Posted by vegetaleb
I am a SE fanboy since the T68 and my last SE phone was the K850,Nokia phones for me were ''for the masses'' and after I bought a N95 last year it didn't last 1 month before I sold it for a K850! I hated the cheap built and the too complicated menu of the N95 + poor battery of 10 hours max!
Now in January 2009 one year after I bought the K850,I wanted to change to a new cell phone after 2 BRODs and a cracky screen,so as usual I looked in the SE choice: C905 the natural successor of the K850 is too ''fat'' for me and I don't care anymore for a wow mp camera,the G705 is nice but SE didn't release it yet in our region(baaaad marketing SE) and God knows when! So I looked toward a used iphone because a brand new one cost 750$ and so I begin to read reviews and user comments about it and this phone appeared to be missing important stuffs like bluetooth pairing and sms forwarding,then I remembered an advertising about a nokia touch phone not expensive...it was the 5800 XM!! After reading lot of reviews the majority of them says it's an exellent phone including MR,so I bought it!!
And voila my personal review 24h after:
The good:
-Laaaarge screen,my K850 seems so small near it
-Loud volume
-Good touch response
-GPS,WIFI
-S60 V5 is way more easy to use than V3(N95)
-Browsing the net with the touch screen is so nice
-Google Maps using touch to slide maps
-Very few bugs,it's more some adjustements to be made like missing clock and missed calls notification in standby mode(after keylock)
The bads:
-The plastic borders,specially the one the right because of the page slider
-Missing notification as said before of missed calls and SMS when in standby (off screen)
-If an SMS is received while not in the home-screen we can't see it,we have to return to the home-screen
-finger traces(but it's normal for a touch screen phone)
About the battery it lasted only 24 hours after a first full charge BUT it's the very first charge AND the battery was half empty before charging it,so I preffer to try it more before jumping to conclusions,others dudes managed to have 2-3 days of battery.
So as you can understand I am happy with this new nokia phone which is far better than the crappy N95,so if you had a bad nokia experience before give them a second chance with this new kind of phone and a new better user friendly S60
Posted by kwabs2006
Wow! Im so in love with this phone!! Post pics pls! i really really want to buy this! The Iphone sucks (when it cmes to features). this has every thing i ever wanted in a phone. nice review btw
Posted by voda_jon
... nice would like to see some 'live' pics too...
still lovin my G1 which is basically the same phone a little smaller but with a clock and the best system notification system bar none!
Every program on Android can flash notifications in any app and i can check the begining of txts whilst in any other app....
plus i get all the google apps and much more and updates to fix problems are coming out...
i got ma fingers crossed for u that Nokia update the software and sort your problems out asap as it could be a great phone!
check out symbian freaks (google it!) for some great apps and news! ALL LEGAL!
J.
Posted by Sony α
Hmmmm - glad to hear you like your 5800!
My brother is currently deciding whether to stick with Orange in London, and get a 5800, or go to Vodamoan or o2 for the X1....
Posted by vegetaleb
Live pics taken with the Nikon D90
Posted by kwabs2006
This is beautiful!
Posted by adnansanni
Congratulation.
It would be nice if you post more pictures from different angles. How is the screen? Is it scratch-resistance?
Posted by Neo-Tech
Great review and amazing photos, you have an awesome camera there, I wish I had one like that. Anyways, back on topic now.
Posted by Yakkaimono
Nice review!
I really want to try it out but I can't find it anywhere in germany.
Posted by QVGA
It really is one of the best TS phones out there
Posted by vegetaleb
I still can't beleive I got it for this price!!
For the battery the Nokia center said it doesn't have physical problem and they beleived it was a bad FW so they flash it with the latest one V11,I will get it back tomorrow morning,I will test the battery again.
So far so good the only thing low in this phone is the camera indoors photos and videos that go greenish and very noisy,in good light and sunny days the pics are nice(enough for future spy pics at the beach)
Posted by karlosperu
we could see some photos taken with nokia 5800
Posted by silvan
This phone really looks like it has alot of potential, the functionality seems to be quite close to the n96, bar the TV, 16GB mem, Dual CPU, better camera ( am I forgetting anything else ? ) . The only real downside to me is the fact that it does not support nGage, does anyone know why this is ? to me it would appear that technically teh specs are there to support it. Perhaps they are just not bothered trying to come up with new controles for the game ?
O by the way, can you use Nokia Vine with this phone ?
Posted by alexlt
Congrats, I think it's the first time Nokia UI looks great to my eyes
Could we watch some pictures taken with your new baby please 
Cheers
Posted by titus1
The camera is bad...way too bad. Can't see carl zeiss quality on it
The way to put the simcard is bad...way too bad.
The battery cover is bad...way too bad. Don't like the idea that the whole back is removable. exposing the camera lens and flash. Broke those hooks, you'll going to get a wobbly batt cover.
I'm disappointed...
Posted by Nitro Fan
What makes me laugh is that this device is £235 SIM free! so why are people complaining about the camera? if you want a camera go buy a camera not a phone! My guess is this device will be very cheap on a contract in about three months time BUT there are some very interesting things still to come from Nokia this year and I am NOT talking about the N97! I am sworn to secrecy so I cant say more just wait and watch.....
