7 Ways Nokia Can Improve The 5800 XpressMusic

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has already landed in the UK and according to some websites, more than one million have already been sold worldwide in a very limited number of regions.

The XpressMusic itself is a great phone and will certainly be a best seller in 2009. But it is far from being perfect. Here are five ways Nokia can improve on the 5800 XpressMusic and deliver an even better smartphone.

(1) Improve the Screen

The Nokia 5800 has a 3.2-inch display which is smaller than the iPhone and capable of displaying 640x360 pixels. The next iteration should up the game, launch a 4-inch touchscren capable of displaying 800x480 pixels. By adopting a very thing bezel, Nokia can expect to pack the extra 0.8-inch in the same area. The next version should also include Nokia's own Haptikos Tactile touchscreen technology, an improved tactile feedback system. Oh and while you're there, throw Multi touch for good measure.

(2) More memory

The 5800 comes with a 8GB microSD card and costs around a tenner. A 16GB card costs around four times that price. There are no 32GB microSD cards on sale on the market. Meanwhile, it looks almost certain that Apple will launch a 32GB iPhone this year. Nokia can possibly try to add a second independent micro SD card reader to the phone. 5800 users will be able to boost their phone's memory cheaply and easily.

(3) Better camera

The 5800 comes with a 3.2-megapixel camera, while most of its competitors will come up with at least a 5-megapixel camera. The camera doesn't support geo-tagging as well for now.