Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic finally up for grabs Stateside

There was a bit of a false alarm at the flagship stores yesterday -- Nokia's New York and Chicago stores got inventory, but didn't start selling the 5800 right away, causing much anguish in the hearts of American plectrum lovers and our very own Chris Ziegler. Well, all has been rectified, and now you can pick up Nokia's touchscreen pioneer, the 5800 XpressMusic, for $399, unlocked and unsubsidized. If you aren't so much into retail stores you can head to Nokia's online store, though the phone is still inexplicably listed as "pre-order" there -- we're sure things will be rectified soon enough.

[ncsustash Posted Feb 27th 2009 11:05AM]

Does it come with that little stand thing? I would like to have one for my storm.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 27th 2009 2:23PM]

Yes it does.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 1st 2009 6:06PM]

I wonder how much Nokia had to PAY to gain any shelfspace in the USA retail.

WIthout the iTunes store and the iPod franchise, why would anyone pay so much for so little?

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