Posted by silvan
Nitro any chance you can even give us any idea of either a release date, or a date at which they will be releasing more info about the upcoming news ? I might hold out if its not too far away ( 3 or 4 months ) .
Posted by karlosperu
review gsmarena
http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_5800_xpressmusic-review-308.php
pics
http://i.gsmarena.com/vv/revi[....]review/camera/gsmarena_004.jpg
http://i.gsmarena.com/vv/revi[....]review/camera/gsmarena_012.jpg
http://i.gsmarena.com/vv/revi[....]smusic/camera/gsmarena_001.jpg
Posted by vegetaleb
Ok after 2 weeks of usage now the hidden minus:
-Right scrolling is difficult because it's very tight
-screen is dull under direct sunlight
-camera photo is as crappy as an old nokia 2mp in low light
-video recording in low light is ridiculous
-battery doesn't exceed 24 hours
-Bug in video playback :screen goes black. this bug is cleared with a soft reset
After all this device is so nice the first week you use it but one week later the problems begin to appear and now I regret I had not bought an iphone
Posted by Luci'sPower
a new firmwire will be released soon
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Posted by vegetaleb
Can be good for bugs but not the hardware parts(battery,screen/sun,UI)
Posted by Nitro Fan
On 2009-01-14 18:45:22, silvan wrote:
Nitro any chance you can even give us any idea of either a release date, or a date at which they will be releasing more info about the upcoming news ? I might hold out if its not too far away ( 3 or 4 months ) .
Hi mate sorry cant do that. But what I do know is its worth waiting !
Posted by BoyBawang
On 2009-01-19 15:05:06, vegetaleb wrote:
Ok after 2 weeks of usage now the hidden minus:
-Right scrolling is difficult because it's very tight
-screen is dull under direct sunlight
-camera photo is as crappy as an old nokia 2mp in low light
-video recording in low light is ridiculous
-battery doesn't exceed 24 hours
-Bug in video playback :screen goes black. this bug is cleared with a soft reset
After all this device is so nice the first week you use it but one week later the problems begin to appear and now I regret I had not bought an iphone
Some said the camera in the aging N73 is better. Do you think the camera is also worse than in P990i?
P990 camera was already bad. I just wanna have reference of its quality.
Posted by vegetaleb
In sunny days it renders pretty well for a 3mp camera phone but inside the office for exemple...
The good:
The ugly:
Posted by BoyBawang
in indoors iPhone can do better
Posted by vegetaleb
I have tested the screen of the 5800 today at skii,lisibility percentage is how much I could read the colors and brightness of the screen,Usability is how much I could use the phone for sms and calls,Apps/games is how much I could use games and appz:
Sun in front of you: lisibility 60%,usability 80%,appz/games 70%
Sun above you: lisibility 50%,usability 60%,appz/games 50%
Sun behind you(direct sunlight): lisibility 30%,usability 30%,appz/games 10%
Summary: you have been warned! this phone is not usefull if you like to play games or browse the internet in summer while you are at beach nor at ski in winter! whoever you can still read received SMS,write SMS and dial numbers
Posted by funonnet
Is this mobile is good performer than Sony Ericson? What is your experience with its battery performance?
Any reviews?
Posted by SloopJohnB
It shows that a long spec list doesn“t necessarily mean a better phone. Most stuff are there just for marketing reasons and to justify a “new model with a new price“. Implementation, quality and performance are crucial for the actual usefulness of the device.
Posted by fbloise
I would like to know about the tactile feedback on this phone. I've been arguing with my brother about resistive vs capacitive LCD screens on modern mobile phones.
Posted by vegetaleb
Battery is now better with 2 days of usage instead of 1,but of course it still can't beat the 3-4 days of a SE
Touch as I said is not really a touch screen but a finger nail screen,we are ages away from the iphone's touch!!
New bad point: 3 dusts under the screen already,it's obvious with white backgrounds...
I am waiting desperatly for the SE W995,I am feelling like I am jailed with this 5800,the LG Arena is not better under sunlight and its battery is a catastrophy as I have understand,so I will return to my one and only love...SE!
[ This Message was edited by: vegetaleb on 2009-04-02 13:48 ]
Posted by Christ347
Hello everyone..............
Nokia 5800 is really cool gadget to hang out with. I really loved its look and features are superb...............
Posted by vegetaleb
Geez another nokia advertiser
the look of the 5800 is so awfull that no one can say it's nice apart advertisers
Posted by Heineken
Very nice phone there! And its features is awesome!!
Posted by bateer
Lots of bug..
Posted by brys182
Hoping for new firmware update of this fone.
Posted by Bheng18
Hmmm..
I'm planning to buy this on december here in philippines.
But there's a d0ubt if i'm going
to buy this or the 5530XM and the new 5800 navigation w/c is not yet in the market..
Does any1 kn0w the difference between 5800XM AND 5800 Navigati0n?
Posted by bateer
Same old brandnew.. the only difference.. Regional maps, Lifetime pedestrian and vehicle voice-guided navigation licenses added..
Posted by liam_16v
imo i think this is a very good phone, and looks very nice.
but i am now looking at the n97 and satio