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The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is Nokia's first touchscreen phone and it was an exciting moment indeed when we first heard about it. As a quad-band GSM device with 3G connectivity on AT&T's network in the U.S., as well as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, a 3.2-megapixel camera with an auto-focus lens, and aGPS on board, along with the powerful S60 operating system, we expected great things from the 5800. Alas, the 5th Edition version of the S60 operating system isn't as finger-friendly as it could be and the music player functionality, while good, won't blow you away. At $399, the 5800 does come unlocked without a 2-year contract to tie you down, but it's still pricey relative to other devices that match or exceed the 5800's features and capabilities.

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Rank ProductTypeCarrierMegapixelsWeightVendor Talk Time Price
1Nokia E71 Traditional QWERTY Unlocked  3.20  4.47 oz  4.50 hrs.  $500.00 
2Nokia N96 Slider Unlocked  5.00  4.50 oz  3.80 hrs.  $639.00 
3Nokia E90 Sliding QWERTY Unlocked  3.20  7.40 oz  5.80 hrs.  $979.99 
4Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Candy Bar Unlocked  3.20  3.84 oz  8.80 hrs.  $399.00 
5HTC P4350 / T-Mobile Wing Sliding QWERTY T-Mobile  2.00  6.00 oz  4.00 hrs.  $299.00 
7palm Treo Pro Traditional QWERTY Unlocked  2.00  4.69 oz  5.00 hrs.  $549.00 
8HTC Fuze Sliding QWERTY ATT  3.20  5.82 oz  7.40 hrs.  $299.99 
9HTC Touch Diamond Candy Bar Sprint  3.20  4.00 oz  4.20 hrs.  $249.99 
10HTC Tilt Sliding QWERTY ATT  3.00  6.00 oz  4.00 hrs.  $299.99 
12Nokia E66 Slider Unlocked  3.20  4.26 oz  3.50 hrs.  $319.00 
13Nokia N82 Candy Bar Unlocked  5.00  4.02 oz  4.33 hrs.  $550.00 
14HTC Mogul / XV6800 Sliding QWERTY Sprint  2.00  5.80 oz  4.10 hrs.  $549.99 
15Nokia N78 Candy Bar Unlocked  3.20  3.90 oz  3.00 hrs.  $349.99 
16Samsung Memoir Candy Bar T-Mobile  8.00  4.40 oz  5.50 hrs.  $249.99 
17Samsung Blackjack II Traditional QWERTY ATT  2.00  3.52 oz  7.00 hrs.  $99.99 
19Apple iPhone 3G Candy Bar ATT  2.00  4.70 oz  5.00 hrs.  $199.99 
20Nokia N95 Slider Unlocked  5.00  4.20 oz  6.00 hrs.  $369.00 
21Nokia N95 with US 3G Slider Unlocked  5.00  4.20 oz  6.00 hrs.  $699.00 
22LG Dare Candy Bar Verizon  3.20  3.76 oz  4.67 hrs.  $199.99 
23Nokia N81 8GB Slider Unlocked  2.00  4.94 oz  6.00 hrs.  $629.00 
24Nokia N73 Candy Bar Unlocked  3.20  3.95 oz  4.00 hrs.  $275.99 
25Samsung Ace Traditional QWERTY Sprint  1.30  3.84 oz  4.30 hrs.  $199.99 
26Apple iPhone Candy Bar ATT  2.00  4.80 oz  8.00 hrs.  $599.99 
27HTC Shadow Sliding QWERTY T-Mobile  2.00  5.29 oz  5.00 hrs.  $149.99 
28Helio Ocean Sliding QWERTY Unspecified  2.00  5.61 oz  5.10 hrs.  $295.00 
29palm Centro Traditional QWERTY Sprint  1.30  4.20 oz  3.50 hrs.  $99.99 
30HTC Touch Candy Bar Sprint  2.00  4.00 oz  3.50 hrs.  $249.99 
31palm Treo 755p Traditional QWERTY Verizon  1.30  5.64 oz  4.20 hrs.  $349.99 
32Sony Ericsson W350 Flip ATT  1.30  2.80 oz  7.00 hrs.   
