New Nokia Device Won't Be Here by Holidays

We also can't wait to test the phone's on-screen keyboard. The 5800 has a few on-screen keyboard input options, including a mini-QWERTY board and a pull-out stylus for navigating. Don't forget: This phone will be sold and used in countries where a Western-style alphabet isn't the standard.

One of the phone's most intriguing optional features is connectivity to Nokia's new Music Store. The 5800 will not only access the service, but it will also be one of the first phones with the optional "Comes with Music" feature. This feature lets customers download all the music they like to the phone for a year. Anything they download that first year is theirs to keep -- whether or not they re-up. That's pretty cool.

So how is this phone different from the iPhone and its offshoots? It doesn't try to handle every smartphone function on the planet. It doesn't try to appeal to every cell-phone user. Instead, it is designed primarily for younger users, to whom phone calls, messaging, photos and music and video playback are paramount functions for a touchscreen smartphone.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will be available worldwide in the next few weeks. It will carry an estimated retail price of 279 EUR (approx. $390 U.S.) before taxes and subsidies. The phone will be available through Nokia in the United States. Prices and possible U.S. carriers such as Sprint (S Quote), T-Mobile and Verizon (VZ Quote) have not been announced.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic featuring "Comes with Music" will be available early next year.

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic will carry an estimated retail price of 279 euros (approx. $390 U.S.) before taxes and subsidies. Prices and possible U.S. carriers have yet to be announced.