21 Reasons Why Nokia 5800 is better than Apple Iphone

[vijayninel]

21 Reasons Why Nokia 5800 is better than Apple Iphone

We get lots of requests to compare in detail Nokia 5800 with Apple Iphone 3G. Here are some reasons we believe Nokia 5800 is way ahead than Iphone-

1) Size
The iphone is bigger in size and uneasy for one hand grip. Nokia 5800 is designed to fit well into your hands. Being smaller in width, it’s easy to operate single handedly.
Iphone size: 115.5 X 62.1 X 12.3 mm
Nokia 5800 size: 111 X 51.7 X 15.5 mm

2) Weight
Iphone is much bulkier than Nokia 5800. Nokia 5800 is 25g lighter than Iphone in weight.
Iphone: 133g
Nokia 5800: 109g

3) Screen Resolution
The Iphone has 3.5” screen while Nokia 5800 has 3.2” but the resolution of 5800 is far more superior to Iphone.
Resolution:
Iphone: 480 by 320
Nokia 5800: 640 by 360

4) Storage
Iphone comes with two options- 8GB & 16GB internal memory. Nokia has a more flexible option to offer 8GB with micro SD card which is expandable upto 16GB. Nokia owners can expand memory size according to needs which the Iphone guys can’t do.

5) Input Methods
Iphone: Finger only.
Nokia 5800: Finger, stylus, plectrum, handwriting recognition.

6) Features
Apple Iphone has lots of missing features like cut and paste function, saving email attachments, no support for third party headphones, ringtones, applications, many software bugs and other technical glitches. Nokia 5800 Tube has no such issues plus many more amazingfeatures included.

7) Colors
Iphone: Black for 8 & 16 GB, White for 16 GB only.
Nokia 5800: Red, Blue and Black.

8 ) Battery
Nokia 5800 provides upto 35 hrs of music playing time against Apple Iphone which claims just 24 hrs. Overall battery power (talktime/standby) is also about 30% more in Nokia 5800. What more, 5800 has a removable battery which Iphone lacks.
Iphone: 5 hrs talk-time, 300 hrs standby, not removable.
Nokia 5800: 8.8 hrs talk-time, 406 hrs standby, removable battery.

9) Camera
Iphone: 2 MP, no flash, no zoom, no additional camera.
Nokia 5800: has a 3.2mp camera, 3x digital zoom with Carl Zeiss lens,professional optics, autofocus, zoom, and flash compared to the iphones 2mp cheap optics. A second camera in front is available for video calling/conferencing.

10) Video Calling
Iphone: No Video calling possible in Iphone.
Nokia 5800: Video calling is possible.

11) Video Recording
IPhone: No option for video recording.
Nokia 5800: Video recording is included.

12) Music Service
Iphone: Paid service with Apple Itunes Store. You pay and download music to your Iphone.
Nokia 5800: “Comes with music” service is bundled with Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic phone by which you can download as much music as you want for 1 year- FREE!!

13) Voice Dialing
Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

14) Voice Recording
IPhone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

15) Web Browser
Iphone: Webkit based Safari browser, no flash available.
Nokia 5800: Webkit based browser, supports flash lite.

16) FM Radio
Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

17) Bluetooth
Iphone: Bluetooth is available for just handsfree, no file sharing possible.
Nokia 5800: Bluetooth available for handsfree and file sharing is possible. Better audio quality on bluetooth in 5800 with A2DP technology which Iphone lacks. The 5800 supports stereo bluetooth. The iphone does not.

18) Messaging
Iphone: It does not support message forwarding, multiple SMS deletion, sending SMS to multiple recipients and multimedia messages (MMS).
Nokia 5800: All the above is possible plus it has MMS ver 1.3, message size upto 600kb, and automatic resizing of Images for MMS.19) GPS The Nokia 5800 has a GPS receiver with turn by turn directions. The iphone does not have turn by turn

20) The OS
The 5800 runs symbian s60 which means that you have the ability to install any number of programs on it, such as a different internet browser or multimedia player. Apple does not allow apps in the app store that mimic the official apps. there are internet browsers available for the 5800 that have embedded flash. the safari browser on the iphone is html only.

