- Slider phone in red/black with dedicated music playback controls; multi-format digital audio player; FM radio
- Compatible with T-Mobile’s MyFaves service–unlimited calling to your five most called contacts
- 3.2-megapixel camera with VGA video capture; Bluetooth for handsfree communication and stereo music; MicroSD expansion to 4 GB
- Up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours (12.5 days) of standby time, and up to 22 hours of music playback
- Includes: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, wired handsfree headset, 2 GB MicroSD memory card, printed instructions
Amazon.com Product Description
The Nokia 5610 XpressMusic slider phone for T-Mobile comes ready to rock with an iconic Music Slider key making music easy to access with a flick of the thumb. Red aluminum side panels accent the all-black high gloss finish, and it features a large 2.2-inch, 16 million-color display for easy viewing of album art. This quad-band GSM/EDGE also features include a 3.2-megapixel camera with video capture, Bluetooth stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion up to 4 GB, email capabilities with attachments, and up to 4 hours of talk time.
Nokia’s 5610 XpressMusic phone offers a unique dedicated Music Slider key and a wide range of audio format compatibility. |
T-Mobile Service Options
This phone operates on GSM 850/1900 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.
With T-Mobile Contacts (formerly T-Mobile Address Book), you can store your phonebook on T-Mobile’s network so even if you lose your phone, you don’t lose your contacts. Contacts lets you import entries from Microsoft Outlook, .vcf files, or use .csv files to import from Yahoo!, Gmail, etc.; back up your phone’s address book on our server with enhanced safety features; and store additional contacts on the server.
The 5610 also features stereo Bluetooth streaming, a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, and access to popular instant messaging services. |
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Phone Features
Measuring 0.67 inches thin and weighing 3.92 ounces, the svelte slider-style 5610 has a five-way navigator, send/end keys, and two soft keys on the front of the chassis, as well as Nokia’s unique Music Slider button that makes accessing your tunes as easy as the flick of your thumb. The front smoothly glides upward to reveal the phone’s numeric keypad. The 2.2-inch LCD screen has a 240 x 320-pixel resolution and support for 16 million colors for amazing depth. The phone also includes a mini-USB connection at the bottom. It has an internal 20 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). Getting on the Internet is easy with the 5610, thanks to its EDGE data connectivity.
The 5610 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 5610.
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 22 hours of playback time, album art display and audio visualizations, and enhanced audio controls. Put music on the Nokia 5610 from Nokia Music Store by sideloading from PC or download over the air using fast 3G connections (where available). This phone also supports playlists and customizable XpressMusic UI skins in the music player. You’ll also be able to listen to your favorite radio station with the integrated FM tuner.
The 5610 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:
- 3.2-megapixel digital camera captures still images and includes a 8x digital zoom, dual LED flash, macroshot, landscape mode, and sequential shots
- Video capture up to VGA resolution at 15 fps
- Send and receive instant messages with Yahoo!, MSN, or AOL.
- Voice dialing enables you to call someone with simple voice commands to keep your hands free for activities like driving.
- 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
- Ringtones: Video ringtones, MP3 and MP4 tones, eAAC+ tones, AAC tones, WMA tones, 64 polyphonic MIDI, message alert tones, and alarm clock tones
- Opera Mini web browser with XHTML and WAP compatibility
- 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
- Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (stereo music streaming), AVRC (remote control), HFP (hands-free car kits), HSP (communication headsets), DUN (dial-up networking), FTP (file transfer), OPP (object push for business cards, calendar items, and pictures)
Vital Statistics
The Nokia 5610 weighs 3.92 ounces and measures 3.88 x 1.91 x 0.67 inches. Its 900 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 4 hours of talk time, up to 300 hours of digital standby time, and up to 22 hours of music playback. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE frequencies.
Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Phone, Red
I like the phone and features, just wish it was a flip phone, the screen gets too dirty.
Rating: 4 / 5
There’s no denying that this phone is loaded with features. Awesome camera, music player and a sleek appearance. I only wish that it was sturdier and had more thought put into its design .
I’ve had this phone for less than 6 months and have already had to replace the slide bar. At first I chalked it up to clumsiness, but days after replacing it I noticed the new bar cracking in the same place. Seems to me like a manufacturer’s flaw (very similar to the Sony ericsson’s cracking buttons).
I can’t understand why the makers would put such a flimsy button on a part of the phone that gets the most pressure. I’m thinking of just waiting and getting a new phone rather than dumping my money into repeatedly repairing this one.
Rating: 3 / 5
I bought this product to replace my Motorola v360 after 2 years of good use. I wanted a phone that has similar functions but with FM. I was disappointed with the handsfree headset. It still had the 2.5 mm input plug but now as an extension to a 3.5 headset which also serves as a microphone. I hope they kept the microphone on the extension so I can use a better 3.5 mm headset that stays in my ear. I guess I have to buy bluetooth now. The keypad is small. It has synchronization of Tel# to the t-mobile server but I don’t know how secure it is. The phone address book can carry 3 numbers per entryname but if you move it to the sim, it will split the numbers each into an entry e.g. name, name1, name2. Overall, the phone is good for what it is meant for, a multimedia player/recorder.
Rating: 4 / 5
I have two of these phones. One works just fine. The other has died six times. After replacing the SIMM card, the micro SD card, the battery, and the entire phone, the only explanation is that one of the mp3 music files is causing the phone’s software to hang. But the phone doesn’t die while playing any particular song, and it has even died while turned off. It took three dead phones before Nokia customer support quit dismissing a music software glitch might be the problem acknowledged that memory leakage could be killing the phone. But they said their tech support guys are incapable of locating and fixing a problem like that. So the “solution” is that my daughter can’t put any of 200+ mp3 files back on her phone, because one of them is causing it to fail. (All these music files play just fine on a Sansa mp3 player.) T-Mobile was quite good about replacing the dead phone with a new one, but that didn’t solve the problem, and that’s all Nokia is willing to do. (At least the third time I had to send it in to Nokia technical support for the same unfixed problem Nokia agreed to pay the $10 shipping fee.) I bought this phone on December 18, and on March 20 I’m preparing to send the sixth dead phone back to Nokia. Two weeks from now I’ll have a partially working cell phone again.
So the bottom line is that it’s a good phone if it works with your mp3 files, but if for any reason it doesn’t, Nokia isn’t going to fix the problem.
Rating: 3 / 5
I am die-hard fan of Nokia and have used atleast 4 different Nokia phones. Even though I don’t like this phone, i will continue to use Nokia.
There are some good points abt this phone too.
Pros:
1. Very sleak, stylish, light-weight,
2. Bright colorful screen
3. works great as a music player.
4. Video/LCD quality is very good.
Now the Cons:
1. Biggest disappointment was Very low volume with or without speaker. Impossible to use this phone in car, train, malls or any crowded or noisy places.
2. Battery life: I get 2-3 days with minimal talk time. I could have still lived with that but the battery indicator lets u beleive that it has more battery life than it actually has. (especially the second half).
3. Down select key has become very hard with 2 months of moderate use, It needs to pressed very hard now, i am pretty sure it is not going to last that long.
4. Very minor flaw: Phone is very slippery. it has no grip. Its all plastic uniform smooth silky body. I find myself dropping this phone a lot more often.
5. Software of Nokia to transfer phonebook sucks badly. It was much easier to transfer the numbers using sim card.
I have a very basic blackberry phone also and I find myself using that phone over this one all the time.
Overall: I would not recomend this Phone. It has some good points but not the ones i care about.
Rating: 2 / 5