Nokia 5730 XpressMusic - part 1 - The Hardware

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The consumer-focussed sister phone to the successful Nokia E75 has now appeared and I've been exploring what's different, what's good and what's bad. Is the 5730 really a case of 'fashion over functionality'? Or is it one of the most feature packed, and yet relatively cheap smartphones in the world? There are several surprises here, some good and some bad, but overall I came away impressed.

Nokia E75 advantages Nokia 5730 XpressMusic advantages

Metal, low profile battery cover

Plain white key legends

(Programmable) Shortcut keys to Messaging/Email and Calendar

Loudspeaker grille for better high frequency playback

Full Quickoffice editing version

Eseries PIM application pack

Homescreen contact quick matching

Camera framing mirror

Launched £100 cheaper (though current prices don't reflect this)

Back/Play/Forward Music and Media control buttons

A 'Carl Zeiss' branded camera - it doesn't make a huge difference, but it's good to have

Two gaming keys (above the screen)

Digital compass

Flush-fitting card and port covers

Discrete numeric keypad keys

Light action d-pad

Ships with in-ear music-optimised headphones

'Fashion' key legends, optimised for use in the dark

The Photos application, complete with image tagging and video editor

Music voice searching

Contact-based, Ovi-chat-enabled homescreen

Comes with £8 gift voucher for the Nokia Music Store

Comes preloaded with trials for a dozen N-Gage games

Nokia Home Media wizard/application

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