Nokia 5320 XpressMusic
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The Nokia 5320 Xpress Music is a Symbian OS
S60
smartphone, released by Nokia
in 2008 as a part of their XpressMusic
line of portable devices. The phone has a rugged candybar body with outlined keypads. It emphasizes music and multimedia playback. Among its highlights are a dedicated 3D audio chip for better sound quality, 24 hours of music playback, a 3.5 mm audio jack, N-Gage
compatibility, and music/gaming keys. At the time of release the phone cost 220$ in the U.S., European and Indian Market.
Its capabilities include: a 2 megapixel digital camera with flash, video recording and video conferencing; wireless connectivity via HSDPA, and Bluetooth
; a portable media player with the ability to download podcasts over the air; a FM Radio tuner; C; multi-tasking to allow several applications to run simultaneously; a web browser with support for HTML, JavaScript and Adobe Flash; messaging via SMS
, MMS
and e-mail
; Office suite and organizer functions; and the ability to install and run third party Java ME or Symbian mobile applications.
The camera/camcorder application has some basic settings such as night mode, panorama mode, sequence mode and timer mode.
In theory Maps should be able to tell you where you are based on nearby phone masts (using Assisted GPS or "A-GPS").
application was released for the 5320 a few weeks after its launch, and can be installed directly onto the phone by going to its Games folder and then clicking on the N-Gage icon. The n-gage version in 5320 runs faster than any other n-gage application in other phones at the time of release. This is possibly due to improvements in the app itself, but also perhaps the 5320's much larger amount of free RAM and its newer version of the S60 platform (the 5320 uses S60 3rd FP2, while the N95 and N81 use the older S60 3rd FP1). The app launches more quickly too, there are a few improvements such as a built-in option to e-mail download links to a computer, and it has cured a few glitches including the "screen orientation dance" when launching games.
profiles which can also be used with most wireless Bluetooth stereo headphones. The music player app contains an eight band graphic equaliser featuring a number of presets can be added with more custom presets. The new "Music Search" application of 5320, which recognizes a track or artist by voice and starts playing it. Music Search can be activated by holding down the My Own button on the front of the phone.
he 5320 includes Nokia Music Store, and our European SIM-free sales package included a voucher for five free tracks from the shop. This may not be present in your sales package though as packages tend to vary greatly from one market to another, and over time too.
The 5320 also comes with the Nokia Podcasting
application built-in, which allows access to a searchable database as well as a browseable directory of podcasts. Podcasts can be subscribed to and set to download automatically at certain times of day and/or on certain dates.
There's a built-in FM radio which is compatible with Nokia's internet database of radio presets, so you can download all the station names for your current location. It's also compatible with Visual Radio
and Radio Data System
.
3.0, so can directly watch Flash
Video, like browsing YouTube
video-sharing site. Webmail can be accessed through the web browser, and the messaging application also sends and receives e-mail using POP3 or IMAP4 accounts.
Symbian
Symbian is a mobile operating system and computing platform designed for smartphones and currently maintained by Accenture. The Symbian platform is the successor to Symbian OS and Nokia Series 60; unlike Symbian OS, which needed an additional user interface system, Symbian includes a user...
S60
S60 (software platform)
The S60 Platform is a software platform for mobile phones that runs on Symbian OS. It was created by Nokia, who made the platform open source and contributed it to the Symbian Foundation. S60 has been used by mobile device manufacturers including Siemens mobile, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic...
smartphone, released by Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
in 2008 as a part of their XpressMusic
XpressMusic
XpressMusic is a brand name for a line of Nokia phones that are specially designed for music playback.All of Nokia's XpressMusic come with expandable MicroSD memory slots, so these phones can also be used as MP3 players....
line of portable devices. The phone has a rugged candybar body with outlined keypads. It emphasizes music and multimedia playback. Among its highlights are a dedicated 3D audio chip for better sound quality, 24 hours of music playback, a 3.5 mm audio jack, N-Gage
N-Gage (service)
The N-Gage service was Nokia's mobile gaming platform that is available for several Nokia S60 smartphones. It is a follow-up to the N-Gage handheld game console. N-Gage is a part of Nokia's Ovi initiative....
compatibility, and music/gaming keys. At the time of release the phone cost 220$ in the U.S., European and Indian Market.
Its capabilities include: a 2 megapixel digital camera with flash, video recording and video conferencing; wireless connectivity via HSDPA, and Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
; a portable media player with the ability to download podcasts over the air; a FM Radio tuner; C; multi-tasking to allow several applications to run simultaneously; a web browser with support for HTML, JavaScript and Adobe Flash; messaging via SMS
SMS
SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...