21) Experience
Nokia: Ages of experience, hundreds of success stories and dozens of smart handsets in current portfolio. Nokia has about 40% market share with the No.1 spot with no close competitors. Certainly the king when it comes to brand value, service and experience.
Apple: First phone ever launched by Apple is Iphone, no prior experience in the telecom market. It’s a novice in the market with a very less market share despite having millions of Iphone sold.

Verdict: Almost all the major brands around the world like Samsung, HTC, LG, etc launched their touchscreen smartphones with a hope to beat Apple’s Iphone. No-one came close to Iphone when it comes to looks, style, feel and features.
This is the first time a tech giant like Nokia has hit it hard with its first true touchscreen smartphone. Nokia 5800 is a real Iphone killer with way ahead features, perfect looks and great price. Bravo Nokia, Well Done!!

Source : 20 Reasons Why Nokia 5800 is better than Apple Iphone | Tube5800.com

[buBleZ]

most of the points are valid.. Nice find

[vasishta.sushant]

Bad. Iphone doesn't even have A2DP :O

Btw we missed the comparison between networks/internet speeds.

Also what os does 5800 have?

[sierrafox]

cant wait for Aditya to see this one....

iphone pwns!

[vijayninel]

" Perhaps the most important feature of the 5800, though, isn't hardware but the built-in music collection. Beginning next year, the phone will feature Nokia's Comes With Music service—a year's worth of downloads from a catalog that includes all four major labels and 4 million songs (BusinessWeek.com, 9/2/08). It may be the music, more than the device, that's really aimed at Apple. Anyone who buys a 5800, with a massive selection of music embedded in the price, is unlikely to pay for the same music on iTunes"

Nokia's Touch Screen 5800 Nods to iPhone - BusinessWeek

[rajapraveen80]

i absolutly agree!!! the nokia TUBE is on a leauge of its own.

people who wanna but a phone and have a budget of approx upto 30k should definetly have a look at this even though the phone costs much less.

[Ad1tya]

Lol.

Another retarded post.

FYI, Look at the site name, its just a fanboi/apple hater posting that.

Also, most of the points are totally invalid.

Heres why..

1) Size
The iphone is bigger in size and uneasy for one hand grip. Nokia 5800 is designed to fit well into your hands. Being smaller in width, it’s easy to operate single handedly.
Iphone size: 115.5 X 62.1 X 12.3 mm
Nokia 5800 size: 111 X 51.7 X 15.5 mm

The iPhone fits into the hand perfectly, and for a phone with 3.5" Screen, its surprisingly sleek and comfortable.

2) Weight
Iphone is much bulkier than Nokia 5800. Nokia 5800 is 25g lighter than Iphone in weight.
Iphone: 133g
Nokia 5800: 109g

WOW! 25GRAMS! That saves me about .00000000000000000000000000000001 Rs. in fuel when Im travelling in a car! WOOT!

3) Screen Resolution
The Iphone has 3.5” screen while Nokia 5800 has 3.2” but the resolution of 5800 is far more superior to Iphone.
Resolution:
Iphone: 480 by 320
Nokia 5800: 640 by 360

The iPhone came out 1.5 years earlier than the Nokia 5800.

What makes you think the next versions of the iPhone wont have a higher reso screen?

4) Storage
Iphone comes with two options- 8GB & 16GB internal memory. Nokia has a more flexible option to offer 8GB with micro SD card which is expandable upto 16GB. Nokia owners can expand memory size according to needs which the Iphone guys can’t do.

This must be the most retarded points ever.

BUY WHAT YOU NEED.
If you think your going to need 16GB, buy the 16GB version.

5) Input Methods
Iphone: Finger only.
Nokia 5800: Finger, stylus, plectrum, handwriting recognition.

Finger only is a boon. No more stupid resistive touch screen mistakes when its in your pocket, etc.
Yes, Vijayninel and similar Nokia fanbois wont agree, but Capacitive > Resistive. Simple as that.

6) Features
Apple Iphone has lots of missing features like cut and paste function, saving email attachments, no support for third party headphones, ringtones, applications, many software bugs and other technical glitches. Nokia 5800 Tube has no such issues plus many more amazingfeatures included.

