Nokia 5630 XpressMusic - thin multimedia mid-tier at €199
Published by Rafe Blandford at 10:57 UTC, February 10th 2009
Nokia today announced the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic; it's a S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 phone with a music and multimedia focus. It features a slim design (12mm thick and just 55cc in volume), music-focussed hardware (playback controls, 3.5mm audio jack, 4GB memory card) and software ('Say and Play' enabled music player, Nokia Music Store access and Comes with Music compatibility), an enhanced homescreen (Contacts Bar and Shortcut Bar), rich connectivity options (3.5G and WLAN), US charging and a 3.2 megapixel camera. The 5630 will be available, in selected markets, in the second quarter, at a price of €199 before taxes and subsidies. Read on for more and a video.
The Nokia 5630 is the latest in Nokia's XpressMusic range and continues the trend of providing a combination of excellent value and feature rich devices. It follows in the wake of the Nokia 5320, from which it inherits its 'Say and Play' music feature and custom homescreen, and the Nokia 5800, from which it receives the concept of the people-centric Contacts Bar.
Key hardware features of the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic
- Dimensions of 112 x 46 x 12 mm (55 cubic centimetres) and a weight of 83g.
- Rich connectivity options with quad band GSM (800/900/1800/1900), dual band WCDMA (900/2100) with HSDPA, WiFi, USB and Bluetooth. Forum Nokia also indicates this is a HSUPA device (faster 3G uploads), which is a first for a S60 phone.
- USB charging with simultaneous USB connectivity, including support for HiSpeed USB 2.0 data transfers.
- 3.2 megapixel (2048 x 1536) camera (aperture: F2.4, focal range: 50 cm to infinity) with a dual LED flash and support for VGA resolution video capture at 15 frames per second.
- 2.2 inch QVGA (240 x 320) TFT screen.
- 4GB memory card included with the phone (enough room for 3000 tracks at optimal encoding), with support for microSDHC cards up to 16GB in size. 60 MB of internal memory.
- Dedicated music controls of the left hand side of the device with a 3.5mm audio jack on the top of the device and an integrated FM radio (Internet Radio supported via software).
- BL-4CT (860 mAh) battery.
On the hardware front, the most notable omission is GPS, but given the price point and the music focus this is appropriate for the device's target market and follows Nokia's usual segmentation strategy.
The Forum Nokia specifications indicate that the 5630 utilises a ARM 11 600 MHz single chip processor, this suggests a new (or, more likely, an updated) hardware platform.
Key software features of the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic
- Runs S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 2 on Symbian OS 9.3
- Features a customised homescreen with a 'Contacts Bar' which provides direct access to up to 20 contacts and includes a communication history/log for each person, which is shown when the contact is highlighted. The homescreen also offers application shortcut bars with quick access to Music Player, Radio, Web, Search, N-Gage and Photos as well as the usual homescreen plug-ins for music (current track information), Calendar (upcoming appointments) and WiFi.
- Music software features include 'Say and Play' (voice controlled music search), access to Nokia Music Store on the device and music management with Nokia Music for the PC (drag and drop/sync transfer via MTP). In select markets, the 5320 will be sold as a 'Comes with Music' device.
- UPnP capable device with DLNA Certification, which allows you to control and playback music, videos and images (from a server, or from your device) on other UPnP devices (e.g. XBox 360, Playstation 3, Nokia Home Music). This is the first non-Nseries S60 device to include this feature.
- N-Gage compatible device. Other Ovi services include Share online and Nokia Maps. It is likely that the 5630 will be fully compatible with the full range of Ovi services.
Contact Bar showing communication history
With the 5630, Nokia is taking advantage of software it has developed for earlier phones. Most notable are the inclusion of applications and features which were previously Nseries only. Among these are UPnP support and the Photos application which replaces Gallery. The device specifications indicate the device will ship with out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange (Mail for Exchange), Nokia Messaging and standard email.
More comment on the 5630 very soon.
Rafe Blandford, All About Symbian, 10 Feb 2009
Categories: Hardware, Editorial Thoughts
Platforms: S60 3rd Edition
News Discussion
malerocks
Surprising that they are still launching 3rd edition phones after launching a 5th generation phone.
The good thing I guess is that if nokia are still launching 3rd edition phones, support for that Symbian version will stay around for more time.
The good thing I guess is that if nokia are still launching 3rd edition phones, support for that Symbian version will stay around for more time.
hargs48
Wow excellent dimensions, also WLan on a Numbered S60 phone at this price is excellent.
Another website mentioned the 5630 also has a 600MHz ARM11 CPU,any news on that?
Another website mentioned the 5630 also has a 600MHz ARM11 CPU,any news on that?
chlettn
The 600Mhz are mentioned on the 5630XM Forum Nokia page - and confirmed by a few sources I trust ;)
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/5630_XpressMusic
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/5630_XpressMusic
Rafe
You can expect S60 3.2 to be around for a while yet - there will definitely be further phones announced. S60 5th Edition was optimised for touch and it may be a little while before we see the first non touch devices running Symbian OS 9.4.
I've added a brief comment on the 600 mhz processor, but as I've said many times the speed of the processor is not a very good indicator of performance.
It's another impressively priced device from Nokia. For 200 Euros you're getting an awful lot of features. The absence of a GPS may rule it out for some, but for the target market it really is very very impressive. Nokia's Ovi services are really going to start hurting their competitors when you do direct comparisons for a device like this.
