At first glance, it looks like it was worth the wait. It's a very stylish handset. All touchscreen phones tend to look pretty much the same to be honest. What distinguishes the 5800 is its sleekness: it's much narrower than the iPhone 3G, in fact with a width of 52mm, it's probably the narrowest touchscreen phone around. This means that you can easily operate it with one hand. It has a lovely big screen too, with a very high resolution (640 x 360 pixels), which helps to make the user interface easier to use. The device has a wide range of input options: finger touch, stylus and plectrum with a virtual alphanumeric keypad, full and mini QWERTY keyboards and handwriting recognition. The display will rotate automatically when you turn the phone to landscape mode.
Nokia 5800 Features and Specs
* 8GB Micro SD Card you can Extend upto 16GB for all your music collection
* Store upto 6000 tracks in your nokia 5800
* 3.2 inch (640360 and 16:9 aspect ratio) touchscreen little smaller to iphone 3.5 inch
* 3.2 MP Camera- Carl Zeiss Optics with 3x Digital Zoom
* Symbian S60 5th Edition
* 3.5mm jack
* You Can record DVD quality Videos 30fps
* 3.5G
* Wi-Fi
* GPS
* Bluetooth
* Stereo FM with RDS
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Nokia 5800 Music
Nokia 5800 Supported Accessories
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Nokia 5800 supported accessories
Nokia 5800 Price in India - Rs.13,800 Indian Rupee (INR) Or $294 USD
The display is relatively responsive; you can use your finger or the included stylus. However, it's a little confusing in that some items respond to a single tap, while some require double taps. There were times where we'd be waiting for a few seconds for an application to launch only to realize that we had to tap it again, so it'd be nice to have a more unified system. Items opened quickly when we selected them and we didn't have to press too hard on the display. Scrolling through long lists takes some acclimation--you have to use a narrow scroll bar on the left side--but we got used to it. But like most other touch-screen phones, scrolling is not quite as fluid as on the iPhone. You can adjust the calibration and have a host of choices for the handwriting option. The display has vibration feedback, but the intensity is not customizable.
The 5800 offers several ways to type messages. The full QWERTY keyboard takes full advantage of the 5800's display. It should be spacious enough for most users; just be aware that the space for composing your message is rather small. There's a separate keyboard for numbers and symbols, and you can switch language alphabets and writing languages at the touch of a button. You'll also find dedicated shift keys, a large space bar, and back and return controls. You can scroll through text you've already written by tapping the chosen area on the display.
