Nokia 5130 XpressMusic
Discontinued 4th November 2008
Designed as an entry-level music phone,
the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic offers remarkably
good value for money at just €90 (around £70)
before tax and subsidy.
For
this relatively modest sum, you get a phone with an
MP3 player, microSD expandable memory (with 1GB in the
standard sales package), a 2" 240 x 320 pixel display,
2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, an FM radio and a standard
3.5mm audio socket. There are dedicated media keys on
the side plus quite visible stereo speakers.
The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is a quad-band
GSM phone with GPRS and EDGE data. It is relatively
lightweight at 88 grams, and the 5130's overall measurements
are 108 x 47 x 15mm. Battery life is pretty good
with a maximum of 6 hours talktime and 12 days standby
time.
It's an impressive package for the money,
and it looks really attractive too. The biggest drawback
that we can see is that the Q1 2009 launch date means
that the 5130 XpressMusic won't be available for Christmas.
Remember the Nokia
5000? Well, the 5130 is about the same price and
much better. Confusingly, the 5130's specification is
also pretty similar to last year's Nokia
5310, but the 5130 is significantly cheaper. Overall,
we think that Nokia have a winner with this handset,
and we suspect that it will be very popular in
a number of markets.
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Nokia
5130 XpressMusic at a glance
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Available:
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Now
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Network:
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GSM
850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
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Data:
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GPRS
+ EDGE
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Screen:
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240
x 320 pixels, 256k colours
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Camera:
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2
megapixels
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Size:
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Lightweight
monoblock 108 x 47 x
15mm / 88 grams
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Bluetooth:
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Yes
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Memory
card:
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microSD
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Infra-red:
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No
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Polyphonic:
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Yes
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Java:
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Yes
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GPS:
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No
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Battery
life:
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6 hours talk / 12 days standby
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