Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/22/nokia_xpress_music_5320_5220/
It’s been a while since we heard anything from Nokia’s XpressMusic department, but the Finnish phone giant is keeping the beat going with two additions to the music-focused range.
The 5320 is the daddy of the two phones, offering 3G connectivity and voice-activated song selecion triggered by the user speaking either a track’s name or its artist.
Nokia's XpressMusic 5320 has 3G and voice activation for songs
Dedicated N-Gage gaming keys are also built into the phone, allowing quick access to the internet gaming service (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/04/nokia_ngage_mobile_gaming/) that Nokia finally launched earlier this month.
Don’t be fooled into thinking that the 5320’s “audio chip for hi-fi sound quality” is a unique feature, because while Nokia may claim it improves music quality, the chip’s already included in several Nokia handsets, such as the 5700 (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/29/hw_nokias_colourful_threesome/).
Nokia’s 5220 has a strange asymmetrical design, but sadly the phone’s unique selling feature is, the phone maker chirped, a built-in lanyard to carry the phone around your wrist. Apparently this is a first for an XpressMusic phone, but it’s hardly the most cutting-edge of features.
The 5220's unique feature is... er... a lanyard
Being music phone, both handsets have 3.5mm headphone jacks and will provide up to 24 hours of continuous music playback – enough for even the most hardened clubber - Nokia claimed. Dedicated XpressMusic keys are also featured on both handsets.
The 5320 accepts memory cards of up to 8GB, which is as much capacity as the first-generation iPhone. Although Nokia didn't state the storage capacity of the 5220, it’s not unreasonable to assume the phone has a similar capacity to the 5320.
Both handsets will ship to Europe in Q3, with the 5320 set to cost around €220 (£190/$380) and the 5220 about €160 (£140/$280).
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