Cut and paste missing. Fine. But thats not really a big issue.

Saving EMail Attachments is possible. They get CACHED. Simple as that.

no support for third party headphones? Which guy wrote that?.. Ive even used Sennheiser PC350's on my iPhone 3G.

ringtones?... How many you want?... They work perfectly well and all you need to do is sync with itunes. You dont even have to be a genius to do that.

applications?.. Missing??.
Has this guy even heard of the AppStore?.. Its the iPhones BIGGEST strenght. Whoever says the iPhone has missing features ie. applications, is the biggest apple hater / nokia fanatic IN THE FRAKING UNIVERSE!

7) Colors
Iphone: Black for 8 & 16 GB, White for 16 GB only.
Nokia 5800: Red, Blue and Black.

Black and White look classy and great. Also, you have millions of cases for the iPhone / iPhone 3G where you can change the look of your phone.
Eg. More-Thing.com NOEL Case. Thats pretty sweet and maybe the best case ive seen till date.

8 ) Battery
Nokia 5800 provides upto 35 hrs of music playing time against Apple Iphone which claims just 24 hrs. Overall battery power (talktime/standby) is also about 30% more in Nokia 5800. What more, 5800 has a removable battery which Iphone lacks.
Iphone: 5 hrs talk-time, 300 hrs standby, not removable.
Nokia 5800: 8.8 hrs talk-time, 406 hrs standby, removable battery.

Id like to see how much of this is true.

Nokia ALWAYS lies about battery life. ALWAYS. Only their E71 has a respectable battery life.

The iPhone 3G has better battery life than the Nokia N96. (Which is Nokia Flagship phone)

Also, the iPhone has 7-9 Hours talktime. Both 2G and 3G, I know because I have owned both and I use them A LOT.
Also, the battery IS removable. Its not difficult at all in the iPhone 3G.

9) Camera
Iphone: 2 MP, no flash, no zoom, no additional camera.
Nokia 5800: has a 3.2mp camera, 3x digital zoom with Carl Zeiss lens,professional optics, autofocus, zoom, and flash compared to the iphones 2mp cheap optics. A second camera in front is available for video calling/conferencing.

WOOHOOO!!
The 5800 is better than the Canon 450D as well then!

Again, the 5800 is out 1.5 years AFTER the iPhone. Nuff said.

10) Video Calling
Iphone: No Video calling possible in Iphone.
Nokia 5800: Video calling is possible.

Ill give you that, but expect it in the future model.

Also, nobody really uses Video calling, but anyway.

11) Video Recording
IPhone: No option for video recording.
Nokia 5800: Video recording is included.

Cycorder, iPhone Video Recorder. Both work perfectly well.

12) Music Service
Iphone: Paid service with Apple Itunes Store. You pay and download music to your Iphone.
Nokia 5800: “Comes with music” service is bundled with Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic phone by which you can download as much music as you want for 1 year- FREE!!

You dont have to pay and download.
You can use your collection.

13) Voice Dialing
Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

There are atleast 4 apps on the AppStore which allow me to have Voice Dialing, and they always work. Until the buggy Nokia method. (Theres a free app too, for your *******s with no money)

Also, does the 5800 support Gesture Dial?.. No? Didnt think so.

14) Voice Recording
IPhone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

Again, there are atleast 5 apps on the appstore, including 2 free ones.

15) Web Browser
Iphone: Webkit based Safari browser, no flash available.
Nokia 5800: Webkit based browser, supports flash lite.

There are 3 plugins for flash available on Cydia now. They semi-work. Were getting there.

16) FM Radio
Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

Available with a Plugin Chip.
But, I really don't know who can enough to enjoy the Indian Radio. Maybe you are Vijay.

17) Bluetooth
Iphone: Bluetooth is available for just handsfree, no file sharing possible.
Nokia 5800: Bluetooth available for handsfree and file sharing is possible. Better audio quality on bluetooth in 5800 with A2DP technology which Iphone lacks. The 5800 supports stereo bluetooth. The iphone does not.

This was done to prevent Viruses and Stop Piracy.

You can email your photo's to your friends.

