Nokia has introduced the 5800 XpressMusic to the public, the first mobile phone to implement S60 5th edition software platform, possibly the most awaited software platform of this year, right next to Google Android and Windows 7.

The 5800 was presented at the Remix event in London, with Will.I.Am  as a special guest who spoke about the possibilities that can be achieved by mixing music and technology. We were unfortunately not able to stream the live event due to a technical glitch. To explain more about this new platform, there will be a live audiocast from Helsinki, which our readers will be able to stream. Speakers will include the Vice President of Mobile Software Sales and Marketing, the Head of S60 Platform Marketing, and the Communications Manager.

The specifications were already known to us, but to recap, the 5800 XpressMusic will feature Media Bar, which is “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.” Unlike previously rumoured, there will be 8GB built-in memory, and not a 8GB memory card. A 3.5mm audiovisual jack and surround sound stereo speakers will provide audio output. The contact bar will have four large shortcuts of your favourite contacts, and such shortcuts will help a consumer user his/her phone with more productivity in our opnion.

The “Tube” will also include a 3.2″ display with 16:9 aspect ratio, and a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and dual LED flash. A stylus, and plectrum are included as well, although we are still trying to figure out what function it will have on the device. The phone will be priced 279€ w.s.o.t, which is relatively cheap, but the first batch that will include the Comes with Music campaign will only be released early next year.

Photos, press releases, and the video after the break. Do visit our Nokia 5800 Blog, and the relatively new 5800 Forum.

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I just watched “Batman: The Dark Knight” movie at the cinema. I was looking forward to see the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic handled by a character, as rumoured. Morgan Freeman showed it twice, but it was very quick and not exactly easy to notice everything. I could however see the frontal design, and I compared the 5800 to it. It’s the 5800, definitely. The only difference from the “Tube” is the keys, where the 5800 has three keys: end call (red), selection key, answer call (green); Morgan Freeman’s phone only two of the keys: end call (red), answer call (green). The middle was empty, but all keys exactly positioned as on the 5800. Thanks for teasing us Nokia…

So it is the incomplete Tube phone. Another detail was the outline: If you saw the phone in the movie and saw the phone in leaked pictures, you can notice an outline line on the front. This almost confirms that the Tube was shown on the Dark Knight movie. Quite a lot of bloggers confirmed this already, so I’m just adding my inputs. The Nokia representative at the ESeries launch didn’t seem very convinced when I recalled the 5800 being showcased in the movie. Either he doesn’t know about this, or it isn’t the 5800. In my opinion, it’s the 5800 with a missing key, everything else is there.

One of the functionalities of the phone at a point in the movie was to cut the electricity of a building, which is not likely to be included in the production model

I leave you with more leaked pictures after the jump, and some sneaks at the User Interface as well, courtesy of Digi QQ via The Nokia Blog. The picture above was retrieved from Symbian Freak, and some of the other pictures that you will see below are from Talk About NSeries.

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The above image is a leak of the possible advertisement image of the Nokia 5800 XpressMedia, which is now changed to XpressMusic, and was formerly known by the codename Tube.

The specifications are nothing new to us. The phone should be the first with S60 Touch UI, and should integrate a 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash.

Source: Symbian-Freak