A week ago Nokia announced the ‘Comes With Music’ service coming on Nokia 5800 via Orange in UK. And now the news out is it will also be available ‘unlocked’ starting May-22 for just £299. The SIM-free version of the handset will initially be available at Nokia T5, Nokia Regent Street, as well as at Nokia’s online store.

You can also have an impressive 50% off if you are among the first 100 customers who will reach the Nokia’s Regent Street store in London between 12 noon and 1pm on 22nd May. You just need to bring an old mobile handset of any brand as well as one MP3 player (including ipod) to exchange them with the handset. Read more »

Its a bit surprising to see Ohio based carrier Cincinnati Bell grabbing the deal from Nokia to sell the 5800 XpressMusic NAM phone in US. Cincinnati Bell is a small regional carrier with limited coverage area when compared to big carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile.

They are the first to sell the 5800 in the US with a subsidized price. Its customers in the Ohio region will get to choose from the $149.99 with a contract version and the $349.99 without a contract version. The price they offer for unlocked nokia 5800 phone is still $50 cheaper than Nokia’s current official price. Read more »

US guys waited the longest for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic phone. The phone faced few 3G signal issues at its arrival in US but got fixed later with a firmware update. However, the price for the phone is still a little higher than expected for the NAM version. The official retail price of the phone in United States is $399.

We did a price comparison of all the leading stores for the Nokia 5800 3G NAM phone. We found some great deals and cut throat price competition among the online retailers (Amazon, Dell, NewEgg, Buy.com, etc.) for this phone. However we got some discount coupon codes to make the deal come to you at just $329. Read more »

Speculations/ Rumors coming out on the forthcoming launch of the US 3G version of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. The Nokia Blog points to a possible release date of February 26 for the North American (NAM) version of the Nokia 5800.

The ‘suggested retail price’ is set for $399 and that’s without any contracts signed. The actual street price is expected to be around $360, which is not bad for a feature rich unlocked smartphone like 5800. Read more »

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be on sale in the UK starting January 23. Nokia plans to serve up the phone in its flagship stores in London and Heathrow Airport first, with all major networks getting involved a week later on 30 January.

An unlocked 5800 will cost you £249, which is quite a decent price for the features the handset has. This price is for handset-only and this SIM-free model of the phone does not come bundled with Nokia’s Comes with Music year’s subscription as might have been expected. Read more »

One common query we are getting regularly by readers is – Will Nokia follow the Apple’s path in launching its first true touchscreen model? Will Nokia Tube come with a service contract with a provider?

Just like Apple Iphone, it is believed in media circles that Nokia 5800 Tube may come bundled with a contract with a service provider like Vodafone in UK. This is to keep the prices in decent range for most of us to buy. Read more »