Nokia 5320 review: Teensmart

Gsmarena have posted their review of the Nokia 5320. Here are the key features, main disadvantages and final conclusion.

Key features:
2" 262K-color display of QVGA resolution
Symbian 9.3 OS with S60 3.2 UI
ARM 11 369 MHz CPU and 128MB of RAM
140 MB of user memory
microSD slot with support for up to 8GB, 512MB or 1GB card in the retail package
3G with HSDPA support
Bluetooth and USB v2.0
2 megapixel fixed-focus camera
3.5 mm standard audio jack
Stereo FM radio with RDS
Dedicated music controls
Music-centric Active Standby plug-in
Very good loudspeaker performance
Compact body and light weight
Cool handsfree set in the retail package

Main disadvantages:
Mediocre camera
QVGA at 15fps video recording max
Poor battery life
Smallish display
No Wi-Fi
N-gage gaming support is still in the works
Audio quality is good but not great

We're talking XpressMusic, so we just have to say it: the 5320 makes a notable step up in audio quality. Still not the best in business, but it's way to go. The distinct youthful appeal is both a blessing and a curse, as it may put off those who favor smartphone power over music skill. There's some questionable design decisions too. They got rid of the swivel and, however subjective, possibly lost some of the charisma. Plus, the 5320 is definitely low key even compared to the way more modest 5310.

The 15-months-old 5700 was well due for an upgrade, so a youthful music-centered Symbian phone has its reasons to hope for a success. The improved sound quality, FP2, the doubled RAM and the more compact size sound right but the 5700 has stereo speakers, and a better display and keypad.

The lack of Wi-Fi however is still a downer and so is the smallish display. We do agree that there aren't many Symbians in this price range to feature Wi-Fi but that doesn't make the 5320 any less exposed to pressure.

The 5320 stays faithful to the XpressMusic-on-Symbian concept and makes it hard to decide whether smartphone strength or the music heart give it the extra edge. It sounds like we grew older overnight, but this time the young targeting somehow just couldn't have been more distinct. With that in mind, Nokia 5320 was just released and even a small price drop in the coming weeks may do wonders for it.