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Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Overview

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Key Features
Home Screen (20 Contacts with Images)
Email (IMAP, POP & SMTP) with Attachments
3G HSDPA Technology
22 Hours Music Playback Time
Music Player with Stereo Speakers
WLAN Wi-Fi Technology
3.2 Megapixel Camera with 4 x Digital Zoom & Dual LED Flash
Video Recording (15 fps) with 2 x Video Zoom

Design

87%

Usability

90%

Features

95%

The above ratings are average figures, which have been generated from submitted mobile phone reviews.

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Review

The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic is a bar shaped 3G music phone which comes in colourful & beautifully styled casing. The user can choose one of three colour combinations for their new music phone which include a grey casing with chrome accent, grey casing with blue accent or a black coloured casing with red coloured accent. The coloured accents highlight the phones edges & give this phone a fashionable & individual look to suit the user's style. The 5630 XpressMusic is a from the same range as the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, Nokia 5320 XpressMusic & Nokia 5800 XpressMusic which are all from the Nokia XpressMusic range & all include high quality music & sound features. The phone comes with a good sized screen which measures 2.2 Inches when measured diagonally & displays up to 16.7 million colours on a screen with a 320 pixel by 240 pixel screen resolution. Below the screen there is a navigation control, shortcut keys followed by a well spaced out keypad for easy text & numeric input which all blend into the casing beautifully. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic weighs only 83 grams which is lightweight for a music orientated phone with so many built in features & it measures 112mm tall by 46mm wide by 12mm deep which is a good size for single handed operation. The 5630 XpressMusic comes with built in memory which is 128 megabytes in size & the phone has a memory card slot which allows the user to add further memory to their handset & the phone holds up to 16 gigabytes of external memory.

The built in music player supports a huge range of music formats including MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MIDI & WAV formats & comes complete with built in stereo sound speakers which provides a clear sound experience for all to enjoy. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic comes with good quality music features & functions which allow the user to enjoy their music just the way they would do on a portable music player or home stereo. The user can create playlist & search for their music easily using the screen & navigation key to glide through menus & options in the music player section. The handset comes with volume keys which allow the user to control their sound with ease as the keys are situated on the side of the handset for easy access. The user can enjoy changing their ringing tones to suit their style & enjoy hearing their favourite track out loud each time a new call or message comes in. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic supports video ringing tones for a visual ringtone experience as well as a sound experience & also supports MP3, MIDI, AAC, WAV & polyphonic sound tones. This music focused phone comes with a built in radio feature which supports FM radio tuning as well as an RDS radio feature for a visual radio information service as well as a radio listening experience.

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic 3G Mobile Phone Front View

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic 3G Mobile Phone Back View

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic 3G Mobile Phone Side View

Communication & call feature are all important features on the 5630 XpressMusic & it comes with many of them which will assist the user when making a call & make each call the perfect experience to suit the user's needs. The phone comes with a call waiting, call on hold, call divert & call timer feature which allows the user to control their calls to suit their needs. The user can access the call log which will store all calls dialled, calls received & calls missed by the user. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic has an automatic redial feature & supports speed dialling which will save the user much time & effort when making calls. The phone supports low cost call using the VoIP call feature which allows the user to call compatible contacts & enjoy a low cost call with others. A vibrating alert can be set to let the user know when a new message come in as the handset will subtly vibrate which is ideal if the user is in a meeting & does not want to be disturbed by a ringing phone but the user will still know but the vibration of their handset that a new message has arrived. The 5630 XpressMusic comes with a conference call feature which allows the user to enjoy a meeting type call with up to six contacts on one call which is perfect for making arrangements & useful when a group decision is needed. The phone has a built in digital microphone & a speaker system which allows the user to use a hands free speaker phone function when on a call so the user will not have to hold the handset to their ear as the conversation can be enjoyed out loud.

