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Reviewer: Bob N - UK
Date: 21st Nov 2009

Have now had this phone for just under 2 years. Casing cracked when trying to fit new SD card a week after purchase. Screen very prone to water damage & phone has now developed a problem with USB port so that it will not communicate with PC to sync files or upload pictures. Also prone to crashing randomly at inconvenient moments. Battery life is now problematic as has to be recharged around every other day. Firmware does not appear to have been updated since 2007, & no updates are available. A usable phone but not by far Nokia's best.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - UK
Date: 6th Apr 2009

This phone is bulky, it doesn't lock when you close it & you have to press lock once it's already closed, its case looks really dirty after only a couple of days, does not switch off boost network at all easily & I do not recommend.

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Reviewer: Tricky Micky - Blackburn, UK
Date: 18th Mar 2009

Great phone. I have tried other makes but always go back to trusty, old faithful Nokia. I upgraded from 6230i to my 5300 but the quality & user friendly features which Nokia pride themselves on shine through. I don't really want to move on to yet another upgrade but you can be assured it will be another Nokia.

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Reviewer: Corrine - UK
Date: 18th Mar 2009

At first, I had no problems with this phone. The design is good & it has some good features.

But then I realised how bad the battery life is, how easily the screen scratches & after the first 3 months of getting it, I had to send it into repair 4 times in a year. Every time it was fixed, the same problems happened again. It freezes when it turns on, it cuts people off when you're talking to them & then crashes for about 5 minutes, & then when you try to call them again they can't hear you, that's if you're lucky. Usually after it crashed, I couldn't send text messages or make calls for at least 15 minutes.
3 months ago, it stopped recognising my SIM card so I couldn't access anything. It's now done it again but the warranty has since run out so I've given up on it & bought a new phone. I am going to write to Nokia & complain because it has been a complete waste of £70. DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE, IT IS RUBBISH!

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Reviewer: Javed - St George's, Grenada
Date: 17th Feb 2009

This phone is the best phone you can get for the price the camera is amazing the sound quality is good the only problem is the internal memory is too small they should off put about a 60 megabytes than a 5 megabytes that's the only problem but I put a two gig card in now so I am good to go, you should get this phone it is the best.

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Reviewer: Dom - US
Date: 9th Jan 2009

I bought this phone about a year ago & it has turned out to be a great phone.

I then however dropped it on the floor a couple of days ago & the glass screen didn't smash but the pixels inside got bumped. This was really annoying & I am not sure if I had a warranty.

I don't know whether to get it fixed or not because of price. It is better to buy a new phone? Or to get it fixed?

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Reviewer: Ahmed - Nigeria
Date: 4th Jan 2009

Now this is the best phone for you to buy if you are an uninformed old man of a kid who doesn't value games & applications. A very beautiful phone, yes we all agree bout that but give me a break! Just 2MB of spare internal memory, no way.

Whenever download games or applications made for the phone I get OUT OF MEMORY error.

Nokia claims the phone can support a 2GB memory card. My brother doesn't try it else you are ready to purchase another.

I have to complain about the earpiece. For goodness sake it's an xpressmusic. They could do better than that.

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Reviewer: Tyrone Buster - US
Date: 14th Dec 2008

This phone is amazing. I have had it for 1 year & it is the best I have ever had.

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Reviewer: Tracey - Belfast, UK
Date: 13th Dec 2008

I have had this phone for a year now after my mum picked it for me & I love it. The design is nice & the sound is excellent especially when used with speakers & I can store 150 songs which is awesome. The battery life lasts for about 2 to 3 days & overall I am very happy with it as it's the best mobile I have ever had. The camera isn't great but is good for basic photos & I am happy with the video recorder however you do have to reset the video settings to get the video to record more than the default 15 seconds, but that is easy enough. At the end of the day it's a music phone & that side of the phone is of high quality the only problem I have had with this is when using headphones the socket no longer works properly but id still recommend this phone & the price is good to there is also a variety of colours to choose from :) & for any fallout boy fans the 5300 has been used in their music videos. Hope this helps :).

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Reviewer: Sandeep G Raj - Bangalore, India
Date: 14th Nov 2008

Excellent phone! Spent one successful year with 5300ExMu.

More details, cost effective. Excellent Music quality. Very much useful music keys. Camera is OK, need to play some tricks to get better quality pictures. Video. Playing is good, capturing is just OK (VGA). A bit bulky, No physical damage problem. Battery backup is above average, (turn off vibrator, eye catching screensaver & wallpaper, when not required, keep smart ring & message tones in less volume, battery backup will rock, even if you play more music). Internet access is good. Slide is still working fine for me. I didn't face any software or hardware problem at all. Processor is fast enough (I have 1GB memory card) & all features that it has works fine & useful. Very good phone, go for it, Must for first time multimedia phone users, after this you can swap to any other high ends.

Enjoy a lot for less price.

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Reviewer: Nuna - Norway
Date: 6th Nov 2008

Don't! Just don't. I have 3 friends with this phone & they all have the same problem, half the time they do not ring when you are called. There seems to be a default & hidden random mute function. Between us we have had 4 exchanges of phones & 7 repairs in a year. Not one of them has worked properly. I like Nokia & have been happy with my other phone but this one is not good. Get the 5310 instead!

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Reviewer: George - Ethiopia
Date: 19th Sep 2008

It is the best phone ever but I have a problem with it, it cannot turn on, not a cool thing, so all I am saying is I am suffering.

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Reviewer: Sriram - Coimbatore, India
Date: 22nd Aug 2008

Hey Guys! It's a cool mobile & the music effects are very nice. Stylish with a 2 inch display makes everyone feel awesome. Hats off to Nokia.

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Reviewer: James - London, UK
Date: 8th Aug 2008

I think it's a great phone for the price, great sound quality, nice colour screen, handy music shortcut buttons & a fairly good camera.

One or two gripes though, my 5300 has a tendency to switch itself off sometimes (but may only be my handset) & the second gripe is that the battery life sucks, my battery life lasts around 2 days, even though Nokia say that it will last 5 to 6 days, but overall a very good phone for the cost effective people.

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Reviewer: Cocopop - London, UK
Date: 6th Aug 2008

Got this phone 6 weeks ago & thought it was an OK phone, small, easy enough to use & camera took OK pictures. The other day received a text message & when I went to read it the screen was showing the numbers running down the screen with the key symbol, weird! Switched phone off & then back on & screen now looks like a bag of hundred & thousands. Phone has not been dropped or water damages.

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Reviewer: Kadeem - Trinidad, Trinidad And Tobago
Date: 6th Aug 2008

It is the best I got so far.

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Reviewer: George - UK
Date: 4th Aug 2008

This is such a cool phone I use it for everything. Texts, Calls, Emails, calander, notes gallery, videos, pics.

I love this phone.

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Reviewer: Mini Mo - Birmingham , UK
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

I had this phone for few weeks & it is causing problems. Do not buy it.

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Reviewer: Are Chandrasekar - Tamilnadu, India
Date: 3rd Aug 2008

One of the best phones that Nokia have made.

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Reviewer: Box Man - Nuneaton, UK
Date: 2nd Aug 2008

This is a very good phone!

I personally love its design though some of my friends don't. I have had it just over a year & it hasn't broken once. The MP3 function is very good & the camera is good enough for everyday pictures. Though if you want clean, sharp, amazing pictures, buy a camera.

The only problem I have had with this phone is that the end of the headphone jack connection has come of inside the phone, so I can no longer listen to music using the headphones but that's a problem with the enhancements & not the actually phone I guess.

An annoying thing for me is that mine doesn't have a calculator. I have read all the specification of the phone & apparently it's meant to have 1. It's not a major problem but just confused me a bit.

Overall I think it's a great phone to have & would certainly recommend it to other people. All my phones have been Nokia's so far & this one is definitely my favourite.

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Reviewer: Sumit Raha - Calcutta, India
Date: 31st Jul 2008

I BOUGHT IT BY READING REVIEWS & QUERY ON the NET. The PHONE LOOKS GOOD & the FEATURES ARE ALSO GOOD. The MAIN FEATURES I LIKE ON THAT PHONE IS the MUSIC DOWNLOAD. ONE CAN EASILY DOWNLOAD the MP3 MUSIC FORMAT BY USING USB CABLE SUPPLIED WITH IT. The DISADVANTAGE IS the PLASTIC BODY & FOR CHANGING the SIM & MICRO SD CARD you NEED TO OPEN ITS BACK COVER. OVERALL the PHONE IS ALRIGHT.

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Reviewer: Josip - Croatia
Date: 29th Jul 2008

Cool PHONE, I HAVE IT.

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Reviewer: Liliana Torres - Portugal
Date: 27th Jul 2008

Okay, I even like this phone. Is good to write messages, it's easy & works perfectly when I am playing, writing messages & listening music at the same time.

BUT, when I bought it, it seems perfect, a week later, the sound of the phones become less louder, who call me doesn't listen because of the micro, the column stop work, I don't get the messages & the camera blocks the phone.


One year has passed & I'll will buy a Nokia N81 8GB.


I advise, DO NOT BUY a Nokia 5300 BECAUSE IT GIVES A LOTS OF PROBLEMS.

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Reviewer: Chloe Tribe - Sunderland, Virgin Islands
Date: 27th Jul 2008

When I first saw this phone I thought it was very stylish, & a good size. But I got a little disappointed by the features of the phone, such as the camera. This only allows you to take a 15 second video but overall it is good I haven't had no problems what so ever.

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Reviewer: Cliff - Philippines
Date: 23rd Jul 2008

I have this phone for almost a month. It's nice, easy to go with. Great music. But my battery last only for 5 hours or less which makes me disappointed.

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Reviewer: Zachary Smith - Chad
Date: 10th Jul 2008

A friend of mine has one & I think it's quite bad, I mean, it's very fragile, too fragile & the battery is bad.

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Reviewer: Nadine Perez - US
Date: 8th Jul 2008

I have had my 5300 for two years now I have the 3 gigabyte memory card. It holds 550 songs & 55 medium quality music videos it freezes up on occasion but I love my phone I am due for a upgrade September I was thinking about sidekick slide if anyone has one please let me know if it's any good.

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Reviewer: Smarajit - India
Date: 7th Jul 2008

This phone is the best for me.

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Reviewer: Claire - UK
Date: 7th Jul 2008

This is a brilliant phone. I haven't had any problems with the phone & although the camera is not the best quality, I wouldn't expect anything more because when I bought the phone I read about it! The people saying it's not that great are obviously used to having high tech expensive phones. If you have more money then go & buy an expensive phone, don't waste your time writing a review for one you find is cheap & rubbish because it's not! The music feature is brilliant & I am planning on buying some speakers for the phone. I am also impressed by the amount of colours for new covers for the phone. I've seen pink, red, yellow, blue, black & grey. On my old more expensive phone, I could not change the cover so I will be buying more covers for the phone!

