Nokia 5800 XpressMusic 'pitted' with Samsung Omnia and Apple iPhone

Nokia has officially launched the first mass-produced music player phone - the 5800 XpressMusic - with lots of attractive features.

Let's see what this new touch-screen phone from Nokia looks like "step by step" with two competitors, the Samsung Omnia SGH-i900 and Apple iPhone 3G:

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From left: Samsung Omnia SGH-i900, Nokia 5800 Xpress Music and Apple iPhone 3G

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From top: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, Omnia in the middle and iPhone at the bottom. Can see the 5800 "chubby" the most!

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The 5800 and iPhone 3G are equipped with 3.5 mm audio jacks, while the Omnia uses Samsung's own standard port to connect.

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With a thickness of 15.5 mm, the 5800 XpressMusic is the thickest of the three phones. Omnia and iPhone have 12.5mm and 12.3mm thickness respectively.

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As a music device, the 5800 is equipped with a pointing device similar to the one used for guitar.

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The 5800 supports input with both stylus (brooch pen) and fingers. Top down: mini QWERTY keyboard, full QWERTY keyboard.