Nokia turned up the volume on its music offering in the Middle East and North Africa with the new Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, a mobile device for music that brings innovative new features to the mass market.

When it comes to music phones, people all over the world want a device that is a great music experience – with more memory, loud and powerful speakers, easy synchronisation – and must still work well as a mobile phone with direct access to important contacts and content.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic delivers on all counts and allows consumers to access and share content, said a statement.

“With the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, we set out to connect people through the one thing we all feel a universal connection to – music,” said Christophe Corsi, head of Live Category, Nokia Middle East and North Africa.

The Nokia 5800 introduces the ‘Media Bar’, a handy drop down menu that provides direct access to music and entertainment, including favourite tracks, videos and photos. The Media Bar also offers a direct link to the Web and to online sharing.

As it also supports Flash content, individuals can surf the entire web, not just pieces of it.  In addition, the mobile offers all the music essentials, including a graphic equaliser, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks and support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry’s most powerful sound.

“As Nokia’s first mass-market device with a touch screen, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic turns a ‘user interface’ into a ‘human interface’ by truly putting people first.  For example, we’ve introduced the Nokia Contacts Bar, which is like a digital RSS feed on your life,” said Corsi.

“By adding the benefits of touch screen technology to S60, the world’s leading smartphone interface, Nokia is taking the familiar and giving it a human touch. We have used touch technology where it really adds value such as the Contacts Bar, Media Bar and clever shortcuts from the homescreen to menu items such as calendar, profiles and clock.”

For the best screen resolution available on a mobile phone, the 3.2” widescreen display brings photos, video clips and web content to life in vibrant color and true clarity.

The mobile also comes with a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community, such as Share on Ovi, Ikbis, or Facebook.  Music playlist song titles can also be shared through Bluetooth, MMS or online sharing.

It supports 60 languages worldwide, which covers nearly 90 per cent of the world's population.-TradeArabia News Service