The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition has been announced for the United States and the device will have a much cheaper price when it launches stateside. While Nokia has yet to comment on why the US version of the device is cheaper, we can only assume that the pre-installed maps in the 2GB card are either not as detailed or expensive to acquire.
The phone was originally announced last August and has been out in the UK for a bit of time now. Being one of the few devices that featured drive and walk navigation instructions and a lifetime guidance promo from Nokia, it quickly made for a good alternative to buying a fully dedicated GPS device.
Anyway, the 5800 Navigation Edition is based on the 5800 XpressMusic (no relation to the XPERIA); this little phone proves to be quite the navigational wonder thanks to its voice prompt feature and Bluetooth support combination.
While the Navigation Edition does sit snugly in its dash board cradle, the 2.2 inch screen still tends to be bit hard to discern during driving –at least the touch interface and voice-prompts balance out the features to make this phone a good GPS device.
Anyway, back to the device itself, the 5800 Navigation Edition is a fully functional 2G phone with support for GSM/EDGE connectivity. It uses WCDMA technology as well. For data networks, the phone can connect to wireless LAN, HSDPA, HSCSD, EDGE, GPRS, and CSD. This also allows the device to be updated with new maps and routes.
Aside from the GPS capabilities of the phone, the 5800 also sports Bluetooth 2.0, MTP and can be connected to a computer via USB. For browsing the internet, the phone uses the OSS web browser and it supports HTTP, Java and WAP. It also has a built in 3.2 mega pixel snapper with LED flash and auto focus.
