Nokia 5530
The Nokia 5530 is a classic music phone with a full QWERTY touch screen. The 2.9 inch 360x 640 pixel screen is available in 16 million colours and can be operated by using either a finger or a pen for input. This phone has a 3.2 megapixel camera with dedicated camera key, Carl Zeiss optics, 4x digital zoom, autofocus and LED flash. The Nokia 5530 has a music player with stereo speakers and a radio which supports an RDS function allowing the user to read information on the screen about the radio station that is being heard. This phone supports WLAN Wi-Fi technology allowing the user to access the internet at a nearby hotspot. This Quad band phone weighs 107 grams and has a battery which gives 4.9 hours of talktime, 336 hours on standby or 27 hours of music playback.
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Nokia 5530 is a head-turner with its fashionable appearance. It is available in casings that come in black colour with grey or red accents, or white with pink, yellow or blue detailing. This handset comes from Nokia's fashion-conscious mobile phone ensemble that includes the 5800 XpressMusic.
Compact, easy to carry and fits in the pocket, this handset has overall measurements of 104 x 49 x 13 millimetres, and weighs only 107 grams inclusive of fitted battery. It is admired for its wide touch-sensitive screen that measures 73.66 millimetres and displays wallpapers, screensavers and other images in more than 16 million vibrant colours on a 640 x 360 resolution. Its touch-sensitive display features a screen accelerometer which supports viewing in both vertical and horizontal mode. Giving this mobile phone a more distinct identity is its set of MP3, AAC and polyphonic ringtones that may be set as message or call alert tones.
Running on Symbian v.9.4 operating system with S60 Software, this mobile phone is known for a menu system and user interface that is easy to navigate. It is ideal for on-the-go users who frequently go on foreign travels. It is a quad band unit that supports GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900 networks, which means supports worldwide roaming.
This handset also flaunts an extensive array of organiser features, making it an able assistant to busy users. It has a phone book, a calendar, a built-in clock, a notes option and a calculator. Moreover, it allows users to view data in MSWord, MSExcel, MSPowerPoint and PDF formats with its document viewer. Making or taking calls is also easy with this handset. It comes with a built-in speaker phone for hands-free calls and supports a call log system that records dialled, received or missed calls.
Going online is never a problem with this communication gizmo. It is Internet-ready, with a built-in HTML and XHTML WAP browser that makes browsing through favourite Web sites a breeze for its users. This handset is also pre-installed with WLAN-WiFi support which means that users can go online in certain hot spots.
Transferring or sharing of data with other compatible devices, such laptops, printers, personal computers or with another mobile phone is easy with the Nokia 5530. Its connectivity options include the conventional micro USB support, and Bluetooth A2DP feature for wireless connectivity. This mobile phone supports EDGE and HSCSD technology which translate to high-speed file transfer rates.
As typical communication gadget, this mobile phone supports text or SMS with Predictive Text, as well as multimedia or MMS messaging. Thanks to its Internet connectivity feature, users can check their e-mails using this mobile phone. Users can also enjoy chat support with its Instant Messaging feature.
The Nokia 5530 also offers quality entertainment features. To the delight of photo buffs, this handset has a built-in a 3.2-Megapixel camera complete with digital zoom, LED flash and auto focus features for well lighted, precise photo outputs. For ease of use, it also has a dedicated key to capture pictures in one simple press of a button. This handset not only freezes moments with its still camera, but also records footages with its video recording capability. Users can also view videos right on this mobile phone's wide screen, in MPEG4, WMV and 3GP formats.
This mobile phone is famous for its top-of-the-line music player that supports MP3 and AAC formats. It boasts of stereo sound speakers that offers users quality audio listening experience. Icing on the cake is this handset's support for fun music player features. It makes track selection easier for users with its playlist feature, album graphics display, as well as a music selection option that puts on view the album, artist, genre and composer of a song that is currently playing. It also has a dedicated volume key which makes music listening even more convenient. Users may listen to their favourite songs on air with this handset's support for FM Radio, complete with the RDS function that updates listeners with information relating to news on current events, sports or weather reports.
The fun doesn't stop with the Nokia 5530's array of embedded games, as well as support for Java format, which may be downloaded from the Internet.
This mobile phone has an internal storage that supports up to 70 Megabytes of files. For an even bigger space to accommodate more data, users may opt to use the MicroSD memory card which supports a maximum of 16-Gigabyte data.
Users can talk to their contacts for up to 4.9 hours using this handset. When fully charged, it stays on standby mode for approximately 336 hours.
Some users find the Nokia 5530 slightly disappointing as it lacks the 3G feature, which would have complemented the handset's support for faster downloads. Nevertheless, happy owners of this mobile phone contend that its appealing looks and practical features, coupled with its fun audio entertainment add-ons, make it a competent music phone in the modern market.
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