Overall this is a great value for money phone which does exactly what it says on the box including a few more extras. I would recommend anyone who wants a decent, inexpensive phone with a camera, video feature, games, great music & enough memory for about 50 songs & other various features to buy this great phone.

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Reviewer: Anon - UK
Date: 6th Jul 2008

I had two of these phones. First one was awful. Wouldn't send messages but would still charge me for the text so I ended up spending almost 3 times what I should have been. Second phone was good although MP3 was a bit thick & played the already installed ringtones. Found to make a list by adding the songs I wanted onto favourite playlist & play that. My computer couldn't cope with the software & crashed. Don't know if that was computers fault though. Took ages to work out how to transfer songs as well. Other than that an alright phone. Worth having, lost mine on the bus though : ( now I have a rubbish Motorola because I'm poor & can't afford a nice one at the moment.

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Reviewer: Jourdain - London, UK
Date: 29th Jun 2008

Future buyers in UK forget what they say from research I've seen that the US sells rigged Nokia 5300's to get more money. Everyone I know like 20 people who have Nokia's 5300i's are doing well. I've had mine for a years & its fine. & I'm sorry to say I'm soon going to buy a new phone a LG Secret or Samsung Soul. THANK YOU.

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Reviewer: Von - Kingussie, UK
Date: 28th Jun 2008

I think this phone is great, for people who say it's got a bad camera, get a real one! I've had it for about 4 months & all it's given me is good value. The only thing I'd say is that you've got to make sure it doesn't get any water in the screen, I've been really careful & it still managed to gets some water drops into it. If you like sleek, stylish phones, I wouldn't recommend it, as my pal says, it's a bit bulky! But overall, I think it rules!

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Reviewer: H - Tehran, Iran
Date: 14th Jun 2008

I like that but I have problem with Nokia Application Installer because I couldn't install program higher than 1 MB. It was very bad.

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Reviewer: Amer - Malaysia
Date: 5th Jun 2008

I have used this phone for about 6 months, & I think it is excellent in terms of sound quality, image quality & practicality for me the only problem is it has a short battery life. However, it is still one of the great phones today.

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Reviewer: Tommy - Chatteris, UK
Date: 27th May 2008

I THOUGHT the PHONE WAS RUBBISH MY MUSIC PLAYER NEVER WORKED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH MY SOUND SYSTEM I GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 2007 & the FIRST MONTH OF HAVING IT I HAVEN'T USED IT & the Bluetooth WAS ALWAYS FAILING.

I recommend NO ONE TO BUY IT BECAUSE YOU WILL BE disappointed! P.S don't BE fooled BY the LOOKS.

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Reviewer: Skylar - UK
Date: 20th May 2008

When I first got it I was like OK, I can figure this out then 2 days later I was still trying to figure it out, ha. But I finally got the hang of it. I have had it for about a month in half & I really like it. It does freeze up on me but I am used to it. I love my phone!

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Reviewer: Dez - London, UK
Date: 1st May 2008

I have had it for a year now, & it was perfect for most of it. But about 3 months ago it started to delete some of my music files & photos. Now it doesn't even switch on!

Plus it has no flash! But as a temporary phone I would recommend it!

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Reviewer: Mark Barnett - Bristol, UK
Date: 27th Apr 2008

Lovely.

Downsides first.
- the MP3's a bit thick & won't do lists.
- Call groups are limited to 20 per group.
- Data transfer's primitive, doubling up all previous info.
- It doesn't like the rain or moisture AT ALL.

Good points.
- It works. Does what it says on the tin & is a pleasing design.
- When wet, remove, sim, memory card & battery & gently warm it for a day & its fine.
- Pulling the phone jack out cuts the MP3. Good idea.
- After a standard cook, kill, cook, kill on the batteries they last forever.
- Loads of free themes available on the net.
- Not as fragile as I thought it would be.

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Reviewer: Bobby - London, UK
Date: 23rd Apr 2008

Good phone its hard wearing just be careful of that screen & water damage.

Had 2 of these phones 1 grey 1 red, red looks much better but can get to look really dirty, it's well worth having this phone.

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Reviewer: Mohammed Irfanulla - Bangalore, India
Date: 21st Apr 2008

I had this phone on contract last year & have had six replacements as they keep breaking. The first time I had no signal, then it corrupted my memory card, I had two were the screen went weird & upside down in lines, one that completely froze & could not do anything with, & the last 3 have been a combination of not making calls, won't send or receive messages & no one can hear me when I call them. Think the mouth piece has gone. At last they are changing my phone for a different model! The battery life is rubbish & so is the camera! I would not recommend this phone it's the worst Nokia I have ever had!

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Reviewer: Donna - UK
Date: 15th Apr 2008

I had this phone on contract last year & have had six replacements as they keep breaking. The first time I had no signal, then it corrupted my memory card, I had two were the screen went weird & upside down in lines, one that completely froze & could not do anything with, & the last 3 have been a combination of not making calls, won't send or receive messages & no one can hear me when I call them. Think the mouth piece has gone. At last they are changing my phone for a different model!

The battery life is rubbish & so is the camera! I would not recommend this phone it's the worst Nokia I have ever had!

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Reviewer: Courtniiee - Bristol, UK
Date: 11th Apr 2008

THIS PHONE IS AN EXCELLENT VALUE IN MONEY! IT IS SUPERB FOR DOING ALL the THINGS IT SAYS! The MUSIC PLAYS VER LOUD & CLEAR. ALL I CAN SAY IS THIS PHONE IS BEYOND EXCELLENT!

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Reviewer: Matthew - Queensland, Australia
Date: 4th Apr 2008

I bought this phone approximately 2 months ago, & overall I think it's an okay phone, although I have encountered several problems regarding it.

Firstly, the Nokia 5300 has a terrible battery life. I have been recharging it several times ones a week & it's becoming a hassle.

The design is okay, a bit wide for my liking, although the slide feature is starting to rub against the number 2 & cause a mark. This problem has happened to me & in also my friend who bought his several months ago.

Having my phone for only a few weeks, I have to admit the memory card is pretty shocking too, as I have had to delete several things due to it being full, I am outraged as I only have a few songs & deleted a lot of my messages.

The phone is alright, for those who don't intend to not use it a lot.

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Reviewer: Hannah - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 4th Apr 2008

I got this phone a little over a month ago, & no problems yet.
It's really easy to use & not bad looking.
Overall a great buy.
Snaps to Nokia for an OK phone.

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Reviewer: Dj H - Birmingham, UK
Date: 13th Mar 2008

I think this is a really good phone, straight from opening the box I knew this would be really good phone, it's got everything you want. & the size of it is really nice, nice & small. One thing that lacks a bit is the camera quality. But overall, it's a nice little phone & it's got perfect sound quality.

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Reviewer: Riya - Essex, UK
Date: 8th Mar 2008

I think it's a good phone. I think it's great they have the reminders! Superb design. Just perfect.

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Reviewer: Molly - London., UK
Date: 5th Mar 2008

This phone is good for the first 6 months but then the Bluetooth packs in & turns rubbish. This is like all Nokia's. Get a Sony Ericsson there are so much better than Nokia's :).

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Reviewer: Jo - London, UK
Date: 23rd Feb 2008

I love it, it's fabulous, however the battery finishes very quick & the camera isn't that good but it's alright. Still I have taken great memralbe photo on here. What would I do with out it.

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Reviewer: Hasan - London, UK
Date: 20th Feb 2008

It's a good phone I love it however the battery finishes very quick & the camera isn't that good but it's alright.

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Reviewer: Norma - UK
Date: 19th Feb 2008

I totally love this phone because my boyfriend has it & he pure loves it & I can't wait to get it.

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Reviewer: Fran - UK
Date: 12th Feb 2008

I only bought this phone yesterday but I am already really impressed with it. I got have it in grey & white & it's really sleek.

When I opened the box & found a snazzy pair of headphones I was really chuffed. The sound quality is far better than I expected it to be. I thought I'd only be able to fit about 10 songs without buying an extra memory card but it can hold about 50!

The buttons are very easy to press & for the people who are complaining about how long the battery lasts for them I suggest you turn your Bluetooth off, you really don't need it on all the time.

All the features on it are really good. It has a 1.3 mega pixel camera, organizer, voice recorder, calendar & LOADS more! As for the screen, it's massive so it's very clear.

Nokia is a great make, you can always trust in them. Buy this phone!

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Reviewer: Lisa - US
Date: 10th Feb 2008

Well, at first I was very excited to get this phone. But after a while it started to be bad.

After about 5 days of owning the phone, the sound stopped. It wouldn't ring when someone called & the alarm tone would not go off, thus making me late for work (not good) & I HADN'T even dropped it!

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Reviewer: Mohd. Nasimur Rahaman - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Date: 26th Jan 2008

I was confused, whether to choose between Sony Ericsson K810i (with 3.2 Megapixels) & Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. But when I heard the audio quality of Nokia 5300, I was convinced to buy this mobile. The only thing not good about it is the camera, 1.3 Megapixels & no flash.

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Reviewer: Kim - UK
Date: 26th Jan 2008

I loved this phone, it was brilliant & did everything it promised. I had no problems with battery life or shutting down etc. I dropped my phone a lot & it was fine until like the fifth time, even then the phone itself still worked I just couldn't get signal anywhere.

Brilliant phone, definitely recommend.

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Reviewer: Liza Castanos - Mandaue, Philippines
Date: 23rd Jan 2008

Before I bought this phone, I did research about the phone's user reviews. Lot of user reviews say good, excellent phone. Some say its poor phone. But when I first used it, I thought it is really excellent, good phone. & since I am a music lover, the music quality really excellent & great! I love the music quality! Sounds great! Very loud & clear. I am very contented. I was even shocked when I accidentally dropped my phone, still it worked fine! Just last week the water spilled on my phone! Oh my, still it worked fine! I couldn't believe this. I never regret buying this phone. But the only thing is, this dust, water particles inside the screen didn't remove. I don't know how to clean the dust & moist inside the screen. Does anybody know about this problem? Thanks.

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Reviewer: Amelle - London, UK
Date: 21st Jan 2008

The first thing I am going to say is that this was designed for teens & young adults. It's not going to look right if you're in a business & you've got this clamped to your ear. But that doesn't stop it being a really great phone. It's got the easy to use Nokia menu, & fits in your hand perfectly. The slide is soft & sleek, & it has a 1.3 megapixel camera. It says that on the box. Don't then buy it & go, like zoom the camera is rubbish because if you were reading, then you would have seen that it says 1.3 megapixel, not 5.

The Music Player is great with my memory card, so far I've got 3 albums on their so far, & loads of memory left! It plays really well & it is helpful having the little converter thing so you can plug a different type of headphone in as well.

I love this phone. It's great.

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Reviewer: Martin - UK
Date: 16th Jan 2008

Rubbish memory rubbish design even worse camera get a proper music phone get a Sony Ericsson Walkman, cameras are much better on them than this.

