You'll have already seen Rafe's exhaustive review of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first S60 5th Edition phone: Intro and Hardware, Multimedia, Software and Compatibility. In this review feature, Steve Litchfield gives his own slant on the device. Armed with production (9th Dec 2008) firmware, he critiques the 5800 XpressMusic from various standpoints.
In part three of our in-depth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic preview, Rafe looks at the remaining software on the phone, explains third party software compatibility and draws some conclusions.
In part two of our in-depth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic preview Rafe looks at multimedia capabilities of the phone. In part 1 of the review I covered the 5800's hardware / design and touch implementation.
Rafe has been spending some quality time with the Nokia 5800 in the last fortnight, including a gruelling few days at the Smartphone Show. In this in-depth preview he delivers his initial verdict of Nokia's first S60 touch phone: the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Part 1 covers the hardware and general design of the phone together with a detailed look at its touch implementation. Part 2 covers the multimedia capabilities of the phone, software, availability and the conclusion.
