Mobile Phone Reviews

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic News Release Small in size, big on music With a sleek aluminium finish, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone blends an array of features with an iconic design. At only 9.9mm thick and weighing less than 71 grams

The Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is candybar targeted to the music fans. 0.4″ thin it fits easily into the pocket but will also try to replace your music player, featuring microSD slot for memory, music keys next to the QVGA 16mln color display and Stereo Bluetooth. Its battery should last for 18 hours of music playbackLatest Trend Nokia 5310 phone is smooth as a newly waxed sports car, so you will want to show it off to all of your friends and family members. Yet with a thickness of 9.9 mm, the phone is still perfect for listening to your favorite tunes while jogging around the block or commuting to work or school via a bus, taxi, or subway train. The mobile phone feels solid as a rock when you hold it. While sleek, the aluminium sides and color arrangement causes the phone to appear elegant, yet modest. Nokia’s placing of the 3.5 mm headphone jack at the mobile phone’s top, was an outstanding design choice. This conveniently prevents the cables from becoming knotted up. Also, the music control keys rise up perfectly off the phone’s surface, making them easy to locate when the phone is concealed in a purse or pants pocket.

The display of the Nokia 5310 mobile phone is equally as attractive and practical as its body. It features a 240 X 302 pixels display, with 16 million colors. That’s right, 16 million! On the display you can enjoy several text messaging features, such as picture messaging, SMS distribution lists, and concatenated SMS.

With a sleek aluminium finish, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone blends an array of features with an iconic design. At only 9.9mm thick and weighing less than 71 grams, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic fits comfortably in a pocket or purse. Equally important, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic offers up to 18 hours of music playback, memory for up to 3,000 songs** on an optional 4GB microSD card and dedicated music keys. With a 2-megapixel camera and a bright 2-inch QVGA screen with up to 16 million colors, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2007 with an estimated retail price of 225 EUR before taxes and subsidies.

New Nokia 5310 does not merely look and sound good. It compensates for its tiny 103 mm x 44 mm size, with several fantastic features. The tri-band EGSM 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz networks let you be truly global in a globalized world. Meanwhile, Bluetooth 2.0 and USB 2.0 connectivity will give you some options when downloading your beloved songs and ringtones. The pictures that the phone’s 2 mega pixel camera with 4x digital zoom produces are inferior to those of digital cameras. Nonetheless, remember that it is

impractical to haul a digital camera with you everywhere. On the other hand, the Nokia

5310 mobile phone epitomizes convenience, allowing you to catch any shot, and at any time!

Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Reviews
CNET UK reviews the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and writes, “There are currently a huge number of music phones on the market and to be honest the 5310 doesn’t really stand out from the crowd. The handset may be slim, but the case feels quite plasticky and the range of features on offer is nothing we haven’t seen before. It’s a decent phone, given its relatively low price of £120 on pay as you go from the Carphone Warehouse (or free on contract), but certainly not an exceptional one.”

The good: Slim, chic design; good sound reproduction; onboard 3.5mm audio jack; dedicated music controls; A2DP Bluetooth stereo; microSD card slot; crisp image quality.

The bad: Slow camera performance; average battery life; no 3G/HSDPA.

The bottom line: Despite its less-than-impressive camera performance, the 5310 XpressMusic is still one of the best-equipped music-phones in the market today.