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Nokia 5300 Xpress Music

Design: Slide • Carrier: T-Mobile • OS Supported: Nokia Series 40 • Battery Life Average (hh:mm): 5:06 • Price When Reviewed: $100
NOKIA Nokia 5300 XpressMusic (Front)
NOKIA Nokia 5300 XpressMusic (Front)
79.4 Good
Last updated
February 06, 2008
Test Center Reviewed by
Liane Cassavoy
Pros
  • Music player is easy to use
  • Audio quality is very good
Cons
  • Camera takes sub-par snapshots
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $100 (3/11/2008)
  • Performance:Fair: 61
  • Features:Good: 74
  • Design:Very Good: 85
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $100

Inexpensive: $100

Performance Fair: 61

Fair: 61
PC World Tests
Battery Life Average (hh:mm) 5:06 
Battery Life Word Score Fair 

Features Good: 74

Good: 74
General
Dimensions (inches) 1.9 by 0.8 by 3.6 
Weight (oz.) 3.8 
Design Slide 
Antenna Internal 
Carrier T-Mobile 
GPS No 
CPU/GPU/Battery
Battery Type Lithium ion 
Vendor-Stated Talk Time (hours:minutes) 3.2 
Vendor-Stated Standby (hours:minutes) 9 
Display
Number of Displays One 
Display Size (diagonal, in inches) 2 
Display Type Color 
Display Resolution 320 by 240 
Maximum Text Display (lines) Dynamic 
Backlighting Yes 
Cellular Technology (Voice and/or Data)
GSM 850 Yes 
GSM 1800 Yes 
GSM 1900 Yes 
EDGE Yes 
Messaging Services
SMS Yes 
MMS Yes 
Wireless Capabilities
Bluetooth Yes 
IrDA Yes 
PC Sync/Connectivity
USB1 Yes 
USB2 Yes 
Expansion Card Support
MicroSD Yes 
Input Method/Devices
Other Keypad 
Dedicated Controls
Music Playback Yes 
Volume Control Yes 
Camera Shutter Yes 
Other Keypad 
Operating system
OS Supported Nokia Series 40 
E-Mail Support
POP3 Yes 
IMAP4 Yes 
Digital Audio Support
AAC Yes 
AAC Plus Yes 
WMA Yes 
MP3 Yes 
Other eAAC+ 
Audio Features
Audio Inputs Microphone, Headset 
Audio Outputs 2.5 mm stereo headset (w/3.5mm adapter) 
FM Radio No 
Imaging
Camera Resolution 1.3 megapixels 
Flash No 
Digital Zoom Yes 
Streaming Video Yes 
Video Calling Conference No 
Other
Included Hardware Charger, Headphones, printed manual, PC Suite CD Rom, 1GB Micro SD Card, 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, battery 
Included Software Java games 
Support & Reliability
Labor Warranty (years) One 
Parts Warranty (years) One 
Weekday Support (hours) 24 
Saturday Support (hours) 24 
Sunday Support (hours) 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Very Good: 85

Very Good: 85
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