Nokia Sells Music Phone in the U.S.
Nokia says its Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is now available in the United
States. The latest in Nokia's XpressMusic range, it’s a music device
with a touch screen interface for the mass market. Also, it offers
graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support for all
main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack.
The
company says the phone has built-in surround sound stereo speakers,
among other features.
"When
it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that
is a great music experience and still works really well as a mobile
phone, without sacrificing features," said Ian Laing, VP, North America
Sales, Nokia. "The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers on this and has
clearly proven to be a device that consumers are clamoring for - selling
more than one million worldwide since its introduction a few months
ago."
Using
touch screen technology, the Nokia device provides access to music,
video and photos through a one-touch 'Media Bar' drop down menu. The
Media Bar also offers a direct link to the Web and to online sharing. It
also supports Flash content.
The
'Contacts Bar' lets people highlight four favorite contacts on their
home-screen and, through a single touch, track a digital history of
recent text messages, emails, phone logs, photos and blog updates.
Its
3.2" widescreen can display photos, video clips and web content. With a
16 by 9 aspect ratio and 30 frames-per-second playback and recording,
the device is said to be ideal for VGA quality video recording and
playback.
The
device also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens. With a
single touch, images or videos can be shared via an online community,
such as Ovi Share, Flickr, or Facebook.
The
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a variety of input methods including a
virtual alphanumeric keypad, a virtual computer-style QWERTY keyboard, a
pen stylus -- and for true music enthusiasts, you can even use a guitar
pick.
The
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available for approximately 399 USD
before taxes and subsidies in the U.S. through Nokia Flagship stores in
New York and Chicago, nokiausa.com and independent retailers and e-tailers.
For a
limited time, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will also come with a 50 USD
voucher for Amazon Video on Demand which allows you to download movies
or TV titles as well as one month of free turn-by-turn voice guided
navigation through Ovi Maps.
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