| Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic, formerly known as Tube. iPhone killer? |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Friday, 03 October 2008 | |
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Although Nokia has the N810 tablet, and its predecessors, these tablets came without a SIM card, forcing users to access the Internet or VoIP calls via Wi-Fi. So, given that Nokia has over 40% of the world market for mobile phones and smartphones, everyone was wondering when Nokia would release a touch-screen capable answer, despite its N-Series “multimedia computers” being strong iPhone challengers nevertheless. Positioning the phone as a mid-range, mid-market phone that should be affordable and appealing to as wide a market as possible, Nokia is taking a slightly different tack with the 5800 compared with the iPhone or HTC Touch Diamond, which are much more expensive “premium” products despite being available on plans over a 24 month contract period. Nokia has also decided to include a Carl Zeiss lens in 5800’s 3.2 megapixel camera, with Zeiss lenses previously kept for N-Series devices only. Running on its S60 operating system, in a new “5th edition” specifically modified for touch screen environments, the 5800 XpressMusic has a 3.2-inch screen running at a resolution of 320x640, which Noka is calling nHD. The screen also offers haptic (vibrating) feedback. The rest of Nokia’s standard N-Series-like line-up of features are included: A-GPS and Nokia Maps for turn-by-turn navigation, an accelerometer, 3.5mm headphone socket, TV-out, stereo speakers, microSD card slot (with included 8GB microSD card, expandable to 16GB microSD), mini USB connector, and volume keys. There’s also an N96-like keylock slider, a camera button, copy and paste, removable battery, Flash Lite 3.0, an included (separate) stand, Carl Zeiss 3.2 megapixel camera with dual LED flash, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth (including profiles such as the all important A2DP, but also HID, SAP and AVRCP). The camera naturally also lets users take 640x480 video clips at 30fps, as is standard on Nokia phones nowadays. As with the iPhone, there is a proximity sensor, to turn off the screen when next to your face, so your ears aren’t pressing buttons on screen when you’re deep in a phone conversation. There's also the long awaited "Comes With Music" initiative, which gives you free access to a music library for a year, after which you can keep all the music you've downloaded. When will Apple do something like that? So, what else is packed within this iPhone-esque wonder? Please read on to page 2! |
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