The Nokia 5800 v/s the HTC Diamond
January 13, 2009 by Aditya
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With the launch of Nokia’s touchscreen device, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Nokia has finally decided to take on the menace of the Windows Mobile powered devices and the iPhone in one shot. While the 5800 is more likely to be compared to the iPhone. It is the HTC Diamond which poses a bigger threat to the 5800 Xpressmusic.
The 5800 comes with a 3.2″ inch WVGA (640×360) screen which is capable of displaying 16.7 million colours v/s the HTC Diamond which has only a 2.8″ VGA (640×480) screen capable of displaying just 65000 colours. Both the phones possess a proximity sensor, handwriting recognition, support for practically and unlimited entry and fields contacts, secondary camera for video calls and an accelerometer. The 5800 has a better implementation of the scroll bars (an important feature that is easily overlooked) haptic feedback. The difference of 0.4″ is telling and really changes a lot of things. In terms of design the Touch Diamond comes out ahead with its angular look. The plastics also look of a higher quality compared to the 5800’s plastic.
While the Touch Diamond possess a better hardware solution, the 5800 is not to be taken lightly simply because it looks slower on paper. It is equally fast, maybe faster than the Diamond even. Both the phones possess WiFi chips allowing the user to surf in WiFi hotspots.
The absence of flash on the Diamond makes the 5800 come out as a winner in the camera aspect. Both of them possess a 3.2MP camera solution. With the 5800 having dual LED flash and Carl Zeiss optics. In the music aspect, the 5800 outscores the Touch Diamond with better equipment, like 3.5mm audio jack and stereo speakers.
The 5800 has a memory card slot and comes with an 8GB Micro SDHC card in the retail package, this compared to the 4GB fixed memory in the HTC Touch Diamond means that theoretically one would have unlimited memory on the 5800. The absence of a Micro SD slot in the Touch Diamond could be a deal-breaker to many with the advent of the 5800. The battery life on the 5800 is also way better when compared to the HTC Touch Diamond.
So which phone would I choose? Definitely the 5800, since the 5800 clearly outdoes the Touch Diamond in almost every aspect. The addition of a plectrum and a stand also make the 5800 a better proposition. What would you choose? Leave your comments below!
Tejs on Fri, 6th Feb 2009 9:59 am
I've had the Diamond for six months – just ordered the Nokia 5800. I hope it's a betterphone, and I belive it will be. I belive the software will be more comfortable getting around and there is just no getting around the fact that the camera on the HTC Diamond is a very weak point. In general the Diamond has been a good experience, but TouchFlo isn't an entire OS. It is just a software package running on top of Windows. It is not a perfect solution and you do get in concact with the old – unfingerfriendly Windows to often. It seems like it is only half a phone. I hope the Nokia will prove to be a more complete solution
xXx on Sat, 7th Feb 2009 12:34 pm
i have used both the mobiles, HTC DIAMOND is far superior both in design and technology.
Nokia's 5800 is for people who only know how to press the GREEN and RED button…PERIOD
symbian hero on Sat, 7th Feb 2009 12:38 pm
whey xXx, you sound u don like symbian. but you r true, nokia is for simple poeple,simple simons
windows mobile is too confusing for me, i want only answer make calls and listen musik so i like nokia
Aditya on Mon, 9th Feb 2009 6:09 am
That speaks a lot about the kind of phones Nokia makes… And I think it is a compliment. It’s all about doing a lot of things while keeping it simple!
ramesh on Sat, 21st Mar 2009 11:38 pm
I am confused to say which is better. In 5800 it runs in symbian, but in touch diamond it runs in Windows 6.1. As for as to me i think Nokia 5800 is well and good, because of the camera clarity, stereo sounds and user friendly.
NMRK on Sat, 21st Mar 2009 11:43 pm
Is these features available in 5800- can anybody reply me ?
1. Is there HSDPA.
2. Is there 3G
3. Is there Edge, gprs
Dragos on Tue, 21st Apr 2009 4:29 am
For calls and multimedia, a feature phone is more than perfect. Symbian and WinMo offer great flexibility for people who need to install there programs, or use office suites.
I just bought my Nokia 5800 (still waiting to arrive) because of:
- the memory card
- input possibilities
- i already own a Nokia 6288 (S40) so synchronizing contacts, notes, events will be easier.
I really hope symbian will be as great as windows (it's the first smartphone for me). I would normally prefer a windows solution for the 3rd party apps. I also hope I will be satisfied by garmin and not regret that iGO would not work for GPS.
gioale on Sat, 30th May 2009 6:21 am
io dico ke è molto + bello il 5800 perché è il mio telefonio anke se nn mi piace +, infatti prenderò, quando esce l' n97…ve lo consiglio!!!!
Luis on Fri, 4th Sep 2009 5:08 pm
Hi i got the 2 phones i mean we cannot compare the phones, cause i mean the Nokia its fine for music, video an soon, but the HTC My god its a profissional cellphone, start on hardware finish on OS and TouchFlo, nokia its so Limited