I thought I will continue my experiences of Nokia 5530 in its various avatars as I come to experience it, so as a phone here are my thoughts on it.
- The signal reception was good seemed little jumpy at places but it didn’t affect call quality.
- The voice quality was clear but it seemed tad too soft but the person at the other end didn’t complain of any so it might be my own perception
- The ringer volume was nice and loud and the vibrating alert was ok
- Next the phone book, here it shows the advantage of a smartphone with lots of details to be stored making it a great address and contact book
- Searching through the phone book was easy and quick and the kinetic scrolling helps in some way but can be a pain when you swipe it hard it scrolls fast taking you past the wanted contact
- Another thing interesting or quirky with the phone is while answering calls when the screen is locked, so when the call arrives the phone gives two options either to unlock by swiping one option or unlocking by swiping the other option and the keys being touch too, it doesn’t respond to answering calls. So i find it sometimes difficult to swipe the answer key and then answer the call. (As i said it can be quirky or irritating as it depends on your mood)
- Since being a mobile phone nowadays is also about sms, the typing on the normal keypad touchscreen or the landscape touchscreen is pretty easy even though its my first time but i think the T9 system of sony ericsson is better than Nokia’s
- And in the sms department a recently smsed list ala sony ericsson would have been more helpful than searching through the contact list every time. Group sms is pretty simple.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: Nokia, nokia 5530
I got to play with Nokia’s flagship multimedia device N97 (as of now, since N900 seems to be creating a lot of buzz). This is the 2nd device with Symbian touchscreen S60 V5 support. First being the 5800 which I talked about a while ago.
- First and foremost I was impressed by the device which was smaller than I imagined (previous generation smartphones with slide out keypad used to look like a ‘geometry box’ to me)
- And at 150 grams its build quality seems solid and the slider mechanism robust and even though the phone’s owner dropping it down from some 5 feet all seems well
- Next is the full fledged keypad, even though the keys are small it was good to type with and the rubbery feel helps in this I feel
- The screen with its resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and 16 M colors was bright and pleasant to look at
- The phone working speed was also a pleasant surprise even though it was running only the V12 firmware
- I was amazed by the captured video quality with its 5 megapixel camera with carl zeiss optics. Still images were also good.
- One more thing that impressed me was its ability to directly play flv (flash video) files and also to zoom it and position it in the screen
- Some gripes like lack of kinetic scrolling and the single / double click and unable to setup a custom pop3 mail account was evident
At around 30,000 INR its a multimedia handheld computer with its keypad and smartphone capabilities being its trump card, but still there are other competitors like Samsung Omnia HD , Sony Ericsson Satio both excellent multimedia devices but no keypad.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: n97, Nokia
In my last post on LG GM 200, I mentioned about Nokia 5130 XM but I also suggested Nokia 2700 classic as a alternative. So another friend of mine went ahead and bought it on diwali and showed it to me. Here are my thoughts on it,
- The phone was slim and long but lightweight and very plasticky to feel and hold.
- The color I saw was a combination of black at the front, gold color sides and a light matte purple finish for the black, what to say as a color combo I really don’t know !!!!!!!!!!!
- Feature wise its a non – music version of 5130 you can say, with the standard 2″ QVGA screen, 2 megapixel camera, micro-sd card slot, gprs / edge / bluetooth with java apps / games
- Since I last saw the LG – GM 200 , its build quality wise its slightly inferior to LG but the series 40 user interface and 240 x 320 screen gives it a edge over the GM 200.
- Sound quality wise its no match for the GM 200 sub woofers but its quite good
- The 2 MP camera is quite good for bright and sunny conditions
But at a price of INR. 4,400/- its quite a value for money with good features on paper.
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: Nokia, nokia 2700, nokia 2700 classic
A teenager friend of mine…just going into college wanted a phone to do all the basic stuff mobile phones has to do these days…like shoot pictures, play music / videos / games, sms / mms and ofcourse to TALK too….his budget being 6K…and his preference was a Nokia…so when I saw Nokia 5130 Xpress Music online..i suggested him & he bought it….
- First & foremost the phone has rounded edges made up of black plastic surrounded by blue trimmings, making it quite funky to look at.
- The 2″ 240 x 320 TFT screen doesn’t look impressive as on hand as that on paper
- The phone is a standard series 40 based nokia phone making it quite user friendly
- The 2 MP camera is quite handy for shooting stills & videos in nice bright conditions
- The phone being a “Xpress Music” one was true to its name with good & loud sounding music through its media player. A 1GB card in the package along with 3.5 mm jack, FM radio and video player makes it a handy portable media player.
- Connectivity in the form of USB, bluetooth, GPRS / EDGE should be enough for local and web connectivity
- Customization is a important tool for phones nowadays and themes for series 40 phones makes it a new phone every day along with customizable wallpapers and ringtones a nice feature
- Even though Java games and apps ran on this phone, some of the java games I had didnt work properly.
As I said at 6K, 120K its quite a nice phone for teens and kids …being a ‘Jack of All Trades’ and ‘King of None’……
written by Vignesh
\\ tags: 5130, Nokia, xpress music
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