"Held in the hand, the 5800 is almost identical in size to the N78 and N82. Or indeed to any other phone-sized smartphone from the last year or so. In other words, it feels great in the hand to non-geeks, whereas the likes of the N95 8GB and N96 (let alone wider devices like the Apple iPhone and HTC Touch versions) are on the chunky side for use by a 'normob' (normal mobile user). The size alone is a big clue as to who the 5800 is aimed at."
Alternative Review of the Nokia 5800 ExpressMusic
Published by Steve Litchfield at
You'll have already seen Rafe's exhaustive (p)review of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first S60 5th Edition phone: Intro and Hardware, Multimedia, Software and Compatibility. In today's review feature, Steve Litchfield gives his own pointed slant on the device. Armed with production (9th Dec 2008) firmware, he critiques the 5800 XpressMusic from various standpoints, including text entry, user interface, camera and web browsing.