Nokia ships half a million 5800 XpressMusic handsets in 30 days

by Darren Murph posted Jan 23rd 2009 at 8:09AM

If this were coming from any other mouth, we'd definitely second guess it. As it stands, though, it's hard to dispute the words of Nokia's CEO when it comes to matters involving Nokia. Mr. Olli Pekka Kallasvuo stated rather proudly during the firm's Q4 results call that it had shipped just over 500,000 5800 XpressMusic mobiles (better known as the Tube) in just 30 days. That figure becomes even more impressive when you realize that shipments only occurred in select markets, though it should be noted that "units shipped" and "units sold to end users" could indeed be very different things. Still, half a million in just a month ain't too shabby in today's economy, so here's the kudos you're clearly due, Nokia.

Filed under: Handsets, Nokia, Symbian, GSM, EDGE, HSDPA

Tags: 5800, business, growth, nokia, sales, xpressmusic, xpressmusic 5800, Xpressmusic5800

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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smover @ Jan 23rd 2009 8:56AM

This phone is the first real iPhone Killer on the market : easy to use touch interface and way more complete than Apple's phone.

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Steve T @ Jan 23rd 2009 4:02PM

More complete in which ways? -Just asking

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smover @ Jan 23rd 2009 8:57AM

...and half the price ^^

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zephxiii @ Jan 23rd 2009 10:38AM

NAM version PLZKTHNX

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mobilesclub.net @ Jan 23rd 2009 9:55AM

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Fernando @ Jan 23rd 2009 1:54PM

Check the update now, they shipped a million in 53 days and sold half a million already.

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ILoveApple @ Jan 23rd 2009 2:53PM

Fernando, where are you getting your numbers from?

I can't find any official Nokia sources saying that they've SOLD 500,000 5800s.

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Fernando @ Jan 23rd 2009 3:01PM

it was mentioned by OPK, in a conference call, and AAS was there, check the read link on the article

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ILoveApple @ Jan 23rd 2009 3:11PM

Yes, I clicked the link and guess what I found:

"Nokia 5800 XpressMusic shipped slightly more than 0.5 million units in the last 30 days of Q4"

Shipped, not sold. The only person who said sold was the Nokia fanboy who wrote that article.

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smover @ Jan 25th 2009 6:43AM

"Steve T @ Jan 23rd 2009 4:02PM
More complete in which ways? -Just asking"

Sure ! Well, lot of things i would say :
- better screen : wide 640 x 360 pixels screen ! I saw it yesterday (a friend just bough it) and i want it more badly now lol
- flash support
- java support
- *real* 2.0 Blueetooth (supports files transfert, stereo
- a way more usefull camera (3.2MP only but a good optic) with dual led flash (not as good as a real one but at least it's here), 30f/s vga video recording
- MicroSD reader (the phone is sold with a 8 or 16gb card), which means you can easely share and grab your files, music, videos, and put them in a computer without having to install a specific software
- USB MTP support, which means you can use it as a usb key (again, no need of dedicated software which is usefull if you're on someone's computer and not yours)
- a 'physical' lock switch,
- physical buttons to call and end calls
- MMS support
- copy/paste features (which is usefull when you browse the internet for example)
- removable battery
- visio (even if nobody uses it ^^)
- FM radio
- video cable to see stuff on your tv
etc.

It kicks asses ! And regarding the price, it kick asses even more :p