Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Vs iPhone 3GWritten by Abdulrehman on October 20th, 2008
iPhone 3G, Apple’s most recent release of the iPhone series has met real competition recently with the new release from Nokia, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic code-named ‘Tube’. Now this is certainly not for Apple Fans because what I’m going to talk about is something that is not might not be in favor of iPhone.
Since it’s release, iPhone has created a new vision in the world of cell-phones. the whole touch system and the applications drove millions of people crazy. But now, things are a bit different. Unlike the golden times for Apple, now nokia 5800 has proved that iPhone is not the only one in the game. Probably that’s the reason I thought of writing this Nokia 5800 Vs iPhone comparison. Overall, I personally think that Nokia 5800 has been built to counter the growing influence of iPhone and also add all the features that were recommended by Apple users, which now gives them a better choice. So here is a comparison table with features that each phone either supports of does not support:
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Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
Apple iPhone 3G
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Nokia’s XpressMusic series has been widely famous for its great music quality, plus nokia has also pushed in a new online music store, plus any XpressMusicc phone comes in with a 1 year subscription to download unlimited songs (with DRM).
Apple’s online music store, iTunes has been a major player for their music advance, but their music qualities and online integration have made them really popular in terms of music.
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This cell phone comes in with a 3.2 Mega pixels camera with Carl Zeiss Optics and dual flash, this is quite enough for just a phone.
The iPhone came in with just a 2 Megapixels camera and no Flash nor Carl Zeiss optics.
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It claims up to 35 hours of Music, and it is overall better either for voice, data and standby (about 15 to 30% more)
It has up to 24 hours of Music, and other technical specifications regarding the Battery life are below Nokia 5800.
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It comes with a 8GB Micro SD Card, so this is definitely better because upgrading memory would be very cheap and easy.
It comes in two forms, 8GB and 16GB internal. Although that is quite a lot but extending memory in any case is not possible.
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It has a 3.2″ screen with a resolution of 640×360, which means a higher resolution on relatively not so big screen.
It has a 3.5″ screen with a resolution of 480 x 320, which means a small resolution on a big screen, not very impressive.
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It does not only offer finger touch but stylus and plectrum as well which gives us more choices on the Input method.
It basically depends on personal taste as iPhone only offers finger touch as the input method.
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Video Recording is another common feature of a Nokia mobile. In addition you can record videos with the standard Nokia application and make video calls, something not yet possible on the iPhone.
Although the iPhone is capable of playing some video formats some services have to be installed whereas they come pre-installed in nokia 5800.
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This is the best part, an unlocked Nokia 5800 XpressMusic costs $390 only, which is quite amazing compared to the features.
Buying an iPhone involves some serious money, Since it is always bought with a contract, paying for the first month and then the cancellations fees and all, A single iPhone with all these costs included would cost you about $800, see the difference!
I think that the results are very clear leading to one result, that until iPhone makes another release with more features Nokia 5800 is to stay on top, not only because of the slick features but also because it gave birth to a whole new concept to all of the cellular companies like Nokia to keep up with the generation. So after reading the iPhone Vs Nokia 5800 comparison, you still with iPhone 3G, or have you made a little change of mind?
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iPhone 3G, Apple’s most recent release of the iPhone series has met real competition recently with the new release from Nokia, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic code-named ‘Tube’. Now this is certainly not for Apple Fans because what I’m going to talk about is something that is not might not be in favor of iPhone.
