Nokia rerorted in conference call that in the last 30 days of the quarter it had sold 500,000 units of its 5800 XpressMusic smartphone, formerly known as the Tube. The phone was only available in limited markets.
"The response to this device and our new touch use interface has been beyond our expectations," said Nokia's CEO Olli Pekka Kallasvuo, "Nokia will continue an aggressive roll out and marketing plan throughout the first quarter....the Nokia 5800 has the potential to become our highest revenue and gross margin generating device in a fairly short order".
One day after that announcement, Nokia announced they had now shipped 1 million Nokia 5800's. in 53 days.
"Nokia announced today that it has shipped the millionth Nokia 5800 XpressMusic device, a milestone that coincides with the successful sales start of the device in the UK. The latest in Nokia's XpressMusic range, the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is the company's first mass market touchscreen device."
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a complete music
experience and features a number of music and entertainment essentials,
including a graphic equalizer, 8GB memory for up to 6000 tracks,
support for all main digital music formats, and a 3.5mm jack. Built-in
surround sound stereo speakers offer the industry's most powerful
sound.
display brings photos, video clips and web content to life in vibrant
color and true clarity. With a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and 30
frames-per-second playback and recording, the device is ideal for VGA
quality video recording and playback. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic also
features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss lens and, with a single
touch, images or videos can be shared via a favorite online community,
such as Share on Ovi, Flickr, or Facebook.