The built in camera feature supports both still image capture as well as high quality video capture. The user can enjoy recording video at up to fifteen frames per second & the video recorder comes with a 2 times digital zoom which allows the user to zoom in & out when recording footage. The user can edit their recording & record up to ninety minutes worth of footage using the built recording feature. The Nokia 5630 XpressMuiusc comes with a video gallery which has a rotating view allowing the user to select & view their videos with ease. The built in camera feature is a 3.2 megapixel camera which has a lens situated on the back of the handset. The user will find a front facing camera on their Nokia 5630 XpressMusic which can be used when the user wishes to take part in a 3G video call with compatible contacts. The main camera is the 3.2 megapixel camera complete with dual LED flash which has a 1.5 metre flash range & the user can change the flash mode to suit their capture mode. The flash modes include an automatic flash, on setting, off setting & a red eye reduction setting. This built in camera has a 4 times digital zoom feature & comes with a dedicated camera capture key which allows the user to capture pictures quickly & easily in the Nokia 5630 XpressMusic. The user can adjust the white balance, scene mode & the capture mode to gain their desired outcome when capturing a picture. The user can store, edit & view their pictures which can be stored in the picture gallery. The user can enjoy the video player which supports all popular video playback formats including MP4, 3GP, RealVideo, H263 & H264 formats. The 5630 XpressMusic can playback video in landscape or portrait view depending on the users viewing choice.

The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic supports built in messaging services to suit all users needs when it comes to messaging & staying in contact with others. The phone supports an email service complete with document attachments, an instant messaging service, a SMS text messaging service & a MMS messaging service. The phone also supports a text to speech message reader which is useful when the user is multitasking & wishes to hear their messages read out to them. A predictive text feature will predict each word for the user as the user begins to type, which will save the user time & effort when creating a message with high volumes of text input. The email service allows the user to attach documents when sending an email & supports IMAP, SMTP & POP emails which provides a useful mobile email service for the user of the 5630 XpressMusic to enjoy. A built in Web browser allows the user to gain access to the Internet & enjoy accessing their favourite sites for information. The Nokia 5630 XpressMusic supports WLAN Wi-Fi connectivity which allows the user to gain a wire free connection to local WLAN or close by hotspots which allows the user to gain an Internet connection wirelessly from their handset. The phone comes with a fitted battery which is charged via the power adapter & when fully charged the user can enjoy up to seven hours of GSM talk time or up to four hours of 3G talk time. The battery can provide approximately one hour & thirty minutes worth of video recording time, two hours 30 minutes worth of video calling time or approximately twenty two hours of music playing time. The user can connect their 5630 XpressMusic phone to other devices either using a USB cabled connection between two compatible devices to transfer files & data or by using a Bluetooth® wireless technology connection between compatible devices. This music phone is a 3G handset to therefore it supports a 3G video calling feature, high speed connectivity to the Internet & the user can multitask using more than one feature at a time on this stylish & technology filled handset.

Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Specifications & Features

Screen
2.2 Inch QVGA 16.7 Million Colour Screen (320 x 240 Pixels)

Imaging
3.2 Megapixel Camera
4 x Digital Zoom
Dual LED Flash
Flash Mode (Auto, On, Off & Red Rey Reduction)
Full Focus
Dedicated Camera Key
Capture Mode (Still, Self Timer, Sequence & Video)
White Balance (Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten & Fluorescent)
Scene Mode (Normal, Sepia, Black & White, Vivid & Negative)
Photo Editor
Video Player (MP4, 3GP, RealVideo, H263 & H264)
Landscape Video Playback
Video Recording (15 fps)
2 x Video Zoom
Video Clip Length 90 Minutes
Video Editor
Video Gallery (Rotating)
Video Streaming
Second Camera
Video Calling

Messaging
SMS (Text Messaging)
MMS (Multimedia Messaging)
Email (IMAP, POP & SMTP)
Email with Attachments
Instant Messaging
Text to Speech Message Reader
Predictive Text

Sound
Music Player (MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, MIDI & WAV)
Stereo Speakers
Say & Play Music Search
Playlist
Dedicated Volume Key
Nokia Music Manager
FM Radio with RDS
MP3, MIDI, AAC, WAV, Polyphonic & Video Ringtones
Digital Microphone
Voice Recording

Entertainment
Java™ Games
Embedded Games
Downloadable Games

Organiser
Phonebook
Contacts with Images
Home Screen (20 Contacts with Images)
Calendar
Notes
Clock
Calculator
Flight Mode
Vibrating Alert
VoIP Call
Conference Call
Call Timer
Handsfree Speaker Phone
Automatic Redial
Call Log (Dialled, Missed & Received)
Call Waiting, Call Divert & Call Hold
Speed Dialling

