New Firmware. New Features?

Recently, rumors that our favorite Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone will be receiving a major firmware update is circulating in the internet. Included in this firmware upgrade are certain addressed issues and functional tweaks.

Some rumored functional and aesthetic improvements are the kinetic scrolling in the web browser and contacts list. Kinetic or flick scrolling is an awesome feature that iPhone introduced where the user "flicks" the screen and the unit responds with a fluid scrolling function. Double tap will zoom into the screen. That will look great in the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone.

Another upgrade will be the enhanced homescreen of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone which is found in the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic phone model that uses a homescreen with combined Contacts Bar and the shortcuts bar. This adds up to 20 contacts on the contacts bar and widgets can be placed on the homescreen.

When will this firmware update be released for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone? Still no date yet. Let's keep our fingers crossed that the good folks of Nokia will have us experience these new features and more in their upcoming firmware upgrade.