Nokia 5300 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Nokia serves up a music related handset. Can it compete with Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones?

Verdict: I took a lot of the available space for this review to look at the music capabilities of this phone because that is what Nokia is talking up. In all honesty I can't recommend it over other music phones I've seen, or over a dedicated music player and its l

Review summary: I haven't been able to pick out any significant problems with the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic which is a real attribute for a handset aimed at the mid-range market. It has a solid feature set including a great 240 x 320, 256k colour screen and a comprehensive

Review summary: The Nokia 5300 XpressMusic phone works well as a music player -- a larger memory card would be useful -- but achieves relatively average results as a phone.

Pros: Cute design, Excellent screen, Pleasant interface

Cons: Average build quality, Internal memory is insufficient for a music phone, Poor camera

Pros: Dedicated buttons for playing music; nice design; excellent battery life

Cons: Low resolution camera; battery compartment and memory slot not easily accessible.

Review summary: Nokia's quirky 5300 XpressMusic phone provides thumping tunes without bashing your wallet or stretching your pocketor all the mobiles out there that can play digital music, if you really want a device that can double as a dedicated music player, your sear

Pros: Very compact for a specialist music phone

Cons: Niche design appeal and no 3G means slower downloads

Verdict: A rounded music phone with youth market appeal 3G Total Score83%   This review covers the above mobile phone only and does not address the performance of any 3G Network. The score is based on a 3G mobile phone checklist