Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone, Purple (T-Mobile)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.1 x 1.8 x 0.4 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Note: Gift-wrapping is not available for this item.
• ASIN: B001A5G5X0
• Item model number: 5310
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,699 in Cell Phones & Service (See Bestsellers in Cell Phones & Service)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
With a sleek aluminium finish, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone for T-Mobile blends an array of music playback features with a crisp 2-megapixel camera with video capture. The 5310 has a dedicated audio chip that helps it produce crystal-clear sound from a wide variety of digital audio file formats stored on optional MicroSD memory cards, and it provides up to 20 hours of music playback. It also includes an FM radio. It features dedicated music playback controls along the side of the phone, next to the brightly colorful 2-inch LCD screen.

It's compatible with T-Mobile's MyFaves service for unlimited nationwide calling to your five favorite people. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for both stereo music streaming and communication headsets, full Opera Mini web browser, access to your email (with support for viewing attachments), and up to 3 hours of talk time.

Nokia's 5310 XpressMusic phone offers dedicated playback keys and a wide range of format compatibility.

T-Mobile Service Options
The 5310 operates on GSM 850/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile's EDGE network (which stands for "Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution"). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.

It's compatible with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network, even landlines--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.

Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today's hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.

Phone Features
Measuring just 0.39 inches thin and weighing 2.5 ounces, the svelte candybar-style 5310 has a standard keypad, five-way navigator, send/end keys, and two soft keys, as well as music playback buttons (play/pause, reverse, forward) set on the left side of the LCD. The 2-inch screen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 16.7 million colors. The phone also includes a mini-USB connection and a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom. It has an internal 30 MB memory (which can be expanded up to 4 GB using optional MicroSD memory cards), and the phone book can store up to 2000 contacts (each with three numbers and one text field).

The 5310 provides the ultimate music playback experience from a mobile phone. You'll be able to play virtually any file, thanks to compatibility with MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc+, and WMA as well as secure WMA songs purchased from Internet music stores. It also offers easy synchronization with Windows Media Player 10 and 11. Listen, create playlists, and manage your music within the 5700

The 2-megapixel camera on the back also captures videos.

This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking--surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.

Other music-related features include up to 20 hours of playback time, album art display and audio visualizations, and enhanced audio controls (5-band graphical equalizer, stereo widening, loudness, and balance). You'll also be able to listen to your favorite radio station with the integrated FM tuner.

The integrated Bluetooth technology (version 2.0) allows handsfree communication with a compatible headset as well as the ability to exchange files with another Bluetooth compatible device. And, with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. Additionally, you can connect to your PC using infrared or USB.

The 5310 offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP email, plus support for attachments such as DOC, PDF, XLS, JPEG, 3GP, and MP3. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.

Other features include:

• 2-megapixel digital camera captures still images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels and includes a 4x digital zoom
• Airplane mode allows you to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (music, games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight or in other situations where you need to turn off your cellular connection.
• T9 predictive text entry technology makes it easier for you to enter words and text on handsets
• Ringtone compatibility: 64-chord polyphonic; MIDI, AAC, eAAC+, MP3, MP4, and WMA formats; video ringtones
• Synchronize with MS Outlook contacts, calendar, and notes
• Organizer: Alarm clock, calendar, to-do list, notes, calculator, stopwatch and countdown timer; calendar provides up to 3000 entries with week view functionality including reminder, memo, call, and birthday notes
• 3rd Edition Series 40 user interface with Active Standby
• Opera Mini web browser with XHTML and WAP compatibility
• Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking)

Vital Statistics
The Nokia 5310 weighs 2.48 ounces and measures 4.09 x 1.76 x 0.39 inches. Its 860 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five stars and worth every one!, July 23, 2008

By	C. R. Swanson "wilybadger.wordpress.com" (Phoenix) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Nokia 5310, aka "The Music Xpress", is one nifty little phone! Sure, it's no iPhone, but if you want something that got just about as many bells and whistles for a little less money, you want this phone.

The 5130 is available in purple, orange, red and blue (I own the purple). It's very thin and small, but fits easily in the palm of your hand and doesn't give the impression it's going to fall apart if you look at it cross-eyed.

