below.

Source [mobile-review]

Rumor: Is Nokia 5800 XpressMedia or XpressMusic?

Kim Poh Liaw — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:25:36 +0000

You have already saw the Vodafone branded Nokia 5800 XpressMedia photo which we posted early this month. Another picture leaked this week has a slightly different button design below the display screen.

The rendered picture suggests the phone name to be Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, has touch sensitive button below the screen.

Source [onliner]

Nokia to Announce Touch Screen Phone from Low to High End Range

Kim Poh Liaw — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:49:16 +0000

Till now, you should have familiar with the S60 Touch UI developed by Nokia. While Nokia 5800 XpressMedia has been leaked to public, Nokia has promised to announce more touch screen phone in the future.

According to Senior Vice President of Nokia Markets, Anssi Vanjoki,

“Currently, the market for touchscreen products is a niche market. We always aim for a situation where we can cover all the segments with all the options,” Vanjoki said. “We will introduce products from the very low segment to the highest one featuring this type of functionality.”

Source [Reuters]