Product ReviewsNokia XpressMusic 5800 - Red (Unlocked) Smartphone

unlocked 5800 black

the phone is all the positive stuff you read or heard about it and alot less of the negative after a firmware upgrade or 2. About the camera, just use the correct settings. It is only 3mp but night settings at night perform alot better than auto at night. During daylight just adjust the contrast up 1 notch. The screen is beautiful and the user interface is good for a first from symbian. The web browser can download anything like your browser on a pc and automatically saves to the memory card. The music player is good and loud through the speakers. Alot of applications are already available. Take my advice. Hack your phone so you can have access to the hundreds of cool and useful apps out there. The only real complaint is the battery life but with such a huge bright screen its understandable and not as bad as the iphone so its ok. I didn't get the stand promised in the package. Did you get that seller? Overall a satisfying purchase. 4 out of 5Read full review...

A pretty good smartphone

I'm not too much into smartphones, i always had the oldies Nokia, Alcatel, etc. I've tried Blackberries and didn't like them. The functions of the Nokia 5800 are good enough for what i was looking for, GPS connection, WI-FI, good camera (3.2mp) i also use other apps that work very well with this phone, i don't really play games with it, and i haven't tried the mailing function yet, actually i check them trough wi-fi wich is pretty simple to use, i didn't need to configure by myself anything. Haven't tried yet the video call, but i did try that camera (VGA) and it works better for pictures than films in pretty enlighted environments, in darkness or environments with poor lights it really sucks since it doesn't have any flashlight. Other thing about the cam, you CAN'T change the position of the video, with the main cam you have to film in horizontal position, and in vertical with the second cam.

I bought it because the bidding was going very low and i took advantage of the ending of the bid. i already had another nokia (5310 XpressMusic) but i lost it a week after i won the bid, it took me 2 weeks to receive the phone but i think that was ok since i'm in Argentina (South America) and the phone came from the UKRead full review...

The best phone I have ever had

I did a fair amount of research before buyinng a second-hand Nokia 5800 on Ebay. This is a really great phone with only one thing that lets it down slightly. The camera is potentially good, but the lense/flash window incorporated in the back of the phone can cause 2 problems -(1) Some of the light from the flash can bleed into the picture, especially if the small internal foam gasket is defective (2) any dirt or scratches on the lense window can reduce picture quality. I bought a new back (about £6) which inproved things considerably, but for important pictures, I think it is better to take the back off the phone, especially if using the flash.

Other than that, everything about the phone is great. Battery life is good. GPS navigation works well, the music player and sound quality are second to none.Read full review...

The summit of mobile phones

Superior resistive touch screen, real stereo speakers, sensible sized snaps, swappable battery, memory card,free Symbian apps shared by community, and independance from google, microsoft, crapple...what's not to love?. I lost one on the rockery from December to March and it is still working perfectly years later. Since this, manufacturers have just been taking features OFF. If Nokia were not brilliant, Microsoft wouldn't have...Read full review...

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A very nice phone

I like the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music because it connects to the internet through WiFi. It is my first touch screen and I did get it at a nice price.
Useful applications, nice menu and contact system.

I do dislike the fact that you need to slide the pointer instead of just touching to answer the phone or close an alarm. Possibly because I learnt so when I was trying to turn off the ringing alarm :)
It might have a setting to change that, though.

If you're thinking of buying it, I do recommend it, but I do not believe you should "fight" for it, as with any material ;)Read full review...

Top smartphone from Nokia

Bought because my old phone started to play up,some buttons would not work.Fancied a smartphone so read a few reviews about this and a few other phones,this one seemed to offer good value for a smartphone.Very easy to use and can download some decent apps,loads for free aswell.Great touchscreen,very responsive. Only problem with this phone is the battery life(lasts about 3 days)but as I bought it in used condition,not a major issue,as I will buy a new battery when it becomes worse.Overall a great product.Read full review...

Nokia 5800 - very toucing

I'm not a person who changes phones often, and I stick to the same brand. But this time I had two changes in a row. My old phone was too old, and I chose Nokia N95. Though I was happy with its functionality as soon as I saw 5800 I was in love. After I tried holding iphone in my hands I decided to buy Nokia 5800 - not iphone because as I said I don't like changing brands, besides, the reviews for 5800 are usually better.
Now I own it for over a month and I'm happy with everything. The camera is not as good as it was on N95, but this is not a big issue for me. The 5800 is sleek and stylish and it gives me all I need - I can phone, listen to music, read texts and go online, which are my main uses of a phone. It is also a great companion when you have to travel. Though I'm not unconditionally happy about the playlists, the necessity to convert videos and pc-suite and some other minor organization stuff. Another drawback is that it is pretty sensitive and if you occasionally hit it it will go off, which you might not notice. My old Nokia was robust and suffered many falls, so I'm kind of used to that, though I understand that such a device as 5800 needs to be handled more carefully. I list the shortages mainly just because these qualities may be of greater importance for the review readers than they are for me, all in all I give the Excelent rating to this phone and I hope that we will live happiy together with it for quite a while.Read full review...

My 'new' phone

Needed a replacement for my aging PDA. After reading a few reviews I decided on this one. It was easy to set up even on home wireless network..
Never had a Nokia before so had to learn how to do some tasks.
Good battery life but I am not a heavy mobile user.
Easy to download and use apps. Would have another.Read full review...

Elegance and style

I bought the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic because it looks gorgeous. It’s just a model of elegancy and style, with a touchscreen looking pretty and scratch-proof, and three buttons which work all the functions of the phone. Compared with other touchscreen phones it is money worth and have all the features needed, the sound quality is mindblowing – whether you’re using the headphones supplied, connecting it to a pair of speakers, or simply listening to it on its own external blasters. Well for me it's one one of the best in the market.Read full review...

Affordable cell phone

I recently bought the nokia 5800 xpressmusic and the features were really impressive. however, i took some time to get acquainted to them. nice phone and quite easy to use and the quality of the sound is good for its size. good definition of colours however some photographs are blurred. on the whole it allows you to do many things.Read full review...