Latest Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hits it off

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is no longer lurking behind corners as the curtains lifted today in London and Singapore on the first S60 full-touch device by Nokia. While most of the specs were given away well in advance, it's exciting to take a closer look at the touch OS. We had a taste of it back at the WMC in Barcelona and it tasted sweet.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Two homescreen add-ons do sound intriguing. With the Media Bar music, media and online content are a fingertip away. The Contacts Bar provide enhanced touch-based handling of contacts, including setting favorites, logging calls, texts and recent communication.

The touch-optimized handset comes complete with a stylus too, and for all who are about to frown at that, there's a plectrum-shaped alternative. The other controls are kept to the bare minimum. Below the massive touchscreen there's three-key combo along the lines of Pixon and Renoir, to name a few recent headliners. The home key (so long, Symbian key) is flanked by the Call and End knobs.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

For those who migh have missed the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic leaks, the first S60 touchscreen handset packs a 3.2" screen of the exciting widescreen resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. A 3.2 megapixel autofocus shooter and VGA video at 30 fps are the imaging assets. There's quad-band GSM support and 3G with HSDPA. Some of the other extras include: GPS, 3.5mm standard audio jack, TV-out and a microSD card slot. An ambitious music offering, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will come with 8GB microSD card in the retail package and stereo surround speakers.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic lifestyle shots

To give you an idea of what the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic feels and looks like, we can also share several videos. This first one previews the device in short.

General	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100 / 900
		HSDPA 850 / 1900 - US version
	Announced	2008, October
	Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2008, 4Q

Size	Dimensions	111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc
	Weight	109 g

Display	Type	TFT touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
		- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off - Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate - Handwriting recognition

Ringtones	Type	Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
	Customization	Download
	Vibration	Yes
		- Stereo speakers

Memory	Phonebook	Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
	Call records	Detailed, max 30 days
	Card slot	microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB, 8GB included
		- 81 MB internal memory - 128 MB SDRAM memory - ARM 11 369 MHz CPU

Data	GPRS	Class 32
	HSCSD	Yes
	EDGE	Class 32
	3G	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
	Bluetooth	Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
	Infrared port	No
	USB	Yes, v2.0 microUSB

Features	OS	Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
	Messaging	SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
	Browser	WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
	Games	Yes + Java downloadable
	Colors	Black, Red, Blue
	Camera	3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus, video(VGA@30fps), flash; secondary videocall camera
		- Built-in GPS receiver - A-GPS support - Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch - Java MIDP 2.0 - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player - MPEG4/WMV/3gp video player - Stereo FM radio with RDS - TV out - 3.5 mm audio output jack - Voice command/dial - Document viewer - T9 - Photo editor - Built-in handsfree

Battery		Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh(BL-5J)
	Stand-by	Up to 406 h
	Talk time	Up to 8 h 45 min