Nokia 5730 XpressMusic review
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- Full QWERTY keyboard
- Poor music technology
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Review – Music & Fashion
Here we have the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic that had been stylishly designed with many fantastic built-in technologies and features. There is a full QWERTY keyboard which can be accessed by sliding the keyboard out of the side of the handset. This fashionable and attractive mobile phone comes in a choice of coloured casings which include black & red, black & pink, black & monochrome and blue & grey depending on the users own style and taste. The 5730 XpressMusic music mobile phone comes with a good sized 2.4 inch QVGA screen displaying up to 16 million colours with resolutions of 240 x 320 pixels. This will provide the user with vivid and colourful display images for the user to enjoy viewing. In terms of weight and size of the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic mobile phone, it weighs a respectable 135g and measures 112mm x 51mm x 15.4mm, giving a nice solid and robust feel to the handset that isn't too heavy or too big to hold with comfort. When it comes to the available call time on the 5730 XpressMusic phone the user can expect to gain over 5 hours of GSM call time with up to 300 hours of GSM stand-by time. This also equates to over 4 hours of 3G talk time and 270 of 3G stand-by time, or 25 hours of music playback time. The user can also enjoy 2.7 hours of video recording time or 2.3 hours of video calling time or even 6.5 hours of 3G web browsing time, depending on how the user chooses to use their Nokia 5730 mobile phone.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic – Music Entertainment
With the Nokia 5730 being an XpressMusic range mobile phone this means it has been packed with fantastic music technologies and features for the user to enjoy at their leisure. Firstly there is a dedicated music key enabling the user to play, pause, rewind or even skip the music with ease all with a touch. Supported music file formats include MP3, AAC, AAC+ and eAAC+ with the inclusion of a built-in FM stereo radio and internet radio and FM. It also has volume keys which allows the user to control how low or loud they choose to listen to their tunes with ease. Another added benefit to the user is the built-in Nokia Music Manager allowing the user to keep all their tunes and albums in the order they choose. As well as looking stylish and fashionable the user can make their Nokia 5730 XpressMusic mobile phone sound funky with a choice of MP3, MIDI, 3D Stereo, Polyphonic and Video ring-tones that rae all come available on the 5730 handset. There 100 mega-bytes of built-in user memory and 128 mega-bytes of RAM memory plus with a MicroSD card support for up to a massive 16 gigabytes providing a huge amount of storage space for all the users music, photo's, videos and downloads.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic – Camera & Imaging
Why not make use and take some photo's with the built-in 3.2 mega-pixel camera feature that comes with a fantastic selection of features and settings. These include an 8x digital zoom, auto-focus, LED flash, a full screen view-finder and a dedicated camera ensuring taking snap shots is simple and easy to do. There are a host of Flash, Capture and Whit Balance modes enabling the user to take some cracking snaps to the best possible high quality standard. The Photo Editor feature allows the user to play around with their photo's and have fun and to alter any changes they would like to make.
Recording video footage on the Nokia 5730 mobile phone is a must and this feature also come with video scene modes, video streaming capabilities and the user can play-back their video in landscape if they so wish. Video play-back formats include MPEG4 and H.263. There is a second VGA camera allowing the user to participate in video calls with other compatible users with the same facility.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic – Internet & Connectivity
Accessing the internet is a simple process via the built-in WAP 2.0, Nokia web browser with Mini Maps and RSS Feeds technologies. Keeping in contact with friends, doing the shopping or finding the nearest restaurant are all made easy with web these days especially by using our mobile phones, making life even more easier. Other technologies the user can benefit from are 3G HSDPA, EDGE and WLAN Wi-FI for a more speedy and high quality of service. Connecting to other compatible devices a simple process as the Nokia 5730 comes available with a Micro USB, 3.5mm AV Connector and Bluetooth technologies. The 5730 XpressMusic mobile phone operates on a Quad-band network which covers GSM – 850/900/1800/1900 & HSDPA – 900/1900/2100 allowing the user to make full use of their mobile phone whilst abroad.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic – Messaging Services
Keeping in contact with friends and family is a priority but when life gets too busy and hectic we can all spare the time send a quick message. The 5730 comes with SMS, MMS (multi-media messaging), EMS (enhanced messaging), Instant Messaging (windows MSN live), Audio Messaging and Emailing. The Email services provides the user with Push Email and Emails with IMAP4, POP3 and SMTP files plus an added feature called Text to Speech message reader. No more excuses for not staying in touch with close ones.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic – Gaming & Applications
If you didn't think you could be anymore entertained then think again, the Nokia 5730 mobile phone comes downloadable enabling the user to choose their own games plus with the N-Gage application to take the gaming experience to a whole new level. There is also dedicated gaming keys to make gaming much more fun and a whole lot easier.
