Q.1. Why is some phones not eligible for the update? Will that change?
Ans. It has been a long time since the update was released and I think it should now be available for all the phones. The firmware upgrade provided by the Nokia server depend on a lot of factors like, your carrier if you have a carrier locked phone, the country you reside and the hardware version that your phone has. Nokia is a responsible organization and they would never release a firmware upgrade unless they have tested it on a device in your region which is in itself a long process. This may delay the upgrade to be available for your device.
Q.2. Can you please let me know how I can check if my product code has changed or not apart from NSS?
Ans. Yes you can check your device’s product code. You can use JAF to confirm it or after changing the product code disconnect your phone and repeat the entire process on NSS and you should be able to see your new product code.
On February 4, 2010, the Symbian Foundation made Symbian an open source platform. On February 15,2010, the new Symbian^3 was announced open source an the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. From a consumer point of view, this is a great news since following the footsteps of Android, we can now have great improvements and features in the existing Symbian OS.
Symbian Three basically focuses on the touch devices and how Symbian can actually evolve as a complete fully functional and bug-free OS for mobile phones. Symbian^3 is already into development and there are some important improvements being made. We will now have a single touch operations across the OS which means that you won't have to click any option twice to activate it. Something like what we have in iPhone and Nexus One. Also, there will be multi touch feature incorporated into Symbian giving you the same iPhone like feel (may be even better). You will have multiple desktop pages to which widgets can be added. Kinetic scrolling has been given a very high priority.
How does it affect Nokia 5800?
I am not really sure about how this is going to change things in our phone but certainly some of these features should come to Nokia 5800 via successive firmware upgrades like the one we had lately. We may have the entire Symbian^3 being ported to Nokia 5800 via upgrades, who knows? Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Nexus One is the latest offering from Google and HTC which selling at a competitive price of 529$ for a single unlocked unit in USA. This has the most amazing specs that i have seen at this price. Even Nokia 5800 started at a similar price but Google's Nexus One has much to offer at the same price. Nexus One comes with an amazing 1 Ghz processor and 512 MB RAM which is as good as a desktop PC. It promises an amazing screen clarity with its WVGA Active Matrix Organic LED (AMOLED) touch screen.
It features a 5MP auto-focus camera with LED flash. It has an amazing 512 MB user memory and external storage capacity upto 32 GB. With a 1400 mAH battery, it has a very good battery and backup. You can recharge it with both USB and charger. Nokia 5800 cannot be recharged by connecting it via USB cable, however, you can buy a special charger for charging it via USB. The phone has a digital compass which is not available in Nokia 5800. The back panel of Nexus One is Teflon coated and gives it a good durability.
A second microphone is provided in the phone which helps in noise cancellation. The touch screen has a response rate of 1ms which is amazing and a point which Nokia should not take lightly when it comes to its own models.
The latest phone named 'Satio' from Sony Ericsson is a cool brand name. The phone too compliments all the hype created. Satio is quite different from all the other phones launched by Sony Ericsson. The phone runs on the same OS which was inaugurated by Nokia 5800. Satio runs on the Symbian S60 5th Edition OS which opens a whole new world of Symbian applications to it which the other Sony phones were deprived of.
I somehow feel as if Satio was designed keeping in mind our very own Nokia 5800. All its features happen to be exactly double to that of N5800. Nokia 5800 has 128MB RAM whereas the Sony Ericsson Satio has 256 MB RAM. Satio has external memory support for microSD cards upto 32GB which is half in N5800's case. A dual LED flash in N5800 has a rival in Xenon flash with Satio which promises better picture in poor lighting. Satio wins over N5800 with an amazing 12MP autofocus camera in the imaging category. I truly believe that imaging is one such category that has always been ruled by Sony. No matter how many Karl Zeiss lens Nokia may put, a Sony picture is unbeatable.
Talking about the core engine in both the phones, Satio has a powerful ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz processor and N5800 has a ARM 11 434 MHz processor. To support better graphics Satio has a dedicated PowerVR SGX graphics chip. Gesture control is one feature which is not featured in N5800 as an inbuilt functionality and Satio is born with it. In the end, i would just say that technology is ever growing and Nokia 5800XM has just laid the foundation and set the level of performance which all the other phones in the market are following. Nokia definitely rules !!!
The bug that I am discussing in this post is a typical one and quite rare. You would actually encounter this bug if you have a lot of applications installed on your phone taking the count of the icons in your APPLICATIONS menu to about 35-40 which is less probable for a normal user. Since, I keep experimenting with my phone, its overloaded most of the time with a lot of applications. So, I would say I discovered this bug accidently.
Details
As you can see in the screenshot, the last row of icons gets hidden below the OPTIONS/BACK layer. This makes it really difficult to launch any application that is there in the last row. I would generally hold my finger/stylus on any of the visible icons and slide it to the last layer to access the hidden application shortcuts.
