- Dedicated music playback controls, stereo music Bluetooth streaming, FM stereo, MicroSD expansion (up to 4 GB)
- Compatible with T-Mobile’s MyFaves service–unlimited calling to your five most called contacts
- Email with support for viewing attachments, 2-megapixel camera with video capture
- Up to 3 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time
- Includes: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, 1 GB MicroSD memory card, wired stereo headset, USB cable, user manual
Amazon.com Product Description
With a sleek aluminium finish, the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic phone for T-Mobile blends an array of music playback features with a crisp 2-megapixel camera with video capture. The 5310 has a dedicated audio chip that helps it produce crystal-clear sound from a wide variety of digital audio file formats stored on optional MicroSD memory cards, and it provides up to 20 hours of music playback. It also includes an FM radio. It features dedicated music playback controls along the side of the phone, next to the brightly colorful 2-inch LCD screen.
It’s compatible with T-Mobile’s MyFaves service for unlimited nationwide calling to your five favorite people. Other features include Bluetooth connectivity for both stereo music streaming and communication headsets, full Opera Mini web browser, access to your email (with support for viewing attachments), and up to 3 hours of talk time.
Nokia’s 5310 XpressMusic phone offers dedicated playback keys and a wide range of format compatibility. |
T-Mobile Service Options
The 5310 operates on GSM 850/1800/1900 networks and can handle high-speed data connectivity via T-Mobile’s EDGE network (which stands for “Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution”). This high-speed, mobile data and Internet access technology is fast enough to support a wide range of advanced data services (with average data speeds between 75-135Kbps), including video and music clips, full picture and video messaging, high-speed color Internet access, and email on the go.
It’s compatible with T-Mobile’s myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts–on any network, even landlines–without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves from T-Mobile.
Download cool new games, HiFi Ringers (real songs by today’s hottest artists), MegaTones (instrumental versions of songs), and wallpapers quickly, as well as stay connected via the Web, instant messaging, and email.
Phone Features
Measuring just 0.39 inches thin and weighing 2.5 ounces, the svelte candybar-style 5310 has a standard keypad, five-way navigator, send/end keys, and two soft keys, as well as music playback buttons (play/pause, reverse, forward) set on the left side of the LCD. The 2-inch screen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 16.7 million colors. The phone also includes a mini-USB connection and a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom. It has an internal 30 MB memory (which can be expanded up to 4 GB using optional MicroSD memory cards), and the phone book can store up to 2000 contacts (each with three numbers and one text field).
The 5310 provides the ultimate music playback experience from a mobile phone. You’ll be able to play virtually any file, thanks to compatibility with MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc+, and WMA as well as secure WMA songs purchased from Internet music stores. It also offers easy synchronization with Windows Media Player 10 and 11. Listen, create playlists, and manage your music within the 5700
The 2-megapixel camera on the back also captures videos. |
This phone provides Bluetooth version 2.0 wireless connectivity with EDR (enhanced data rate), and includes profiles for communication headset, handsfree car kits, and audio/video remote control. With the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. You can connect your laptop (either via Bluetooth or wired USB) and enjoy dial-up networking–surf the Internet, send email, and access files from a server.
Other music-related features include up to 20 hours of playback time, album art display and audio visualizations, and enhanced audio controls (5-band graphical equalizer, stereo widening, loudness, and balance). You’ll also be able to listen to your favorite radio station with the integrated FM tuner.
The integrated Bluetooth technology (version 2.0) allows handsfree communication with a compatible headset as well as the ability to exchange files with another Bluetooth compatible device. And, with the A2DP Bluetooth profile, you can stream your music to a pair of compatible Bluetooth stereo headphones. Additionally, you can connect to your PC using infrared or USB.
The 5310 offers a full range of email, text, and multimedia messaging options. It includes support for IMAP4, POP3, and SMTP email, plus support for attachments such as DOC, PDF, XLS, JPEG, 3GP, and MP3. In addition to SMS text and MMS multimedia messaging, this phone incorporates Nokia Xpress audio messaging, which allows you to personalize messages in a spontaneous and creative way. By using a specially designed menu, an audio message can be recorded and sent with only a few clicks of a button. Xpress audio messages can be sent to all MMS-enabled GSM handsets, and can also be shared with multiple recipients.
Other features include:
- 2-megapixel digital camera captures still images up to 1600 x 1200 pixels and includes a 4x digital zoom
- Airplane mode allows you to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (music, games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight or in other situations where you need to turn off your cellular connection.
