Long before i owned a Nokia 5800, even before it was actually launched, i was crazy over iPhone (This is the blog which I read). The prime reason for this was the touch screen revolution which iPhone brought with itself. But as time progressed and there were more devices launched with touch screens, i figured out some of the major restrictions which iPhone has in terms of technology and feature support.
I being a regular user of nokia phones, owned a nokia N91 and moving on to the new iPhone had the same expectations. On an initial review itself i was disappointed for i needed a dedicated data plan with the operator for operating the iPhone. It did not support the normal gprs that i had earlier. Moreover, i came bundled with few operators and i did not have the option of an unlocked iPhone (at least in India). The camera with the iPhone did not feature a LED flash. Comparing with the Nokia 5800, it did lack a number of stuff like for a battery replacement, i needed to visit a customer care center. The Bluetooth in iPhone did not connect to other brand phones. So sharing data was a big problem when it came to multimedia files. Also, iPhone does not feature a secondary camera which comes in handy in a video call.
Comparing other features of Nokia 5800 and iPhone give the iPhone an edge over Nokia 5800 but comparing their prices, it becomes obvious for iPhone to have that edge. iPhone has better memory support and processing power and it also has a superior graphics support. There are separate groups of Nokia lovers and iPhone lovers and both the groups have their own reasons for loving these phones. Nokia is telecom giant and known for making people's phone in all categories. With phones like N900 and N97, it seems that Nokia is all set to leave the iPhone way behind. Only time will tell who wins the race.
Specs from El iPhone Blog
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The answer’s pretty obvious. While I am not a fan of IPhone, looking at Nokia 5800 trying to emulate IPhone (in terms of themes and such), it’s too obvious the 5800 is trying to emulate IPhone….and another point…the 5800 is crap when it comes to stability handing IPhone the win in a silver platter…..nope I am not an IPhone user but a frusterated 5800 user, so this isn’t a message from an IPhone fanboy…..
In web browsing, iPhone wins.
In UI, iPhone wins.
As phone (sms, mms, call), Nokia 5800 wins.
As music player, nokia 5800 wins.
As video player, iPhone wins.
image quality and video recording quality, nokia 5800 wins.
The Nokia 5800 is buggy, slow and has an extremely dated interface compared with the leading smartphones such as the iPhone and various Android sets. I bought mine because it was good for the price. Not because it was the most amazing phone in the world. 5800 owners really need to get over this sad obsession with comparing it to the iPhone and just enjoy their phones.
I had a few goes on an iPhone and although it misses some features, it’s obvious that the interface, presentation and app store that makes it. And in each of these it leaves the 5800 in its dust I’m afraid. Our selection of apps are pretty poor. I’m sure the missing features on the iPhone are things Apple should have implemented on their first try it’s still the top touch screen machine out of the two.
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iphone wins. i sold my nokia 5800 for a iphone one week ago and it’s the best thing i ever done
Just ask yourselves this question, which one is a true smartphone?
While i do agree that iphone has better presentation and user interface, it’s nowhere near 5800 when it comes to functionalities of a smartphone.
In my 5800, i can view/edit and save Office files (doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pdf), extract zip/rar files, download torrents, multitask, cut/copy/paste text and so many other things that I usually do in my PC.
Now that’s a true smartphone if you ask me.
An important difference is the cost – the Nokia 5800 is a fraction of a price to the Iphone (e.g., the 5800 can be had for as little as £160 without contract, compared to around £440 for the Iphone 3GS). So yes, the Iphone has better 3D hardware, and allegedly the interface may be more polished, but at almost three times the price, you’d hope so!
Yet even if they cost the same, they seem comparable. The Iphone may be better in some areas, but it’s worse in others. It’s shocking what the Iphone misses out – given the lack of multitasking or ability to run non-Apple-approved apps, it’s debatable whether this should even count as a smart phone, rather than just a high end feature phone. Even compared with old feature phones, it lacks features.
A few comments above talk about better apps – long term that point is irrelevant, all the while that you’re restricted to what Apple allowed. Tell me, can I install Opera Mobile on an Iphone? Or a Commodore 64 emulator? With Nokia, it’s simply a case of whether the app is available. With Iphone, you also need Apple’s approval. I’m also sceptical of the better UI claims – for a phone that took so long to add basic UI functionality such as copy/paste?
Last of all, who cares about comparing to a phone from a company whose entire market share is less than 5% in this market? Why not compare to a range of phones, such as those from companies such as Motorola and RIM? And let’s compare the Nokia 5800 to similarly priced phones. The fact that it’s comparable to a phone three times the price is just icing on the cake, and shows how overpriced the Iphone is.
The Nokia 5800 is a nice phone, but please do not try to compare it with the iPhone, which may have it’s weaknesses, but in the end is a far more sophisticated phone than the 5800 is. So, come over your obsession and frustration, lent some money from your friends, buy yourself an iPhone and, please, stop this idealizing and overestimating of the 5800!