Which phones are affected?
This is common to Nokia 5800 phones which are still running the firmware older than the latest one. I guess the Nokia developers discovered this bug and later got it fixed in the latest firmware.
Nokia is all set to launch globally, the new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition this quarter. The latest edition will have the Ovi Maps application pre-installed. Ovi Maps has a lot of new features to offer to the Nokia users. Ovi Maps come with high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, terrain maps, weather service, premium travel and events content and traffic and safety warnings. It is supported by Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities.
The Navigation Edition of Nokia 5800 will offer a Lifetime Voice-guided DRIVE and WALK Navigation Licenses. This is something that i think the Nokia 5800 missed the most over its competitors. When i bought Nokia 5800 (India), it came with a 3 months free navigation after which it required a monthly subscription with charges double my current data plan. At the same time, Iphone came with a lifetime navigation license. As an alternative i am currently using Google Maps which i find much much better than Nokia Maps.
With the release of the new Nokia 5800, we will have better navigation capabilities mainly because of the revamped Nokia Maps application. There are no reports of any hardware upgrades in the new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition, thus i think we may have the improved capabilities for our devices via FOTA.
Nokia is all set to provide its customers with a versatile device that has excellent multimedia capabilities with excellent Navigation capabilities as well. The new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition sales package includes, car charger and easily mountable Nokia car kit apart from from the regular in-box accessories. So it may replace your need for an extra GPS navigation system when you are driving. Now, Nokia 5800 is all set to be your friend all the time and everywhere.
The estimated cost the new Nokia 5800 is around 285 Euros plus taxes. If we consider not buying an extra GPS unit for driving purposes, this cost is reasonable in my view. However, this is just an estimation so nothing can be said at this moment. Let's wait for the official release this quarter.
Please post your views and comments and expectations from the new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition.
With the introduction of the latest touch device from Nokia that is Nokia 5800, the market is flooded with different types of carry cases. However, Nokia 5800 package comes with an included black hard plastic carry case from nokia, it is not very attractive and makes the mobile look more stone aged. I will review here Black Silicone Case andPDair Leather Flip Case for Nokia 5800 Xpress Music.
I have reviewed the following two types of carry cases readily available in the market and getting popular day by day. However, both of these have their pros and cons. Let’s examine them.
Black Silicone Case for Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Silicones are heat resistant, non-stick and rubberlike material. They are largely used with electronic equipments to increase stability against mechanical and electrical shock. The silicone case wraps around your phone like an additional skin which protects your phone as well as gives you access to all the functionalities of your phone like, camera key, lock key, stylus, etc. There are gaps left in the case for easy access to all the additional buttons on the outside body of your phone.
Black Silicone Case carry case boasts of an Anti Dust Technology that repels dust and protects the phone. In most cases what I have seen is that there is a constant need for you to clean your phone once a week by taking out carry case as the dust settles around all the open gaps in the carry case. The anti dust feature of this carry case is indeed a good feature to go for. Also, the carry case protects the phone from any bumps or falls.
The silicone case does get oily for its in constant touch with your palm and may need to be cleaned. However, the oil does not reach your phone and can be easily wiped off. Also, there is one major flaw, it gets difficult to slide the lock/unlock slide key at the side of the phone due to the thick silicon case. Buyhere
PDair Leather Flip Case - Nokia 5800 Xpress Music
I liked PDair Leather Flip Casecarry case for its build quality and style. It does look professional and something from the original manufacturer. If you remember Nokia N95, it comes with a similar carry case in the nokia package itself and looks quite trendy.
Lets examine this carry case in more detail. PDair Leather Flip Case comes with a white stitch finish which adds to its good looks. Its comes with a magnetic studs that facilitate the opening and closing of the flap. It provides easy access to all the external buttons, ports and the stylus. Another design feature that I felt is great is that it does not make the phone look bulky but keeps the phone size well balanced. The belt clip design is outstanding and the way it locks on to the clip and releases is really smooth and shows some serious design efforts by its manufacturer.
Nothing comes perfect and we must accept it. One thing which I didn’t like is that that you need to open the flap to insert the charger node. There is a small design flaw that does cause a little discomfort and that is a piece of leather between the speaker gap and the secondary camera that blocks the proximity sensors. This unwanted piece of leather disables the touch screen during a call and you cannot utilize any of the screen functions during a call. A nice solution would be to remove this piece of leather yourself.
Hence, as we move on, more and more carry cases would be flooding the markets with better design options. It’s not been a year also since the release of Nokia 5800. Keep following for more updates and reviews on better carry cases.
Memory card plays an important role for our phones. In order for your Nokia 5800 to function as its intended to, you need a memory card. That's why it's included in the box when you bought your phone. We just want to talk about on some of your options when it comes to buying or adding memory to your beloved Nokia 5800.
