Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Nokia 5800 Express Music

Clearly a competitor for iPhone, but at lesser cost. After all, there are not many models out there that comes bundled with so many features, at less than 300 Euros.

The software is responsive, but it is not any great either. Touchscreen scores above average, even though the iPhone fares batter in this department. On the texting front, Nokia 5800 Express Music offers more than one option to the users: a mini QWERTY keyboard, full screen QWERTY,and an alphanumeric keypad.

Multimedia is excellent. The camera clicks good pictures, even though the performance is not up to the mark in low light conditions.

Time management and office tools lacks full utilites.

Music, the marketed USP of Nokia 5800 Express Music, is good, even though it still has some distance to cover to keep pace with Sony Ericsson. The phone supports
a wide variety of music file formats. The music menu is user-friendly as well.

For music buffs, looking for a smartphone, Nokia 5800 Express Music just fits the bill. If it is the other way around, go for Nokia E71.