- T9 predictive text entry technology makes it easier for you to enter words and text on handsets
- Ringtone compatibility: 64-chord polyphonic; MIDI, AAC, eAAC+, MP3, MP4, and WMA formats; video ringtones
- Synchronize with MS Outlook contacts, calendar, and notes
- Organizer: Alarm clock, calendar, to-do list, notes, calculator, stopwatch and countdown timer; calendar provides up to 3000 entries with week view functionality including reminder, memo, call, and birthday notes
- 3rd Edition Series 40 user interface with Active Standby
- Opera Mini web browser with XHTML and WAP compatibility
- Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), HID (support for mice or joysticks), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures), PAN (personal area networking)
Vital Statistics
The Nokia 5310 weighs 2.48 ounces and measures 4.09 x 1.76 x 0.39 inches. Its 860 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of talk time, and up to 300 hours of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic Phone, Purple
I have gotten quite the experience with these music expresses and I think Nokia could do better. I like everything about my phone minus that dang T-zones button. However I believe I have a defective phone #2.
I purchased insurance for my phones because the express slider I had easily broke. Eventually my insurance company suggested I go to this newer model. The phone looks and everything seems the same, minus the size. However I am on my second 5310 because its software went crazy. Actually this happened to my last slider version too, but that one was worse. I do not understand why it malfunctions but it does. If i turn my phone off, whenever I turn my phone back on it freezes if i try to do anything within like 5-10 minutes. This is super frustrating. Once it starts freezing you can only take the battery out and the image is still on the screen. This cycle normally continues until I get frustrated and dont touch the phone for a long while after turning it on.
Also since the phone has lots of memory I do not delete texts too often. When I do though, it freezes, and I go through the same battle as described above. I have a brother and friend with the same phone. Both have had to return and get a replacement for either battery or malfunction problems.
This makes me so sad because I love Nokia’s interface and love Nokia phones, but I have just had too much software issue. Maybe I just ruin phones by looking at them, but seriously with all the technology today, our phones dont last? I am pretty sure my first nokia phones died before I had a problems with them.
So great phone when it works, but beware it might have some software issues that pop up. I advise getting Tmobile insurance. And Asurion their insurance company is awesome, but again hopefully you dont have to report so many phones in one year for malfunction like i have.
Hope this helps.
Rating: 3 / 5
I have been true to Nokias ever since I started using mobiles and every time I get a new one I am pleasantly surprised. 5310 is no exception to this rule.
5310 offers everything I expect from a Nokia – sleek design (slim and fairly light), nice colours (nothing too flashy), sturdy materials and easy to operate software.
The screen is just the right size to use the internet and the connection is just OK to suit my needs that is checking information such as weather, movies, rates of exchange etc. I wouldn’t recommend it, however, for reading long newspaper articles, however, the letters are a little to small.
The musical part is well done (the mobile even comes with a pair of small loudspeakers which is a very nice idea in theory but nothing very practical in everyday use) and I can’t help but appreciate the handy controls on the outside. This Nokia basically made my ipod a fashion accessory – why carry a mobile and an ipod if mobile offers most of ipod’s functions?
There is also a camera – good enough to take pictures which will show on the screen to let you know who is calling and snapshots but their quality is only a little above acceptable so don’t throw away your camera before you check it out thoroughly – and a radio, a nice addition (headphones, naturally included) although you should be prepared to recharge the battery quite often if you’re addicted to listening all the time.
In short – if you’re shopping for small, sleek, light mobile phone with all the basic functions plus some added musical ones, this is your perfect choice. It’s hard to get anything better for the money.
Rating: 5 / 5
I got this phone from t-mobile when it first came out, and i was really excited to have it. the phone met my expectation most of the time. the camera was decent, the screen was colorful, clear and bright, and the music player was good enough for me to bring the phone to listen to my mp3s while at the gym.
My only complaint is that this phone sucks at receiving signal!! sometimes i don’t get signal at places where i should, and sometimes calls gets dropped due to sudden signal loss. it doesn’t happen very often, but enough for me to notice it.
otherwise, it’s really a nice, cute, tiny phone.
Rating: 4 / 5
Third time’s not the charm but I really hoped it would be with my Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. In truth, I can’t give an accurate review of the phone itself because my provider, T-Mobile has customized it to their liking, with their software. I can only review the phone they gave me and as such, the review won’t necessarily apply to all Nokia 5310s. Because this is so closely related to the cell phone service, I will also be reviewing that but not yet.
To start, the Nokia 5310 is a slim little SIM-using, GSM phone that is very slick. With black keys, a dark grey exterior and several choices for colour accents including orange, red, blue, purple and silver, this phone is very pleasing to the eye.
