Our beloved Nokia 5800 XpressMusic may be selling in bucketloads across the world, but looks like our friends at Espoo, Finland are not entirely happy about it.
Following up on closed heels of Nokia 5530, Nokia have recently announced yet another budget symbian fifth edition device in the form of Nokia 5230. Obviously they are no match to our 5800s, hit the jump button to see what makes us say that.
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic
Unveiled during Communic Asia 2009 in Singapore as a concluding part of the online game “Pass the Parcel”, Nokia took the world by surprise by announcing 5530, a stripped down version of 5800. As much as the new homescreen was delightful with its scrolling contacts bar and widgets, the absence of HSDPA left a gaping hole in the specifications window. Thats not the only thing we are complaining about, infact we have listed down as many as 5 obvious advantages our 5800 has over 5530:
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Smaller screen (2.9″ compared to 3.2″ of 5800)
- Absence of 3G
- Lacks GPS hardware (Now that explains its all slim and sleek look)
- TV out cable, spare stylus and plectrum, carrying case are absent compared to the box contents of 5800
- Comes preloaded with a lower capacity memory card (4 GB compared to 8 GB of 5800) and a different headset model (sports silicone ear buds)
Priced at €199, 5530 definitely has an obvious price advantage over our 5800 but the compromises are rather too heavy in the hardware department.
Nokia 5230
The latest budget entry from Nokia is the Nokia 5230 which bears a striking resemblance to our beloved 5800 and at €149 is probably the most economical symbian fifth edition to be announced till this day. Unfortunately for non-5800ers all this cost-cutting has taken a heavy toll on the hardware specifications of this devices with Wi-Fi and carl zeiss optics being thrown straight out of the window. However HSDPA makes a reappearance for 3G lovers along with customizable rear panel to appeal to the fashion conscious teenagers on budget.
Check out this link for full specifications and comparison of the above two devices with our 5800. We are now gonna cherish our 5800 more than before.
Verdict
While its good to see that Nokia’s effort in bringing feature-rich handsets more affordable to the masses especially in the recent times of economic recession, we are not too convinced of the capability of these devices in comparison to our 5800s.
The widgetized homescreen and kinetic scrolling may be the only main features that the 5800 is missing at this stage but its just a software limitation which a firmware upgrade can fix anytime (which unfortunately has been eluding us since long). The hardware compromises in the above two models are way beyond our comfort zone and we are definitely sticking with our 5800 for long.
P.S- The latest navigation edition of 5800 will be retailing at €285 soon and is a much better deal than the above two for obvious reasons.
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Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
Does these things have WiFi??
Good to see Nokia Launching New Devices, and its also good that 5800 will never die out
Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Hmm.. Looks like those things got better Screen. 16.7 Million Colors
But those things are missing the Front camera and they are not included with a Memory Card.
Friday, August 28th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
IMO nokia should be focussing on improving the 5800, not making new “lesser” versions of it.
The 5530 has kinetic scrolling and better looks, the 5800, which is much more powerful, should have more than that.
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at 5:35 am
5800 XM is best in every thing
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Don’t you guys think that it’s absolutely spiteful that Nokia have used the design of one of their premium TS phones for a low-end TS phone? Being a proud owner of a 5800, I feel absolutely pissed off that Nokia have been so stingy with regard to R&D and not made a new design for the 5230! Shame on you, Nokia!
Monday, September 7th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
ahem… retards.. the 5530 has a FASTER processor.. and wtf.. we dont even use 3g or gps in india.. crap should have waited for 5530..i feel like a idiot
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
5800 in India is coming without Tv output chip /no case /no extra stylus ,what is wrong with Nokia they are going crazy ,i bought thinking tv output feature in mind only to find it missing
Sunday, September 13th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
@Vinay- We have a Nokia 5800 bought from India and we can confirm it comes with all the things you mentioned. Did you got the seal packed box? Please check back with your dealer or call Nokia India customer care.
Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Admin,
After the recent price cut, the Vinay said things were taken ut of the box. 5800 is now priced at 13500/-. in Delhi
Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 9:11 am
No matter what models being launched till date, important thing is satisfaction which i m with my tube. I’ve installed all possible software making my life easy n proud to say my tube does almost all computer works for me, the only aspect i want nokia to improve in tube by upgrading firmware is the brightness capacity cz its screen is hardly seen when in sunlight.
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
Really It was a matter of discussion that Nokia 5800 has over take the Nokia’s other Models. And India is the big market for this.Well there isn’t much of a difference between all three, slightly heavier and lighter than each other, also the screen sizes difference is also quite small, except for the Phone internal memory, 5800 has 8 Gb included memory and can be supported upto 16 GB. For more info please visit the source provided.