greetings, future owner here just want to ask some things before i make my purchase:

1. i need to use the GPS function frequently around KL and Klang Valley areas. is the phone's GPS function good? accurate?

2. how is the phone's performance compared to other phones in the same price range? e.g. N82, SE C905

3. how is the battery life with frequent GPS usage, phone calls and smses?

4. any recommendations on where to buy? will the shop include Garmin software?

5. read somewhere that new batch of 5800 has earpiece fix, and new screen for better finger navigation, is that new batch out?

Thanks

This post has been edited by cyew86: Jun 11 2009, 11:09 PM

thanks for the reply
will it be fine if i use the GPS function in the car while charging it with the car charger?
is e_trade_pj the most recommended seller around? so far i found 2 sellers, one is e_trade_pj, another is jc something, selling 5800 at RM1140 but without car charger i think.

and about the fix, is it for the earpiece problem only, or include the induction display as stated as well?

just start the app 10 or 20 minutes before i need to use it
will it be fine for me to charge it while using it in the car?
i do not have tinting in my car so it should not be a problem. i will PM e_trade_pj when i need to get the phone. thanks for the advice

has the new Nokia 5800 XM model (inductive display) arrived?

thank you for the clarification, can't believe all the things written on wikipedia nowadays, can we?

This post has been edited by cyew86: Jun 12 2009, 11:30 PM

true. i am still considering whether want to change to this phone or not after using my K700i for 4 years

i prefer new phone though, as i do not mind much about the depreciation part. i can use a phone for several years before changing a new one
in seven years i have only changed my phones twice

i believe that this phone is only meant for casual snapshots, unlike other 5MP cameraphones available in the market. if consumers are looking for a good cameraphone in the same price range, they can go for N82 or N79, but they lose the 3.2" touchscreen

hehe, if you have the money, you can change often, like my friend, i think about 10 times already in the past few years. he can change to a new phone again after using a newly bought phone for a week

i like the design but too bad, no GPS, no 3G, does not even have LED flash iianm (but has WLAN)
basically it's a stripped down version of 5800XM. it will be weird if they selling a non-3G phone at RM800+ pricetag

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Added on June 15, 2009, 8:04 pmhow much for each of them? any free gift?

This post has been edited by cyew86: Jun 15 2009, 08:04 PM

any option to take the route without toll?

yes, it has GPS

one question:
anyone here using Zagg invisible shield? where and how much to get one including the installation service?

RM1150 from e_trade_pj and RM1120 from jcleoch

Memory

* MicroSD memory card slot, hot swappable, max. 16 GB
* 81 MB internal memory
* 8GB microSD memory card in-box, expandable up to 16GB

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This post has been edited by cyew86: Jun 22 2009, 07:30 PM

N-gage QD was fine with me, but the old N-gage really holding a currypuff on ear when talking
back to topic, any recommendations on what kind of protection to use for 5800XM? thinking of a normal SP with capdase soft jacket. any better alternative?

had my eye on that, but found out that it is actually a hard cover, not soft. afraid that it might scratch the phone and accumulate dust as what the crystal casing did to my K700i before. furthermore, the bulk seemed to have some issues, the items reached the buyers in bad condition, had cracks and all. perhaps the seller would be more careful in the future but i'd rather be going for a soft cover for now

may I ask why aren't you opting to use a SP? it is better to have extra protection, right?
and why can't we wipe the screen often? I thought touch screen phones are prone to finger prints and oil stain

i was asking for recommendations myself
thought of getting Zagg Invisible Shield, but it is blardy expensive and does not fully protect the phone, and don't know where to get it as well (including installation). the next alternative is to get Capdase soft jacket.

interested to know as well

better to be safe than sorry?