The iPhone supports A2DP with a small adapter. (You can buy it if you MUST have A2DP)

18) Messaging
Iphone: It does not support message forwarding, multiple SMS deletion, sending SMS to multiple recipients and multimedia messages (MMS).
Nokia 5800: All the above is possible plus it has MMS ver 1.3, message size upto 600kb, and automatic resizing of Images for MMS.19) GPS The Nokia 5800 has a GPS receiver with turn by turn directions. The iphone does not have turn by turn

Again, dumb**** fanboi who wrote this, the iPhone now has 3 applications for Message Forwarding, and a LOT more features which the 5800 will never get.

The iPhone has an app called "SwirlyMMS" which sends and recieves MMS's perfectly fine.

The iPhone has turn based GPS as well, theres an app on the AppStore.

20) The OS
The 5800 runs symbian s60 which means that you have the ability to install any number of programs on it, such as a different internet browser or multimedia player. Apple does not allow apps in the app store that mimic the official apps. there are internet browsers available for the 5800 that have embedded flash. the safari browser on the iphone is html only.

Again, the most retarded **** EVER.

The iPhones strenght is the appStore and the ability to add a lot more usability through Jailbreaking.

In 6 months of the AppStore, iPhone has a LOT more apps on the table compared to Symbian. A lot more productive and meaningful apps and games atleast.

21) Experience
Nokia: Ages of experience, hundreds of success stories and dozens of smart handsets in current portfolio. Nokia has about 40% market share with the No.1 spot with no close competitors. Certainly the king when it comes to brand value, service and experience.
Apple: First phone ever launched by Apple is Iphone, no prior experience in the telecom market. It’s a novice in the market with a very less market share despite having millions of Iphone sold.

Nokia has been in the phone industry for several years.

What did they change?.. NOTHING.

The iPhone changed the way we look at phones now. It started a revolution.

No Nokia has ever done that. Maybe except the Nokia 3310, whose revolution was "Every poor **** can afford one".
But then, Reliance beats that hands down, with thier crappy LG's and what not.

Verdict: Almost all the major brands around the world like Samsung, HTC, LG, etc launched their touchscreen smartphones with a hope to beat Apple’s Iphone. No-one came close to Iphone when it comes to looks, style, feel and features.
This is the first time a tech giant like Nokia has hit it hard with its first true touchscreen smartphone. Nokia 5800 is a real Iphone killer with way ahead features, perfect looks and great price. Bravo Nokia, Well Done!!

Nokia FANBOY ALERT!

Also, read this.

WHY THE IPHONE PWNS EVERY OTHER PHONE ON THE MARKET

Originally Posted by Ad1tya

Lol... You like a lot of stupid Nokia fans/Apple haters, still dont understand that the iPhone is NOT about features of the Phone.

It works damn well as a phone, has great reception etc.
Gets you fast internet with 3G (wherever available) and gets you EDGE where its not.
You have a Camera which is good enough to "capture the moment".
You have GPS which works pretty damn well, as I found out when I was in Bangalore.
It has better Battery Life than competing devices (Yes, this is true, Ask Karan about his N96's dismal battery life)

Those features are NOTHING, NOTHING AT ALL, when it comes to the AppStore.

The iPhone is about Applications. Nothing else. Just Entertainment, Productivity, Music and Games.

Apple changed the way cellphones are looked at. I respect them over anything else, solely for that. They created the AppStore, which even the likes of Google are now copying with Android Market.

Nokia, can't do anything to combat the iPhone and the AppStore.
Google and Android are the only hope for even a decent competitor for the iPhone + AppStore.

The N-Gage Gaming Platform is a JOKE compared to the AppStore, and the AppStore has only been here for 6 months.
n-Gage has existed for almost a decade now, all it took Apple was 6 months, lesser actually, to even beat the Windows Mobile Platform in terms of Applications.

The 5800 is a good enough entry level phone. Its a very good entry level touch screen, Ill give it that. Infact, I almost wanted to buy one as a second phone.

