Nokia 5220 XpressMusic Overview
Expected UK Release Date: AvailableKey Features
24 Hours Music Playback Time
Music Player (MP3, M4A, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Music Light Display
Polyphonic, MP3, AAC, True Tones, MIDI & Video Ringtones
2 Megapixel Camera with 4 x Digital Zoom
Flash Messaging
Bluetooth® Technology
The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic Review
The 5220 XpressMusic comes with highly focused music features which allow the user to enjoy their music on their handset complete with easy to use features & controls. The user can enjoy viewing a music frequency light display on the colour screen whilst listening to their favourite music on the built in music player. The phone comes with easy to reach music keys which are found on the side of the handset & include a play, pause, forward & rewind key. The music player supports MP3 format, M4A, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA music format. The user can download, transfer & play a selection of ringing tones formats on the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic which include 64 voice polyphonic sounds, MP3, AAC, True Tones, MIDI & video Ringtones. The user can tune into the FM radio which comes complete radio RDS feature which allows the user to view information from the radio station on the phones screen whilst listening to their chosen radio station. A 2 megapixel digital camera feature comes complete with a dedicated camera key & a digital zoom feature which allows the user to zoom in & out on their subject with ease. The 2 megapixel camera feature supports both photo capture & video recording facility. The user can use the two Inch colour screen as a viewfinder when capturing a photo or when recording video footage.



This fun & fashionable looking music phone comes with a built in speaker phone feature which allows the user to take a call over the phones loud speaker to enjoy a totally handsfree call without having to hold the handset to the user ear. The user can contact others & stay in contact using the messaging services available which includes a flash messaging service, push email, instant messaging, text messaging service & a multimedia messaging service. The instant messaging service works like an online chat between friends that are online at the same time as each other which works the same as an instant messaging service on the user's PC or laptop. The user can use the opera mini Internet browser to access a variety of Internet sites & enjoy XHTML browsing on the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic. The phone comes with everyday features which are accessible via the phone's main menu which include a world clock, calculator, phonebook, calendar & notes feature.
Nokia 5220 XpressMusic Specifications & Features
Screen
2 Inch 256k Colour QVGA Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)
Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Camera Key
Viewfinder
Portrait Mode
Video Recorder
Video Player
Video Streaming (3GPP)
Organic Wallpapers
Screensavers
Themes
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email
Audio Messaging
Instant Messaging
Flash Messaging
Sound
Music Player (MP3, M4A, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Music Light Display
Music Keys (Play & Pause or Forward & Rewind)
Dedicated Audio Chip
FM Radio RDS
Polyphonic Ringtones (64 Voices)
MP3, AAC, True Tones, MIDI, Video Ringtones
Voice Recording
Voice Commands
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
2 Inch 256k Colour QVGA Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)
Imaging
2 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Camera Key
Viewfinder
Portrait Mode
Video Recorder
Video Player
Video Streaming (3GPP)
Organic Wallpapers
Screensavers
Themes
Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Push Email
Audio Messaging
Instant Messaging
Flash Messaging
Sound
Music Player (MP3, M4A, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA)
Music Light Display
Music Keys (Play & Pause or Forward & Rewind)
Dedicated Audio Chip
FM Radio RDS
Polyphonic Ringtones (64 Voices)
MP3, AAC, True Tones, MIDI, Video Ringtones
Voice Recording
Voice Commands
Entertainment
Java™ Games
Downloadable Games
Organiser
Phonebook
Calendar
Notes
World Clock
Calculator
Handsfree Speaker
Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
3.5mm AV Connector
GPRS
HSCSD
Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Internet
Opera Mini Browser
XHTML Browsing
Memory & Talk Time
30 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Support
5.25 Hours Talk Time
406 Hours Standby
24 Hours Music Playback Time
Weight & Size
78 g
108 x 43.5 x 10.5 mm
Phonebook
Calendar
Notes
World Clock
Calculator
Handsfree Speaker
Connectivity
Bluetooth®
USB
3.5mm AV Connector
GPRS
HSCSD
Network
Tri Band (GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
Internet
Opera Mini Browser
XHTML Browsing
Memory & Talk Time
30 Mbytes Memory plus MicroSD™ Memory Card Support
5.25 Hours Talk Time
406 Hours Standby
24 Hours Music Playback Time
Weight & Size
78 g
108 x 43.5 x 10.5 mm
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Reviewer: Akhtar - Lahore, Pakistan
Date: 11th Apr 2010
I like it but I even don't understand when I text to anyone why it always write in English why not in numbers? Like if I want to send SMS to anyone which is not in my contact list by default it should be in number mode but it always continue with abc, otherwise it's a good ph but there is also no function about brightness setting. Help me, if anybody knows how to solve my problems.
Reviewer: Pooja - Kochi, India
Date: 6th Apr 2010
Phone design is good, but the problem is that the software is bad, it hangs. I serviced the phone about 10 times within 8 months.
