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Nokia 5300 XpressMusic

First seen: 11 october 2006

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Best Price: 0.01 USD

  • User Score (917)
    8.1 8.1 from 917 reviewers
  • Expert Score (35)
    7.3 7.3 from 35 reviewers
  • Design (330)
    5.5 5.5 from 330 reviewers
  • Value for money (168)
    5.3 5.3 from 168 reviewers
  • Features (15)
    5.3 5.3 from 15 reviewers
  • Ease of use (181)
    6.1 6.1 from 181 reviewers
  • Performance (5)
    5.3 5.3 from 5 reviewers
  • Sound quality (62)
    6.0 6.0 from 62 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • an expandable memory slot, free radio, robust bluetooth support, very nice player buttons, comes with headphone adapter
  • speakers stay on mute, no fm receiver, minor software bugs, unfriendly ui, cost of sprint service

Express yourself with the fresh design and fully loaded music features of the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic.

Manufacturer's Specs

Key Facts

  • Display colors
    Up to 262,144 colours
  • Operating frequency
    EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • Weight
    106.5 g
  • Memory card type
    microSD, up to 2 GB

Connectivity

  • GPRS (network dependent)
    Yes
  • Bluetooth
    Yes

Camera

  • Zoom
    Yes, 8x
  • Video frames per second
    15 fps

Internet and media

  • Internet browser
    Yes, xHTML browsing over TCP/IP

Messaging and communication

  • MMS (Multimedia messaging service)
    Yes

Release Date

  • First seen
    11 October 2006

The Nokia 5300 is Nokia’s latest music phone that is said to be a small slider that’s compact but packs a punch. This phone is said to come in either red-and-white or black-and-white liveries and both are said to be very stylish. Though smaller in size than the N91, the 5300 still has space for up to 1,500 tracks, providing users have the right memory card as it saves all the music in its microSD memory card. Users like the fact that this mobile comes with a 256MB-capacity card but users can choose cards…

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The Nokia 5300 is Nokia’s latest music phone that is said to be a small slider that’s compact but packs a punch. This phone is said to come in either red-and-white or black-and-white liveries and both are said to be very stylish. Though smaller in size than the N91, the 5300 still has space for up to 1,500 tracks, providing users have the right memory card as it saves all the music in its microSD memory card. Users like the fact that this mobile comes with a 256MB-capacity card but users can choose cards with up to 2GB of space. The Nokia Audio Manager music software is supplied that makes the phone efficient and easy to use, plus, it automatically synchronises the phone’s music with those on your computer. That support also supports a wide range of music formats, from mp3, AAC to Wma tracks. Users have found that with headphones, the music sound way much better than using the external speakers. It sounds even better for users when they found out that with the 5300, an adapter is provided whereby any headphones can be used with it. External buttons are provided much to the pleasure of its users. The Play/Pause, Next and Previous Track raised buttons are simple to use but the same cant be said for its other navigation keys on the handset. This phone will suit those who are probably going to use it for music purposes only.

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  • Reviews of Nokia 5300 XpressMusic

  1. Nokia 5310 XpressMusic

    Reviewer: TrustedReviews
    13 January 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
    Value for money 7
    7.0
    Features 6
    6.0
     

    The 5310 XpressMusic has a near twin in the lookalike 5610 XpressMusic. That is a bigger phone which takes a slider format and has a higher calibre set of specifications. It may yet get a separate review here. But right now my attention is fully on the 5310 XpressMusic. Read more

  2. Nokia 5300

    Reviewer: T3
    10 October 2007

    A simple, sparky, sporty music phone, albeit one not from the top drawer Read more

  3. Nokia 5300

    Reviewer: Mobile Choice UK
    16 November 2007
    Overall 6
    6.0
    Features 6
    6.0
    Ease of use 8
    8.0
    Performance 8
    8.0
     

    A rounded music phone with youth market appeal. Read more

  4. Nokia 5300 XpressMusic

    Reviewer: MobileFoneReviews
    30 April 2009
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Checkout the latest Nokia handsets to be released. All have been reviewed by our experts. Read more

  5. Nokia 5300 Mobile Phone Review

    Reviewer: Unbeatable
    23 September 2007
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    Design Nokia was feeling left out of the music phone industry so they decided to create the XpressMusic range of phones ( Nokia 5200 , Nokia 3250 ) to compete with the popular Walkman phones made by Sony Ericsson. In fact, the design of the Nokia 5300 is very similar to the design of the Sony Ericsson W850i . The Nokia 5300 XpressMusic phone is a triband slider phone destined for a young market. The phone comes in two different colours: white framing with red trims and... Read more

  1. SUperb Phone! THEBEST MUSIC PHONE OF THE YEAR

    Reviewer: hacler, BusinessMobileAsia.com
    29 November 2007
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I never dout the reviews of Cnet but i think this phone has a really really good batter life. It just needs to be charged about 7 to 8 times to get the battery to work at it's best ( i don't know why, But thats what Nokia says.) OVERALL a KICK ASS phone ! SUPERB! Read more

  2. nokia 5300

    Reviewer: tomato_pi31489, Cell Phones etc.
    13 July 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    I absolutely loved this phone until it started having all kinds of problems! i've had to have it replace 4 times in the past 8 months for various reasons. Menu items disapeared and the replacement phone was pre-owned and refurbished and also Read more

  3. Reviewer: vyze, AfterDawn.com
    25 January 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
    Value for money 6
    6.0
     

    I really like the camera features on this phone. It is nice as when I put in a 2gb microsd card I can record about 3 HOURS of footage! I like how when doing video it has a pause option so that you can start filming something, pause it, then resume so you aren't merging various video clips or having long periods of no activity. Read more

  4. "Great functionality, detailed design"

    Reviewer: CNET
    11 April 2009
    Overall 10
    10
     

    I get little surprises on its functionality over 2 years of use... well thought out design overall. Little utilities like the scheduling function lets me create to-do list on a daily, weekly basis. Alarm associated with the schedule take stress out of my life. I'm amazed how much I can personalize this phone - you can tag voicetag, pic, ringtone, group to any number. You can tag songs as ringtone. You can play video as screensaver. You can even use slideshow from pics as... Read more

  5. Nokia Xpress 5300 purple GSM phone

    Reviewer: J&R
    19 December 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    I use the phone for texting a lot. The key Pad is very stable. My other phone(Motorola Raz) the keys just gave up on me. I love also the amount of songs I can store and sound good when I play them. It is bulky though and doesn't fit in my pants' pocket well. Read more

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