THE 5 REASONS OF NOKIA 5800 XpressMusic THAT BEATS APPLE iPhone


Nokia’s unleashed its first touchscreen phone on the world, and we’re seriously impressed. We even think it has the power and flexibility to topple the iPhone. Why? Read on and find out.

Beating the iPhone, as a phone

The 5800 XpressMusic is a Nokia through and through. The company’s been making phones since 1964. That’s 44 years of experience, compared to just a few years for Apple, and it shows. The handset has all the phone features you’d expect and even beats the iPhone on some of its new talents. For a start it’ll hold a conference call with up to six participants, compared to the iPhone’s three. It’ll also receive MMS messages, while the iPhone refuses to accept them. As a straight forward phone, the Nokia 5800 wins hands down.

Beating the iPhone as a media player

OK, the iPhone’s iPod software is excellent. But there are still a few things missing. For a start there’s no support for stereo A2DP Bluetooth, it won’t play tracks unless they’re loaded using iTunes, and graphically, you’re limited to album artwork.
The 5800 XpressMusic meanwhile, plays nicely with Bluetooth headphones, will play back MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ and WMA audio files regardless of how they’re loaded (even if they’re sent via Bluetooth or loaded on a memory card), and packs in graphic visualisers too. There’s also an FM radio inside.
When it comes to video, the 5800 packs a proper 16:9 widescreen, will play tons of movie formats, including Realplayer and WMV and while the iPhone only supports streaming from YouTube, Nokia’s Video Centre serves up content from YouTube, CNN, Sony Pictures and many more.


Beating Apple’s web browser

The 5800 packs a surprisingly powerful web browser. It’ll even support Adobe Flash, something Apple has failed to achieve with the iPhone, claiming it’s too complex, and uses files that’re too large for a mobile to handle.
To date, Apple is still working on a Flash solution for the iPhone, despite Adobe saying it’s achievable. No such problems for Nokia - it’s browser supports all the HTML, JavaScript and Flash files to view entire web pages, no matter what’s on them.

Beating the iPhone’s camera

The 5800 XpressMusic packs a 3.2 megapixel camera. OK, it’s not as impressive as some mobiles, but it’s enough to beat the iPhone. What’s more, Nokia has packed in auto-focus and Carl Zeiss optics, so pictures are sharp and clear. The 5800 will also record video, something the iPhone has never managed, and instant sharing means snaps and video clips can be uploaded anywhere you like, not just to MobileMe.


Beating the iPhone’s GPS

Google maps and a spot of geo-tagging for photos is fine, but we want real navigation. That’s where Nokia trumps the iPhone. While Apple can only serve up directions using Google Maps, Nokia Maps is a full-blown satnav system installed as standard. It’s capable of giving voice guidance, so you can use it in the car, has special pedestrian modes, and you can even pre-load maps for foreign countries, so it’ll continue to navigate without costing a fortune to download them while roaming.

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