Nokia 5800 XpressMusic hits shelves

Ever-popular device now available optimized for North American market
Nokia announced today that the highly anticipated Nokia 5800
XpressMusic is now available in the United States. The latest in
Nokia's XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers an
affordable music device with a touch screen interface to the mass
market.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers all the music essentials including a
graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support for
all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in surround
sound stereo speakers offer a powerful sound.

"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, Vice
President, 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."

Making the most of touch screen technology, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic
delivers easy and fast access to all 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. Because the Nokia 5800
XpressMusic supports Flash content, individuals can surf even more of
the web.

The innovative '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.

Among the highest screen resolution available on a mobile phone, the
3.2" widescreen display brings photos, video clips and web content to
life in vibrant color and true clarity. With a 16 by 9 aspect ratio
and 30 frames-per-second playback and recording, the device is ideal
for VGA quality video recording and playback. The Nokia 5800
XpressMusic also features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens.
With a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite
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.