Also, the 5800 is missing one crucial thing, USABILITY. Infact ALL the other touch phones miss this. All of them are a b1tch to use.
Even the iPhone haters will agree that nothing, absolutely nothing, comes close to the ease of use and innovation of the iPhone.
With Multi-Touch, Multi-Touch Swipes, etc, games are innovative and FUN.
Dont trust me on this, go and google "Rolando" its the best ever game, I have ever seen on the portable platform. PSP included.
Its so good, that I spent 10$ on it, AFTER finishing it using a cracked version.

So you can bark about whatever the 5800 does better, eg. Camera 3.2MP with Flash, Higher Resolution LCD (320x640 vs. 320x480 on the iPhone).

But those are HARDWARE related.
What makes you think Apple isnt going to update the iPhone?
I bet well soon be seeing a 3.2-5MP camera in the iPhone, also Stereo Speakers, also a higher resolution screen.
But the basics will stay the same, so that the AppStore is always common the all the iPhones, Present and Future.

Nothing, i repeat nothing, Nokia can throw at the iPhone is superior SOFTWARE wise.

Edit : I hope you read all of that, before commenting.

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IMO, The 5800 is the iPhone for the poor. Well, atleast for the not-as-well-to-do. /no offence.
It does some things better, but the major thing, nowhere as close.

[sierrafox]

i would just like to say.. i agree... iPHONE PWNS.......ALL!!

[bitsandpieces]

Originally Posted by Ad1tya

Lol.

Nokia has been in the phone industry for several years.

What did they change?.. NOTHING.

The iPhone changed the way we look at phones now. It started a revolution.

Originally Posted by Ad1tya

IMO, The 5800 is the iPhone for the poor. Well, atleast for the not-as-well-to-do. /no offence.

well, while i never liked apples idea of not providing a better camera, of not providing a2dp, i could not agree more with the above statement.

[sierrafox]

Nokia cant escape the "fatigue factor" .. over the years it's just got stagnant to look at the same UI design, same shortfalls of the OS, the same EVERYTHING

[vasishta.sushant]

Well thats a totally lame post. And topping it by saying iphone is for affluent folks is totally rubbish.
Where is it written that "dearer, the better".

Thats was a too high headed post. What do you want to convey by saying 5800 is for NOT SO WELL TO DO people? That was terribly immature thing to say.

[vijayninel]

And the thing is in addition to being technically superior...the 5800 owners dont have to face the humilation of being "locked" (chained) to service/app providers and after paying the full price of the phone and then do all kinds of stuff to break free.

Nokia comes free without any humiliating terms and conditions. nice

[buBleZ]

Originally Posted by Ad1tya

WOW! 25GRAMS! That saves me about .00000000000000000000000000000001 Rs. in fuel when Im travelling in a car! WOOT!

I never knew that u need a car to carry the iphone instead of a pocket.. Thank god nokia 5800 can fit in a pocket and I dont need to buy a car

IMO, The 5800 is the iPhone for the poor. Well, atleast for the not-as-well-to-do. /no offence.
It does some things better, but the major thing, nowhere as close.

Originally Posted by vasishta.sushant

Well thats a totally lame post. And topping it by saying iphone is for affluent folks is totally rubbish.
Where is it written that "dearer, the better".

Thats the point . Nobody says Iphone is ****. But for the price it sells is an absolute waste. Above that slavery with a service provider

[Scorpion]

Stop this madness D: D: D: D: D:

[rajapraveen80]

Originally Posted by bitsandpieces

well, while i never liked apples idea of not providing a better camera, of not providing a2dp, i could not agree more with the above statement.

you could agree more to what ?

that a phone selling for 22k is for poor man and the one selling for 30k is for the rich... come on ....a person who made this statement and the person who agrees to that gotta to grow up really.

then what would the people who own the nokia ARTE and 8800 sirocoo call the iphone users? beggers?

and what nokia had changed in the cell phone industry ? i would say many things starting from the idea of having a camera on a cell phone.

what apple did was to take the things which was already there in may other phones and they just added the one's which they could fit into the ipod and called it the iphone.


iphone changed the way we look Phone!!! yeah may be it got people confused the way they looked at ipod's , and it changed the way steve job looks at his loyal apple customers.

iphone is a revolution? yeah !for the kids who where using ipod.