Nokia Finally Enters Touch-Screen Market - 5800
Nokia may have been slow to follow the lead, but the wait is finally over as the 5800 XpressMusic phone enters the market.
The handset is part of the Nokia Comes With Music range and throughout 2009 users will be able to download unlimited music tracks for a 12-month contract period.
So, what about the handset…
Well, on the face of it this is a stunning and striking handset. It has a generous 3.2” touch-screen display that incorporates a Media Bar – a drop down menu providing the user with instant access to their music, videos and photos. This bar also acts as a direct link to the web for online contact sharing.
To allow plenty of tracks to be stored the phone comes with 8MB of internal memory and a 3.5mm jack allowing the user to use their own headphones.
A new clever function is the Contacts Bar – this allows you to track interaction history for up to four favourite contacts and displays recent text messages, emails, calls, photos and blog updates, making this phone a superb social networking phone.
The stunning screen offers one of the best resolutions on the market to date, with a 16×9 aspect ratio and 30 frames per second playback.
Ideal for quick snaps the phone has a built in 3.2MP camera with Carl Zeiss lens and the touch screen enables videos and photos to be shared quickly and easily onto sites such as Facebook and Flikr.
Music can be shared through Bluetooth, MMS or on-line sharing.
Expected to be on sale at the end of 2008 the 5800 is expected to retail at around £220 plus VAT but there are bound to be plenty of contracts available. The Carphone Warehouse is one high street / internet retailer offering the Comes With Music Range.
This handset looks certain to be a winner!