Thursday 15 October 2009

Nokia 5730 XpressMusic: Treating the younger crowd

By Rahail AHmed Adil

No news is good news and the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is quite keen to go about humming that tune like it didnt care. Recruiting Symbian for an entertainment job is nothing new really and no, were not surprised that yet another handset wants to be the N95 of its neighborhood. Whether you need a smartphone for the knack or for the fun of it, these all-in-one messenger promises a bit of everything: music, web, gaming and connectivity.

Key features

1. 2.4" 16M-color TFT display of QVGA resolution 2. Four-row side-slide QWERTY keyboard 3. Quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G (with HSDPA) support 4. Symbian OS with S60 3.2 UI 5. 369 MHz ARM11 CPU 6. 3.5mm standard audio jack 7. microSD card slot, 8GB microSD card prebundled 8. 3.2 megapixel auto focus camera with a dedicated shutter key, geotagging and VGA video at 30fps 9. Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g with UPnP technology 10. Built-in GPS receiver and preinstalled Nokia Maps 11. USB and stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) connectivity 12. FM radio with RDS plus Internet radio 13. Dedicated music keys 14. N-Gage support 15. Dedicated gaming keys 16. Ovi Contacts integration 17. Office document viewer 18. Smart dialing 19. Contacts bar on the homescreen 20. N-Series-like gallery 21. Nokia Say and Play (voice control to music player)

Well, even if the dedicated gaming buttons and the digital-style alphanumeric font used on the keys leave little doubt about the target audience demographics, the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic looks too big for its niche. The first QWERTY messenger in Nokias music lineup is a solid smartphone package thats definitely worth the test ride.

Be you young in age or spirit, you are welcome to stick around. Back with unboxing right after the jump.

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