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The back cover itself is extremely flimsy but in keeping with the build quality throughout the device.
There's a single (and weak) LED flash and a non-branded 3 megapixel camera, of which more later. The 5530's back has just the camera aperture, styled as if it had a kickstand - but you just know that it doesn't. Maybe this is relevant to the small size of the 5530's screen (and thus to the size of interface elements) or maybe this is just to help get the SIM card out - who knows? There's also a welcome 3.5mm audio jack and (again controversially) a stylus. Given how new this phone is, I'd really expected to see microUSB charging.
The only slightly controversial port decision is on the 5530's bottom edge, where you'll find both a 2mm charging port and a (covered) microUSB port. There's a power button on the top, with a row of buttons down the right side: the usual volume up/down (and image zoom in/out where appropriate), keylock toggle (always great to see, I'm totally sold on this quick way of locking/unlocking) and the two-stage camera shutter button. The SIM card slot and microSD card slot (4GB is supplied in the box) are covered by the same piece of hinged plastic down the left hand side of the 5530 - it's not an elegant solution but then, yet again, keeping the cost down was paramount here. Contrast outdoors is similar to that on the 5800 - no (relatively) expensive transflective layer here. On the one hand, screen elements are a bit harder to tap on accurately and screen detail is a little harder to see, on the other hand the graphics and text look incredibly crisp and, to be honest, I had few complaints. The result is that S60 5th Edition's nHD resolution is somewhat crammed into a space almost identical to that of (for example) the QVGA resolution of the N95 8GB or N96. The touchscreen area on the 5530's front is actually around 3.5", as evidenced by the green/menu/red virtual keys and the XpressMusic hotspot, but the actual display is only 2.9" (diagonal), obviously something of a cost-cutting decision. The styling is centred around a ring of chrome-effect plastic and a trendy semi-phosphorescent blue detail that sits just below the fake chrome. The 5530 even feels quite solid, despite being 100% plastic (as you'd expect), with the only immediate build quality issue being that the device rattles - there's something inside the camera or main circuitry that's rattling and I've no idea what - which is worrying. And, perhaps, most importantly, something that feels great in the hand. Not a smartphone necessarily - you'd expect to add some bulk for extra screen real estate or qwerty keyboard - but the perfect size for a phone, something that anybody can incorporate into their lives without having to sacrifice pocket or purse space. The 5530 XpressMusic is the perfect size for a phone. Compare those prices with £130 - you could buy three 5530s for less than a single N97, for example - and then bear the huge differential in mind when reading about some of the compromises and limitations below.Īnd so to the handset. well, whatever you're prepared to pay, up to £700 in many cases.
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To put that into perspective, under the same terms the Nokia N900 is around £500, the N97 is £430, the HTC Touch Pro 2 is £470 and the (unlocked) Apple iPhone 3GS is. What we have here is a full-touchscreen S60 5th Edition smartphone with Wi-Fi coming in, unlocked, with no phone contract, for £130 including VAT in the UK - quite staggering.
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You can enter the inbox from the home screen as we said before, or through the messaging icon, and then the phone will automatically ask you to connect up and check your mail.This - this is the point at which what Nokia in general (and OPK in particular) have been saying about Symbian OS taking over (from Series 40) in the mid-tier in the phone market comes home to roost. Simply add in your email address and password, and if it's a commonly used server then the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic will download and create the account settings for you in an instant.įrom there, it's simply a matter of opening up the mailbox from time to time to see if anyone loves you enough to write you a message. You can hit the dedicated icon at the bottom, but we liked the way the older Nokia's would prompt you to enter the person you're texting first, meaning you're less likely to accidentally send the text to the wrong person.Įmailing follows Nokia's easy to use handbook once more, offering a simple method of setting up and using a webmail account in seconds. That said, when writing a text it is a little difficult to enter the person you're trying to actually get hold of, as the simplest way to add a contact is to hit the tiny 'To' box on the screen, which often takes a few attempts.