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Reviewer: Olivia - UK
Date: 15th Jan 2008

I have bought 2 of these phones. I only bought the 2nd one because I liked the design. Now though, I've given up, both of these broke the first one within 3 or 4 weeks. The second one lasted around 5 months. If that! I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone because my friend has made the stupid mistake I made & bought a second one once hers broke. It was the internal screen that broke, this phone was disappointing for me! Never mind? I've just bought a Samsung & it's amazingly better!

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Reviewer: Priya - London, UK
Date: 14th Jan 2008

What can I say? It started off to be a great phone for me for the following reasons.

- I had music on the go without having to buy a separate MP3 player.
- Pictures were at good quality & turned out larger & much better when downloaded onto my PC.
- Buttons are very easy to press & navigation wasn't difficult either.

Basically, it was useful & great for the right reasons, until recently when it really let me down.

- the memory card kept getting corrupted for no reason & files suddenly got deleted on their own.
- It's ridiculously expensive to get a larger memory card & the existing one, as well as the actual phone memory, really didn't have as much space as I needed once more pictures, videos & text messages came in.
- the picture quality deteriorated rapidly & the camera scratches easily. Even in night mode, the quality seems to have gone worse, even when I am actually taking care of my phone & putting it in a pocket where other items can't damage it.
- the side buttons have gone slightly out of place & have become very dirty.
-the battery life is terrible, only lasting for one day from 9 to 5.

I could go on, but generally, it was a clever & interesting device from the start of release, but please do not purchase now. There are a lot better models out there that don't get worn out so easily, even if you take care of them.

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Reviewer: Anjita Gourisaria - Kolkata, India
Date: 8th Jan 2008

It's a pathetic phone. It fails to read memory card many a times & I have to format my memory card again & again.

Messages are not send or received many times. Messages of more than one page fails to go to the person.

I had a lot of problem with the phone for one year & finally I had enough of it. So I am giving it back to the shop. It's not in a position to sell. It's an awful phone.

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Reviewer: Ayufiwefgbs - Fsa, Philippines
Date: 4th Jan 2008

I wanna buy this phone. But my parents don't wanna buy it for me. I think its a good phone, , I like the lilac version, its cute & its better than other phones, I like it especially the themes cause it makes the mobile phone more cute, , I can download cute themes for these phone, , , & I think I can easily transfer MP3 & other application because of the USB. So I better buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Jack - UK
Date: 4th Jan 2008

Hi, I wanted this phone for a while & got it for Xmas, the phone is really good, it has calendar, supports loads of music formats, & videos, the camera is quite good, & you can customize it however you like, ringtone volume & you can edit pictures that you take with the clip art, the disk you get with is has syncing, backup, printing, you can store contacts on the PC, store images & loads of other stuff, the slide design is really nice & it has a big screen which is also very useful. I would recommend this to anyone who is getting their first phone, or just getting a phone. I have had no problems with mine yet but loads of places will supply help & support for it. Anyway, all I can really say about this phone, is get it!

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Reviewer: Chris - Cardiff, UK
Date: 3rd Jan 2008

I have had this phone in black for now over a month & I really like it! The Nokia 5300 is an excellent phone which has got practically everything a classy Nokia like itself needs. I love the MP3 side buttons, they are the best ever! I am really happy with my Nokia 5300. I will never get rid of it. The camera & video is good & I like the fact that I got a memory card with it too. My video lasts for over 2 hours, isn't that great? BEST PHONE EVER!

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Reviewer: Nick - Limerick, Ireland
Date: 2nd Jan 2008

Really disappointed with the performance of this phone the battery is totally awful.

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Reviewer: Jimi - UK
Date: 31st Dec 2007

This phone is brilliant but I have had a problem with the memory card. I bought a 1GB memory card shortly after buying it & every time I put it in the phone it tells me it is not formatted to which I reply yes when it asks if it would like to format it for me. Then I open it & it's empty. Then I go back out & try to go back into it & it says it is not formatted again. I even tried formatting it on my computer & I am starting to get really annoyed. After this I tried the original 256 MB memory card I got with the phone, to which it does the same. It's definitely something to do with the phone. Does anybody know what the problem is? I really can't get my head around it.

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Reviewer: Vicky - Cardiff, UK
Date: 29th Dec 2007

I bought this phone only 3 weeks ago & dust particles are trapped behind the screen, I've tried everything to clean the inside the screen & remove the dust! Has anyone else had this problem? Maybe I should pull the phone apart! It really spoils the look of the phone & I can't see what I am texting! Any ideas anyone?

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Reviewer: Kim - UK
Date: 27th Dec 2007

I fell in love with this phone a couple of months back, didn't get it for Christmas so I was going to buy one. I've been looking around & reading reviews, but I've found that 45% of people say it's a good phone, whereas the other 55% say it's bad. I really don't know if I want this phone anymore!

I was looking to get a Sony Ericsson Walkman W580i, but my mum said all the Sony Ericsson's she's heard of have given up. I really need a new one as my Samsung D500 has given up on me, any decent suggestions?

My ideal features on a phone.

- Good quality camera.
- Loud ringtones, preferably a music phone.
- Decent memory capacity.
- Slide design.
- Not too chunky.

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Reviewer: Niki - Malta
Date: 27th Dec 2007

This is a good mobile. I bought it 6 months & 9 days ago from. In the last week the speaker started to malfunction. I looked to repair this mobile & it was not worth it to repair it because, there are two different models of speaker the circle, & the oval one. I was very disappointed from Nokia on this model because before I had several other mobiles of the brand Nokia.

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Reviewer: Batista - Manila, Philippines
Date: 26th Dec 2007

Buy this phone!

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Reviewer: Helen - UK
Date: 26th Dec 2007

I've had it for a few months now & have had no problems with it so far. Great quality sound & volume with iPod headphones, & free speakers are great aswell. Even the camera is good with a bit of practise!

An all rounder. Brilliant phone. Fits snuggly into your hand.

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Reviewer: Lily - Bournemouth, UK
Date: 25th Dec 2007

This phone is great! As for all the complaints about flimsy screen, well get a phone sock or something to keep it safe in! It's easy to use, & has great sound. I love my Nokia! I have practically always had a Nokia & they have never let me down. Although if I had to point out something bad, I would say it's a tad bit chunky, but for all the extra goodies inside, it's worth it!

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Reviewer: Martin Turner - Dover, UK
Date: 19th Dec 2007

Love the look of this phone. I wanted the 5300 as the main criteria was to have an MP3 player which was also a phone. I have a 2GB card installed, well worthwhile.

Only criticism is & that's probably me anyway, when texting & correcting errors it keeps sending to drafts, which becomes somewhat annoying. Damn good phone, hope it lasts for years, my old Nokia 3310 did.

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Reviewer: Kelise - UK
Date: 18th Dec 2007

Oh my, this phone is like so awesome like my friend Natasha has a Samsung? & that is so like cheap? & I am like you have got get this phone because it's like so much better & she is like no way is that as good because her phone is like pink & she so thinks that is the thing! I totally love it because I can play tunes on the train & it is so loud & everyone is like look at her that phone is awesome & like they totally want one? I dropped it in bath when I was on a call & I was like conditioning my hair yeah & it still works & that is like amazing because I had bubble bath & everything in there? I would totally give this phone 200% for everything if that was allowed.

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Reviewer: Jokli - Newcrisss, Bulgaria
Date: 16th Dec 2007

Good mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Susan - London, UK
Date: 9th Dec 2007

My friend owns this phone, it is a bit too bulky for my liking, the screen scratches fairly easily. However the music player is really good & it can hold lots of songs.

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Reviewer: Liam O'callaghan - Cork, Ireland
Date: 7th Dec 2007

Okay, so I have this phone for eleven months now, & it is officially broken. The screen has cracked twice, the first time it cost me 50 Euro, but the second time I bought a new screen on eBay for less than 20 Euro. Three of the buttons don't work, the sound has gone in the recordings & today the screen went blank & won't come back on. It is not a good design, the slide is very flimsy & if it is dropped the phone can break in two. When I first got it, I thought the features were fantastic, the music player, the video recorder, etc. They are still pretty good but there are better phones out there for the same price. It is not a durable phone & won't last if you drop it occasionally, like I did. It is very user friendly though, as are all Nokia's. Overall it is a good phone, features are a bit dated, & it is quite flimsy, but if you take good care of it, it will be fine. Hope this helps.

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Reviewer: Yamada - Malaysia
Date: 6th Dec 2007

I used quite a lot of Nokia phones before in my lifetime, I have to say that the 5300 XpressMusic is the smoothest Nokia phone I have ever used! I've used 8210, 8250, 3200, 3650, (Not QD)N GAGE, 3660, 1100, 3100, 3120, 2610, N73, N73 Music Edition, 6630 & now 5300. N73 lags like rubbish! But all the others were just fine.

But still 5300 still boasts its excellent sound quality compared to N series phones. Camera is not what I've expected, a bit blur than the 6630, too bad. But heck, it's got sporty designs, smooth sliding mechanism, crystal clear display (w810's screen looks worse!), nice speakers, a MP3 player like control which I like the most!

I really recommend it for music lovers who want to take their music with them but still can make calls & sends SMS!

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Reviewer: Dian Kusumo - Banten, Indonesia
Date: 1st Dec 2007

Good performance mobile phone.

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Reviewer: Uzair - India
Date: 29th Nov 2007

Very nice & smart phone.

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Reviewer: Jacky Jan Ching - Bacolod City, Philippines
Date: 28th Nov 2007

This phone was given by my partner & it was really awesome. I love it so much, & instead of collecting music, I used this phone for lots of java games. Highly recommended.

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Reviewer: Steven - Leicester, UK
Date: 25th Nov 2007

BRILLIANT! I got this phone for my birthday a few weeks ago & it is brilliant. The features are great. I have the black one with black speakers from 02.the MP3 is the loudest I have ever heard especially with the speakers! BUY IT!

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Reviewer: Bob - Sheffield, UK
Date: 24th Nov 2007

Not yet have I bought the phone but my friend has tried one out & she said it is amazing & she defiantly recommends it because she's getting it to. My only fear is the battery power as I have heard that is not too good but the one it is meant to be brilliant.

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Reviewer: Sarah - Perth, Australia
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

I will only ever buy Nokia phones they are the best & the easiest to use. I had this phone for only about 6 months before it got stolen sadly : (.

PROS
- Nice big buttons which made SMS a breeze.
- the music player & the USB port.
- Bluetooth & the fact that you could transfer your MP3's onto it & use them as ring tones.

CONS
- No flashlight.
- Sometimes when I tried to play songs they just crashed for no reason.
- the slide is way too loose & it looks way too plastic.
- infra-red is pretty much useless its pretty much the same as Bluetooth, except that the phone you are sending data to has to be touching yours.
- No video streaming.
- the camera is rubbish.

Honestly it's an OK phone but I wouldn't waste the money there are way better Nokia phones out there seriously.

