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Review summary: Nokia tackles the iPhone on its own terms, not Apple's, and comes up with a decent music phone but no touchscreen sensation.

Verdict: As the first mainstream touchscreen phone from the world's number one phone maker, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic does an effective job at translating the S60 UI into a touch-sensitive world. It's functional, responsive and perfectly good to use, though ...

Review summary: The 5800, Nokia's first touchscreen phone, has video, music and GPS features to get the heart racing, but these are offset by a disappointing touch experience. While there's nothing outrageously wrong with the 5800, we're sure Nokia has better ...

Pros: Wi-Fi ; HSDPA ; GPS

Cons: Sometimes unresponsive touchscreen ; mundane design

Verdict: Given the current selection of touchscreen phones, we expected a lot from the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Sadly, it didn't deliver the experience we'd hoped for. The 5800's screen isn't the worst we've ever used but it lacks the responsiveness of the ...

Review summary: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the first Symbian S60 phone that is controlled with a touch screen. Until now, the company was not part of the Touch hype, but it seems it will do its best to ......

Pros: Good balance between weight and dimensions, 3.2-inch widescreen display with high resolution, The sound from the loudspeakers, headphones and during a call is really high-quality, A good browser and flawlessly working GPS, An affordable price, Long ...

Cons: It feels cheap and fragile, The display is almost unusable when exposed to direct sunlight, Suffers from software and performance issues, The accelerometer is too sensitive

Verdict: If we have to compare the 5800 with the other S60 phones, it should be placed somewhere in the middle. It's clumsy and doesn't offer anything more, in spite of the large touch screen. It has almost the same functionality, a bit poorer actually, ...

Review summary: The 'Tube' or the 5800 XpressMusic? Enough of the name games, is Nokia's first Series 60 Touch device any good?

Review summary: It's touchscreen o'clock for Nokia and the stage is set for the 5800 XpressMusic. Go ahead and touch it. We did and we've got a story to tell. Now, it's technically not the first time Nokia get their hands dirty with touch screens, but it sure feels ...

Pros: 3.2" 16M-color TFT LCD 16:9 touchscreen display (360 x 640 pixels) ; Symbian S60 5th edition ; ARM 11 369 MHz CPU, 128 MB of SDRAM memory ; 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera with dual-LED flash ; VGA video recording at 30fps ; Dual-band 3G with HSDPA ...

Cons: Limited 3rd party software availability ; UI is still immature with somewhat dodgy user experience ; Touchscreen sensitivity not the best in the class ; No smart dialing ; Poor image quality and no GPS geotagging (geotagging is now added via firmware ...

Verdict: Now, it's technically not the first time Nokia get their hands dirty with touch screens, but it sure feels they really mean business this time. For Nokia 5800 is not the only story here. The smart platform with the most influential touch receives its ...