Nokia yesterday announced the new version of their 5800 expressmusic. The phone titled Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition comes with lifetime voice and walk navigation license. The phone also found a transformation from its express music design to a silver tone look. The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition will start shipping before the end of the current quarter, so within weeks if Nokia sticks to the plan. Estimated price is 285 euro before taxes and subsidies.
The latest Ovi Maps comes preloaded with lifetime voice guided Drive and Walk licenses for the region you buy the phone in, and the box carries a Nokia car charger (DC-4), the CR-103 car holder pack, a swivel adaptor (AD-69) and the HH-17 easy mount. So you unbox it, set it up in the car and you are done. All About Symbian reckons the accessories alone are worth around 45 pounds and the licenses another 80 over two years, against roughly a 50 pound premium over the normal 5800. So the license is pretty much free. Thats decent math for once!!
Three variants are coming, two with WLAN and dual band 3G with HSDPA and one without either, so check before you pay. Our only worry is that 3.2 inch screen, it was never great in direct sunlight on the first 5th edition 5800 and now its meant to sit on your dashboard. Stay tuned.
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