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Reviewer: Kevin - Burnaby, Canada
Date: 23rd Nov 2007

On the side it has play buttons.

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Reviewer: Luke - UK
Date: 20th Nov 2007

THIS phone IS ABSOLUTELY RUBBISH! MY MUM OWNS ONE & the ONLY thing I LIKE ABOUT IT IS the MP3 PLAYER, the SCREEN resolution. IS A DIASASTER! The CAMERA IS EXTREMLY DISAPPOINTING IT IS MEANT TO BE A 1.3 MEGA PIXEL BUT I DOUBT THIS! DO NOT BY THIS phone BY the NEWER SWIVEL VERSION I DON'T KNOW WHAT MODEL BUT IS TEN TIMES BETTER!

PS. ALSO MY MUM HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TWICE & THEN WHEN WE FIRST SAW MY COUSINS FIANCEE HE SAID THAT HE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 3 TIMES & IN the END GOT A Sony Ericsson!

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Reviewer: Francis Maria - Davao City, Philippines
Date: 19th Nov 2007

Personally, being a person who moves around a lot, I find that the simple, rugged construction works very well. It's durable more or less, & it seems to conform to my lifestyle. It's OK, but it has its fair share of problems, otherwise, it would've been a good year for me. There seems to be this problem regarding the phone where it just crashes after you open up certain playlists, I can't explain it really, it just happens every now & then. Also, there seem to be issues about message memory, well then again, I think it might have something to do with me having 2000 plus messages in my inbox (go figure for nostalgic people).

Personally, I love this phone to pieces (maybe even literally). But I don't think it's for everyone.

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Reviewer: Chris - Hillingdon, UK
Date: 17th Nov 2007

I like the Black version, very sleek.

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Reviewer: E Are - Ruislip, UK
Date: 16th Nov 2007

Brilliant got everything USB, Bluetooth, infra-red & I am glad I was browsing this website or I wouldn't of found it & such a cheap price for such a good phone.

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Reviewer: Elliott - Ruislip, UK
Date: 13th Nov 2007

This phone is so cool & it has everything included, USB, zoom, great colours & it is great at a cheap price.

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Reviewer: Grace - Siquijor Island, Philippines
Date: 2nd Nov 2007

I like this phone & I am planning to buy this. Maybe this December. I like it very much.

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Reviewer: Marc - London, UK
Date: 31st Oct 2007

Excellent design on this phone. Trust me. Don't get the black one. It looks cheap. I personally have a grey one, & that looks smooth.

Nice features (for its price - 60 pounds) & for those who're complaining about battery drainage, keep it off the loudspeaker & there's really no point keeping the Bluetooth on 24/7.

Anyway, the sales package I got had a 256MB card, which I am quite satisfied with. I've put about 20 full albums on it & that's enough for me & a data cable, so you don't need a dongle.

Excellent phone overall. I'd prefer this to an N-Series any day. Quick responses are what I like from Nokia's. One of the features I admire most is the landscape full screen mode for cameras & pictures & the flash file playback. I haven't seen that on any of my phones yet, so I am pretty impressed.

Definitely recommend it & no problems so far. Even my friend doesn't complain about all these problems that I read about.

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Reviewer: Tanni - UK
Date: 29th Oct 2007

I liked the phone it's very good & loving the music on it but the battery problem worries me & the internal memory is only 5MB so you have to buy a memory card. Overall I would recommend this phone to a friend but does this phone have Internet because some reviews say it doesn't, anyway good phone nice looking! Brilliant!

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Reviewer: Conrad - UK
Date: 27th Oct 2007

Why are people complaining? If you want a super high tech phone, go spend an extra 200 pounds.

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Reviewer: Sashika - US
Date: 27th Oct 2007

I haven't opened the box yet but it looks cool.

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Reviewer: Arthur - UK
Date: 27th Oct 2007

I was reading some other reviews that said the microphone was fuzzy or the screen was blurry. This has never happened to me or any of my friends that have it.

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Reviewer: Hannah - US
Date: 27th Oct 2007

This phone is simple but it has everything I need. Music, great camera, games, organizer, & it's very easy to use. The music buttons are right on the side. It feels like an MP3 player. The screen is huge & always clear. The battery lasts forever, & it only needs to be plugged in for less than an hour to become fully charged again. I have dropped it a lot, but it still works perfectly.

The only problem that I have run into is the fact that this is my second 5300. For some reason my first one stopped working after about 8 months. T-mobile gave me the chance to switch phones when that happened, but I liked this one so much that I decided not to. Since then I haven't had a problem with it.

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Reviewer: Claire - Malta
Date: 25th Oct 2007

I like this phone, it basically has everything I need: Bluetooth, infra-red, MP3, games, memory card included, etc. The only problem I have is the battery life. Even with the Bluetooth switched off, & not using the camera, games, & MP3, & turning it off at night, the battery still doesn't last more than about 3 days!

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Reviewer: Marilyn - Malta
Date: 25th Oct 2007

Good I Love it.

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Reviewer: Akshay.mirajkar - Pune, India
Date: 24th Oct 2007

It is a very good phone made by Nokia & also has the capacity to store 1500 MP3's in it & I liked it very.

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Reviewer: Aakash Yadav - Varanasi, India
Date: 20th Oct 2007

It's a cool stylish phone with an excellent compatibility & resolution. The only drawback is it's a little bad battery backup but it too satisfies if used accordingly.

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Reviewer: J - Derby, UK
Date: 19th Oct 2007

I am Loving it!

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Reviewer: Trace - Hawaii, US
Date: 18th Oct 2007

A really good phone for me, because I only had to pay $30 for it & I good take care of it. The fact that it plays music so easy I treat it like I would an iPod, which is way different on the way I treated my 'just a phone' Motorola v188. That phone is tough dropped it so many times. Maybe because I didn't have headphones jacked into all the time, mmmm.

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Reviewer: Poe - Yangon, Myanmar
Date: 16th Oct 2007

The music player is nice. But the receiver is awful. Always losing the connection. I am thinking to change to a Sony Ericsson soon but I love this too, wish the connection is good & not very slow & also wish the camera is a little bit better. Also wish the themes can go animate. I will change because of the bad connection but still love the design. Love the red colour.

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Reviewer: Jade - Leeds, UK
Date: 16th Oct 2007

I don't really know how good the phone is because I was starting to find out all the cool stuff about it when it turned off on me then when I turned it back on the screen is just white I have tried everything what shall I do?

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Reviewer: Simar - Amritsar, India
Date: 16th Oct 2007

It is the worst phone that Nokia has ever made. Initially phone was good but within 6 months I was fed up with the phone. I faced mic prob, speaker, hanging & restarting of phone & even speaker prob. It's my personal advice don't go to buy this phone. I bought the phone on the very first day of launch for 12000 & within 7 months it came at 7000. I really suffered a huge loss. Don't go to buy the phone.

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Reviewer: Atul - Chandigarh, India
Date: 15th Oct 2007

It is nice phone. But its battery is very poor working. But its music power is awesome. Over all it is good

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Reviewer: Pleased Person - UK
Date: 14th Oct 2007

The Nokia 5300 is really good! I just got it today & already I am listening to my favourite music out loud (I tend not to use the headphones). The quality is amazing & I found it really easy to transfer from iTunes.

The phone itself is sleek & the slider is smooth. I have it in grey, it looks really nice.
The phone is easy to use. The back is a bit hard to get off but the man in the shop did it so I didn't have to. The only problem is the Internet doesn't work, but that probably isn't the phone's fault because my friend's Internet doesn't work either, & she's with a different a) network & b) phone.

The messaging & everything is fine. You get about 10 ringtones (though there are a few more on the included memory card). The same goes for themes & wallpapers really. I think you can download stuff from the Internet too, but of course, mine doesn't work.
The battery was surprisingly quick to charge, the man in the shop said 16 hours, the book said 3 but it actually only took 1 & a half!

Overall I'd say this phone is definitely worth it, the music player is amazing, there's an OK camera & video, a voice recorder, Bluetooth, Internet. It has all the latest gadgets all wrapped up in a stylish, easy-to-use device. 100% worth it.

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Reviewer: Rubel - Hathazari, Bangladesh
Date: 12th Oct 2007

Nokia 5300! Wow it is a slim, cool deeply white. It is an Xpress music phone. Its music is very cute, better than Nokia n70, n80 & other. I like Nokia 5300 only for music. I am infected by this music.

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Reviewer: Anands - Udumalpet, India
Date: 9th Oct 2007

Hi better phone when compared to other LG & SAMSUNG phone.

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Reviewer: Zen - Singapore
Date: 9th Oct 2007

It's quite a nice phone & the black edition one is beautiful!

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Reviewer: Nathan - Birmingham, UK
Date: 6th Oct 2007

Great phone! All the people below who are moaning about it obviously don't know how to use the phone. Yes, the battery will wear out but isn't this normal on any phone? Yes, the speakers will crackle if you have it too loud but this is a phone not a home stereo system! Yes, the pictures are pretty poor but what else do you expect from a 1.3MP camera?

It's a great small little gem. Fits nicely into your pocket & does everything a phone should do. I had a Nokia N70 & that was too big & very slow. This phone is one of the best I've had.

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Reviewer: Dave - Austria
Date: 3rd Oct 2007

It has 2 major bad points:

- Battery life is just too short despite all efforts in setting the phone to save energy (without using the music feature).
- You N-Series.

Aside from these two points, the camera is surprisingly good, music is great (wish they made with a 3.5 jack, supplied adapter sticks out too much, data transfer connection is fast with its HSCSD & functions are as they are suppose to be, functional. Sorry Nokia an almost success story.

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Reviewer: Paul - Wrexham, UK
Date: 1st Oct 2007

I love it great phone!

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Reviewer: Plainwhitet'sfan - UK
Date: 28th Sep 2007

Mine was great until the memory card broke & won't let me save anything to it. Does anyone know any way I can stop this problem?

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Reviewer: A.varma - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date: 27th Sep 2007

This is my very first mobile phone & it rock! The camera could be a little better but the music player is so cool! I love this phone.

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Reviewer: Viccy - UK
Date: 26th Sep 2007

I LOVE this phone! I got it yesterday & I am so glad I got it. I have a black one & the only problem is when I change the covers on it the keypad is still black. Otherwise love it! I'd recommend it to anyone!

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Reviewer: Gaurav Bhatte - Mumbai, India
Date: 24th Sep 2007

It's a good phone but there is always an fear of the phone breaking into two pieces.

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Reviewer: Chris - Haggerty, UK
Date: 24th Sep 2007

I have had this phone for about 7 months, only brought it for the music player, which is good as the controls for the player are on the outside of the phone running down each side.

I have had to send this phone back twice because the navigation keys all locked up & wouldn't work. Also the screen just suddenly went off one day & never came back on.

I still have problems with it now with the sound sometimes not working, & the casing around the number keypad coming apart! The phone is a bit on the bulky size & also heavy. A good looking phone, but not worth the hassle of buying.

