Nokia launched its first touchscreen phone with Xpress Music, a GPS system running on a high-end S60 operating system; to compete against Apple’s long-awaited iPhone 3G, which also has GPS and many Nokia-like features running on OS X. Both phones have third-party apps, a camera, a touchscreen, and other features.

DISPLAY AND TOUCH SCREEN

Nokia 5800 (Tube) has a 640 x 360 pixel screen while the iPhone only has a 480 x 320 pixel screen. While the Tube is the winner in the case of screen resolutions, it is the iPhone that beats the Nokia 5800 in the case of its touchscreen features, as it has two-handed use, a multi-touch feature that is not so in the conservative Nokia 5800 Xpress. Music. But the Nokia has a stylus for better input.

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

The Nokia Touch Phone is more compact compared to the iPhone measuring 111 x 51.7 x 15.5mm (109g) versus the iPhone which measures 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3mm (133g). ). The Nokia is only 3mm thicker. But finally, the iPhone is better in its assembly designs that are also tough and beautiful.

But it’s the Tube that wins over the other with its attractive matte black panel and fine scratched texture against glossy plastic that can easily wear and scratch, losing its charm.

CAMERA

Again, the Nokia has better features than the iPhone in terms of camera quality and resolution. It has a 3.2-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera with autofocus dual LED flash versus a 2-megapixel single camera on the iPhone. Also Nokia has front cameras for video calls. iPhone does not have a proper function for video capture.

BATTERY DURATION

The Express Music phone has a longer standby time (406 hours) and continuous MP3 playback time (35 hours) compared to the iPhone (300 hours and 24 hours respectively). But iPhone has a longer talk time (10 hours) than Nokia (8.45 hours).

GPS SYSTEM

The iPhone has online maps available for GPS purposes only, while Nokia has free maps on the phone with various other features.

MEMORY

The iPhone has no external memory expansion slots and has either 8 or 16 GB fixed memory, while the Tube has 120 MB internal memory along with a minimum 8 GB external expansion that can go up to 32 GB.

EQUIPMENT AND CONNECTORS

The iPhone has a 3.5mm audio jack and a firmware loader slot which is used for better synchronization than the Micro USB and memory card slots on the Tube with 3.5mm headphone jacks.

PRICE

One of the most important factors, Nokia once again surpasses its competitor with a much cheaper price. Also, the iPhone is usually always locked to a single service provider, which is not the case with the Nokia 5800 Xpress Music.

In general, if you see, Nokia 5800 Xpress Music (Tube) is not far behind, and many times it is far ahead of Apple iPhone in terms of multiple features. It’s a formidable competitor to the iPhone.