Posted by ketyung
on Oct/03/2008
at 7:42 am
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic aka Nokia Tube has been officially launched. This Nokia Tube is said to be on par with the iPhone in terms of design, coolness and software. But it carries much better audio and video features than what the iPhone has.
The Nokia 5800 is to come with a year free which you also have unlimited access to Nokia Music store for downloading music. The Nokia 5800 also features some iPhone’s strongest features such as large touchscreen. But it doesn’t remain only as a copycat, it’s fixed with those faults found on iPhone, and is made with almost everything what the iPhone has, all packed in a stylish package.
This Nokia Tube also comes with a decent hardware, which you can find a proximity sensor and an accelerometer which also found on iPhone. But it outclasses the iPhone in both audio and video. The tube is equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera with high-quality lens optics and a dual-LED flash for low-light conditions. The music player on this phone is also on par with the iPhone, as mentioned you get free for the first year, for wirelessly downloading or streaming music from Nokia Music Store.
The phone is also capable of recording VGA quality video at 30 fps. The screen of this phone has twice the pixels of an iPhone’s, which should play video much better. It was demoed with the capability of playing back HDTV too. It comes with a replaceable battery and is capable of MMS.
Other goodies are smart software that allow quick access to contacts’ history on home screen and you’ll be able to bring up menu bar anytime for for quick access to music, favorite tracks, videos, photos and web. In short, the Nokia 5800 is packed with all great features and most ready to kill iPhone. This phone carries a price tag of 279 Euro without plan and expected to hit UK in mid October.
Buy online, Amazon, $550, International unlocked version of Nokia 5800 Xpress (Black/Blue)
Buy online, $590 at Amazon (Red)
via [cellphonebeat], via [phonesreview]
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