Nokia's handset offers a variety of input methods. Users can choose between typing on a virtual Qwerty keyboard using their fingers, tapping out messages using a standard alpha-numeric keyboard with T9 predictive text, or using a stylus to scribble out messages on the touchscreen.
There's plenty else to recommend the phone in addition to its music-playback capabilities. Nokia has done a good job of making commonly used programs and functions – such as the alarm clock, internet and Bluetooth connectivity – accessible with a single click, rather than buried within nested menus.
The inclusion of Nokia Maps, GPS software and voice-guided navigation means the phone can pass as a sat-nav device, and it offers the option of walking directions if you're on foot rather than travelling by car.
Where the 5800 does fall down is the operating system.
Both Apple's iPhone and Google’s G1 give users the ability to download extra sotware and useful applications onto the device, something that's largely missing from Nokia’s offering. Overall, though, it's an impressive touchscreen debut, and a handset that will do the Comes with Music service justice.
There's plenty else to recommend the phone in addition to its music-playback capabilities. Nokia has done a good job of making commonly used programs and functions – such as the alarm clock, internet and Bluetooth connectivity – accessible with a single click, rather than buried within nested menus.
The inclusion of Nokia Maps, GPS software and voice-guided navigation means the phone can pass as a sat-nav device, and it offers the option of walking directions if you're on foot rather than travelling by car.
Where the 5800 does fall down is the operating system.
Both Apple's iPhone and Google’s G1 give users the ability to download extra sotware and useful applications onto the device, something that's largely missing from Nokia’s offering. Overall, though, it's an impressive touchscreen debut, and a handset that will do the Comes with Music service justice.
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