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Reviewer: Dinesh - Navi Mumbai, India
Date: 24th Sep 2007

Very bad phone, I don't like it.

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Reviewer: Achyut Banerjee - Kolkata, India
Date: 18th Sep 2007

A very user friendly set but would have been better with a 2.0 megapixel. The design is marvellous & the phone is fully loaded. Using this mobile phone is extremely easy & can be performed with ease.

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Reviewer: Khan - Bangladesh
Date: 15th Sep 2007

I want to know if Nokia 5300 music quality is beter than Ericsson W700i?

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Reviewer: Rt - Wimborne, UK
Date: 12th Sep 2007

Be warned, this phone is totally unreliable & Nokia (UK) don't have a proper facility to test or repair it. I have returned mine 4 times with the same fault (phone keeps resetting during calls) & all Nokia do is check the software version & send it back. Now the price has dropped to £50, so I think suppliers are trying to dump this piece of trash.

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Reviewer: Matthew - UK
Date: 8th Sep 2007

The MUSIC IS GREAT BUT the CAMERA WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER IF IT WAS A 2MP CAMEA. TO BUY IF YOU WANT A MUSIC PHONE & DON'T MIND ABOUT the CAMERA. Got this phone on O2, Nokia gives you a 256MB micro SD card but it will be in the slot on the back of the phone (not under the battery).

Very easy phone to use, can get anywhere with the music playing (e.g. Settings) not with the camera on. The camera will be on the back not when you slide it up. If you get a call the music will stop & start again after the call has ended. The sound that comes out the speaker is the best sound I have heard from a phone from Nokia.

The bad point are: the back of the phone is hard to open. When you slide up you phone you finger touches the top of the middle button then you will have to close the camera (It can be changed), you will have to plug an enhancement for Radio. Can't listen to music when the camera is on. If you are on menu the camera button will not work so go back to the homepage then click the button.

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Reviewer: Ravi Shrestha - Pokhara, Nepal
Date: 7th Sep 2007

Yeah! I agree that the phone is good but isn't great. I am using it for few months & found that the phone is bit slow.

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Reviewer: Shelby - US
Date: 6th Sep 2007

When I first got the phone it wouldn't let me text & I had to go get it fixed twice. It was working well after that, but I have now had it for 5 months & I hate it.

The battery is poor, it always sends my messages when I don't want them to be sent or saves them to drafts when I am trying to send them, the camera/video camera has horrible quality & people say they can't hear me on the phone.

You can hear the music really good, but that is pretty much the only good thing about it. I wouldn't recommend this to anybody. It's not worth the money.

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Reviewer: Amie - UK
Date: 5th Sep 2007

I Really Want This Phone It Looks Great! My Friend Has It & Says It's Really Good. My Upgrade It Due Soon So I Will Be Getting This Phone!

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Reviewer: Mariham - Cairo, Egypt
Date: 4th Sep 2007

I have this mobile it is very good.

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Reviewer: Samantha - Washington, US
Date: 31st Aug 2007

I am so scared that I broke it now that I accidentally dropped it on the laminate floor. Oh no.

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Reviewer: Hant - Semarang, Indonesia
Date: 31st Aug 2007

Express music? What music should I express with this phone. The sound is really bad. You should N-Series & will not be disappointed.

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Reviewer: Jessica - US
Date: 28th Aug 2007

I really want this phone, but after reading reviews about it, I just don't know if I want it anymore.

People are saying it's slow, & I sure do not want a slow phone.

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Reviewer: Lauren - UK
Date: 25th Aug 2007

Amazing!

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Reviewer: Anna - Essex, UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

Hi ya I am thinking about getting this phone tomorrow, can anyone tell me what the text message memory is like on it? Thank you.

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Reviewer: Tom - UK
Date: 23rd Aug 2007

An awesome phone. If you want it for music or pics its great the only small prob is the battery life but it can be easily avoided just turn of your Bluetooth when your not using it so when you do need it turn it on it don't take 2 secs to do & don't always use the camera if your with your mates & they have a phone et them take the pics & Bluetooth them to you.

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Reviewer: Samiran - Kolkata, India
Date: 20th Aug 2007

Nothing to say. All the percentage will say every things.

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Reviewer: Kylie - Australia
Date: 19th Aug 2007

I have had mine since January, so like 8 months. It's been in repair for 8 weeks of that time, & now I suddenly have problems opening my micro SD memory card. Don't buy the phone, it's just been trouble for me, & obviously for a couple of people.

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Reviewer: Daniel - Londonderry, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

One of the best phones I have had so far! I got the black version of this from O2 & it's just great! Music transfer is quick & sounds good on the headphones. Only 2 minor niggles is that when you change profiles say from General to Silent & back again then your ringtone goes back to the default. Also the battery could be a bit longer this being a music phone.

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Reviewer: Kieran - Gillingham, UK
Date: 18th Aug 2007

I have had this phone I saved up for it & it has something wrong with it every week DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE!

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Reviewer: Jagannath Behera - Bhubaneswar, India
Date: 18th Aug 2007

Although it's good looking & also features are great, BUT you don't go for this due to bad usability!

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Reviewer: Steve - Mantchester, UK
Date: 17th Aug 2007

It's one of the best phones I've ever used, it seemed to me that it was better even than my N72. (the Nokia 5300 was my brother's).

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Reviewer: Fi You - UK
Date: 17th Aug 2007

Amazing phone! I was looking for anew phone & came across this: total genius! I loved it, looks great, performs well & easily! What more is needed? Maybe a bit of a better camera but apart from that it's great!

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Reviewer: G1587 - US
Date: 15th Aug 2007

This phone goes it make every other phone look like they are rubbish.

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Reviewer: Jamie Mulligan - St Helens, UK
Date: 14th Aug 2007

I have been looking at this phone for ages & thought for the price it might be shabby but I was totally wrong it is fantastic I took it to school & everyone's phone just wasn't as good & to everyone out there you HAVE TO GET THIS phone.

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Reviewer: No1 - UK
Date: 8th Aug 2007

I don't really like the phone that much nor do I hate the phone that much I thought it's going to be really smooth soft keys. But when I first got the phone. DISASTER STRIKES! It's got really hard keys however everything else is great I would recommend it to anyone apart from my next door neighbour as she's a granny & she always like's things to be simple basically, but Nokia has done it again with a superb creation!

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Reviewer: Masoud - Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)
Date: 5th Aug 2007

I have this phone & I love it. It is a peach phone.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Philippines
Date: 1st Aug 2007

Great Phone, Great Music Player, Great All-Rounder for a Music-Centric Phone.

Love the Loud Speaker but don't abuse it so much. It might break. Don't set the volume to the maximum level when playing through the loudspeaker.

Camera Tips:

1. Always set the NIGHT MODE option especially on night shots
2. Set the White Balance to Daylight - When outdoors (Day) Fluorescent - When indoors
3. For acceptable shots, set the resolution to 800 x 600.

NOTE: Using the camera will put up a big drain on your battery.

Battery Tip:

- Don't always use the camera. Only when needed.
- Set Packet Data Connection to When Needed. Setting can be found on Settings>Connectivity>Packet Data
- Always turn on the Power Saver Feature.
- Turn off your Bluetooth when not in use.
- Turn off screensavers (This are only battery wasters)
- Always make sure that the phone has adequate signal. (If the phone is searching for signals, it drains a big part of the battery)
- I know its fun to play games, but it can decrease your battery so fast.

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Reviewer: Jibby - UK
Date: 31st Jul 2007

It is the worst phone that I have ever seen.

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Reviewer: Kandi - Canada
Date: 29th Jul 2007

My friend has this phone while I was thinking about getting a Sony Ericsson. As soon as my friend let me browse thru the menus & take pictures with the landscape feature. I forgot all about the Sony Ericsson & now I want this Nokia one. It was love at first sight. I probably was looking thru the phone for 5 minutes & I loved it. All I can think about is this phone!

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Reviewer: Anastasia - Malaysia
Date: 28th Jul 2007

One of the best phones in Nokia history! Unlike other phones, this one survived my 'clumsiness'. I dropped it like a thousand times (once even in a wet sink) & it still looks brand new. Its music quality is perfect & the battery life isn't bad either. I also love that it slides very smoothly. Of course it would be better if it had a 2M pixel c camera, but it's not such a big problem ;)

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Reviewer: Maja - Croatia
Date: 28th Jul 2007

I love this phone! It's amazing.

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Reviewer: Craig Again :)) - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

Its sooo loud.

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Reviewer: Craig - UK
Date: 25th Jul 2007

Brill phone, excellent. CPW do this phone for £59.99 now including £10 credit but they are running out so get out & get it soon!

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Reviewer: Sulzoo - US
Date: 25th Jul 2007

This is the greatest phone ever! It rocks! Get it!

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Reviewer: Kt G - UK
Date: 23rd Jul 2007

I am really stuck at the moment cos I really want the 5300 cos its meant to be 10x better then the 5200 but all I can find is t mobile which is bad reception were I live! :S does any body knows were I could get the 5300 on an Orange tariff pay as you go? Really appreciate it!

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Reviewer: Samudra - Semarang, Indonesia
Date: 19th Jul 2007

I think it's a good looking phone, easy to use & excellent music player with dedicated buttons. Little disappointed, only java applications installed.

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Reviewer: Brett - Australia
Date: 18th Jul 2007

This phone is awesome! It plays the LOUDEST music ever & it's just the best phone you could ever have. You Must Have One!

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Reviewer: Jordan - UK
Date: 16th Jul 2007

IT'S A GOOD PHONE BUT AFTER A WHILE IT WOULD START TO GIVE YOU PROBLEMS. IT ANNOYS ME MOST OF THE TIME!

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Reviewer: Kang - Malaysia
Date: 14th Jul 2007

Don't listen to those bad reviews, if you read them, some have nothing got to do with the phone. Trust me. It's the best phone!

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Reviewer: Sean - UK
Date: 12th Jul 2007

I got this phone for Christmas & its started to break slowly. First the headphones broke then the music keys on the side broke the screen broke because it cracked. I would recommend this phone but if your clumsy like me I suggest you buy a better built phone as the build quality on this phone is really poor.

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Reviewer: Ramen Burman - Port Blair, India
Date: 12th Jul 2007

High-resolution plus the music. Now after 4 months I am repenting, why I bought this Phone the speaker stopped working which I was warned by a mobile expert my memory card which was in the phone given by the company also got corrupted so I had to buy a new 1GB card which I didn't mind but now every time a call comes the ring plays for 4 sec & stops I have to hit the speaker 3/4 times only after that it plays back. I have visited the Nokia 5300 troubleshoot site in Google & have read about lots of people having same problem. Its really a disappointing phone.

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Reviewer: Rere - England, UK
Date: 9th Jul 2007

I am meant to be getting this phone on Tuesday from ordering it off the Internet. I can't wait because it sounds so good.

