Dirty hands-on with the Nokia 5800 "Tube"
Damian Koh | Jul 28, 2008
And we mean finger smudges dirty. The rule is this: You know an impending release of a new phone whenever hands-on pictures start sprouting up on the Internet. This time, miyaliu from digi QQ did the honors of posting 14 pictures of the Nokia 5800 "Tube" which made a brief cameo on the recent Dark Knight movie. According to what was reported on the Web site, the "Tube" will be announced in August and the latest set of pictures suggests that the touchscreen handset will sport the XpressMusic label instead of the previous XpressMedia.
Other specifications of the "Tube" that were mentioned in the five-page article include a 3.2-inch 1.6 million colors TFT LCD with 640 x 360 (16:9 aspect ratio) resolution, haptics feedback, built-in accelerometer, 3.2-megapixel camera, dual-LED flash, geotagging ability, onboard GPS, 3.5mm audio jack and TV-out. Wireless radios are also aplenty with the phone supporting HSDPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Now, the official word from Nokia is that it doesn't comment on speculations or unannounced products (duh). But, not to worry, these pictures should whet your gadget fanboy appetite for the time being until Nokia decides to make things official.
All pictures credit to digi QQ.
Talkback
iolo003 says...
The specs of this phone is way better than iPhone but other than this, Nokia have a flagship touchscreen device on the way. Strong rumors are coming out for it to carry 7MP camera, DIVX, DVB-H among others. Thats an ultimate touchscreen phone on the way, iPhones nightmare.
I think I'll pass on this device and wait further to the rumored device, for now ill enjoy my Nokia N82 for a year, just in time for other Nokia touchscreen to come out.
Jul 28, 2008 18:14
The specs of this phone is way better than iPhone but other than this, Nokia have a flagship touchscreen device on the way. Strong rumors are coming out for it to carry 7MP camera, DIVX, DVB-H among others. Thats an ultimate touchscreen phone on the way, iPhones nightmare.
I think I'll pass on this device and wait further to the rumored device, for now ill enjoy my Nokia N82 for a year, just in time for other Nokia touchscreen to come out.
Jul 28, 2008 18:14
die_go16@yahoo.com says...
does it come with sonar capabilities too? hehe
Jul 28, 2008 19:35
does it come with sonar capabilities too? hehe
Jul 28, 2008 19:35
guynax says...
2 pic of the interface can be found here, it feature a lanscape qwerty keyboard but interface design is CMI...
thenokiablog.com...
Jul 29, 2008 13:48
2 pic of the interface can be found here, it feature a lanscape qwerty keyboard but interface design is CMI...
thenokiablog.com...
Jul 29, 2008 13:48
Pratyay says...
this nokia looks like one serious contender to the iphone. much better specs than the iphone. samsung are sending out many touchscreen phones. this might just be one of the first few nokia touchscreen phones.
rumours are circulating that n98 feature a touchscreen, 8.1 mp camera,wifi, gps, etc. hope nokia are successful in the touchscreen market
Jul 30, 2008 15:40
this nokia looks like one serious contender to the iphone. much better specs than the iphone. samsung are sending out many touchscreen phones. this might just be one of the first few nokia touchscreen phones.
rumours are circulating that n98 feature a touchscreen, 8.1 mp camera,wifi, gps, etc. hope nokia are successful in the touchscreen market
Jul 30, 2008 15:40
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jhei
I believe this is the strongest contender the Apple iPhone could have. Well, a smaller screen doesn't make the Nokia tube any less of a good phone. I'd be hangin' out for the specs and I bet it would be good. Better be ready Apple...
Jul 28, 2008 15:16