Nokia Remix - Nokia 5800 exposed

Nokia picked an interesting venue for the launch event for their latest and greatest music phone - a night club in London going by the name of "Koko". Curiously, its stage has seen a lot of stars come and go, even Madonna herself had a performance there once. So, apparently, this choice wasn't random at all, on the contrary, Nokia knew exactly what they were going to say and show over there, since essentially they came in to shatter the current balance on the music phone market, and their primary target was Apple's very own turf. Many won't pay much attention to what happened last night, and they will miss out on really big events - in fact, Nokia didn't set out to deliver a weak iPhone-esque device, by any means. They decided to attack Apple's most vital spot and gave the market an incredibly affordable music-minded phone that will give all other top-of-the-line music players, including the Apple Touch, a hell of a run for their money. Plus it will snatch some of the iPhone's sales along the way.

Also, it's the third phone to ship with Nokia Comes with Music service (prior to the 5800's announcement the only two phones that supported it were the 5310 and N95 8Gb). These phones are set to go live in the UK and some other markets on October 16th. So, what this gimmick can offer us? Basically, it allows you to upload any music track from Nokia Music Store onto your mobile device, and the best part is that you get to keep all this music after your subscription runs out (although you'll have to stick to the phone or PC you originally downloaded these tracks to).

The Nokia 5800 supports all language packs that are currently available for the original S60. When texting, you can switch languages or change the keyboard layout in one-two touches, tops.

In most cases the 5800 is pretty easy to move around with only hand, including the camera app and messaging menu. Also, I put no stock in all the no-multitouch-in-5800 fuss - basically, in the iPhone this technology kicks in only when zooming in/out on pictures, and that's about it. But there many other ways to do that even without the much-hyped multitouch. Speaking of the gallery, you can page through your images with bare fingers and rotate the 5800's screen to get the best possible view.