Nokia 5800 vs 5530 XpressMusic (Actually Maa Annayya Naakosam 5530 Konnadani Anumaanamgaa Vundhi - So this article)

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first touchscreen phone powered by Symbian Series 60 5th Edition was introduced in October 2008 and hit the markets during November 2008. Since it’s release, Nokia has had great success with the phone selling millions of units worldwide.

Initially the 5800 was available in Blue and Red variants which were, in time followed by a Black/Silver variant. A 5800 Navigation Edition was announced recently to celebrate the success of the 5800.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic was announced as a variant to the 5800 XpressMusic in June 2009 and is set to release worldwide in August 2009. The Indian release is scheduled for 25th August 2009.
At first glance, both the handsets appear to be the same feature wise. However, these handsets are quite different despite them sharing a lot of similarities.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of each compared to the other? Well thats what will be explained below.

Since the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was the first handset, let’s have look at it’s features first.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Features:
111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 109 grams
3.2 inch Resistive Touchscreen, 360*640 Resolution
81MB Memory, 128MB RAM, micro-SD Card Slot (8GB Card Included)
GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB
3.15 Megapixel Camera, Autofocus, LED Flash, Carl Zeiss Optics
VGA Video Recording at 30Fps, Secondary Video Call Camera
S60 5th Edition, 434mhZ Processor
GPS with A-GPS support
1320 mAH Battery, 3.5mm Audio Jack

Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Features:
104 x 49 x 13 mm, 107 grams
2.9 inch Resistive Touchscreen, 360*640 Resolution
70MB Memory, 128MB RAM, micro-SD Card Slot (4GB Card Included)
GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB
3.15 Megapixel Camera, Autofocus, LED Flash
VGA Video Recording at 30Fps
S60 5th Edition, 434mhZ Processor
1000 mAH Battery, 3.5 mm Audio Jack

By looking at the specifications, we can realise that the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is more feature packed than the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic.

Things that the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has but the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic lacks:
GPS
3G and HSDPA
Carl Zeiss Optics
Video Call Camera
The 5800 XpressMusic also has a bigger screen and a bigger capacity battery.
The 5530 XpressMusic also has some advantages such as being smaller in size and having a more attractive design.

But the main point of introducing a handset with lesser features is to create a cheaper version of the 5800 for the people who can’t afford to purchase the 5800 or even for the people who do not use all the 5800 features. Thus the touchscreen mania helps to reach a wider audience.