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Reviewer: Jaz Master - Frome, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

Good phone pleased with features & very cheep for a new phone.

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Reviewer: Paul - Enfield, London, UK
Date: 3rd Jul 2007

I PAID 79.99 FOR MY Nokia 5300, & WHAT A GREAT PHONE FOR ITS VALUE, I WOULD DEFFENLY ADVISE PEOPLE TO BUY IT EXECELLENT! IN the ARGOS SALE LOL.

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Reviewer: Bob - Bouvet Island
Date: 2nd Jul 2007

This phone is pretty good. The only problem I am having is that the songs I play always sound like instrumental versions. I can barely hear the words. But overall this is a good phone.

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Reviewer: Camille Hamadé - Beirut, Lebanon
Date: 1st Jul 2007

It's the best mobile phone made for music loving people, including teenagers from the age of 13 to 20 ! That's why it's called an XpressMusic.

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Reviewer: Samantha - Canada
Date: 1st Jul 2007

After reading these reviews, I have to say I agree with a few of them. My phone is constantly dropping calls, & has the worst reception, my friends tell me all they hear is the background noise. I am very unimpressed with this phone & I am planning on getting a different one ASAP. & yes the music player works well but if that's all this phone is good for, buy an MP3 player.

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Reviewer: Purnendu - Mumbai, India
Date: 29th Jun 2007

This is really very good phone, I have used this phone for the last 11 months.

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Reviewer: Sue - Nairobi, Kenya
Date: 26th Jun 2007

I've had this phone for about 3 months & I think it's a great phone. My only complaint is that after sometime I couldn't receive files via Bluetooth. I had to format my memory card to be able to receive files. The music player is good. It would have been better if it didn't play my ringing tones & SMS alert tones together with the songs on the music library.

As for the appearance, I wish I cud get a black face (both front & back) it would look good if it was all black like the N80. Could someone please tell me where I can get a black face for the 5300. Otherwise, its a good phone.

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Reviewer: Loulou - UK
Date: 23rd Jun 2007

Best phone Evahhh! Lurvee it.

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Reviewer: Deepanshu Jain - Delhi, India
Date: 21st Jun 2007

I am using the Nokia 5300 from last 3 months & I faced a problem I give a password to my SD memory card, it is locked I open the card in the market but my all software related to Nokia 5300 is lost & games to ca I able to get the games & software back. Give me some useful suggestion to come out from this problem.

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Reviewer: Anon - India
Date: 13th Jun 2007

Its a very nice phone. You must have it.

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Reviewer: Kmk - India
Date: 10th Jun 2007

Absolutely great. Except probably the battery life, everything is immaculate.

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Reviewer: Amanda - Houston, US
Date: 10th Jun 2007

I have had my Nokia 5300 Xpressmusic phone for about 2 days now, & I can honestly say that I am pretty much satisfied. Maybe because it definitely has more great features.

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Reviewer: Colleen - Colorado, US
Date: 9th Jun 2007

Don't EVER drop this phone or you will have trouble using it for the rest of the time you use it. It FREEZES all the time. My camera button on the side doesn't work anymore, I have to go into settings to get to my camera. The back of the phone won't come off, & it won't fit on normally.

The ONLY good thing about this phone is the music aspect, or else I would have DITCHED it a LONG time ago! The rest is just bad or is just average.

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Reviewer: Saurabh Gupta - Ahmedabad, India
Date: 7th Jun 2007

It is a joke by Nokia! Plz don't buy this phone.

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Reviewer: Cristina - Munster, US
Date: 6th Jun 2007

This phone was probably one of the worst phones I've ever had. It was ALWAYS giving me problems. I had to switch it twice & eventually had to get a new phone. Motorola RIZR. Hopefully this one will work more efficiently.

I agree with any user that says the high memory & music player are the best things about this phone.

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Reviewer: Amanda - Jakarta, Indonesia
Date: 3rd Jun 2007

Just plain ordinary phone.

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Reviewer: Anom - Afghanistan
Date: 1st Jun 2007

Good Phone.

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Reviewer: Emre Dincer - Turkey
Date: 31st May 2007

This phone has a useful console, pictures with high-resolution & good shape. It's worth the money you pay.

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Reviewer: Kirst - Derby, UK
Date: 31st May 2007

I bought this phone when it first came out & paid £200 for it. That was in January. In 5 months, the screen had cracked, the 0 button had fallen out, it had become very slow & sometimes my on the phone to people I would sound like an alien!

Also, it becomes very loose & feels as though it is going to fall apart. The reception is very bad too. The battery life is rubbish & considering it is a music phone, I would have to charge it every day to listen to music. The headphones are also really bad & mine fell apart & stopped working within 2 months.

Now it is only £100 & I am not surprised. I would not recommend this phone at all. It is rubbish.

Hope this helps!

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Reviewer: Eulogio Robles - Santiago, Chile
Date: 29th May 2007

Great phone, sw & design. However my main complaint is with the music player. It orders all songs by theme title, not by directory or file name. It is horrible to listen a classic play or a live concert, for example. I have two separate directories with songs, & they are played all mixed alphabetically, & it even includes the ringtones in the middle of it all! I have no way to choose my 'base' song directory, &/or choose a sort criteria. I have also a Nokia 6131 (for business), & it does not have this problem. It plays all songs in the same order they are stored. I would think a phone branded as 'XpressMusic' would be more flexible or include more options for this.

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Reviewer: Gwen - Belgium
Date: 28th May 2007

The perfect phone.

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Reviewer: Graeme Burt - Sevenoaks, UK
Date: 28th May 2007

Any serious music fan will have far more music than this phone is capable of dealing with, & should avoid buying this phone because it isn't anywhere near up to the job.

I bought the 2GB card in order to store as many songs as possible on the phone. Converted them to AAC+ using Winamp pro, loaded them onto the phone, & cannot play any of them because the library update constantly crashes the phone & simply never finishes.

I have been forced to upgrade the firmware because the crashes destroyed phone function & froze it, nobody can call me & phone would not connect to network. It crashed also during the firmware upgrade, a very dangerous time to do so as the upgrade could have been destroyed rendering the whole thing permanently inoperable. Luckily the original firmware had not yet been removed when the crash happened & I was able to restart it.

It is laughable to suggest this device will contain as many as 1500 songs. I loaded less than 1000 & it caused these problems. The phone is less than two weeks old & I can't wait to get shot of it.

The Bluetooth headset connection keeps dropping & when it does you can answer but you can't hear your caller. Try to transfer to the phone to take the call & you cannot without dropping the call.

I have had Nokias for over ten years & this phone has really put me off buying another. It's a most unreliable piece of junk. Useless as a music player, I will be going back to my ageing Dmp3, which I bought it to replace & as a phone it isn't much better as the claims it makes for what it is capable of it simply cannot do reliably.

I notice most of the suppliers are having to cut their prices to shift them. I am not surprised.

I WOULD AVOID BUYING THIS PHONE.

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Reviewer: Joey Maestre - US
Date: 23rd May 2007

The best phone.

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Reviewer: Mags - London, UK
Date: 15th May 2007

Considering this is a phone made for music - Nokia have managed to put the worst headphones ever with it! OK, I know I can go & buy another set of headphones, but it's not the point. The radio, which sounds much lower than the MP3 player cannot be used with the graphic equaliser, which is a shame. When using the radio, I have to have it turned up to maximum because it's so low. The red rubber on the phone gets dirty, & as yet I have not found anything to clean it properly with. The button when texting (clear) is a bit fiddly. When I go to clear a letter on the text screen it sometimes knocks the key beneath it & the message ends up in the draft box which is annoying. Other than that it's not a bad phone. I am off to buy a decent set of headphones & a clear fascia then maybe I can stop moaning. LOL

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Reviewer: Tilli Kalzone - UK
Date: 12th May 2007

LOOK IF your YOUNG & LOOKING FOR A FUN COOL looking HIP PHONE UVE FOUND IT, I GOT IT 4 MY B-DAY & I MUST SAY I LOVE you Nokia. Anyone WHO SAYS OTHERWISE IS BORING.

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Reviewer: Angel - India
Date: 9th May 2007

Totally adore the phone. It rox. The sound clarity & quality is amazing. The camera is tooo is ultra sleek & overall its a great buy!

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Reviewer: Saravanan - India
Date: 9th May 2007

Hi I just bought this phone, music is not good from Nokia delivered headset (hs 47). But I bought one additional Sony Ericsson headset (hpm 70) I connect through Standard 3.5 mm audio jack adapter, the music is excellent. I never heard before. If you bought this phone you just buy one Sony Ericsson headset then you will hear the original stereo music. Thanks

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Reviewer: Supermegapollo - Mexico
Date: 8th May 2007

A really good option.

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Reviewer: Kiara - UK
Date: 6th May 2007

THIS phone ROX! & I THINK the GREY COLOR MAKES THIS phone LUK SO VERY SOPHISTICATED!

GOOD WORK. Nokia! The SCREEN LUKS SO VERY AWESUM! EXCELLENT SOUND FEATURES, the LOUDEST AMONG ALL the Nokia FONES! The DESIGN IS ALSO SO VERY DIFFERENT from OTHERS! OHH HOW I love this phone! & 1.3 MP FOR A MUSIC phone IS TOO GOOD! A LARGE MEMORY. A GOOD MUSIC PLAYER. A GOOD RADIO. Bluetooth, GOOD CONNECTIVITY. A 1.3 MP CAMERA, WHICH IS TOO GOOD FOR A MUSIC phone. VEDIO RECORDINGS. VOICE COMMANDS. BRILLANT GAMES. A UNIQUE DESIGN & OVERALL SUCH A GOOD PRICE!

What ELSE DOES ONE WANT IN A phone? MAN. This phone ROX. I TOTALLY love this phone! IT'S JUZ SO ALIVE!

DISCLAIMERS JUZ SHOO OFF. Your BLABBERING WILL DO NO GOOD. This phone SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!

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Reviewer: Nik - UK
Date: 6th May 2007

An all round good phone! Love the music keys & the screen is excellent! The slider is nice & the phone is just the right size. The only couple complaints I would have is the loud speaker which isn't the greatest but its still OK, the headphones that come with it aren't up to standard & can't cope with bass. Other than that it's an excellent phone with a nice music player, camera & fantastic screen.

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Reviewer: Zjac Rungga - Italy
Date: 6th May 2007

Hats off! The best for music lovers on the go, especially for those want to stack their CD collection all in ONE place! Colour wise, its superb compare to others in market with its own range. Sound is the best here, it's really loud!

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Reviewer: Alan - Malaysia
Date: 4th May 2007

I am trying very hard to love this phone which I bought very recently. I've been a big fan of Sony Ericsson Walkman phone & was using W800i before I sold it to a good friend & bought myself Nokia 5300 music xpress. I'd say, they sound quality is poor comparing to my previous W800i. The camera also lose to W800i. The memory of the phone itself is stingily small! I kind of regret actually buying it. My advice is that, if you are seriously looking for a Walkman phone, just buy the series from Sony Ericsson's. So far, I've yet to discover Nokia's ability to outdo Sony's superb sound & video quality!

