Thread: The New Entry Of Nokia 5220 Xpress Music Mobile Phone

Another Way To Xpress After the success of okia 5310 XpressMusic, the company has now intro¬duced the latest model the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic in the same series. The XpressMusic series is widely popular for the great music experience it offers. This device is cheaper as compared to Nokia 5310. The Nokia 5220 is also different in terms of looks, style and design. It is a bit thick in comparison to the
extremely thin and sleek Nokia 5310. Moreover, the phone's design is totally different from its predecessor. RF Testing The shape of the phone is not the
regular rectangular one. It is a little tapered towards the right. However, the colour combination has been retained: black and red. The handset's body is made up of fiber and the keypad is presented on a black plastic sheet. The keypad is very comfortable to use. The D-pad of the phone is also black. Hence, it is surrounded by a thin red strip to differentiate it from the rest of the keypad. The short key for music and the charger slot are placed on the left panel. The volume key and the
memory card slot are on the right panel. The slots for the USB cable and headphone are on the top of the handset. The back panel can be opened by pressing a button, which is also placed on the top of the phone. Lights on the left of the front panel and below the camera blink according to the rhythm of the music being played.
The display of the phone is very good.

XpressMusic, 5220 Xpress Music has been designed keeping music lovers in mind. It comes with a music player and FM radio. The phone's audio output is very good. Many options are available in the music player. Users can sort music according to the name of the artist or the album and also on the basis of genre. The music player supports MP3 and ACC formats. The volume in loudspeaker mode is good and the audio melodious. The output is even better in the hands free mode. Users can save up to eight FM channels. The device also has the FM alarm feature. The handsfree provided with the sales pack of the phone is also stylish and good to use. Like in all other Nokia phones FM channels can be changed through handsfree in this model as well. The short keys for the music player are provided on the left panel of the phone. These keys also work while listening to the FM radio.



.Xpress Camera Nokia 5220 XpressMusic comes with a 2.0-megapixel camera. The photographs we clicked were very good. The highest resolution that the phone supports is l200x1600.Photographs taken outdoors had a better quality than the ones taken in artificial light. The handset comes with the usual options for improving photo quality. Users can add effects like Sepia, Negative, Solarise and Greyscale. But it does not have a flash. Users can also record videos with the cam¬era. However, after the great results got while clicking stills, videos were a disappointment as they were of an ordinary quality.

Loads Of Applications , The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic is pre-installed with some good applications. So users don't have to spend money for downloading them. Opera Mini v4.0.l2 has been added to the phone. It enhances the Web browsing experience. The device is pre-loaded with the photo storing site Flickr. Hence, the user can directly upload the clicked photographs on to the Web. Also, the device comes pre¬configured Yahoo! Go to enhance the Web experience.
The handset's GPRS is good. However, the 2-inch screen damp¬ens the Web browsing experience. Overall, the phone's Internet experience is nice.
The Widsets application enables users to set favourite Webpage and news ticker on the screen. The 5220's Bluetooth has a range of up to 10 meters, which is very good. Users can also listen to music through Bluetooth. For more entertainment, games like Citybox, Guitar, Rally 3D and Snake 3 have been added. With Nokia MobiJink users can buy and download more games. 111e phone has an internal memory of 30 MB, which can be expanded up to 2 GB through the micro SD card. The 1 GB micro SD card and the USB cable come along with the sales pack. Connecting the phone to the PC is an easy and hassle free job. The phone's battery back up is good. According to the company's web¬site it gives a talktime of up to 5.25 hours. The phone lives up to this claim.

Alternatively, The Nokia 5220 XpressMusic costs Rs 7,900. The phone is a good deal in this price range. Other phones in this range include the Samsung D840 and Sony Ericsson W380i for Rs 8,600 and Rs 7,900 respectively.