Nokia 5130 XpressMusic Review - Nokia 5130 Specifications & Features

This classic bar shaped mobile phone designed by Nokia is a member of the popular Nokia XpressMusic range therefore this is a music focused handset The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is mainly black in colour which comes in a red option or a blue colour option. The colour option depends on the user's preference but the coloured areas are located around the navigation key which makes the key stand out & the back of the casing in coloured in the users chosen colour. The classic bar shaped casing is 107.5mm in height, 46.7mm in width & 14.8mm in depth which fits into the user hand perfectly when in use. The casing weighs 88 grams which is lightweight therefore easy to carry & hold. The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic comes with a 2 Inch QVGA screen which has a coloured display & below the screen the user will find the navigation controls, call keys & a numeric keypad. The 5130 XpressMusic comes from the Nokia XpressMusic range which includes other music focused handsets such as the Nokia 5220 XpressMusic & the Nokia 5320 XpressMusic.

This music focus phone comes with a built in music player which supports a large range of music playback formats including MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, Midi, WMA, WAMR & MXMF formats. The 5130 XpressMusic come with easy to access volume keys which allow the user to control their sound in an instant & with easy to reach music keys which allow the user to enjoy the music playback feature on their mobile phone. The user can enjoy up to 20 hours of music playback time from a fully charged battery on the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic. The music entertainment does not stop there as the 5130 XpressMusic comes with a built in radio feature complete with a RDS function. The user can catch up on all their preferred radio stations by tuning in & relaxing to a new listening experience. A built in micro phone supports voice & sound recording which can be stored on the phone memory even as a voice reminder. The user can add new ringtones to their phone in any popular ringtone format & give their new phone a personal feel by having a ringtone to reflect the user's personality.

A built in Opera mini Web browser allows the user to surf the Web to gain access to information & their favourite websites. The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic comes with an email service complete with attachment facility which supports IMAP, POP, SMTP & OMA EMN emails. The user can create, send, receive & forward messages in SMS text format & MMS multimedia messaging format. The MMS multimedia message can contain a picture with sound & text which can be shared between MMS compatible users. The user can create & send a Nokia Xpress audio message which is a fun way to share sound with other compatible users. The phone comes with a flight mode setting which allows the user to access a selection of features on their mobile phone when in restricted mobile phone areas as the flight mode setting will switch off any radio transmitter signal features on the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic.

The phone comes with 30 megabytes of internal memory & with a 1 gigabyte memory card including in the start up kit. The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic comes with a memory card slot which allows the user to expand the handsets memory capabilities & the phone supports up to 2 gigabytes of memory in total via the memory card slot. The EDGE technology & GPRS provides high speed data transfer rates. A 3.5mm AV connector allows the user to insert a compatible headset for a private listen experience when using the built in music player feature. The user can use either Bluetooth® technology or a USB connection when connecting their 5130 XpressMusic to other devices such as the user's computer. The connectivity options on the mobile phone allow the user to either use a wireless connection or cabled connection between devices depending on the user's needs. The battery can provide approximately 6 hours of GSM talk time or approximately 288 hours of standby battery time when fully charged. The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is a quad band network phone which works over four GSM bands & will automatically switch between bands.

The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic comes with an integrated two megapixel camera feature complete with a 4 x digital zoom function. The camera comes with many settings & capture modes which allow the user to gain the best quality capture to suit the user's environment & quality finish. A colour balance setting allows the user to select either a normal, sepia finish, black & white, vivid or negative finish to their picture. The white balance mode allows the user to select a setting to suit the user's desired finish. The user can capture & view pictures in landscape mode on their 5130 XpressMusic. The camera feature also allows the user to capture moving video footage at up to 15 frames per second. The user can enjoy using a selection of the imaging settings when recording video on their mobile phone. A fully charged battery will provide the user with up to 1 hour worth of video recording time. The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic can playback video in MPEG4 video format & 3GP format. The user can enjoy up to 4 hours of video playback time from a fully charged battery.