Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone with U.S. 3G, GPS with Free Voice Navigation, Wi-Fi, and 4 GB MicroSD Card--U.S. Version with Warranty (Black)

I bought this phone because i did not want to be caught in a 2 year plan with AT&T along with an additional $50 data plan for the iphone. Despite the fact you can buy the dual sim card iphone fake in chinatown across the river was not an option. Also when I do my international travel I can switch in my sim card and use the same phone.I must say I have discovered so many nice tricks and features with this phone the more I explore it. I love the fact that you can put 5 of your closest contacts images on the main frame and simply press the pic to call, text etc. I also assigned a ring tone to every person. Phone call quality is awesome no one has ever complained they could not hear me and vice versa. The volume I wished was a tad louder but that is being picky. I love the headphones with the music controls there so you can ff or rew or even while listening to music you can get a call and the phone automatically turns off the music until you end the call.I love the GPS as well as the dictionary. I am a traveler and I do a lot of crosswords on my travel time so having the dictionary was a nice discovery. The versatility of the keyboard for tap, plectrum, mini, full qwerty as well as the handwriting makes writing notes or texting convenient.There is even copy, cut and paste. I was able to record a phonecall for a return of a product so that if they said I did not call i can play the conversation as my proof. I have used both cameras and the picture quality is great, the video feature is awesome as well. I was able to assign a picture to most of my contacts from my pc as well using the very versatile Nokia PC Suite. The ability to simply drag and drop any file including my music has really made a difference. I also love the fact that on the phone you can edit your pics just like you would do on coreldraw or any graphic program. I have added talk bubbles and designs to some of the pics. You should see the one I did with my ex hehehehe!!! Thankfully Amazon not only gave us the rebate( which I am yet to receive) but the videoondemand 50 credit. I have so far bought mall cop and night at the museum pt 1 and downloaded to my phone. I watched them recently waiting for my delayed flight last week using the nice stand that they gave me to hold the phone landscape style.The graphics on this phone is awesome the speakers are adequate and loud. When I hooked the tv out cables from the phone to the tv it actually worked!!!! I was able to see slideshows of my pics on the phone as well as anything I did with the phone. This phone is awesome. I did play the tactile games, guitarrock, bounce and car racing cute but I am not a gaming person but they did keep me entertained. Goshhhhhh there are so many other things on this phone but I will end on the music. I SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO love this phone for the music. I downloaded album art and 578 songs so far including my personal cds and I am loving it. I have not been using my IPOD recently because I have the same songs, pics etc on this phone which is really neat. I am really happy with my purchase but I wished the dialer had alphanumeric keys I wanted to call 1800 flowers and I had to call someone to ask them to look at their phone and tell me the numbers for flowers which SUCKED!!! Otherwise I have not found anything bad with it. Oh yeah.......... one more thing I actually got a cover for the phone and I bought a reasonably priced 16 g microsd card because my 8 gb that the phone came with has 1.6 gigs left with all the stuff I saved on it.

I had been looking for a new phone for a long time. Every phone in the AT&T store and at their online site just did not seem to be attractive. Sure, the iPhone is great, but I didn't want to commit to a 2 year contract with a required $30/month data plan attached. And I can't replace the battery myself? Can't use the phone as a wireless modem? Hmmmm, there must be a better option. Hey, what's this? An unlocked Nokia phone that doesn't require a monthly data plan and I'm not locked into a 2 year contract? I can use the phone as a modem and the battery is easily replaced? Too good to be true? Actually it just gets better from there. Don't want to incur data charges? Just go find a local wi-fi spot and you're online in a few seconds! Oh, its an incredible music/media player as well. The built in speakers are the best I have ever heard coming from mobile phone or any other small device. If I turn the volume all the way up I can rock my office when I am alone, otherwise I need to turn it down or plug in the headphones. Did I mention the GPS? Very nice feature for a phone, but it was a little slow giving directions during a trip to Seattle recently, still worked ok and helped me find my way around town. I signed up for the free trial and it was useful, but my Garmin does a better job, but the Garmin was more expensive than this phone and that is its primary function. Still a cool feature, but that's not what I bought it for. First and foremost I use this as a mobile phone! You know, talking to people the old fashioned way, by voice. And this phone does that function flawlessly as well as letting me access the internet either via hot spots or through AT&T's 3.5G network (must mean that they're half way to 4G), which blankets Southern California and worked well in Seattle too. The other features you'd expect are present as well, a decent 3.2 mg camera and video that are fun to use, 8gb of micro SD storage and easy USB connection to your computer for uploading your favorite tunes, which you can use for your ringtones. So if you want a great phone that does just about everything an iPhone does and a few things more, for less and without a 2 year contract and a required data plan, check out this Nokia, you won't be disappointed. In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I signed up for an unlimited data plan for $15/month that does not carry any commitment, I can drop it at any time, but I enjoy being able to look things up or access my email while away from my office that I have continued to use it. Also, don't be concerned that this is an unlocked phone, its too easy to set up if you have an existing phone you are replacing. Just slide out the sim chip in the old phone and slide it into the Nokia. Pop the battery in and you are good to go! Now go have fun!