Nokia 5320 XpressMusic Review

The Nokia 5320 XpressMusic is another model on the Nokia XPressMusic series, which is dedicated to the music lovers, and that can be seen not only by the name, but by the presence of dedicated multimedia keys on the case.

It presents a standard candybar design, with glossy surfaces and refined details. It measures 108 x 46 x 15mm, making it a very compact phone. The 2″ QVGA display has a resolution of 240×320 pixels and views more than 16 million colors.

Even though this model is geared to a multimedia use, the other features are also rather good. It’s a Quadband GSM, which means it works on the four GSM frequencies: 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 Mhz. The internet navigation is done through the WAP browser and the GPRS technology.

The data synchronization with other devices is done through USB cable or bluetooth. Other features related to the telephony are the built-in handsfree, voice recording, voice command, converter, calculator, world clock, alarm clock, agenda, chronometer and a phonebook with capacity for 2000 contacts.

Other features are the built-in handsfree, voice-activated calls, phonebook, agenda, calculator, alarm clock and many others. It also supports MMS, SMS and e-mail messages, with the text-to-speech feature that allows the phone to “read” messages.

Being an XpressMusic model, it also features many multimedia functions. Starting from the 2 Megapixel photocamera with integrated LED flash, 4x digital zoom, image editor and brightness/contrast settings. With this photocamera it’s also possible to record videos, while a second photocamera placed on the front part is reserved to videocalls.

The music features also include the FM radio with the RDS function for an easier station search and the Visual Radio that allows the user to interact with radio stations. The multimedia player is accessible through the dedicated keys on the case, and one of these is the My Own key usable with the Play and Say feature, that allows the user to play a song by simply saying its name. It’s also usable for N-Gage games.

The 5320 XpressMusic also features other applications such as Flash Lite 3.0, Windows Live (through download), Flickr, Yahoo Go! and Yahoo! Messenger. The internal memory has 140MB and it’s expandable through microSD cards, and a 512MB one is included on the package.

The package also includes, besides the 512MB microSD card, a battery recharger, the Music brochure, the CD with the Nokia software and the Nokia headphones.

The battery, according to the official data, should guarantee 3.5 hours in conversation modes, 250 hours in standby and up to 24 hours of continuous music playing.

Pros:

- Good quality screen

- FM radio

- microSD card included on the package

- UMTS support

Cons:

- Photocamera could be better

- Size

Conclusion:

The Nokia 5320 XPressMusic is definitely a high-quality cellphone that offers a great network coverage, advanced functions such as voice recognition and voicecalls, FM radio with RDS and Virtual Radio. The photocamera could have a better resolution. The fact that the microSD card is included on the package is also a plus.