Nokia5530

Nokia5530

Specifications:-

Key Facts:

• Talk time
  Up to 210 minutes (GSM)
• Display colors
  Up to 16M colours
• Internal memory
  Up to 100 MB user memory
• Operating frequency
  GSM850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Internet and media:

• Supported video formats
  .mp4, .3gp

Camera:

• Flash
  Yes

Connectivity:

• GPRS (network dependent)
  Yes
• Bluetooth
  Yes
• HSDPA (network dependent)
  Yes

Messaging and communication:

• MMS (Multimedia messaging service)
  Yes

REVIEWS:-

Touch-screen responsiveness gives tactile feedback and the fastest, most intuitive access to all the phone, web and multimedia features crammed inside - including music, video, gaming, social networking and messaging. - Contacts carousel - one-touch access to 20 favorite contacts, each displaying their most recent emails, calls or social media updates and a thumbnail pic chosen by you.

Media Bar pops-up to give quick access to instant messaginglike Windows Live.The 5800 XpressMusic deserved took its place at the top of the music phone tree, a low cost antidote to the iPhone, appealing to the younger generation with a cool candy bar form factor and a bargain price point. Where it succeeded in cost, it faltered on function with an inconsistent interface, highlighting the 5800 as Nokia’s tentative steps into the touch phone game. With the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, the handset retains the touch screen.Nokia might have been late to the touchscreen game, but it's making up for lost time now by following up the successful 5800 XpressMusic and N97 with the budget 5530 XpressMusic.It's a phone not too dissimilar to the 5800 XpressMusic in shape, albeit slightly smaller with a 2.9-inch screen. It feels lightweight and the screen is noticeably smaller than other touchscreen offerings, but it doesn't feel too tiny for a touchscreen, although it's probably on the edge of what's acceptable.It should be pointed out that this is Nokia's budget offering, coming in at a price of £129.99 from the Carphone Warehouse, and therefore some compromises will have been made to shrink the cost of the phone down while maintaining a lot of the feel of its bigger brother, the 5800 XpressMusic.

However, there is something that exposes the price - the keyguard slider switch on the side rattles whenever you shake the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, instantly making it seem like some kind of toy handset. It's a strange thing to get wrong on an otherwise well designed phone.

The memory card and SIM card are both accessible from the outside of the phone, without needing to remove the back cover and battery. The two cards are hidden underneath a very long hinged cover, which looks more like an extended volume button than a SIM flap.

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic feels nice in the hand, although a little plasticky. However, that's offset by a decent weight, and a fairly well put together chassis. Put it this way - if you got this out at the pub most people wouldn't think you had paid so little for a brand new phone.

There's a stylus included with the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic as well, should you find your fingers aren't good enough for the screen. It can be found locked into the left hand side of the phone. We don't really like styluses (you should be able to easily touch everything on a touchscreen in our opinion) but at least it's in the chassis.