To buy or not to buy thats the question. Review on Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

After reading hundreds of hours of reviews on nokia 5800 on mouthshut.com and few other review sites and after watching all the video postings on youtube on n5800, I finally took the plunge. bought myself a nokia 5800 from Girias who happened to give me the best price for my phone. spent Rs.13, 640 on the piece and got a SENNHEISER headphones worth 2 grand. so here is what I think about the phone.

to begin with, as soon as I started using the phone, I realized what a pleasureSymbian S60 OS touch really is. I was using Sony Ericsson for almost 6 months now. the touch feature on the phone has been utilized to the max.. only problem is occasional single touch/double touch for selection which you will get used to in very little time. the keyboards are intuitive, I am used to the normal alphanumeric keypad with dictionary switched on. you also have a full qwerty keyboard which is big and easy to use.

then came the unlimited internet on the WIFI.. god I love the internet especially on my phone.. I installed apps which I am not sure I will ever use.. for example, I installed an app to toss a coin, incase I have to make a decisions and I dont have a coin in hand. social networking apps which are there in thousands are a delight. I then managed to get unlimited GPRS connection from airtel for Rs.99 a week. I am speaking business now..

i am online on FRINGEwhich basically is gtalk, skype, twitter, msn, windows live in one app.. I can make calls with the phone to any online user and chat with them till my battery dies.

even better is googlemaps latitude..i can never get lost ever again. the GPS on the phone is quite accurate to a few meters from where you are. I can just about do a search on the app and it tells you exact location of your search and also give you directions to get there.. superb app..

joikuspot actually turns your phone into a wifi hub incase the internet at your home is down and you have to send a quck mail from your lappy, just incase you are not comfortable doing the same from your phone :)

the phone browser supports java script and flash.. yes.. flash videos streaming on your phone.. also the screen is of 16:9 aspect ratio.. you can convert just about any avi file into mp4 with free video to ipod converter (https://nokia5800.net/forum/topic/convert-divx-and-xvid-videos-to-your-5800) and enjoy your favorite tv shows on your phone just incase youtube doesnt already have it.

the list in endless.. I can go on and on about the apps.. best part, there is just about a new app every single day..

the phone is not perfect I admit, the build quality as not that great, the phone camera is so so, the phone hangs occasionally, sometimes the phone keypad doesnt lock, but then I realize I get 3g, GPS, wifi and an amazing ovi app store with many free apps just for Rs.13, 640 there is a limit for my craving and greed...--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ok.. this is an addition.. I have used the phone for a month now. and you know what I realize? many people have compared the nokia 5800 with the iphone.

i strongly feel the iphone is in a league of its own. the major difference is the apps.. the iphone apps are completely thought through and the designs and userfriendliness of the apps are amazing.. nokia on the other hand.. well.. not quite there yet. offscr technologies ( http://www.offscr.com) are doing a great job..

if you are looking for a good experience, save up money and go for the iphone.. if you are willing to compromise like I did, go for the 5800 its not all that bad :)