The buttons are raised up just a bit. The display is bright and vibrant. If you have T-Mobile service with this phone, you'll find it can handle the My Favorites plan just fine, with nice little icons and customizable options fo each person.

The phone has several nifty features, including a 2 megapixel camera that takes good-to-very-good quality pictures. It can also function as a video camera, doing both sound and image. There's no flash or self-portrait mirror, but you can make do. The screen acts as a view finder, of course. There's also four different levels of zoom and several different video effects (like black and white, negative, false color, etc). There's a nifty little mini-USB port you can use to move your files to a computer (assuming you have a cable. Thankfully the phone comes with one).

There's also the usual selection of programs, like a calculator, alarm clock, organizer, etc. The system also comes with a few game demos, none of which are particularly memorable.

Ah, but you want to know about the biggie, right? You want to know all about the music capability!

Well, this phone doesn't disapoint. There's external music controls and an external volume control. You can turn it up loud enough to annoy the people next door if you really try. There's also a headphone jack that, thankfully, allows for normal headphones to be used. I have a neat little set I got on a Delta flight, and they work just fine.

When I bought the phone it came with the USB cable I mentioned earlier, as well as a stereo hands-free headset with a detachable mic, and, joy of joys, a 1 gigabyte memory card! That's a really nice thing to have! I've got quite a bit of music on mine and it isn't even close to being filled. Tiny card, too. About the size of a fingernail.

Overall there's no real reason not to recommend this phone. It's sleek and stylish, has a great price point, comes with plenty of goodies and plays music very, very well. It's worth every penny I paid for it, and that's not something I can often say!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great size, great features, average reception, August 29, 2008

By	Seph (Texas) - See all my reviews

Size: 5+ stars
This phone is tiny, without being uncomfortable. I can barely tell there is anything in my pocket, it is so thin. That being said, I have pudgy fingers but have no problems messaging with the keypad.

Features: 4 stars
The camera stinks. Yes, it is 2megapixels, but the images are blurry, and the colors can be washed out at times. I am rating this based on other camera phones, not comparing this phone to an actual camera. BUT I didn't get this phone for the camera, I got it for the MP3 player functionality, which is GREAT... It automatically adds any music you add to the microSD card to the library, even if you drag and drop in windows. BLUETOOTH as usual is slow for transfers, but it's there and very handy. Plus you can hook it up to your car stereo wirelessly and listen to your MP3's sans cable. The usual tools are there like calc, alarm, countown and stopwatch, etc.. and some new, very handy newcomers are included, like the converter, which will convert anything - temperature, weight, volume, currency, you name it.. even a 'lifestyle' option, which I'm still not sure what that's converting...

!!!THE DEDICATED MUSIC CONTROL BUTTONS LOCK WITH YOUR KEYPAD!!!

This means that if you have it in your pocket, locked so as not to inadvertently call someone while walking down the street, you can NOT skip tracks/change the volume without unlocking it first. In my opinion this misses the point of dedicated music controls entirely... but whatever, it still eliminates having a whole electronics store worth of stuff in your pockets at any given time.

Reception: 3 stars
Coming from a Nokia 3220, I'm a little disappointed with the reception quality of this phone. I used to get reception anywhere, but now I find that I sometimes have to hunt around for a sweet spot in stores, etc... Don't get me wrong, it's as good or better than most of my friends phones, but I guess I just expected more from Nokia due to my past experience with them.



Conclusion:
I love this phone, am glad that I bought it... and am glad that I debranded so I could use the right soft key as something other than 'T-zones'

If they would make the music keys work while the keypad is locked, I would bump it up to a 5.. and if they made the reception better, I would be even happier.

GREAT SIZE + GREAT FUNCTION + GREAT PRICE = GREAT PHONE

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Coolest phone I've ever had.- Reviewer's kid, July 20, 2008

By	rayparkerjrlover (Bronx, NY USA) - See all my reviews

Hey i'm only 15, so you may not trust my judgment, but coming from the mouth of one of the new tech-savvy generation might be your best bet. This phone is really cool, there are so many features that makes me wonder how the battery life lasts so long. The MP3 player feature on the phone is really developed, its like having an iPod. There is so much to do on this phone that you'll have to buy one to truly experience it. There is nothing that I do not like.