Nokia 5800 the first Touchscreen from the Mobile Phone giant
Posted by: / Category: UncategorizedThe Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the first touch screen phone from Nokia, a somewhat surprising fact considering how significant the Touchscreen market has become over the last few years but better late than never.
The 5800 has a beautifully designed 3.2″ touchscreen which is capable of up to 16 million colours and boasts haptic response which means that the screen confirms audibly when you interact with it. Including a graphic equalizer, 8GB microSD card memory (expandable to 16GB) for up to 6000 tracks and support for all the main digital music formats this is the business. The 5800 is also a fully equipped internet phone thanks to HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity offering high speed browsing and downloads, GPS with Nokia maps pre-installed and Bluetooth v2.0.
Another little incentive, with Nokia trying to ensure a flawless music experience, the Nokia 5800 provides easy access to browse and purchase tracks from the Nokia Music Store, while the newly updated Nokia Music PC software allows for easy drag-and-drop transfer of songs and management of any music collection to and from your mobile phone.
The 5800 XpressMusic is said to have turned the standard ‘user interface’ into a new and improved ‘human interface’ by simply putting “people first” with the inclusion of innovative user friendly controls such as the Nokia Contacts and Media Bars.
Similar to T-Mobile’s ‘Myfaves’, the Contacts bar (which replace application shortcuts), gives quick access to calling or texting your four favourite friends and family members, as well as the option to add an RSS feed of that person’s blog updates etc. via the web.
The media bar is a handy drop down menu in the form of a translucent overlay which is a nice touch when compared to Symbian’s usual pop-up lists. It provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online media sharing.