Thread: Nokia 5800 vs Nokia N810
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2009-05-16 , 22:16
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No bloated Windows apps (such as PC Suite, Maps Loader) needed for Updates and syncing, it can update itself like a real Linux computer.
I don't know where people get this idea that Symbian requires Windows apps. The 5800 has OTA firmware updates and all of its PIM and other stuff can be synced directly through the phone's own internet connection. (That's part of the point of Ovi, to allow on-phone syncing.)


CON: - GPS: unknown (I use a Bluetooth GPS)
Why is a built-in GPS a con if you haven't even used it?

The 5800's GPS is excellent, far far better than the N810s. I've never had a reliable lock with the N810, whereas the 5800 locks every time and quickly too.

Also, the 5800 can use a variety of GPS software: Nokia Maps, Google Maps, Garmin etc.


EDIT:
No virtual memory which results programs will be killed with a silly 'memory full' message (although this is rather rare compared to older phones)
You'd have to be running quite a few apps at once to get that message, I haven't run into it so far.

S60 used to have far too little free RAM until about 2007, but from 2008 onwards Nokia got the message and started putting useful amounts of free RAM in their Symbian devices.
Last edited by krisse; 2009-05-16 at 22:24.