Just after the release of HTC’s T-Mobile Dream G1, the first handset running Google Android operating system, an image which is reportedly the press image of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has been leaked. This also comes after series of leaks from RIM and Verizon Wireless of the first touchscreen BlackBerry, entitled BlackBerry Storm, which has also leaked few more details today, this time, from a slideshow.

The Nokia 5800 is the first phone running on the S60 Touch UI platform, also known as S60 fifth edition. The phone will feature a 3.2″ display with resolution close to VGA (640×360 pixels), a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash, GPS, 3.5mm audiovisual jack, TV-out, Bluetooth 2.0, an included 8GB microSD memory card, 150MB built-in memory, HSDPA, WiFi, and will weigh 109g.

The launch date is being rumoured as the 2nd of October in London.

PhoneReport and many industry analysts are speculative whether the 5800 could pose a threat to the Apple iPhone, which is the 5800’s direct competitor. Nokia has a lead in the market and a good reputation for reliability and availability, although S60 phones haven’t had the best reputation, owing to bugs in early firmware versions. We expect the fifth edition of Nokia’s smartphone software platform to change all that and prove to be an advanced and reliable system.

[via Mobil via Unwired View]