In this last chapter of the E71 comparison we will have a device that makes an interesting comparison with the E71, the Nokia 5800  XpressMusic. Both devices are made by the same manufacturer, and both devices run more unless the same S60 OS although the 5800 runs a touch UI instead of the button interface of the E71. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is aimed at people who love music, and the E71 is a phone aimed at people who are heavy texters.

To start we will compare the multimedia abilities of both phones. In the camera department we have the same 3.2 Megapixel count, as Auto-Focus. The difference is that the Nokia 5800 has Carl-Zeiss Optics and dual Flash instead of the Nokia E71 single Flash. So here we can easily see that the Nokia 5800 is a way better shooter.  Then we have a massive difference on the screen size, the E71 has a 2.35” screen but the Nokia 5800 has a giant 3.2 inch screen with a much better resolution.  As the 5800 is an XpressMusic phone the music experience is much better than in the E71, for example the 5800 comes bundled with an 8GB card and has a Standard 3.5mm Audio Jack with TV-Out Option. The E71 comes bundled with a 2GB card in Europe and unfortunately for USA it does not even come with a 64MB card. The 2.5mm Audio Jack on the E71 also makes the music experience frustrating.

But an area in which the Nokia E71 clearly wins is in the Built-Quality. The Nokia 5800 is made entirely out of plastic and the construction of the phone is not solid. On the other hand the E71 is made mostly out of metal and the adjustment of the phone is rock solid.

In conclusion both phones are good in their individual areas, the E71′s QWERTY keyboard can’t be replaced by the Nokia 5800 virtual keyboard if you are a heavy texter. But the Music experience of the Nokia 5800 can’t be compared to the frustrating experience the E71 offers.