Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone with Touchscreen–U.S. Version with Warranty
- This unlocked cell phone is compatible with GSM carriers like AT&T and T-Mobile. Not all carrier features may be supported. It will not work with CDMA carriers like Verizon Wireless, Alltel and Sprint.
- Unlocked quad-band GSM cell phone compatible with 850/900/1800/1900 frequencies and GPRS/EDGE data capabilities
- 2.9-inch touchscreen; digital audio/video player; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD expansion to 16 GB; access to personal email, instant messaging and social networks
- Up to 4.9 hours of talk time, up to 350 hours (14.5 days) of standby time
- What’s in the Box: handset, battery, charger, 4 GB microSD memory card, wired stereo headset, connectivity cable, MiniDVD with software, printed user guide
Product Description
Nokia today introduced the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, a compact XpressMusic device that uses a touch interface for accessing people and content on the brilliantly clear homescreen. The ’scrolling’ Contacts Bar provides direct access to 20 people and their latest conversations and media updates. The homescreen also features one touch shortcuts to content and popular social networks, like Facebook and MySpace. The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic follows in the footsteps of the top-rated Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, expanding the touch XpressMusic phone range with a youthful device that has a solid stainless steel frame finish and comes in five vivid colors. At the core of the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is the music and entertainment experience. It is an ideal device for those who wish to quickly and easily access, share and mix a huge selection of media. In true XpressMusic form, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is a great music player with 27 hours of playback time, excellent audio q… More >>
Nokia 5530 XpressMusic Unlocked Phone with Touchscreen–U.S. Version with Warranty
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5 comments
V. Vuppala on May 24, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Pros:
The unit is dead simple to get started with. Took my simcard from my ATT locked phone and dropped it in, and I was ready to go within a minute of opening the box.
The “Symbian S60v5″ OS is quite advanced and has features that the iPhone doesn’t have.
– multitasking: you can stream Last.FM and chat on IM (try using Pandora and AOL on the iPhone)
– theme/skinning without hacking the phone
– tethering without jailbreaking the phone
– Flash for web content (not full Flash 10, so no Hulu, but YouTube works).
– You can get apps from other places than the App Store (more like the Mac than the iPhone). Just download the .sisx file, and it installs.
Coming from a locked AT&T phone, the biggest benefit is the lack of crapware – no hardware shortcuts to “MeDiAnEt” and when you click on music, it doesn’t prompt you to buy ringtones from AT&T. I’ll never go back to carrier-subsidized phones.
Cons:
Battery is small – it’ll last a full day of moderately heavy use (calls, email, web, music), but expect to plug it in every night.
Nokia’s Ovi Store is not nearly as advanced as Apple’s iTunes Store yet.
– Ovi Music is not available in the US
– Apps are rarely found in the App Store, because most developers would rather you download it from them directly (like Mac, not iPhone).
The phone update process is not as intuitive as the iPhone process – Small updates can be done from the device itself, but larger updates need a Windows PC (I used VMWare Fusion on my Mac)
The included micro-USB cord is quite short.
Up to you:
The device doesn’t have battery-hungry things like 3G or GPS. If these are things that you need, look at the bigger brother – the 5800.
S. K. Balaji on May 24, 2010 at 6:21 pm
This is one of the best phones on the market right now, and it has received little attention! The 5530 is really in the class of phones priced $100-$150 higher. I have been researching phones for months now, and this is the only unlocked phone with a 3.2 MP camera, touchscreen, stylus and wi-fi all together for anywhere under 250 dollars. The only competitors that come close, Samsung tocco lite and LG cookie don’t have wi-fi, and the Nokia E63 has a terrible camera and no touchscreen. This phone is a perfect combination of business featured smartphone and young and trendy media-phone.
Pros:
-Good responsive touch screen
-Excellent camera, photos come out with excellent quality
-Stable and powerful OS. You can run many applications at one time, and it does not crash. It is easy and intuitive to use, similar to a computer. It is also very capable, and can do many things a computer can: cut, copy and paste, downloading and installing applications etc.
-Stylish looking, both outside and user interface
-Good full HTML web browser
-QWERTY keyboard upon rotating the phone in almost all applications
Cons:
-Very light (would be a pro for most people, but I like phones a little heavy) and some of the plastic may feel a little fragile (but all phones today come with cheap plastic)
-No GPS or 3G (look at the Nokia 5800 if these are important)
In short: If you’re thinking of buying this phone, go for it! You will love it!
Gustavo Pineda Ch on May 24, 2010 at 6:45 pm
I love this phone, It’s very small for a touchscreen phone, and you can work everything with one hand. It has a lot of features and very user friendly if you are a Nokia user and It has multitasking.
Vadim on May 24, 2010 at 7:33 pm
This phone is great I bought 2 for my wife and me and we love it it’s like an iphone but not as huge. And the price is great too. Never have problems with the service always full bar. Nokia phones are the best.
Sobby Thakalath on May 24, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I got this phone and it has
* great form factor
* great battery life
* excellent call quality
* Amazing Music player and sound quality
* Great music streaming app
* WiFi allows me to enjoy mobile internet without paying thru the nose for a data plan
There were some instances that I faced reboot and hangs when using the phone earlier, after updating to latest software I have no complaints yet.