The only comforting thought of my 5300 is that typically Nokia phones are, well to me a concept of wear-&-tear. Nokia's phone are tough & heavy-duty (as we would call it here). I remember my previous Nokia phone fell of the roof & into the drain below. All wet. But after I dried it out in the sun, it worked well again. I doubt SEs are just as tough. A friend of mine K750i dropped to the floor not very long ago & the camera picture quality has been compromised.

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Reviewer: Tc - Hong Kong
Date: 4th May 2007

Quite a nice phone, nicely designed & also quite advance for NOS phones.

But I have to say, the slide isn't quite so good.

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Reviewer: Amit Kumar J Dadrawala - Surat, India
Date: 3rd May 2007

Good phone.

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Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 2nd May 2007

It's a good phone but the memory is terrible for a music phone & there for it can't take a lot of songs over about 3.5MB & most songs are over that amount but overall it's not a bad phone but if its music you want this phone for it's not for you.

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Reviewer: Francis Tagorda - Bacolod City, Philippines
Date: 1st May 2007

Before anything else. My mobile phone right now is Nokia 5300. So am I qualified to say my review? Yeah! My review is simple. The phone is great for its price. In our city it cost 12 thousand pesos. So for those people that are not happy or contented. Hey you have to spend more to have more. Anyway it's okay that other have bad comments because it makes others not to buy Nokia 5300. & its good for me cause their will be few of us using it.

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Reviewer: Michel - Palestinian
Date: 30th Apr 2007

It's a great phone. I've had it since my previous phone was stolen & I am really happy with it.

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Reviewer: Zigymantas - Radviliskis, Lithuania
Date: 30th Apr 2007

Nice & comfortable mobile phone. Great & simple to use. Nice sound quality. :)

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Reviewer: Bibek Raj Aryal - Ktm, Nepal, Nepal
Date: 22nd Apr 2007

This is one of the best phones I have ever had & it's really nice. It is very attractive to first look but seems like very cheap phone due to its design. It's little bulky to carry on the pocket. The slider design is great & new try from Nokia but it seems to be not so durable. I read the above reviews too about screen breakage but mine one is still good though its somewhat scratched. Camera is good in perfect light condition but the coloured is blurred at night condition. Sound quality is fantastic with equalizer function but the sets which are coming nowadays from Nokia don't have the quality less than it. Music keys aren't so much helpful because they don't function at the time of keypad lock. Battery life is OK but the backlight is on for long time which doesn't save battery. Is not a smart phone too. Its internal memory is too low i.e. 8 mb (user almost 5 mb only) which is very low at least 32 mb was needed. Play list creator lacks in music player. Screen resolution is good & view is clear even in sunlight too. It lacks enough photo editing facilities but remember it's a music phone but just the names are given, no such great facilities for music too.

The worst thing or the main thing I don't like in this set is its operation system. It is a series 40 platform phone but the new phones & the N-series of Nokia are all series 60, 80 or 90 platform phones. Its hard to get the applications & games of series 40 phones over the Internet too so it has really disappointed me. Its main fault is it doesn't run series 60 applications &.SIS file, that's it! So if anyone knows the website where I can get the free applications & games for this set or series 40 platform sets then plz post me. I would be very grateful if you can help me for it as I am a free software lover.

But in overall, the phone is great & you will have a great time with it for few months only you own it.

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Reviewer: Ivette - US
Date: 21st Apr 2007

At first when I saw the phone at the store I thought it was a bit too big but then I started to see the features it had & I just had to get it. I am a big music lover & 1G of memory is good enough. The picture quality is OK not the best I've seen now that they got different colors on this phone it isn't that bad. It has a very loud speaker & is easy to control when listening to music. I am actually glad I bought this phone.

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Reviewer: Atul Sareen - Noida, New Delhi, India
Date: 20th Apr 2007

Well I bought this mobile few days back, you can seriously count on my reviews. Well sound is really good. Features are good to. Dedicated sound keys are helpful but v stiff to press. Camera is OK types. Big loss is that there is no flash. Design looks good from above but it looks really fat once you are acquainted with d upper views. Usability is fine

But on the whole I think it can b a mobile worth buying it's a good bet in Nokia in 9000 rupees. Slider is really cool.

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Reviewer: Jayson Pablo - UK
Date: 20th Apr 2007

Nokia 5300, a smash phone by Nokia having really good look normal features & has more points to keep in pocket. I have Nokia 5300 & bought it from the Nokia phone shop UK.

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Reviewer: Lee Thornton - Birmingham, UK
Date: 18th Apr 2007

It's a great phone, good camera for the money.

Very good music player with the dedicated keys & sound quality & the fact you can sue your own head phones.

Great internal features, bid disappointed the menu don't close when you slide the phone down & the fact the keys don't automatically lock when it slides down or even gives you the option of slide lock.

My previous phone was the k750i but that freezes too much.

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Reviewer: Jed Datu - Angeles City, Philippines
Date: 17th Apr 2007

I think this phone is great. Its MP3 is excellent, the controls are good & it looks good. The camera's not bad, although it was better off with at least 2 megapixels with flash, but it still captures brilliant pictures & video. If camcorder's your thing, this phone might not be your liking. This is for music lovers everywhere!

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Reviewer: Matthew - UK
Date: 12th Apr 2007

I had this phone soon after Christmas & I love it, I had a Nokia d800 before this & the Nokia completely wipes the floor with it, music is awesome, memory is great & camera is fantastic. Oh & by the way, I am a 15 yr old kid so this phone has to deal with a lot of wear & tear & bumps & scrapes, & it hasn't failed once yet & also, all my friends love it, it survives everything I can throw at it, football, rugby etc, WE ALL LOVE THIS phone. & also, the buttons on the side of the phone for easy music control is pure genius.

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Reviewer: Pavan Kumar - Gandipet, India
Date: 11th Apr 2007

I AM AFRAID OF BREAKAGE OF the CELL IT IS looking SO DELICATE & SOUND CLARITY IS NOT TOO GOOD.

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Reviewer: Alwalsantoshkumar - Hyderabad, India
Date: 31st Mar 2007

OK its very fine to use & it has good features.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Philippines
Date: 24th Mar 2007

This mobile phone is great. The loudspeaker is so loud & produces superior quality. Unfortunately the camera doesn't have flash but it captures great pictures.

You won't be disappointed with this phone. Highly recommended!

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Reviewer: Kate - London, UK
Date: 23rd Mar 2007

This phone, although looks good, feels very cheap & plastic-why. It is also a bit too fat &, overall, box-like.

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Reviewer: Irina - Moscow, Russia
Date: 19th Mar 2007

I have some problems with themes installation. & it would be better, if several supplements could work simultaneously.

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Reviewer: Justin - US
Date: 18th Mar 2007

This phone is awesome but the sound quality is bad!

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Reviewer: Kaz - UK
Date: 14th Mar 2007

I think this phone is great! If your screen is breaking you're not being careful! & if you want a good camera what are you doing buying a music phone! Personally I think this phone is brill.

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Reviewer: Lee - Necastle, UK
Date: 14th Mar 2007

The Nokia 5300 Xpress music is a good phone overall BUT when recording a video & you receive a message the phone crashes it also crashes every so often when you use a blue-tooth headset the best feature is that you can listen to the music through a standard blue-tooth headset.

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Reviewer: Donna - UK
Date: 12th Mar 2007

This phone is excellent. High-resolution are excellent, it's very versatile & easy to use. I couldn't want much more out of a phone, its well worth the money.

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Reviewer: Andy - Catwick, UK
Date: 10th Mar 2007

Look lets be honest its not that different to many phones out there, the camera is rubbish 1.3 no light for goodness sake. Good points great music phone can use your own head phones people who give this phone 100% are wrong.

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Reviewer: Arielle - Singapore
Date: 9th Mar 2007

It's so nice, I like it very much!

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Reviewer: Neha - Pune, India
Date: 8th Mar 2007

The phone is good.

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Reviewer: Khantirach Chuchumnan - Bangkok, Thailand
Date: 8th Mar 2007

Good phone.

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Reviewer: Navid - Tehran, Iran
Date: 7th Mar 2007

Good mobile.

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Reviewer: K.v.naga - India
Date: 6th Mar 2007

It is simply superb phone to suit to all the people.

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Reviewer: Jagdeep - Gravesend, UK
Date: 4th Mar 2007

It's a good music phone, loads of memory & wicked cam, good battery life & nice design bit flimsy but it's a cool phone.

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Reviewer: Karthik - Tiruvarur, India
Date: 1st Mar 2007

Excellent in its class but 1.3 mp camera doesn't fulfill its sharp. Especially in the dark it will blur the color dots. But any way it is good.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Philippines
Date: 27th Feb 2007

This still beats the N6233 disregarding 3G.

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Reviewer: Hosein - Koohdasht, Iran
Date: 27th Feb 2007

It's hand's free is very good.

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Reviewer: Kevin Daviea - UK
Date: 26th Feb 2007

Great features but all rendered irrelevant due to the flimsy screen. 10 days use, did not drop it, did not sit on it, screen perfect, but internal pixal damage, like a bullet shot to the screen (internally). Caused through me putting it in my front trouser pocket, nothing else in there just the phone. Same place I've kept all other phones, without any problems in the past. They will not admit phone is not fit for purpose.

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Reviewer: Conrad - Mumbai, India
Date: 26th Feb 2007

I love this phone.

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Reviewer: Alice - UK
Date: 24th Feb 2007

How many songs can this phone hold?

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Reviewer: Danial - US
Date: 24th Feb 2007

Great phone, I am 14 yrs old & got mine yesterday, I can personalize it a lot, listen 2 my tunes & everything. It is also a head turner, looks as good as it functions! A must buy!

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Reviewer: Ayanda Ngcobo - Durban, South Africa
Date: 20th Feb 2007

Simply the best! No questions asked.

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Reviewer: Adeline - Singapore
Date: 19th Feb 2007

Very nice phone.

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Reviewer: Rianna - UK
Date: 18th Feb 2007

The usability is easy & the features are great, it doesn't look that great but who cares & all the ones that say the screen cracks well that's because they don't look after it, mine hasn't cracked & I have dropped it many times & everything, so yeah I don't look after it well but better than they must do x

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Reviewer: Akhil - Noida, India
Date: 16th Feb 2007

It is the best phone that I have ever used.

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Reviewer: Stan - UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

The phones screen is so delicate that the slightest knock may crack the screen rendering the phone useless. Despite not being as robust as other Nokia phones the manufacturer still seems to feel that it is 'fit for purpose'. Therefore, screen damage is not covered by the warranty.

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Reviewer: Brendan - UK
Date: 12th Feb 2007

Thought this phone was great at first. However, after 18 days the screen went & the phone would not work. I am currently trying for a replacement & hopefully this will be better.