Now applications tools as we all know are there to help us stay organised, on time or to help with a sour of the moment quandary. The Nokia 5730 has a fantastic selection of applications to make life easier for the user. They include VoIP Call, Speed Dialling, Voice Dialling, Conference Calling, GPS Navigation with Nokia Maps 2.0 to name a few, plus all the other tools we expect to feature on our mobile phones. Lets not forget to mention the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic mobile phone operates on a Symbian OS 9.3 with S60 Software.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Review – Summary
To sum up the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic mobile phone we feel, it looks stylish and will certainly sounds stylish with all the built-in music technologies. The full slide out QWERTY keyboard is most definitely user friendly allowing the user to access features and menus with ease and with all the high spec technologies packed in will keep any user occupied and certainly busy. The Nokia 5730 comes from the same range as the 5630 XpressMusic mobile phone and the 5800 XpressMusic but does similarities in looks to the Nokia E75 mobile phone. We at mobilefonereviews.co.uk are a little disappointed that there aren't more music abilities and technologies featured on th3 Nokia 5730 mobile phone compared to other handsets like the Samsung Beat DJ and the Samsung Beat s which are music featured phones.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic specification
- 3.2 Mega-pixel camera with 8x Digital Zoom, Auto focus, LED Flash with Flash mode, Full screen viewfinder & Dedicated camera key
- Capture Modes with Video, Sequence & Still
- White Balance with Sunny, Cloudy, Auto, Fluorescent & Incandescent
- Picture Editor
- Video Recorder
- Video scene Modes with Night & Auto
- Video Player with MPEG4 & H263 formats & Video streaming
- Landscape Video Playback
- Additional VGA Camera for Video Calls
- 2.4 inch QVGA display with 16 million colours & 320 x 240 pixels
- Music player supports WMA, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & MP3 Formats
- Dedicated Music Keys & Volume keys
- Nokia Music manager
- Built-in FM Radio & Internet FM Radio
- MP3, Polyphonic, MIDI, Video & 3D Stereo Ringtones
- SMS, MMS, EMS, Audio & Windows MSN Live Instant messaging
- Email with POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, Email with attachments & Push Email
- Text to speech messaging
- Downloadable Games & N Gage Application with Dedicated Gaming Keys
- Personal organiser with Phonebook, Calendar, Clock, Alarm clock, To do list, Notes & Calculator
- Built-in hands free speakerphone
- Conference Call & VoIP Call
- Vibration alert
- Voice activated name dialing & Speed dialing
- AGPS Navigation & Nokia Maps 2.0
- Sliding QWERTY Keypad
- Symbian operating System 9.3 with S60 Software
- 100 Megabytes of memory, 128 Mbytes of RAM with MicroSD™ Memory card slot for up to 16 Gigabytes
- EDGE Technology
- Bluetooth®, 3G HSDPA, WLAN WiFi & Micro USB Connectivity with 3.5mm AV Connector
- Quad band 1900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 900 GSM, 850 GSM & HSDPA 2100, 1900 & 900 Networks
- Nokia web browser with Mini Maps & WAP 2.0 Web browsers with RSS Feeds
- 3G Talk Time 4.2 hrs
- GSM Talk Time 5.2 hrs
- 3G Standby Time 270 hrs
- GSM Standby Time 300 hrs
- Video Recording Time 2.7 hrs
- Video Call Time 2.3 hrs
- Music Playback Time 25 hrs
- 3G Web Browsing Time 6.5 hrs
- Size 15.4 x 51 x 112mm
- Weight 135 grams
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