Since it’s release, iPhone has created a new vision in the world of cell-phones. the whole touch system and the applications drove millions of people crazy. But now, things are a bit different. Unlike the golden times for Apple, now nokia 5800 has proved that iPhone is not the only one in the game. Probably that’s the reason I thought of writing this Nokia 5800 Vs iPhone comparison. Overall, I personally think that Nokia 5800 has been built to counter the growing influence of iPhone and also add all the features that were recommended by Apple users, which now gives them a better choice. So here is a comparison table with features that each phone either supports of does not support:
| # | Nokia 5800 XpressMusic | Apple iPhone 3G |
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| 1 | Nokia’s XpressMusic series has been widely famous for its great music quality, plus nokia has also pushed in a new online music store, plus any XpressMusicc phone comes in with a 1 year subscription to download unlimited songs (with DRM). | Apple’s online music store, iTunes has been a major player for their music advance, but their music qualities and online integration have made them really popular in terms of music. |
| 2 | This cell phone comes in with a 3.2 Mega pixels camera with Carl Zeiss Optics and dual flash, this is quite enough for just a phone. | The iPhone came in with just a 2 Megapixels camera and no Flash nor Carl Zeiss optics. |
| 3 | It claims up to 35 hours of Music, and it is overall better either for voice, data and standby (about 15 to 30% more) | It has up to 24 hours of Music, and other technical specifications regarding the Battery life are below Nokia 5800. |
| 4 | It comes with a 8GB Micro SD Card, so this is definitely better because upgrading memory would be very cheap and easy. | It comes in two forms, 8GB and 16GB internal. Although that is quite a lot but extending memory in any case is not possible. |
| 5 | It has a 3.2″ screen with a resolution of 640×360, which means a higher resolution on relatively not so big screen. | It has a 3.5″ screen with a resolution of 480 x 320, which means a small resolution on a big screen, not very impressive. |
| 6 | It does not only offer finger touch but stylus and plectrum as well which gives us more choices on the Input method. | It basically depends on personal taste as iPhone only offers finger touch as the input method. |
| 7 | Video Recording is another common feature of a Nokia mobile. In addition you can record videos with the standard Nokia application and make video calls, something not yet possible on the iPhone. | Although the iPhone is capable of playing some video formats some services have to be installed whereas they come pre-installed in nokia 5800. |
| 8 | This is the best part, an unlocked Nokia 5800 XpressMusic costs $390 only, which is quite amazing compared to the features. | Buying an iPhone involves some serious money, Since it is always bought with a contract, paying for the first month and then the cancellations fees and all, A single iPhone with all these costs included would cost you about $800, see the difference! |
I think that the results are very clear leading to one result, that until iPhone makes another release with more features Nokia 5800 is to stay on top, not only because of the slick features but also because it gave birth to a whole new concept to all of the cellular companies like Nokia to keep up with the generation. So after reading the iPhone Vs Nokia 5800 comparison, you still with iPhone 3G, or have you made a little change of mind?
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You forgot about price. Price of Nokia 5800 is one more big plus for this phone.
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Wow, thats quite a good comparison there. Yeah the price is a big factor too!
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What else I can say… some points apply to both, like the crappy touchscreen.
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Great comparison! Well done.
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i find the iphone more stylish ;P… nice comparison
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Nice one
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Good comparison. Leave out your opinions though. Nobody cares.
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The iPhone is definitely better looks wise.
It is a lot more expensive though!
John
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Yeah the price is a big factor! Good comparison.
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Wow!!, thats quite a good comparison.
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iphone is best for me.nokia is best only in battery backup
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I didn’t see the stat on which on would fly further when hit with a wooden baseball bat vs an aluminum one. Thats all I’d care about
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to be honest with yall iphone is for the office people and nokia is for youngsters i would pick nokia over anything, not to mention i have had iphone and did not like it as much as my n96 n now thanks to nokia for bringing out touch screen… but thn again it depends what you like ..
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Hallo friends,
I am living in germany n heir cost of nokia 5800 is 480euro n Apple iphone 580euro.Price different is not very much but if i check the feathers than my choice is nokia 5800.. Thanks
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well guys ,, u forgot that the 5800 nokia is also liter weight than this i phone, and i phones battery is built in and the internet explorer has not flash lite i am using the nokia 5800 ,, AND WOW
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AMAZING !! I PUT MY I PHONE IN THE DROOR
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ONE THING THOUGH !! WHEN EVER I INSTALL APPLICATION IS SAYS “EXPIRED CERTIFICATE” WHAT DO I DO ,, I TRYED FIXING THE DATE AN RESTARTING MY NOKIA 5800 ,, AND TRYING TO PUT IT BACK TO 2006 ,, ITS NOT WORKING ,, SOMEBODY HELP ME .