33LG Chocolate 3 Flip Verizon  2.00  3.36 oz  Unspecified  $129.99 
34Nokia 5310 Candy Bar T-Mobile  2.00  3.00 oz  3.00 hrs.  $49.99 
35palm Treo 750 Traditional QWERTY ATT  1.30  6.20 oz  4.50 hrs.  $7.99 
36Blackberry 8800 / 8830 / 8820 Traditional QWERTY T-Mobile  Unspecified  4.73 oz  5.00 hrs.  $249.95 
37Motorola ZINE Candy Bar T-Mobile  5.00  3.90 oz  5.00 hrs.  $99.99 
38Samsung Instinct Candy Bar Sprint  2.00  4.40 oz  5.75 hrs.  $129.99 
39Samsung UpStage (SPH-m620) Candy Bar Sprint  1.30  2.57 oz  6.30 hrs.  $99.99 
40LG enV2 Sliding QWERTY Verizon  2.00  4.23 oz  5.33 hrs.  $129.99 
41Motorola Q9m Traditional QWERTY Verizon  1.30  4.60 oz  4.55 hrs.  $99.99 
42Nokia N75 Flip ATT  2.00  4.36 oz  4.00 hrs.  $280.00 
43Motorola Q Traditional QWERTY Sprint  1.30  4.10 oz  4.00 hrs.  $88.99 
44HTC SMT5800 Sliding QWERTY Verizon  2.00  4.20 oz  3.50 hrs.  $199.99 
45Motorola Razr2 V8 Flip T-Mobile  2.00  3.80 oz  8.00 hrs.  $149.99 
46Samsung SLM Flip ATT  2.00  3.04 oz  3.00 hrs.  $129.99 
47HTC T-Mobile G1 Sliding QWERTY T-Mobile  3.20  5.50 oz  5.00 hrs.  $7.99 
48Sony Ericsson Z750a Flip ATT  2.00  3.90 oz  3.50 hrs.  $49.99 
49LG Shine KE970 Slider Unlocked  2.00  4.40 oz  3.00 hrs.  $399.99 
50Pantech Duo Sliding QWERTY ATT  1.30  3.88 oz  3.00 hrs.  $199.99 
51Sony Ericsson W580i Slider ATT  2.00  3.30 oz  9.00 hrs.  $224.99 
52Motorola Razr2 V9 Flip ATT  2.00  4.16 oz  3.00 hrs.  $329.99 
53LG Voyager Sliding QWERTY Verizon  2.00  4.69 oz  4.00 hrs.  $299.99 
54Danger Sidekick LX Sliding QWERTY T-Mobile  1.30  5.80 oz  6.00 hrs.  $299.99 
55Sanyo Katana DLX 8500 Flip Sprint  1.30  3.50 oz  4.00 hrs.  $99.99 
56LG Chocolate VX8550 Slider Verizon  1.30  3.24 oz  3.50 hrs.  $49.99 
57Nokia 6555 Flip ATT  1.30  3.40 oz  3.50 hrs.   
58LG Prada Candy Bar Unlocked  2.00  3.00 oz  3.00 hrs.  $599.99 
59Motorola Verizon RAZR2 V9m Flip Verizon  2.00  4.16 oz  3.00 hrs.  $249.99 
60Motorola Sprint RAZR2 V9m Flip Sprint  2.00  4.16 oz  3.00 hrs.  $219.99 
61Samsung Glyde Sliding QWERTY Verizon  2.00  4.13 oz  3.50 hrs.  $199.99 
62Samsung M520 Slider Sprint  1.30  2.72 oz  3.50 hrs.  $49.99 
63LG Venus Slider Verizon  2.00  3.79 oz  4.00 hrs.  $199.99 
64Samsung Beat Flip T-Mobile  1.30  2.70 oz  6.00 hrs.   
65Samsung Blast Slider T-Mobile  1.30  4.73 oz  5.00 hrs.  $83.79 
66Motorola KRZR / KRZR K1 / KRZR K1m Flip ATT  2.00  3.60 oz  6.00 hrs.  $99.89 
67Samsung Juke Flip Verizon  0.30  2.82 oz  3.50 hrs.  $99.99 
68Motorola W385 Flip Verizon  0.30  3.80 oz  4.00 hrs.  $182.02 
69Motorola W315 Flip Verizon  Unspecified  4.09 oz  3.45 hrs.  $132.99 
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