Nokia XpressMusic 5800 hands on videos

MobileBurn has brought a few nice video demonstrations of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to those of us who are still waiting to get our hands on one. They are reporting that other than the two bugs that are believed to be worked out in the production model, the XpressMusic 5800 is a really solid device.

First impressions of this touchscreen phone were very grim; not very many people liked the phone when it was first introduced. Many of the people who did not like the handset at first are not eating their words. Scrolling with the touch interface is a bit different than with most other touchscreen phones such as the iPhone. Users must first tap the screen to select, and then tap again to activate the navigation style. This method not only works very well, but also is also very intuitive.

One drawback that was found is the lack of the ability to customize the Active Standby screen. With how much space the screen has, users may come to expect more options and better use of the screen. As with many touchscreen devices there is a T9 mode when the handset is held in portrait mode and a full Qwerty keyboard for landscape mode. One feature that makes the XpressMusic 5800 feel very solid is the haptic feedback when using the touchscreen.

Just as it appears the XpressMusic 5800 feels a bit “hollow and plasticky.” The web browser is a pleasure to deal with and the Wi-Fi is reportedly easier to use than with previous S60 models. One thing we are disappointed to hear is the music player does not do anything to wow users. This phone is based around a music device after all.

[Via MobileBurn]