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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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?
I am Abdulrehman Agha, the guy behind 3arn.Net. I am 17 years old, and live in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. I'm in Grade 11 studying in Saint Mary's Academy. I started this blog to share my money making experiences with others through the internet.
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Hey !! Good review!!
I am gonna buy a fone but cant decide whether 2 buy iphone 3g or nokia 5800.
ur review clearly suggests dat i shud buy the nokia.
but i noticed sumthing very upseting for me and dat is the fact dat iphone has GREAT applications and games whereas nokia doesn’t.
HELP!!
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I admit iPhone is really great but Nokia 5800 Xpress Music has some characteristics that iPhone doesn’t. I’m really confused! Please help!
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Come on dude be serious , you can’t compare this cheat to an iphone. Can you install all the applications that the iphone has on this phone ??? How can Nokias phone sell if they don’t even has a name to sell it this is all about marketing and apple knows how to do that. iPhone and 5800 what name does stick more in your mind. iPhone operational system is a Killer for any company who try to compete and that’s the end.
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Ammm guys, if your debt is between iphone or 5800
I’ll say wait for a new iphone to come out this june!
But either so, my friend got 5800 and me ihpone 3G not only me said that 5800 is lame compared to the iphone but do so all my classmates, and himself too!
If you compare audio quality! dont get fooled with cheap headphones that comes with the phone. I have pare of bose on th ear, and I plug it to the nokia and got very sad, this phone cant! put out full potential of the real headphones like iphone/ipod does! the camera of the 5800 suck more then apple’s carl zeiss is like a trademark for lens for phones, cuz like u know all the phones like samsung and lg got carl zeiss.
dont know how but apple did very good job on the 2mpixel camera.
5800 is not multitouch and got lame graphics, the audio player is not so comfortable and for a finger its a whole story to press on tiny option buttons that 5800 have stylus is good, but how often can u use a stick?
Only one thing that i liked in that phone is that u can choose between keyboards and its recognize your drawing in to the letters all the rest is pretty lame!
iphone is smoking that junk out.
another thing is you can’t see nothing out the sun light, iphone got auto brightness feature that making a nice job on that.
So till then nokia n97, 5800 is lame!
and sure see on what is coming cuz nokia is a smart ass company they are always waiting for an apple to release their masterpiece so they can copy it!
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@ rat
you compare features that both the iphone and nokia 5800 have in common like the cam, music playing capabilities and playback quality and the touchscreen UI. Sure maybe the iphone does better on those things as you said, but is that all the iphone is good at?
If so then its hardly worth my money. Because the iphone may exceed the 5800 in some of its highlight features but i dont think the 5800 is trying to outperform the iphone in those areas. The nokia 5800 offers much more, more so that it has features a basic nokia phone and other low end phones possess like mms sending, video calls, sms forwarding to name a few. As for the sound quality, try plugging the nokia 5800 to an X-mini max and hear the difference. For having so much features for half the price, i really dont see why you have to settle for the uber expensive iphone.
Your friend has no idea what his phone is capable of at half the price of the iphone, sooner or later people with the nokia 5800 will start showing off features your iphone can only dream of having. Unless apple releases its new iphone which by that time will probably lose its charm from the mistakes its made from its earlier releases.
And I dont think nokia copied the idea of a touchscreen phone from the iphone, nokia released a touchscreen phone years before the iphone was available, it was the 7710, so there, to me the iphone is on its last leg and soon the next iphone will just be outperformed as easily by another phone half its price.
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I have an iPhone 3G for 6 month and I really love it. It is the only device that %100 made me satisfied. I never had a Nokia 5800.
By the way, iPhone has a multi-touch screen + accelerometer which makes it really cool device.
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The nokia also has multitouch and accelerometer
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Hey you ALL forgot the one feature that the iPhones have that NO NOKIA has.
It is the SNOB factor. Anyone with an iphone is noticed, Nokias, LGs, Samsung….who cares! People are SNOBS…yes even those of you that say “Oh no they are not me”
Steve Jobs has done a great job of marketing like his comrade Bill Gates. He has made a product that everybody wants. It is not just about features , it is about appearance, making believe, coming out of the crowd, being noticed. if a kid wants to look cool he or she’ll get an iPhone, who cares if the 5800 is cheaper and better.
iPhone is fashionable and we all want it. If you were buying units for your employees you’d get them 5800s but the boss, he/she must have an iPhone.. it is a “keeping up with the Jones next door” need.
The iphone is way overpriced, Steve needs his jet maintained! You can get a small computer for 100 euros less than an iphone, but today the iphone makes you look cool, the notebook doesn’t
happy shopping
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Well last week i bought nokia 5800 but i am not impressed at all. Features are very good but using any third party software is painful. Smart movie gives crappy video, with xplore it is hard to select file and xplore & smart movie menu & exit button is difficuilt to press. I think 5800 is still new & quality softwares will come after some time. Wifi is great & atlast nokia extended s60 voice recording to 1 hour. Camera is poor then previous models (i had n73). The biggest thing i hate about s60v3 onwards is their signing procedure why they are limiting us to use some crap expesive softwares while many of freeware is unsigned and signing them is very time consuming & painful.
