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Nokia has been under the microscope recently, with their 5800 XpressMusic handset coming in for criticism.  According to Mobile-Review, the company’s PR Director for Europe & Asia has confirmed that, prior to January 27th, the touchscreen handset was being manufactured with a faulty earpiece.  When customers complained, and their handsets were sent away to be repaired, the earpiece was replaced with another from a faulty batch.

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Nokia have officially announced the launch of the 5800 XpressMusic in the US, a day later than predicted, where the touchscreen media-friendly handset will retail for approximately $399 before taxes and subsidies.  The 5800 uses a 3.2-inch wide-aspect resistive touchscreen, and features the latest touch-friendly version of the S60 OS.  There’s also a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and integrated stereo speakers.

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It’s obviously not just Londoners who fancy some Nokia ‘Tube’ action: according to company CEO, Olli Pekka Kallasvuo, over half a million Nokia 5800 handsets have been shipped in the last 30 days.  Not bad at all, when you consider that the touchscreen XpressMusic handset was only available in “limited markets”, and enough to make Kallasvuo believe that “the Nokia 5800 has the potential to become our highest revenue and gross margin generating device in a fairly short order.”

Update: Nokia have just issued a release saying that one million 5800 handsets have now shipped.  Remember, that doesn’t mean devices sold, just in circulation among consumers, stores and suppliers.

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