Yep, I bought into hype once again. This time it’s the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia’s first (some say second) smartphone. Boasting a 3.2″ touch sensitive (resistive) display capable of showing 640×360 via 16 Million colors. It is a beautiful display really and has excellent viewing angles. Running on Symbian OS 9.5 (which is basically 9.3 with touch) the phone is pretty fast. It’s also equipped with a 3.2MP camera with dual LED flash and can record video 640×480 @ 30FPS. Now the camera is so-so, but it does the job, as does the flash (all cameras need flash). There is no geotagging out of the box, but nokia does have a beta app that works fine. Videos are smooth, but the mic is a tad middling resulting in low volume sounds.
More to follow in part 2 of my Nokia 5800 XM impressions. Stay tuned!
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