Nokia 5310 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Nokia 5310 ExpressMusic is a slim bar shaped music phone that offers both good looks and solid functionality. Jin takes it out for a test drive and likes music and battery life, but finds the camera a bit lacking. Read more in our full review.

Pros: Good sound quality, ultraslim form factor, comfortable keypad

Cons: Dated UI, poor camera

Review summary: Simple, affordable and friendly- good enough grounds for its mass appeal.

Verdict: If you are not in great need of a great camera, Nokia 5310 is a great deal. Music ability is its forte. It has a satisfying sound quality. It may not be too loud but you won't miss a call with it. Its built design is superb. The approach for th

Review summary: Slim, sexy but a little unsophisticated.

Verdict: It is a real annoyance when a mobile is such an obvious mix of great design and poor features. If Nokia takes the thin look and striking outer casing of this handset and puts S60, 3G, a decent camera and Wi-Fi inside, it could come up with a consumer focu

Review summary: Nokia 5310 made thousands of fans with its very announcement. Packing a 16M color QVGA display, dedicated music keys, stereo Bluetooth and FM radio in a sleek thin body, this neat handset is sure to appeal to quite a lot of slim phone admirers. Plus, the.

Pros: 9.9 mm slim and lightweight 3.5 mm standard jack Lots of preloaded applications 2" 16M color display with QVGA resolution Ambient light sensor Decent keypad Bluetooth with A2DP S40 5th edition user interface Stereo FM radio with RDS Dedicated music keys m

Cons: Mediocre camera with no flash or auto focus, really slow Tri-band only No 3G Memory card slot under the battery cover Inadequate QCIF video recording Uneven backlighting

Verdict: It seems that Nokia is more determined than ever to get its fair share of the slim phone market. Releasing 5310 right after the 6500 classic comes to prove that producing phones less than 10 mm thick is no problem for the Finns. Moreover, Nokia 5310 seems

Review summary: Nokia seems determined to mark out some serious mobile music territory for itself, what with its recent N81 and N95 smartphone releases, and a series of high-profile music service announcements (including Nokia Music Store and its Comes With Music)

Pros: Slimline design, Striking looks, 2GB MicroSD memory card, Fine quality music player, 3.5mm headphone socket

Cons: No 3G, Very average 2 megapixel camera, Love-it-or-loathe-it colour scheme, Keypad a bit plasticky

Verdict: It isn't the best all-rounder, but its primary purpose is as a music player, and at this it excels