One of its key features, as a member of the XpressMusic family, is the ability to listen to music transferred from your computer. It also comes complete with a 2.0 MP digital camera with which you can take pictures and record videos, radio, up to 30MB internal memory, convert application (currency, weight, etc), Bluetooth capabilities and a slot for Micro SD memory cards to store your music, pictures and videos. Typically standard features like WAP web browsing, text and multimedia features, voice dialing, ring tones, themes and application support also exist.
Software aside, the 5310 XpressMusic comes with its own USB cord for data transfer as well as Nokia’s microphone and ear bud headset and charger (of course). The phone also comes with a micro SD memory card of 1 GB which is easily replaceable if you fill it.
The Nokia 5310 both sounds and looks like a dream come true and it just may be. However, because of TMobile I am not able to use all of these features as I would like to and I believe performance is hindered by the software variant the company uses.
Still, there were definitely some features I came to enjoy. The sound quality on this phone is pretty decent and I enjoy listening to to the radio with the head phones. The headset works well with its button that can end calls or change radio stations and songs and makes it easy to multitask even though it’s not wireless.
What I like the most are the buttons for the music. The 5310 XpressMusic has 3 dedicated music buttons along the left side that serve to play/pause, and shift back or forward. When listening to the radio, these buttons change the station from a list of presets. This features works well, as it ought to considering it is a big selling point.
As a side note, I have yet to transfer music so I have only enjoyed these buttons for the radio. There is an option to automatically scan and add all stations so the phone will automatically pick up strong signals. Any stations that are not added can be added manually.
Now, on to the software variant that T-Mobile uses. This information may not apply to the Nokia 5310 in general.
I found the menu a little confusing at first and not as intuitive as I would have liked. Part of this is due, I believe, to having the T-zones in the menu so this does not reflect Nokia. Having T-zones as an application and being able to access the same exactly T-zones online, via the browser, doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.
However, what I didn’t like I was able to easily change. Users have options to change both the order and view of the menu. I changed my menu to display in tab form because I feel I get the most space usage. Users can set to grid or list view as well. Menu items can be ordered anyway the user chooses.
One thing I did immediately was to take off the My Faves display and replace it with navigational icons so that I can more quickly access things like my message inbox, radio and camera. The My Faves display allows users to quick add, edit and view information about their 5 Faves. I prefer to have quicker access to certain features, instead. If some of the features weren’t buried several menus deep, I might not do this. For instance, in order to access the camera, a user must press Menu > scroll the Fun & apps > Media and then finally select the camera. The radio is also located in the Media menu. It would be nice if both of these features, or at least the camera, had a dedicated button.
The menu also contains sub menus for logging (which are extensive), settings, music (on the internal drive or memory card), phonebook, fun & apps (which contains your gallery, games, applications, media, etc), messaging, IM & E-mail and T-zones (internet access including browser and bookmarks).
For the most part, it’s easy to use these features. I automatically went to settings and changed things like the security keyguard, call timer, and navigational shortcuts. One downfall I think this phone has, which is because of T-Mobile, is that the right soft key can only link to T-zones on the home screen, while all other keys can be cusotmize.
Another unfortunate limitation of the phone, because of T-Mobile, is that some features are not fully enabled. Third party applications are automatically blocked and although users can download ring tones and themes to use, they may not work.
My last gripe is that the reception is really touch and go. It’s not necessarily bad but it’s not generally good, either. Sitting still, the phone can range from 4 bars to none in just a few seconds and it’s quick to switch back and forth. I have had more than one call drop, as well. Unfortunately, it seems like this is more an issue with the phone itself than with the service.
Overall, the phone has been decent and most of the troubles I have had to deal with were because of T-Mobile. If you read about my frustrations and having to return the phone twice while I still wound up with a phone that did not correctly work, you can rest assured that this was also T-Mobile’s responsibility. However, they have been quick to exchange and try to help me with my issue even if they did not understand it.
I hope to write a review of my T-Mobile service after I have spent more time with them. In the mean time, I do really like my Nokia 5310 XpressMusic, I just wish all the software worked.
Rating: 4 / 5
Hey i’m only 15, so you may not trust my judgment, but coming from the mouth of one of the new tech-savvy generation might be your best bet. This phone is really cool, there are so many features that makes me wonder how the battery life lasts so long. The MP3 player feature on the phone is really developed, its like having an iPod. There is so much to do on this phone that you’ll have to buy one to truly experience it. There is nothing that I do not like.
Rating: 5 / 5