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what about the muti touch option, the nokia phone has a single touch screen.
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Good comparision. I was using i phone for last 6 months but i had to sell it off b,cos the volume of speakers is very low , games are not good,no video recording ,
planning to buy 5800, hope its good
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[...] Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Vs iPhone 3G [...]
Hey, I really like 5800 too. But I fear that it will lag since it has a 376 MHz processor vs iPhone’s 524 MHz processor. The reviewer should take the internal hardware in account too. Not so great comparison. Nothing written about their OS, accessories bundle, freedom to use any SIM with Nokia etc. POOR REVIEW.
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The comparison is fair in parts and unfair in others. For example, the screen on the iPhone IS impressive! It is odd that you have commented in the negative! You also have neglected to mention that that the iPhone is leagues ahead in terms of touchscreen tech. You have stated it’s a matter of personal taste and yet the Nokia Tube is being billed as touch screen. Also interesting that you have not mentioned that overall style - iPhone is clearly better.
How easy is the Nokia to use? Nothing in the comparison. Looks like you are biased toward the Nokia….
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i already buy an Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
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let’s just put this nice and honest… nokia 5800 xpressmusic is far better than the iphone…
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I prefer Nokia. The Iphone battery really suck big time. The fresh Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is a touch screen sensation that feels really good, looks great, and sounds even better.
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[...] spesifikasi iPhone dan Nokia 5800 bisa dilihat di sini, sini, sini dan [...]
i luve the 5800, iphone sucks big time
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480$ is alot for UK Shipping anyways unless you are local to the place they are is $100 extra to UK FROM US
Nokia is £249.99 at Nokia shops BLUE AND BLACK and CPW should be less but red only Check website) and fully unlocked for full 3/voda/o2 etc network services.
32GB Micro Card HC now but £90 ish Sankdisk (16gb £40 ish)
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Though the price difference is too high and I do use a Nokia 5800, I believe iPhone does not have any competitor yet. iPhone’s user experience is totally different which is not comparable yet.
5800’s touchscreen isn’t comfortable at all. The material looks cheap (well, it is cheap) and the screen does not look uniform. The web browser has bad implementation, finger scrolling is not comfortable (where Opera Mini works better). Lack of applications, none of WLM Mobile, mig33 or ebuddy works. 5800’s still camera totally sucks, I didn’t get any Carl Zeiss output comparing to N95’s one. The 3.2MP camera is totally useless. But the video camera is really nice.
Btw my Nokia 5800 is in Nokia Care now, as it had some graphics glitch issue
Well, I still prefer 5800, expecting a better firmware, which will upgrade at least the web browser and the camera. Screw iPhone.
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Thanks for the review and comparison, it really helps me on deciding which phone i would buy.
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nokia 5800 is selling like hot pancakes in riyadh, saudi arabia. i got mine for sr1,450 and two days later the price already went up to sr1,700 in some stores… if you can find one… hehehe. all i can say is: “if you are still contemplating on buying a 5800… contemplate no more… buy it now… it’s so worth it (or your money back… ngehehe).
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i got the nokia5800 and it is much louder then the iphone and alot better ild rather have the nokia anyday
apple cnt touch this
i hate you x
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Nokia 5800 XM:
-around 300€
-new applications every week, poosbility to make own THEMES(in the www)
-Bigger qwerty keyboard
-Lighter weight (u will be suprised)
-Size, Slim, possible to use with one finger
-Mobile phone product development: 1960-2009
Iphone 3G:
-around 500€ (must buy new connections, Expensive)
-New applications, but many costs…, no possibility to make own THEMES
-Small qwerty keyboard
-Heavyer weight
-Size, Wide, often u have to use 2 fingers
-Phone product development: 2007-2009
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remember that the iPhone needs iTunes to add music to the library. You can’t go to a friend’s pc and get some mp3’s if he ain’t got iTunes…
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Hi…which is better…iPhone or the 3G???
