Nokia 5800 XpressMusic!

My newest addtion!

Wanted to get black/silver edtion (it's the latest colour la!), but don't have stock. Never mind, red is nice also, so took red in the end.

Have been following its news since its debut. And after it's launch, it gaining the popularity there. Guess Nokia hit it right with the correct features on a phone. It's quite nice to use actually. Here are some of my opinions/review (whatever you called it) to the 5800 XpressMusic!

Sales package: 10/10
Nokia is sincere in sales package given that this is a mid-range phone. In the box, standard things are given and there is a pouch, a strap with triangular plate and a stand! Stylus give 2, in case you lose it. 8GB card provided as compared to SE W595 where 2GB is given.

Design: 9/10
I like the design! 109g make it look very sturdy. This is quite subjective anyway. 3.5mm audio out jack is good.

Construction: 8/10
Some squeaks can be heard when pressed, particularly the battery cover. Then there is a small gap at top right corner whereby users complain it's a smiley gap! Other than that, no issues to built quality

Display: 8/10
Wow! 3.2" LCD! nHD (360X640) 16:9 resolution is good enough for me. But colours are not as vivid as on SE. Nonetheless, no complains from here.

Touch sensitivity: 8/10
No comment on this. It's good.

Software: 8/10
It's fast and responsive already, compared to my N73 which is so laggy! Wallpapers can be put fullscreen, but sadly it can't be like SE where big wallpapers (resolution being higher than the display resolution) can be resized to fit nicely. Well, this have to do myself. SMS saved in SIM card could not be retrieved. What a "smart"-phone it is...

Music: 8/10
A few opinions here. Nokia could have make it better by fully utilising the big screen. Nokia could have placed an icon at the playing interface to access the songs in the playlist. Quality is good there. Radio interface is super cool.

Camera: 7/10
This is a XpressMusic phone, so camera is a big let down. Picture quality is about the same as N73, not too bad. Since I'm getting another phone which is camera-orientated, this doesn't concern me too much.

Typing options: 10/10
Almost all possible input methods are provided. QWERTY (full/partial screen), alphanumeric, handwriting (full/partial screen) all 5 are present. And for the 2nd time I've seen on a Nokia handset able to type traditional chinese characters! The first one was Nokia 3310. Unusual for nokia phones in Singapore be able to type lor. A plus point here.

GPS: 9/10
Installed Garmin and GoogleMaps. Load fast too. They make 5800 a very powerful phone already. - 1 point for being so juice thristy.

WIFI: 9/10
Connection is good. Youtube videos load and play smoothly. No complains here.

Battery: 8.5/10
Well, it's a new and BRAND new battery. Have to season it before I can tell the answer. But given its initial performance, I would say I'm quite impressed by it.

That's my opinions after 3-4 days of using it. To see full review, click on the link below:
GSMarena
台湾sogi
PhoneArena
Russia's Mobile-Review