Nokia 5700 XpressMusic 3G SmartPhone

nokia_5700_xpressmusic_1.jpgKey Features
Twist Action Dedicated Function Modes
Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA)
Album Art Display
2.2 Inch 16 Million Colour QVGA Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)
2 Megapixel Camera with Flash & 4 x Digital Zoom
Bluetooth® Technology
3G HSCSD Technology

Nokia 5700 XpressMusic Review

The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic 3G smartphone comes with a highly useable twist action keypad, camera mode & music mode which makes the handset a pleasure to use. The casing comes in a choice of colours which include red, grey or black coloured main section & the remainder of the handset comes in a smooth white finish. The 5700 is stylish, fashionable & a fun handset to use. The phone is a member of the Nokia XpressMusic range which includes other fashionable music phones including the Nokia 3250 XpressMusic & the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. The 5700 XpressMusic weighs 128 gram which is a good weight for a 3G capable smartphone. The phone has a solid & chunky feel when in the users hand which measures 17.3mm thick, 50.5mm wide & 108.2mm high. The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic comes with a removable battery, a headset, travel charger, USB cable, Nokia PC Suite CD Rom & a user guide included in the start up kit.

The phone comes with a high quality music player which is easily accessible & manageable with the twist action feature. The user can simply twist the bottom section of their handset to access the music mode of the Nokia 5700 which provides the user with a play or pause key, stop key & a rewind or fast forward key. The user can view their music information & album art on the 2.2 Inch colour screen which provides the user with up to sixteen million colours on a beautifully clear screen. The music player provides the user with Hi Fi quality stereo sound from their portable music featured 3G smartphone. The music player can play music in MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA format. The user can control their music easily & gain the best sound quality using the built in equaliser, stereo widening, balance & loudness features. The built in FM radio provides the user with a visual radio feature which allows the user to listen to their music & interact with their favourite radio stations. The visual radio feature allows the user to view information about what song is playing, who performs the song & other information about the song. The user can enjoy video & 3D stereo ringing tones on their Nokia 5700 XpressMusic as well as RNG, WAV, WVE, AMR, WB-AMR, AU, MIDI, AAC, MP3, WMA & RMF ringing tone formats.

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The user can twist their phone to camera mode which allows the user to access the camera capture key & the zoom keys. The camera feature provides the user with a built in 2 megapixel camera complete with flash & 4 x zoom option. The camera comes with a landscape mode & panorama mode which allows the user to capture a panoramic photo which is up to five photos wide. The camera feature comes with all the photo editing features a user will expect from a digital camera. The user can play video in popular video formats & record their video footage using the camera feature. The twist action handset provides the user with a video mode which provides a play or pause key, stop & rewind or fast forward key. The twist video mode allows the user to have full control over their video & imaging features. The user can use the movie director feature for automated video production & the RealOne player allows the user to watch their video or stream music video. The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic comes with an enhanced video editor which comes complete with different effects & video options waiting for the user to create & enhance their videos.

The 5700 XpressMusic comes with a MicroSD™ memory option which allows the user to expand the phones memory up to 2 Gbytes & the phone has built in flash & RAM memory. The battery will provide the user with approximately 288 hours of GSM standby time & 3.5 hours of GSM talk time from a full charged battery. The battery provides up to 270 hours of WCDMA standby time & approximately 2.5 hours of WCDMA talk time. The phone comes with quad band technology complete with WCDMA 2100 & the phone will switch between network bands automatically. The user has a large choice of connectivity options including Bluetooth® wireless connectivity, USB cable connection with Pop Port™ & infra red. The 5700 XpressMusic supports EDGE technology & GPRS which allows the user to experience fast data transfers on their 3G smartphone. The phone comes with a full Internet browser with open source software which provides the user with access to the Internet from their mobile phone.

The user can enjoy creating, sending & receiving messages as either a SMS message, MMS message, email, audio or instant message. The SMS message contains text & symbols in the message & can be shared between any SMS compatible contacts. The SMS message reader feature can read from text to speech which allows the user to hear their messages when they are unable to look at the screen. The MMS message can contain text, sound, photo or video & can be shared between compatible MMS contacts. The email service on the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic supports IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, IMAP IDLE & OMA formats which allows the user to enjoy email attachments. The 5700 comes with an instant messaging service which allows the user to communicate with other instant messaging contacts who are online at the same time as the user. The phone has a content protection facility, offline mode & the handset has an automatic keypad lock. The phone comes with an easy to access enhanced calendar feature complete with appointments & meeting facility. The 3G smartphone comes with S60 version 3.1 software on a Symbian operating system. The user can take part in a 3G video call & enjoy a face to face video call with all video calling compatible contacts. The phone supports speaker independent name dialling which allows the user to control their calls easily. The Nokia 5700 comes with other call features including a push to talk option, handsfree speaker phone facility & a vibration alert.

Nokia 5700 XpressMusic Specifications & Features

Screen
2.2 Inch 16 Million Colour QVGA Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)

Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Flash
Twist Access Dedicated Camera Mode
Camera Keys
Landscape Mode
Panorama Mode (up to 5 Photos)
Photo Editor
Video Recorder
Video Player (MPEG4 SP & MPEG4 AVC)
Enhanced Video Editor
Video Streaming
Video Calling
Movie Director
RealOne Player

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
MMS Video
Email (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, IMAP IDLE & OMA)
Email Attachment (JPEG, 3GP & MP3)
Audio Messaging
Instant Messaging
Text to Speech Reader

Sound
Music Player (MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+ & WMA)
Dedicated Music Keys
Twist Access Dedicated Music Mode
FM Radio
Visual Radio
Album Art Display
Hi Fi Stereo Sound
Stereo Headphones
5 Band Equaliser
Stereo Widening
Loudness Control
Balance Control
Nokia Audio Manager & Windows Media Player
Voice Commands
Voice Recorder
SIND Voice Dialling
Polyphonic MIDI Ringtones
3D Stereo Ringtones
Video Ringtones

Entertainment
Marble Cannon Game
City Bloxx Game
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Calendar
New & Enhanced Calendar View
Notes
Clock
Calculator
S60 3.1 on Symbian Operating System
Push To Talk
Vibrating Alert
Handsfree Speaker
Offline Mode
Automatic Keypad Lock

Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
Pop Port™
GPRS
EDGE
Infra Red
3G
HSCSD

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
WCDMA 2100

Internet
XHTML
Full Web Browser

Memory & Talk Time
128 Mbytes Flash Memory, 64 Mbytes RAM & MicroSD™ Memory up to 2 Gbytes
3.5 Hours GSM Talk Time
288 Hours GSM Standby

Weight & Size
115 g
108.2 x 50.5 x 17.3 mm