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Specification
| Model |
Nokia5300 |
| Dimensions |
92 x 48 x 20 (HxWxD) |
| Weight |
106 g |
| Talk time |
190 min |
| Standby time |
223 hr |
| Display |
Colour (256k colours) |
| Display resolution |
240 x 320 (WxH) |
| Form |
Slide |
| Band |
Tri |
| Ringtones |
MP3 |
| Camera |
1.3 MP |
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| Wi-Fi |
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Bluetooth |
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| Infra-red |
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Cable |
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| WAP |
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xHtml |
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| MMS |
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GPRS |
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| Java |
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Play MP3 |
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| FM radio |
|
Change facia |
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| Dual display |
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Play video |
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| Vibrate |
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Voice dial |
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Review
On first look, you may not notice that the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic Phone is a mobile phone. With its chunky two tone case, clear music controls, and big screen, you could easily mistake it for a digital media player. You would not be wrong. The 5300 is almost equally media player and mobile phone, and the music features are are among the best that we've seen on a phone.
In closed state, this slider phone looks boxy and slightly bulky, but its lovely 2-inch display is central. The music controls are located in the black rim around the display to the left are the scroll keys, as well as keys for pause and play. The volume controls are on the right side of the handset. The keys are simple to locate by touch due to their rubbery texture and easy to actuate.
Basic keys below the screen make traversing the mobile's features a simple affair. Sliding the phone open shows a slightly disappointing cheap plastic feeling keypad. The keys are still easy to use.
The music features are this phones forte. The audio player is easily accessible through the main menu or via the external audio controls and easy to use. You can speedily scroll through your music collection, which is sorted by artists, albums, composers, genres or play lists. The phone comes with Nokias Music Manager software for arranging your music collection on your PC and a USB cable for transferring music files to the mobile, which includes a 1GB microSD card for storage. The desktop software is quite easy to use. It scans your hard drive for audio files and lets you transfer any of them to the phone with just one click. The Music Manager program to remove tracks from the mobile phone and to create your own playlists, which is not possible on the phone itself.
The output quality of the audio isn't as good as that of an iPod, but either playing sounds through the external speaker or the included 2.5mm headphones, it's an improvement on most music MP3 phones. Music sometimes sounded tinny when played through the external speaker, but on the whole the audio was very good.
For a Mobile, the 5300 works well. Its rubber feel outside makes it comfy to hold and it slides open pleasantly with one hand. The unit is light enough to hold for extended conversations. Call quality was reasonable, but the life of the battery for talk time was only average lasting 5 hours in testing.
The 5300 also comes with the 'required' camera, a 1.3-megapixel, that gives fair to very good shots. Still life photos were good, but as with many other mobiles with cameras, this one has a noticable shutter delay, so catching sprinting celebrities is a challenge. You can also use the video record feature, but the results look pixelated and slightly grainy which is typical for camera phones.
Overall, then, the Nokia 5300, having excellent music features, is very good considering the available deals for this phone.
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