Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Review

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can anybody tell me whether it will play native MP3s - in other words, can I just drag files onto the phone without having to go through barrier software?

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After 7 days of extensive testing I can sum up pros and cons of 5800XM handset:

+ stable software - crashed only 3-4 times when using certain Symbian 3rd party applications (so it might be those apps fault)
+ beautiful screen (bright, clear, very good viewing angles, scratch resistant)
+ very decent built-in stereo speakers
+ lots of 3rd party Java and Symbian games (Bejeweled Twist!) and applications
+ sat-nav works perfectly (Garmin XT)
+ good web browsing capability (esp. with new Opera Mini 5 Beta)
+ better GSM signal reception than my older 6120c
+ FM radio with RDS, very good reception
+ handwriting recognition works well (but full QWERTY keyboard is faster)
+ touch clock and you can set up an alarm, touch date and link to the Calendar pops up, touch near the battery indicator and you can manage BT and WiFi connections
+ fast (Class 4) 8GB microSD card supplied
+ supplied plectrum good for text input and attached to the wrist strap
+ side-mounted sliding key lock
+ very light (compared with N97)
+ low price

= good battery life with 3G/BT/WiFi off and no background running apps, but when IM Symbian app is activated battery runs dry after 12-14 hours; Java games/apps and web browsing drains the battery even quicker - 5-7 hours...
= photos quality quite good in decent light but in darker situations photos look like taken with 2 Mpix camera (fuzzy, grainy, with green bands)

- you can either put only 4 contact shortcuts OR only 4 application shortcuts on your home screen (despite there is a lot of free space for more icons)
- XpressMusic touch-button brings up a "media bar" which content is NOT customisable
- double-click/single click issue mentioned above is a little bit irritating
- mini-QWERTY keyboard usable only with stylus (which is not attached and can be lost)
- vibrating touch feedback could be a little bit stronger
- silver element around the camera lens is wobbly and scratches easily
- no Office-compatible/no PDF reader software onboard
- very short USB cable supplied

After those 7 days I have switched back to my old 6120c and I'm already missing 5800's experience... In short words - if you want to use your phone for music & videos, heavy texting, sat-nav and web browsing - 5800 is a good choice. If you want to take good pictures - buy a proper digital camera ;)

If you want to ask me questions - please feel free -> spider.jacek@wp.pl

Just got this phone and for me it works very well. I found the touch screen to be good and I soon got used to the double tapping. Inputting messages with the qwerty keys is a complete doddle and this is from someone with large digits. All in all a very good phone.