While i used iphone of my friend & found iphone even worse. No video recording, no mms, can not send sms to multiple reciepents, songs videos can only be transfered through itunes softwares have same procedure & only 2 megapixl camera with no flash. However some iphone problems are solved by jailbreaking & some nokia 5800 problems are solved by hacking phone.
Nokia 5800 is only Rs.28000 in pakistan while iphone is not officially launched and its price ranges 35000~60000 rupees depending upon condition
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Hi all iPhone should not be compared with 5800.
Because it is so more expensive so intstead of compare it to 5800, you should compare it to the Samsung Omnia, Sony Ericsson x1 or maybe HTC Touch Diamond, you should do that because they cost the same.
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Nokia tube has some applications and games. Over a period of time it will probably be over 100
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For me, the nice things abt the iPhone are that it has alot of apps you are able to download and that when you want to type with the 5800 it has to go into a silly typing interface thingy when you use full screen qwerty or alphanumeric keypad… Other than that, the iPhone has more support bcos it is apple’s only phone whereas nokia has so many. But as Benjamin said, you can’t really compare them because the iPhone is in a different price group.
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Dear Justin Kyle & everyone. Im fr Malaysia. Let me tell you something from my experience. Im writing this reply using a Nokia E71. Iphone has this pretty interface&multimedia that keep ppl around the world crazy fr this phone. On the other hand, N5800 has full pocket function freak at its dispose. With iphone ,you cant send/receive ringtone,mp3,picture&anything via Bluetooth. You can only use it fr handsfree. what good is that?? Iphone cant change its battery at hand, cant do multi-tasking. With N5800, you can do all whatever(i mentioned just now) iphone cant..input method fr iphone is only via finger while N5800 you have plectrum,writing and finger. I was so sad that my friend bought a so expensive iphone only to realise later that he cant send/receive mp3,his fav ringtone and picture from his old phone. So what do you think??
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i just want to say that iphone is not fancy phone every where i am from croatia (europe) and here iphone is one of the cheapest phones u can find and nokia is kind of expensive so i dont think that u cant judge which phone is better about price!! how far i know iphone nobody like’s here because it has really poor performances and nokia is the best brand for cell phones so they can put price higher than iphone which is kind of new at that market!! nokia also has really good programs for all symbian os so my opinion is if u want to buy great cell phone with some extras buy nokia 5800 and if u want just music player buy ipod (which is really expansive in my country) not iphone (cheap shit)!
PS all my friends with iphone have other phone for calling and texting people!
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i think that the iphone 3g tears apart the 5800, and wat kind of a gay code name is tube like wtf. 5800 will never has as many applications as iphone or hav a wider variety of music 2 pik from. iTunes offers free aplications for iphone whereas the nokia dosnt hav many, and the ones they do hav are a rip off. Who cares if the 5800 has a betta camera, u buy a phone for the features not a stupid camera. If u wnt a camera go n buy a real 1 u cheapos. who wants 2 use a stylus for a touch phone, that just defies the purpose of the whole touch application. Theres only one good ting about the 5800 and that is that it has a yr of free music from the nokia music store, but it still dosnt hav as big a variety of music and applications 2 chose from like the iphone
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Nokia 5800 far better than iPhone in terms of its features and price!!!
So, no quarrel please!!
Thanks
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AND ABOUT THE INTERNET, IS NOKIA 5800 BETTER THAN I-PHONE?
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shut up arguing nokia is on top. accept it
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i have a nokia 5800 and am very happy bout it…it offers more than an iphone does… i was initially going to get an iphone but sum friends of mine complained about having to re-install all the applications on their iphone and they were not quite happy bout that… so NOKIA IS THE BEST and is CONNECTING PEOPLE…iphone users u still hve time to change ur mind…
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am gonna buy this tube next week!!! Nokia is the best
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look, the iphone 3g got a lot going for it. it’s got all the app’s that you can ever want. It did revelations the smart phone market, but Nokia got 45% of that market. The 3 thing that make the nokia 5800 better then the iphone, one the battery life is longer, second it gets better resorption then the iphone on the same network (it’s a phone first and everything else second) and the third i am not going to pay $1200 over a year for service + the phone. this is why i got the Nokia 5800 over the iphone,this phone is the one from batman the dark night
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I was wondering which one of these to get. I just got the 5800. Here’s why:
1) It’s a hell of a lot cheaper
Support for wma files
2) The camera is 3.2M (vs 2M) with flash and video capture
3) The internet browser supports flash and java
4) Bluetooth for data transfer
5) Quality external speaker
6) GPS with turn by turn navigation
7) Expandable memory slot
9) Better battery life and removable battery (which can easily be replaced without having to replace the device)
10) Video calling
11) Much better screen resolution
All the above features are not available on the iPhone. The only advantages on the iPhone 3G are basically all asthetic:
1) Better UI
2) Made from better materials
3) Apps (Most of which are only great for procrastinating (EG the light saber app, I mean wtf))
4) Snob factor
There is no doubt that the iPhone 3G is a good phone. But for less than half the price you can get the 5800 which has every major feature the iPhone has (apart from the apps) plus a hell of a lot more.
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