The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available worldwide beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 for an estimated retail price of E279 before taxes and subsidies. It will support Comes With Music and will be available early 2009.
Nokia says that XpressMusic comes with more memory, powerful speakers and easy synchronization. It features 3.2-inch display, a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens, supports Flash content, offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks.
Jo Harlow, vice president at Nokia, said: With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, we set out to connect people through the one thing we all feel a universal connection to music. The way in which people enjoy music is different around the world. With that in mind, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic gives people the freedom to experience music they love in the way they prefer.
Using the touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favorite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the web and to online sharing. The new phone supports Flash content to enable users to surf the entire web.
The phone also provides easy access to browse and purchase tracks from the Nokia Music Store, where applicable, while the newly updated Nokia Music PC software enables for drag-and-drop transfer of songs and management of music collection.
