Review of GSM/UMTS-smartphone Nokia 5320 XpressMusic

Mobile-review have posted their review of the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic. Here is the final impression.

Impressions
Call quality was never an issue with the 5320 XpressMusic, as it easily lived up to our expectations of a Nokia-branded phone. Ring tones sounded quite loud; we also found the 5320’s vibro alert to be average strength-wise.

The 5320 XpressMusic is set to arrive early in February with a price tag of 220 Euro, which is quite a bargain for a competent music-playing device, which just happens to be a smartphone running the FP2 and enjoying NGage functionality. The youth will be happy having such an offering around. On balance, since it’s beyond competition, sports likable design and solid materials, plus comes preinstalled with some games, the 5320 is bound to become sought-after within its target audience. Although it’s important to realize that it’s a narrow niche, rather than a mainstream. All in all, Nokia has struck gold with the 5320 XpressMusic, which, along with the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic has the mid-tier market for music playing phones covered pretty well. Other manufacturers will have to do something really special to break this duo and throw their own solutions onto consumers’ short-lists. The 5320 may find a rival in the face of the Nokia N78, but it won’t be a direct clash, since the latter is more expensive, being less of a music-centric offering at that.