Reviewer: Umar Mughal - Rawal Pindi, Pakistan
Date: 16th Mar 2010
I purchased this phone on the 4th March 2010. 5220 is nice phone but I am not satisfied with it. Battery is not good, every night charge the phone. Phone design is good.
Reviewer: Jules - UK
Date: 17th Feb 2010
I thought this was a great phone at first. However, the radio keeps failing. The techie guy said that loads of these have been returned due to faulty radio, & he sent me a new headset. The radio was fine for about a week, then it disappeared again, & all I get is crackle. The assistant I just spoke to said that none of these phones have had faulty radios, completely contradicting the techie guy.
The music player works fine, just not the radio. It's useless.
Reviewer: Gaius - Nigeria
Date: 14th Feb 2010
A very nice mobile phone. The only problem I have now is I don't know how to download PC suite. Please help me with simple steps easy to understand.
Reviewer: Matty - Grimsby , UK
Date: 15th Dec 2009
Great phone I love it. Good camera. Good music player. Only problem is that the phone broke because I can't turn it on even when its on charge I think it might of sorted out, not sure.
Reviewer: John - London, UK
Date: 25th Nov 2009
I am writing this review on my 5220 with the aid of Opera mini & predictive text, so I suppose this verifies the great text capabilities of this phone. Overall I think it's very good.
(btw press star & l shaped arrow if you want a new paragraph) the points on the downside are the music control keys are too close together & the mickey mouse video recording. Otherwise, it's a stylish phone that takes standard earphones & micro SDs.
Reviewer: Ruard Meyer - Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: 26th Sep 2009
Very happy with my phone, love it. Great features & lovely design.
Reviewer: Frank Young - Reigate, UK
Date: 22nd Sep 2009
Nice phone, bags of features if you can find them.
Poor manual, does not cover many features adequately.
Fairly intuitive in use.
With the foregoing in mind, is recommended.
Reviewer: Dee - London, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2009
Wrong SMS time! Always earlier 7 hours. Does anyone know how to fix it?
Reviewer: Joe - UK
Date: 5th Aug 2009
I think this phone is really good. Never had any hanging problems like some of the others have suggested.
I personally think that for the money you pay that it's a good handset. Music available, lightweight, looks good, does the basics. I am happy with it!
Reviewer: Rk - Bangalore, India
Date: 19th Jun 2009
I didn't like this phone. If you use music player for more than one hour, it simply hangs. You can't even able to turn it off. Even power charging also not working. First time I started using high end phone. It's really pathetic.
The basic usage of this phone is for music, that function is not working properly means, I don't know how can you call this one as Xpress music.
Reviewer: Bundy - UK
Date: 28th May 2009
Hey Derek, I have the same problem regarding SMS timing! Also, does anyone know how to set the phone so the screen stays on longer than a few seconds. Very annoying.
Reviewer: Arggg - Australia
Date: 18th May 2009
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! Seriously it's all good at first with the great design, slimness, good camera & good music quality but this phone hangs frequently! While you're playing games, on the Internet, in the music player, viewing pictures, anything, the screen will turn white & hang for about a minute & the whole phone will restart again.
IT'S SO ANNOYING! Especially if you're in a rush to make a call or send a message, you can be sure that it'll hang & restart when your in an emergency.
Now I can't even use it. When I turn it on it does the Nokia welcome thing & then shuts back off.
It's a waste of money. Go for the Walkman or something if you want good sound quality or cyber shot for a good camera. XpressMusic is bad.
Reviewer: Derek - Dublin, Ireland
Date: 16th May 2009
Great phone, only one problem. Every time I get an SMS message the time received is one hour earlier than actual. I have checked manual & website & no information of how to fix it. Any comments welcome!
Reviewer: Diksha Upadhyay - New Delhi, India
Date: 24th Apr 2009
Hey I have this phone for like 4 months. It hung quite a few times. So the best way is to keep the phones memory empty. So after this formula my phone is working superb.
Amazing camera. It's so stylish. & it just suits my personality. Sleek!
Overall out of 10 I'll give 8 to it.
Reviewer: Sangeetha Radhakrishnan - Chennai, India
Date: 17th Apr 2009
I bought it on New Year's Day. Have been using till date. It is best among the stylish mobile in design aspect. I like all the features except the video capturing which was not good.
I use this mobile mostly for hearing music & sound blast your ears when the surrounding is silent.
Sometimes it hangs & the screen becomes white which Nokia company has to rectify, which is the only disappointment in this model.
Reviewer: Ranga - Tamilnadu, India
Date: 31st Mar 2009
Am not able to see movies which has a file size exceeding 10MB, once if there is a loss in connectivity & listening to music, the music stops : (.
Reviewer: Peace - US
Date: 13th Mar 2009
I had got it for my birthday its a cheap phone but only had 1 problem it keeps on freezing but overall sleek design nd the features are awesome. I recommend this phone for everyone.
Reviewer: Johnny Horris - Ireland
Date: 9th Mar 2009
Very good phone.
