Connectivity

The phone is fairly well endowed and should not have a problem staying connected even in the caves of Afghanistan. Seriously, its a quad band phone with  Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP and   Bluetooth 2.0. The only thing it does not have is Infrared. Which is rather sad, because it could have made for a killer universal remote control and given the Logitech Harmony a good run for its money.

Music

Being an XpressMusic phone, you’d expect it to have a decent output and it doesn’t disappoint. The only sucker comes in the form of the earphones which don’t have a very balanced response. But thank your stars for the 3.5mm jack in which you can plug in any darn headphone in the world.

Add to that, even the built in speakers are loud enough to entertain a few people in a quiet environment.

Final words

Nokia has come out with a really sweet and desirable cellphone at an irresistible price point. Its got a few niggles but nothing a software upgrade cannot resolve. They seem to have taken their time to achieve what is, at the end of the day, a good phone. If you dont mind not having a keyboard and want a good phone that’ll keep you happy, in general, just go and get the 5800.

On Pitch!

1. Bright and large touchscreen
2. Good battery
3. Decent operational speed
4. New edition of Symbian Series 60
5. 3.5mm jack
6. Killer pricing
7. GPS Reciever
8. Motion sensor
9. Big box of goodies
10. Video recording in MPEG4 at 30fps

Bum note

1. Touchscreen not that sensitive
2. UI and overall software needs to improve
3. Very few applications available right now
4. No in-ear phones
5. Doesn’t charge when connected via the microUSB port
6. Still pictures are close to ‘suck’

Price(as on March 1, 2009) 13000INR or 269USD
[xrr rating=3.5/5]
All pictures credit: Nokia

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