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A couple of days ago I bought the Iphone 3g ($680 in Sweden). My old phone (SE P1i) was just too slow, it took years to use diffrent applications. When I compared the Iphone with nokia 5800($513 in Sweden), the Iphone was faster, smoother and more fun to use than the nokia 5800 wich felt pretty much as my old phone but with a larger screen. And the touchscreen of the Iphone is years ahead compared to the Nokia. Plus the Iphone is more stilish, better looking and has a very nice interface. So the choise was pretty simple…
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hi i am vaso and i am from Greece…I am between iPhone and Nokia 5800 and i don’t know what to buy. the 5800 costs 340euros and i Phone 580euros…but what about the features??????
which would you suggest me to buy?
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I think all those who agree that this was a good review were probably paid by nokia to say that. The nokia is nowhere close to the iphone in terms of style. Versatility. User friendly. Quality. Feel. Iphone leads and nokia follows unsuccessfully. Sorry nokia. Keep trying your tactics.
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wonderful very informative
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Please solve the expired certificate problem of mine
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people ; the nokia 5800 is extremely slow ; it is not confortable to use at all in fact its touch screen is so bad that when you want to touch an icon u have to push like u’re pushing a button . On the other hand ; the I phone ,i mean come on people, the name says it all
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Hey guys, I was an I-phone tech support for more than a year, when the 1st iphone was launched, there were like a 30-40 thousand complainants each day and then when the iphone 3G was launched, the complainants was multiplied by 3 to 4 times! That’s gonna be for the US alone!! The fanboys here are those who says iphone is better coz its not!! It sucks!!
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Beside all the good thinks that Nokia has, please do not forget that Iphone don’t have bluetooth, If you make a type error (in Iphone) in your contact list you can’t go back.
Maybe Iphone has more style but please Nokia is the best.
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I really need some advice on this. I’m about to buy the nokia 5800xm but i’ve been reading that it has a serious display bug. The screen gets a bunch of lines and that this happens quite often. Can anyone who bought there phone after febuary tell me if they’ve experienced this problem ?
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Iphone is a very good lookking phone ;P. It’s so nice, but the nokia phone is soo much better ;D…
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IVE GOT THE 5800 AND ITS FAULTY HONESTLY IVE HAD A 5300 AND THEN A 5310 AND THEY WAS FINE BUT THIS ONE IS FAULTY HEADPHONES ARE CRAP, SOFTWARE KEEPS FAILING AND I HAVE READ THAT THE SPEAKERS WILL BREAK IN A ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS, NO OFFENCE I LOVE THE PHONE I JUST LIKED IT IF ANY OF THE PROBLEMS WASNT THERE, AND 1 MORE THING THE GAMES ON IT ARE CRAP NOKIA TRIED MAKING SOMETHING LIKE THE I PHONE BUT I DNT RELLY THINK IT WORKED, DO YOU?
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What about the Iphones 3G connection? double the internet speed, soon to be doubled again. And don’t forget the App Store, big addition, lets you add functionality to your iphone, thats worth the extra dosh in my opinion.
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although Nokia 5800 is better than iphone …but iphone is the godfather of all new phone based on full touchscreen interface.
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HOLD IT People all of u are so rich that you forgot about normal life people who want nice phones at cheap rates and i think THE 5800 Xpress rocks because its cheaper and who cares about apps got to ur laptop or pc and download em and move them into your phone No offence u iphone guys are so NAEVE u forgot about the other people who are normals and had been dreaming t buy a phone ….and to be honest i think 5800 suit their needs so backoff iphones (nooffence and im just 14 yrs old:P)
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