20 Reasons why Nokia 5800 is better than Apple Iph. Review on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

We get lots of requests to compare in detail Nokia 5800 with Apple Iphone 3G. Here are some reasons we believe Nokia 5800 is way ahead than Iphone-

1) Size

The iphone is bigger in size and uneasy for one hand grip. Nokia 5800 is designed to fit well into your hands. Being smaller in width, its easy to operate single handedly.

Iphone size: 115.5 X 62.1 X 12.3 mm

Nokia 5800 size: 111 X 51.7 X 15.5 mm

2) Weight

Iphone is much bulkier than Nokia 5800. Nokia 5800 is 25g lighter than Iphone in weight.

Iphone: 133g

Nokia 5800: 109g

3) Screen Resolution

The Iphone has 3.5” screen while Nokia 5800 has 3.2” but the resolution of 5800 is far more superior to Iphone.

Resolution:

Iphone: 480 by 320

Nokia 5800: 640 by 360

4) Storage

Iphone comes with two options- 8GB & 16GB internal memory. Nokia has a more flexible option to offer 8GB with micro SD card which is expandable upto 16GB. Nokia owners can expand memory size according to needs which the Iphone guys can’t do.

5) Input Methods

Iphone: Finger only.

Nokia 5800: Finger, stylus, plectrum, handwriting recognition.

6) Features

Apple Iphone has lots of missing features like cut and paste function, saving email attachments, no support for third party headphones, ringtones, pricey iphone applications, many software bugs and other technical glitches. Nokia 5800 Tube has no such issues plus many more amazing features included.

7) Colors

Iphone: Black for 8 & 16 GB, White for 16 GB only.

Nokia 5800: Red, Blue and Black.

8) Battery

Nokia 5800 provides upto 35 hrs of music playing time against Apple Iphone which claims just 24 hrs. Overall battery power(talktime/standby) is also about 30% more in Nokia 5800. What more, 5800 has a removable battery which Iphone lacks.

Iphone: 5 hrs talk-time, 300 hrs standby, not removable.

Nokia 5800: 8.8 hrs talk-time, 406 hrs standby, removable battery.

9) Camera

Iphone: 2 MP, no flash, no zoom, no additional camera.

Nokia 5800: 3.2 MP, Flash, 3x digital zoom with Carl Zeiss lens. A second camera in front is available for video calling/conferencing.

10) Video Calling

Iphone: No Video calling possible in Iphone.

Nokia 5800: Video calling is possible.

11) Video Recording

IPhone: No option for video recording.

Nokia 5800: Video recording is included.

12) Music Service

Iphone: Paid service with Apple Itunes Store. You pay and download music to your Iphone.

Nokia 5800: “Comes with music” service is bundled with Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic phone by which you can download as much music as you want for 1 year- FREE!

13) Voice Dialing

Iphone: Not Available

Nokia 5800: Available

14) Voice Recording

IPhone: Not Available

Nokia 5800: Available

15) Web Browser

Iphone: Webkit based Safari browser, no flash available.

Nokia 5800: Webkit based browser, supports flash lite.

16) FM Radio

Iphone: Not Available

Nokia 5800: Available

17) Bluetooth

Iphone: Bluetooth is available for just handsfree, no file sharing possible.

Nokia 5800: Bluetooth available for handsfree and file sharing is possible. Better audio quality on bluetooth in 5800 with A2DP technology which Iphone lacks.

18) Messaging

Iphone: It does not support message forwarding, multiple SMS deletion, sending SMS to multiple recipients and multimedia messages(MMS).

Nokia 5800: All the above is possible plus it has MMS ver 1.3, message size upto 600kb, and automatic resizing of Images for MMS.

19) Price

Nokia 5800 is Rs19, 500

Apple iPhone 3G, on the other hand, will cost you Rs 29, 000 for the 8 GB and Rs 34, 000 for the 16 GB.

20) Experience

Nokia: Ages of experience, hundreds of success stories and dozens of smart handsets in current portfolio. Nokia has about 40% market share with the No.1 spot with no close competitors. Certainly the king when it comes to brand value, service and experience.

Apple: First phone ever launched by Apple is Iphone, no prior experience in the telecom market. It’s a novice in the market with a very less market share despite having millions of Iphone sold.

Verdict:

Almost all the major brands around the world like Samsung, HTC, LG, etc launched their touchscreen smartphones with a hope to beat Apple’s Iphone. No-one came close to Iphone when it comes to looks, style, feel and features.

This is the first time a tech giant like Nokia has hit it hard with its first true touchscreen smartphone. Nokia 5800 is a real Iphone killer with way ahead features, perfect looks and great price.

Bravo Nokia, Well Done!