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Reviewer: Jonathan - Philippines
Date: 12th Feb 2007

This mobile phone is a best buy especially on its price tag :P.It's easy to use, even with a no brainier! The design is superb & the phone is fine but you need to attach a crystal casing in order to protect your mobile phone from scratches & accidental bumps. The loudspeaker has great quality & the music player is easy to use but the only thing is there's no PLAYLIST CREATOR you just need the Nokia PC SUITE in order to make a playlist. Overall, the phone is great & superb.

QUESTION:: Where you can buy PHLASH? walmart?

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Reviewer: Happiness Stan - West Bromwich, UK
Date: 8th Feb 2007

Having tried most of the leading phones on the market over the last couple of years this is undoubtedly right up there for features & cool looks. I was always anti-Nokia & thought the handsets lacked quality in build although the designs were inspiring. However this has changed my opinion. I have even put down my 8800 with all its elegance & luxury to use this handset instead. The new Nokia software is without a doubt as good, if not better, than Sony Ericsson. It's just a pity Nokia themes seem harder to come by & the ones that are out there are pretty rubbish.

Its use as an all round media player makes it a handy tool to have in your pocket, particularly when you use it to watch soap episodes converted to 3GP/mp4 etc. Ringtone volume is really good. There is no way it will not be heard when out in the streets with the phone in your pocket. The voice activated dialing is first class. If you're considering one you won't be disappointed. From a born again Nokia fan.

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Reviewer: Paresh Jha - Mehsana, India
Date: 7th Feb 2007

Phone fulfills all the requirement of music lover. But bass is not come properly. But it is not important. It is music dedicated phone & gives complete entertainment to its owner. Thank you. Nokia.

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Reviewer: Shrinidhi - Ahmedabad, India
Date: 7th Feb 2007

It is better than any other phone, extra ordinary music player, its 1.3 mp camera but result like 2 mp, stylish phone, buy ones then never change it.

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Reviewer: Deepthought - Brisbane, Australia
Date: 2nd Feb 2007

Hate to give bad reviews BUT this is a flimsy design with a rubbish longetivity. I am one my 2ND unit & this one is off to Nokia as it faulty as well. Memory card continually corrupts data, radio will not play through blue tooth headphones, slide mechanism is loose. Elegant JUNK.

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Reviewer: Nicola - Ireland
Date: 29th Jan 2007

This is a great phone, I had not planned on buying this phone but the Sony phone that I wanted was discontinued so I opted for the Nokia 5300.it is an attractive & funky phone with an excellent MP3 player the sound is exceptional. The camera is not the best but the MP3 player makes up for this. Overall it is an excellent phone & it is easy to use. The price is also quite attractive you definitely!

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Reviewer: Mariusz - Bydgoszcz, Poland
Date: 28th Jan 2007

I've got this phone from 15th January 2007 & I am really happy :)) this phone is design for music & this is true! I have listen music everywhere! :))

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Reviewer: Terry - UK
Date: 21st Jan 2007

The best buy in the marketplace.

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Reviewer: Ford Mexico - UK
Date: 19th Jan 2007

Top phone, top music, say no more !

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Reviewer: And - Benin
Date: 17th Jan 2007

Well gud phone.

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Reviewer: Mike Why - Malaysia
Date: 17th Jan 2007

I got this for a few days. Pleased with the compact design & features overall, together with the price. But what I find really frustrating is the screen can be scratched so easily!

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Reviewer: Matt - UK
Date: 15th Jan 2007

Best Phone EVER! I recommend this phone to everyone looking for a good phone. Looks well nice.

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Reviewer: Vahid - Iran
Date: 11th Jan 2007

Very good sound quality.

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Reviewer: Bhavesh Gandi - Ankleshwar, India
Date: 11th Jan 2007

It's so good & I like it very much. I've took it last 2 week. After all detail got about this phone I've taken it. I like it very much, I like it music zone & other application & facilities also.

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Reviewer: Precious - Philippines
Date: 9th Jan 2007

I only bought this phone because my w550i broke down after a year. I didn't want to fix it, so I just traded it in for a brand new Nokia. Id rather have the z610i but the model was still not released. So here, I've got the phone. I like the way it looks, funky, stylish. It's well-made too. Mine's not flimsy at all. However, it's very bulky. It would NOT look good on your pocket.

It has everything a mid-priced phone should have. I am just disappointed with the lack of flash, & the arrangement of the keypad. The back button is placed too near the end button. People with large hands would have difficulty with that. The rest of the keypad is a joy to use though! It's got the perfect tactile response, enabling me to text while driving.

As Nokia is known for, it's easy to use. Plus for the price, it considered dirt cheap already because of the added 256MB mem card. There's only one thing I don't like. Simply, it's Nokia. Nokia in the Philippines easily lose resale value. It's like throwing away money. Id rather have Ericsson than a Nokia. With that in mind, I'll be buying the z610i this week after using the Nokia for 2 months =)

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Reviewer: Review - UK
Date: 8th Jan 2007

It looks rubbish the only good thing in it is its music. But you have to buy a separate card for that as well. Get the Sony Ericsson W850i much better!

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Reviewer: Dogan - London, UK
Date: 6th Jan 2007

It is naff don't get it, it only looks good you can only put music in it that's the best thing.

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Reviewer: Sandra Brown - London, UK
Date: 5th Jan 2007

I love it! . :x

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Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 1st Jan 2007

Excellent mobile phone, a real best buy.

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Reviewer: Taylor - UK
Date: 23rd Dec 2006

Hey, I got this phone 2 days ago & I am very pleased with it. Its much more of an upgrade to the Motorola v3 RAZR [I would never recommend this phone to anyone] on t-mobile it comes with a 256 MB memory card which is great. The screen is 262k & the camera is 1.3 megapixels. It doesn't have flash but in the light the camera looks like a 2 megapixel camera. It also has photo editing & a decent video camera which can take up to 2 hours on a half of video recording with a memory card.

The phone is easy to use & here are the good points about it:

- 262k screen
- 1.3 mega pixel cam
- up 2 2 gigabytes memory with a microSD memory card
- photo editing & video capture & playback
- Bluetooth, infrared & USB

Bad points:

- video camera is OK not the best but remember the phone is meant for music so its basically a bonus it even had a video camera!

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Reviewer: Bradley - Loughborogh, UK
Date: 22nd Dec 2006

Good phone, a best buy.

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Reviewer: Idiotman - El Salvador
Date: 18th Dec 2006

I change my W810i for this phone. (yep I am a idiot I know), but this phone is not so bad. Well the design is awful but has greats features. The camera photo is bad & the video to.

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Reviewer: Dave - UK
Date: 15th Dec 2006

I have had this phone now for a couple months. It's not the best phone in the world but it's OK! I like the buttons on the side of the phone itself. I find them quiet useful. Only prob is when its in your pocket it has a habit of ringing people.& to have to constantly slide it open just to lock the keypad & again to unlock it makes it quiet annoying.

On the whole not a bad phone. Only fault I can see is the locking of the buttons/keypad. Even with the auto key lock on it still seems to like too call people! Sound quality is great! & camera is EXCELLENT considering it's only a 1.3 camera. Most phones now being 2.0 & above easily. I would say its keeps up with them quite well!

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Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 14th Dec 2006

Top piece of kit, go get it :)

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Reviewer: Nvd - UK
Date: 14th Dec 2006

Pertaining to the review of one of the person I am just entering my review because I have the phone & bought it because I like it & besides it's not very expensive like the other Music phone in the market. I should be honest here, the phone looks very good but only from a distance, the quality is quite poor, when it opens the upper part wobbles, the plastic used is thin & weak & the back cover does not close properly, the side keys for music & camera are hard to press though its good so that they won't get pressed accidentally but not that much that it won't press even if you wanted to. However the screen quality & the music quality is superb. It is also supplied with adapter for your hifi stereo head phones. Interacton with PC is quite easy. Camera is though only 1.3 but picture quality is good. The memory can be extended to 2Gb which is good for music & video lovers. It's a very good phone inside but if only the outside was well built.

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Reviewer: Rick - Troy, US
Date: 11th Dec 2006

Phones are not made so that ppl can sit on top of it so I guess easily breakable thing applies to all the phones. Considering all the features, this phone is not so good except for its excellent sound for music. Battery is also kind of OK. But I think considering the price we shud not expect a very high fi sophisticated model. I am quite satisfied with the phone.

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Reviewer: Luke - Leic, UK
Date: 6th Dec 2006

I must say anom if you don't have the phone what can you say? I don't have the phone but personally I think it looks tacky if you accidentally sit on the phone the screen WILL break also the reviews I have read has put me of this phone!

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Reviewer: X-ness-x - UK
Date: 4th Dec 2006

This phone is amazing & just ignore the bad comments, they probably don't know how to work it LOL!

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Reviewer: Sam - UK
Date: 3rd Dec 2006

This is one proper good phone

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Reviewer: Hanz - Strabane, UK
Date: 27th Nov 2006

This has to be one of the worst Nokia`s that ever was made there is only one good thing about it is the high memory & the music player.

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Reviewer: Lerooy - Cardiff, UK
Date: 25th Nov 2006

This is good phone but not as good as the Nokia 3250 XpressMusic, I think everyone would like this phone if they see it.

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Reviewer: Damian White - Nuneaton, UK
Date: 21st Nov 2006

What a fab phone this is, the shops have been sold out, lucky to get this one & its a great little phone.

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Reviewer: Anom - UK
Date: 19th Nov 2006

WHAT ARE YOU ALL TALKING ABOUT? I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PHONE IN MY LIFE SO can't SEE HOW I GET TO REVEIW IT JUST BY LOOKING AT A PICTURE? I JUST SPENT the LAST HOUR LOOKING AT WHAT EVERY ONE HAD TO SAY BEFORE REALISING NONE OF THEM ACTUALY OWN the PHONE THEY ARE HARPING ON ABOUT. SO I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING COS I HAVE JUST WASTED ONE HOUR OF MY LIFE. BUT HOPE YOU FIND the PERFECT PHONE.

PS IF YOU LEAVE A REVEIW JUST HAVE the PHONE FIRST PLEASE!

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Reviewer: Chris - Shanghai, China
Date: 18th Nov 2006

It's a great phone

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Reviewer: Zoe - UK
Date: 12th Nov 2006

Awesome phone, don't get the S.E W850i instead!

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Reviewer: Andy - Magherafelt, UK
Date: 10th Nov 2006

This phone looks great! I was going to get the Sony Ericsson W550i until I saw this. I have a boring old Nokia 3200 at the moment & have wanted an upgrade for years. I am getting one for Christmas!

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Reviewer: Vincent Kearney - Lurgan, UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2006

This phone looks brilliant but not as good as the 5320 Nokia, it is the best

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Reviewer: Caolan - UK
Date: 23rd Oct 2006

BEST FONE OUT!



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