I've added a brief comment on the 600 mhz processor, but as I've said many times the speed of the processor is not a very good indicator of performance.
It's another impressively priced device from Nokia. For 200 Euros you're getting an awful lot of features. The absence of a GPS may rule it out for some, but for the target market it really is very very impressive. Nokia's Ovi services are really going to start hurting their competitors when you do direct comparisons for a device like this.
Unregistered
Good price but it would be better to release it at the time of 5320XP(delete 5320xp portfolio instead)
I just bought 5320xp last year and whining for a little bigger screen and Wifi
Also, this phone is slimmer and lighter
It definitely fits my needs.
I just bought 5320xp last year and whining for a little bigger screen and Wifi
Also, this phone is slimmer and lighter
It definitely fits my needs.
Tzer2
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talhamid
And how funny: owners of the more expensive 5800 XM cannot have that fab standby screen. Thank you Nokia.
Tzer2
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I'm sure they could add this through another firmware update before the 5630 is released. (Hint hint hint, if anyone from Nokia is reading this.)
slitchfield
Interesting that the camera is listed as "3.2 megapixel “Full Focus” camera with Enhanced Depth of Field"
In other words, it's probably not a focussing camera, it's fixed focus. Hmmm...... OK, I guess, for the intended youth market?
In other words, it's probably not a focussing camera, it's fixed focus. Hmmm...... OK, I guess, for the intended youth market?
Kazutoyo
What I really really REALLY wish for right now, is that next week Nokia will announce a device similiar to this, but with a proper camera and xenon flash. A 6220 classic successor, if you will, but with the 600 MHz ARM11 CPU. And that it isn’t as plastic as the 6220 classic, but a bit metal and more solid. That would be a phone I could use for many years.
Here we have a CPU that will easily play AntSNES without any problems, and make me wish for a S60 port of UAE. It's awesome :cool:
Here we have a CPU that will easily play AntSNES without any problems, and make me wish for a S60 port of UAE. It's awesome :cool:
Unregistered
Among all nokia xpress-music phone, the only 2 phone : 5700xm and 5800xm that have duel stereo speaker or 2 stereo speaker .... ! I was wondering if nokia still produce xpress-music (5630xm) with only one stereo speaker like 5320, 5610, ... it would be disappointed for all nokia fans ....!
P888
Hhhmmm... the 5800XM should have been this slim or at least close to it... I wonder what makes the 5800XM so thick as it is anyways? The stereo speakers perhaps?
malerocks
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Hhhmmm... the 5800XM should have been this slim or at least close to it... I wonder what makes the 5800XM so thick as it is anyways? The stereo speakers perhaps?
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Unregistered
I don't understand why Nokia has not powered big devices like 5800 and its new flagship N97 with 600MHz CPU but kept it for this device.
Unregistered
5800 started selling Q4/2008 and this will hit markets Q2/09, see the half a year difference? Also we know next to nothing concrete about N97's processor. Its supposed to be improved ARM 11 processor. N97 could easily have this 600Mhz processor in it, who knows...
N/A
One possibility: The development cycle/time for the new hardware in this phone did not match the development cycle of the 5800 (or N97). This apparently just happens to be the first model out-the-door with this processor/chipset (whatever it is), and presumably will be followed by others. Nokia typically (but not always) has used the same processor/chipset (more or less) in several models and often for several years.
Both the core hardware and even the actual phone model is usually in development for 1-2 years, sometimes longer (especially if there's a totally new generation of hardware involved).
If you compare device specifications on Forum Nokia, then all the models that list the same processor architecture, same clock speed, etc., are those based on the same "engine" in most cases:
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/matrix_all_1.html
Both the core hardware and even the actual phone model is usually in development for 1-2 years, sometimes longer (especially if there's a totally new generation of hardware involved).
If you compare device specifications on Forum Nokia, then all the models that list the same processor architecture, same clock speed, etc., are those based on the same "engine" in most cases:
http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/matrix_all_1.html
Unregistered
I wonder whether this phone has a button(s) near the speaker to play n-gage games( like 5320XM)
thanks,
thanks,
bartmanekul
3rd edition will be around for a long time. Just because Nokia has done one proper touchscreen, doesn't mean all further phones will be.
Rafe
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I wonder whether this phone has a button(s) near the speaker to play n-gage games( like 5320XM)
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Unregistered
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I've added a brief comment on the 600 mhz processor, but as I've said many times the speed of the processor is not a very good indicator of performance.
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skagen
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My experience are the opposite, all of the phones which I have tried that uses the 369 MHz ARM 11 chip feels a lot snappier and renders webpages faster than my 332 MHz N82 even though the later has the famous 3D acceleration.
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Unless the menu has spinning 3-D objects, which is not the case on the phones in question.
Unregistered
haven't you seen the ngage icon on the screen?watch closely
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haven't you seen the ngage icon on the screen?watch closely
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slitchfield
With regard to the 5800XPM's thickness: yes, partly because of the speakers, but mostly because the 5800's got a whopping battery in it. 1320mAh is perfect for the job. Also, I don't understand this modern obsession with thinness - I keep dropping my iPod Touch because it's TOO thin. The 5800 (and N82) are both perfect phone form factors, IMHO, in terms of grippability.
Unregistered
Please any1 clarify that what is the real inbuilt memory of nokia 5630, is it 60 mb or 256 mb ?
Thank you.
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Thank you.
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