Connectivity
3G HSDPA
Bluetooth®
Micro USB
3.5mm AV Connector
EDGE
WLAN Wi-Fi

Network
Quad Band (GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 & GSM 1900)
HSDPA 2100

Internet
Nokia Web Browser
HTML, XHTML & WML

Memory & Talk Time
128 MB Memory, 256 MB Flash Memory plus MicroSD™ Card Support Up To 16 GB
7 Hours GSM Talk Time
4 Hours WCDMA Talk Time
400 Hours GSM Standby Time
400 Hours WCDMA Standby Time
22 Hours Music Playback Time
1.5 Hours Video Recording Time
2.5 Hours Video Call Time

Weight & Size
83 g
112 x 46 x 12 mm

Your Nokia 5630 XpressMusic Reviews

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Reviewer: Warren Mars - Australia
Date: 1st May 2010

This is a nice phone for a moderate price & works great so long as you use quality 3rd party apps. I am glad I bought it.

Pros.
Excellent audio quality, screen readable indoors & out, microSD up to 32GB, 600 MHz ARM processor, camera comes up as a MTD under USB connection so you don't need to install any PC software, 3.5mm headphone socket, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth A2DP, 3G, Camera can produce surprisingly nice images IFF you use 'User Defined', multi-tasking that works, Symbian 60 means many 3rd party apps are readily available, comfortable in the hand & pocket, excellent keypad, charging via USB, FM & Internet radio, nice Podcasting client.

Cons.
IMO side buttons are silly, you are inevitably going to press them by mistake, volume steps are too large at the loud end, default email app won't work, Nokia apps are second rate & buggy, battery life only about 5 hours under heavy usage, if you leave dormant apps in the background during standby the battery will be flat overnight, camera flash is useless since it forces a 1/15 sec exposure causing blur.

Conclusion.
This is a full featured keypad Smartphone, missing only GPS & orientation sensors, the hardware is generally excellent. In particular: Google's Search, Youtube & Maps apps show Nokia how it should be done, ProfiMail is a nice email client, Opera is an excellent browser, DivX & Real are good video players, MobiReader is great for eBooks, etc. When it comes to online contacts & calendar synchronisation use the 'Mail for Exchange' app & sync with your GMail account.

Design

80%

Usability

85%

Features

90%

Reviewer: Per Kjellqvist - Switzerland
Date: 12th Jan 2010

I was looking for a good & easy to use phone with 3G & with the Nokia 5630 got so much more. In fact I find it so good it seems Nokia gave me a present although I paid for it.

A full feature list is found above so I will just list some of the highlights for me.

It have does Wi-Fi & when connected I can do free browsing & Google calls, fantastic.

It have does 3G so I don't need a dongle.

It has no mechanical parts that can go wrong, the screen is great & the keyboard is possibly the best I have used.

It comes with free music download for 1 year, so if you often buy music you can cover the cost of the phone in no time. Almost too good to be true.

The music player is great & means I can sell my iPod.

The camera is even good too, something I have never used on a mobile phone before.

The menu is easy to navigate & everything seems very well planned & logically designed.

The battery life is fantastic for any phone, & with so many features it is even more incredible.

The size is just right & it looks good.

It has a standard 3.5mm phone socket so you can use any headphones & easily connect to a car stereo (also via Bluetooth)

It has a standard micro USB port & charges via a computer.

It comes with a very good PC software (Ovi), & for the first time ever I have now been able to synchronise effort free so my address list is now in order. I got the same phone for my wife & I can sync both phones from the same PC.

It has an excellent map function & you can download the complete maps for most countries.

The memory is 4GB standard & can be expanded to 16GB.

This is an admirable piece of engineering & I am hugely impressed. I give a standing ovation to the Nokia team that developed this phone. It also shows how the mobile phone technology now finally seems to be getting mature & more stable.

I find iPhones just a bit too big & for me the Nokia 5630 is the ultimate in usability. I now have instant access to standard phone calls, SMS MMS, email, & Google. & remember, whenever you are by a Wi-Fi point most of this access can be had for free.

In brief, you can't go wrong getting this phone.

Design

95%

Usability

95%

Features

100%

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