, MMS
Multimedia Messaging Service
Multimedia Messaging Service, or MMS, is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones. It extends the core SMS capability that allowed exchange of text messages only up to 160 characters in length.The most popular use is to send photographs from...
and e-mail
E-mail
Electronic mail, commonly known as email or e-mail, is a method of exchanging digital messages from an author to one or more recipients. Modern email operates across the Internet or other computer networks. Some early email systems required that the author and the recipient both be online at the...
; Office suite and organizer functions; and the ability to install and run third party Java ME or Symbian mobile applications.
Camera
Nokia 5320 has a 2 megapixel still camera with twin LED flash, and a QVGA (320x240) camcorder which films at 15 frames per second. There's a dedicated camera button on the right side of the phone which launches and controls the camera/camcorder application. There's also a lower resolution secondary camera on the front of the phone which is intended for videophone calls.The camera/camcorder application has some basic settings such as night mode, panorama mode, sequence mode and timer mode.
Navigation Device
Nokia Maps 1.2 comes bundled with the phone, but there is no built-in GPS receiver so you will need a separate Bluetooth GPS unit (either Nokia or third party) if you want to use it for navigation.In theory Maps should be able to tell you where you are based on nearby phone masts (using Assisted GPS or "A-GPS").
N-gage
The N-GageN-Gage
The N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system by Nokia, based on the Nokia Series 60 platform, released in October 2003. It began sales on October 7, 2003. The N-Gage QD replaced the original N-Gage in 2004....
application was released for the 5320 a few weeks after its launch, and can be installed directly onto the phone by going to its Games folder and then clicking on the N-Gage icon. The n-gage version in 5320 runs faster than any other n-gage application in other phones at the time of release. This is possibly due to improvements in the app itself, but also perhaps the 5320's much larger amount of free RAM and its newer version of the S60 platform (the 5320 uses S60 3rd FP2, while the N95 and N81 use the older S60 3rd FP1). The app launches more quickly too, there are a few improvements such as a built-in option to e-mail download links to a computer, and it has cured a few glitches including the "screen orientation dance" when launching games.
Multimedia
The exterior of the phone shows it's a music device with its playback controls. The actual audio quality of the 5320 is very good thanks to its dedicated audio chip. The external speaker is mono but with fairly good quality and very loud sound. The 5320 has a memory card slot compatible with microSDHC cards up to 8 gigabytes officially. The 5320 has a 3.5mm headphone socket on the bottom of the device so you can use any headphones you want. The phone supports A2DP and AVRCP BluetoothBluetooth
Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks with high levels of security...
profiles which can also be used with most wireless Bluetooth stereo headphones. The music player app contains an eight band graphic equaliser featuring a number of presets can be added with more custom presets. The new "Music Search" application of 5320, which recognizes a track or artist by voice and starts playing it. Music Search can be activated by holding down the My Own button on the front of the phone.
he 5320 includes Nokia Music Store, and our European SIM-free sales package included a voucher for five free tracks from the shop. This may not be present in your sales package though as packages tend to vary greatly from one market to another, and over time too.
The 5320 also comes with the Nokia Podcasting
Podcasting
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
application built-in, which allows access to a searchable database as well as a browseable directory of podcasts. Podcasts can be subscribed to and set to download automatically at certain times of day and/or on certain dates.
There's a built-in FM radio which is compatible with Nokia's internet database of radio presets, so you can download all the station names for your current location. It's also compatible with Visual Radio
Visual Radio
Visual radio is a generic term for adding visuals to normal audio radio broadcasts. Visual Radio is also a trademark for a Nokia solution for interactive radio with FM radio over a data connection.- Nokia Visual Radio :...
and Radio Data System
RDS
RDS may refer to:*Amazon Relational Database Service, Amazon's cloud-based Relational Database Service*Radio Data System*Radio Dimensione Suono, an Italian radio station*Random dot stereogram, a form of 3-D image*SAP Rapid Deployment Solutions, from SAP AG...
.
Internet
The 5320 contains the latest version of the S60 web browser, which is based on the same WebKit core as the Safari (web browser) browser. Nokia 5320 also supports Flash LiteFlash Lite
Adobe Flash Lite is a lightweight version of Adobe Flash Player, a software application published by Adobe Systems. This version is intended for mobile phones and other portable electronic devices like Chumby and iRiver, and allows users of these devices to view multimedia content and applications...
3.0, so can directly watch Flash
Video, like browsing YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video-sharing site. Webmail can be accessed through the web browser, and the messaging application also sends and receives e-mail using POP3 or IMAP4 accounts.