I know some of you will say that 8Gb is enough memory for me. But eventually you're going to run out of space. Music is one of the main purposes of this phone, that's why they named it XpressMusic. You'll be adding new music as they come along and of course don't want to delete because of space issues.
As of right now, 16Gb is the only one supported by Nokia, however no one is stopping you to put more memory, the more the better. One thing that I could think of, if you put more than 16Gb, it might slow your phone drastically into a crawl when accessing the memory card. But it won't hurt to try.
Daily we receive via our contact form some questions from our visitors that we always try to answer quickly and to clarify some situations. But, there are always those popular and common questions, and the most used are related to the release of Nokia 5800:
"Is Nokia 5800 released?"
"When is the release date in South Africa?"
Well, we decided to create a list of countries that have already the Nokia 5800 released and for sale. Right now you can find the Xpress Music 5800 in:
-Spain
-UK
-India
-Sweden
-Malaysia
-Russia
-Indonesia
-Bangladesh
-Romania
-Luxembourg
-Germany
-UAE
-Greece
-Hungary
-Portugal
-South Africa
-Turkey
-Finland
-France
Philippines
(...and counting)
We are not asking Nokia the release dates, but we are asking our visitors and Forum users if the Nokia 5800 is already released in their countries. We can tell you that 50% of the countries above displayed were given by the users and the rest was info from the internet. No Nokia intervention.
As you can see, at least 20 countries are already selling Nokia 5800, and if you have not already bought your own and your country is above we don't know what are you waiting for!!!???
If you know that 5800 is being sold on your country, simple post here in the 5800 Forum. You are able to post doubts and questions regarding the price and the existence if contracts in your territory.
Nokia has just announced that the first S60 Touch UI-based phone, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, has been shipped over one million times to the UK.
The Finnish-giant also said that in the first day, more than 150 costumers queued for the 5800 to start selling at the Nokia Flagship Store on London's Regent Street.
"The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has been received very positively and this milestone is just further proof that people all over the world want a device that is not only a great music experience, but also makes the most of touch screen technology," said Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia.
There is no information when it will roll-out in other countries. We believe it's already selling in Malaysia, Spain, Russia...and that's it. If it's selling in your country, let us know!
You 1 million UK 5800-owners, want to learn more about your phone? Join the forum, which has already more than 450 posts!
Press release after the break.
NOKIA PRESS RELEASE January 23, 2009
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic shipments reach 1 million milestone as Nokia marks successful UK sales start
Espoo - Nokia announced today that it has shipped the millionth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device, a milestone that coincides with the successful sales start of the device in the UK. The latest in Nokia's XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the company's first mass market touch screen device.
Following its introduction in October 2008, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has seen successful sales starts in a number of markets, including Hong Kong and Moscow where the device sold out within hours of the sales start. Earlier today at the official sales start of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in the UK, more than 150 customers queued outside the Nokia Flagship Store on London's Regent Street to be among the first to own the device.
"The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has been received very positively and this milestone is just further proof that people all over the world want a device that is not only a great music experience, but also makes the most of touch screen technology," said Jo Harlow, Vice President, Nokia.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a complete music experience and features a number of music and entertainment essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks, support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry's most powerful sound.
For the best screen resolution available on a mobile phone, the 3.2" widescreen display brings photos, video clips and web content to life in vibrant color and true clarity. With a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and 30 frames-per-second playback and recording, the device is ideal for VGA quality video recording and playback. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook.
The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic continues to roll out in additional markets through 2009.
Nokia is all set to launch globally, the new Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition this quarter. The latest edition will have the Ovi Maps application pre-installed. Ovi Maps has a lot of new features to offer to the Nokia users. Ovi Maps come with high-resolution aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities, terrain maps, weather service, premium travel and events content and traffic and safety warnings. It is supported by Lonely Planet, Michelin and Wcities.
Silicones are heat resistant, non-stick and rubberlike material. They are largely used with electronic equipments to increase stability against mechanical and electrical shock. The silicone case wraps around your phone like an additional skin which protects your phone as well as gives you access to all the functionalities of your phone like, camera key, lock key, stylus, etc. There are gaps left in the case for easy access to all the additional buttons on the outside body of your phone.
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Memory card plays an important role for our phones. In order for your Nokia 5800 to function as its intended to, you need a memory card. That's why it's included in the box when you bought your phone. We just want to talk about on some of your options when it comes to buying or adding memory to your beloved Nokia 5800.
As of right now, 16Gb is the only one supported by Nokia, however no one is stopping you to put more memory, the more the better. One thing that I could think of, if you put more than 16Gb, it might slow your phone drastically into a crawl when accessing the memory card. But it won't hurt to try.
Daily we receive via our contact form some questions from our visitors that we always try to answer quickly and to clarify some situations. But, there are always those popular and common questions, and the most used are related to the release of Nokia 5800:
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