Reviewer: Jess - England, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2009
Its good. I love this phone.
Reviewer: Hardik Rathod - India
Date: 27th Feb 2009
It is a good phone. There are many complaints that the Nokia 5220 hangs. To avoid this problem keep your phone memory empty. Your problem will go away & you will love to operate this phone.
Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 16th Feb 2009
It is a faulty phone bought it 5 times & each time there was something wrong with them either the camera or the way the music is played. It costs loads to just unlock it & nobody gives you anything for them, as they are faulty phones.
Reviewer: Are Sathya Seelan - Sivakasi, India
Date: 8th Feb 2009
This models enhanced features make the user enjoy all its facilities. Really this is really a very superb model. Camera has a very nice picture clarity. Thank you for such a great model.
Reviewer: Sarah - UK
Date: 31st Jan 2009
I have had this phone not so long now & in the first couple of weeks it was going great, but then the battery started going fast & now I am constantly keep charging it & sometimes have to go out with no phone because it's pointless if there is no battery.
Apart from that this is a good phone but the video capturing is very poor.
Reviewer: Shamshad - Ahmedabad, India
Date: 20th Jan 2009
I HAVE PURCHASED 5220, THIS IS VERY STYLISH PHONE & CAMERA, RESULT IS FINE BUT VIDEO CAPTURING IS NOT SO GOOD.
Reviewer: Tyler Allen - Ramsgate, UK
Date: 13th Jan 2009
Overall a pretty good phone.
Reviewer: Deepak M J - Bangalore, India
Date: 29th Dec 2008
Hi, I had gone to buy Nokia 5320 & the shop keeper stopped me & insisted me to buy Nokia 5220 I was a little embarrassed & then he suggested me as he was using Nokia 5320 & he told me that this 5220 is a better Phone than 5320 & I was convinced & I brought. I feel that the headset whatever Nokia has given is not too good. Hmm otherwise the Phone is Simply Stylish & user friendly.
Reviewer: Vivek S Nair - Thrissur, India
Date: 8th Dec 2008
This phone has a brilliant audio quality but the quality of video capturing is not good.
Reviewer: Robert Grant - Glasgow, UK
Date: 30th Nov 2008
I have had 3 of these from Virgin & I am getting a refund now. The screen is poor, tilt the phone ever so slightly to the left & the screen becomes impossible to see. The camera mode has lots of red, green & blue dots in the picture which disappear once you take a picture, still annoying though. & on my latest one my pictures have a yellow tint which is unacceptable. I don't know if its Nokia's or Virgins fault but I would stay clear.
Reviewer: Mel Khoury - Japan
Date: 21st Nov 2008
I have had the phone for a week & it's brilliant. You can go & download loads of music & it's so simple! That I am going to recommend it to everyone! By the way I will send a picture of mine if anyone wants one! Love You Guy's Lots.
Reviewer: Venu - India
Date: 19th Nov 2008
Phone looks cute & slim. But the software is hanging at times while listening to music & while operating phone at high speed (switching between applications).
My experience with this phone is OKAY. But better comparing with the other phones in it's range (Xpress Music series).
Reviewer: Edy Khoury - Lebanon
Date: 7th Nov 2008
Is a great phone I like it I love its nice style.
Reviewer: Vikranth - Bangalore, India
Date: 30th Oct 2008
The Battery is Good & the camera works fines too. & the usability & music is also good. & all these comes in less cost.
Reviewer: Rabih Rahal - Lebanon
Date: 18th Oct 2008
This Is the Most perfect Phone In the World But the Battery Life isn't great Because I Listen a lot to music.
Reviewer: Claudiu Rad - Romania
Date: 12th Oct 2008
This phone is great, but the video recording function is bad (only 7 fps). Music quality is excellent, even without headphones.
Reviewer: Prashant - Hubli, India
Date: 25th Sep 2008
Classic & user friendly mobile phone.
Reviewer: Sizz - Australia
Date: 22nd Sep 2008
Perfect phone. Strongly recommended.
Reviewer: Don Corleone - India
Date: 15th Sep 2008
Awesome phone especially since it's cheap.
Reviewer: Chandoo - India
Date: 11th Sep 2008
Good points.
- Good earphone quality.
- Good screen & camera resolutions.
- Good & sleek design.
- Good features & signal reception.
- Good phone book.
Bad points.
- Poor battery backup.
- Poor music play time.
- Poor standby time.
Reviewer: Goryopo - Philippines
Date: 15th Aug 2008
It's such a great design & functionality, but one thing annoying, its screen lit up every time you charge thus making the charging time more longer : (.
Reviewer: Mujtaba Nadeem - Lahore, Pakistan
Date: 13th Aug 2008
This phone was much of a disappointment to XpressMusic series!
Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 13th Aug 2008
It's great.
Reviewer: Yazad Hunjisha - Bahrain
Date: 14th May 2008
Lovely design, not many features, nice battery life, pretty good phone :).
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