Review: Nokia 5610 XpressMusic

Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Review

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In a nutshell: This is one of the best all-round music phones available. It has everything we want: a great music player, an FM radio, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, a memory expandable to 4 Gbytes, and great ease-of-use. Build quality is the only issue to watch out for.
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Available in a choice of red or blue, the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is a slide design music phone that upgrades the popular 5300 XpressMusic phone. The 5610 looks like a slim version of the 5300 with a high gloss black finish, but in fact it's a much more powerful device in lots of ways.

The problem with the 5300 was that the screen broke quite easily. Nokia seem to have fixed this by adding scratch protection and aluminium side panels. So, even though the 5610 looks quite plasticky (and does show fingerprints), it seems to be a more robust phone, although some of our users have complained about broken 5610's (see user reviews below.) It's not superslim, but is a nice size and fits very comfortably in the hand. The display is a real treat: not only is it capable of displaying 16.7 million colours, but it's large (2.2 inches) and high-resolution (240x320 pixels). It sits above a special music slider key that is used to switch control mode (music player, radio or phone). This is a great idea, and makes the 5610 very easy to control without having too many buttons to press. Below the slider key is a good size navigation pad, that once again is easy to use. The slide opens smoothly with a spring mechanism to reveal a functional keypad with reasonable sized keys. Overall the 5610 does seem to be a really nice product to use, and beats most of Sony Ericsson's Walkman range for ease-of-use.

Let's consider the music playing features next, as this is an XpressMusic phone after all. We think that Nokia's latest range of XpressMusic phones can definitely match Sony Ericsson's Walkman range. The 5610 doesn't disappoint us: it plays all the main formats of music with full Digital Rights Management support; it has good quality sound from the built-in loudspeaker, or even better from the stereo headset included in the sales package; it supports Bluetooth stereo headsets; it has an equaliser and supports playlists and album art; and it can take a microSD memory card up to 4 Gbytes. That's most boxes ticked. You can also plug in your own headphones via a 3.5mm socket adapter. We would have liked to see more than 20 Mbytes of internal memory, but that's our only complaint. As well as the music player, an FM radio is included with support for RDS and Visual Radio, so you can easily find out information about what you're listening to.

The camera on the 5610 is surprisingly good. It has 3.2 megapixels, autofocus, smooth digital zoom, macro mode and a dual LED flash. It may not beat the Nokia N95 but it walks all over the Walkman range! Did we mention that this is a 3G phone? There's a second camera for making video calls too.

The 5610 does everything else that we'd expect from a 3G music phone too. You can set your own music as ringtones; you can record and send audio messages; you can use email with attachments, you can surf the web at 3G speeds using the Opera Mini web browser, you can play games, and you can connect via Bluetooth 2.0 or USB 2.0. Battery life is good enough, and it's a quadband phone as well as 3G. It's worth noting too that the phone uses Nokia's latest dedicated audio chip for enhanced sound.

Unusually for us, we can't find anything that we really don't like about the 5610. In fact in many ways it's a lovely phone to use. So why only 4 stars? Build quality is the only issue that we can find. Treat your 5610 with care and you should be all right!

Features of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic include:

• 3.2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 8 smooth digital zoom, macro (for close-up shots) and dual LED flash
• Secondary camera for video calling
• Display: 16.7 million colours, 240 x 320 pixels (2.2 inches)
• Music player (MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAc+, WMA music files, OMA DRM 2.0 and Windows Media DRM) with equaliser and support for playlists and album art
• FM RDS radio with Visual Radio
• Built-in loudspeaker
• Voice recorder
• Voice controls
• Ringtones: Video ringtones, MP3 and MP4 tones, eAAC+ tones, AAC tones, WMA tones, 64-voice polyphonic MIDI, message alert tones, and alarm clock tones
• Messaging: SMS, MMS, Nokia Xpress audio messaging, email (SMTP, POP3 and IMAP 4) with support for attachments
• Games: City Bloxx, Music Guess, Rally 3D, Snake II plus downloadable Java games
• Graphics: full screen colour wallpapers, animated colour screensavers, icons, themes and logos
• Personal organiser functions
• Internet: WAP 2.0, GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, 3G data connection, Opera Mini web browser
• Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0
• Memory: 20 Mbytes plus microSD memory slot up (expandable to 4 Gbytes)
• Flight mode
• Quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) plus 3G (WCDMA 850/2100)
• Size: 99 x 49 x 17 mm
• Weight: 111g
• Talktime: 6 hours
• Battery standby: up to 320 hours

Nokia 5610 XpressMusic Consumer Reviews

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Reviewed by AMOL CHAVAN from INDIA on 11th May 2008
VERY GOOD PHONE TO USE . MUSIC CLEARE TO. LOVE IT
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Reviewed by Sven Stokbroeks from Belgium on 10th May 2008
Sold my OLD samsung e250 today.. Saw this phone in the shop and I was instantly hooked by it. Started using it for a couple of hours and it's a REALLY great phone. Good quality from the speakers, camera is amazing (do note that I come from e250 ;) ) really the best phone I got in like AGES
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Reviewed by Shah Yusuf from Bangladesh on 8th May 2008
sold my old n73 and got 5610 a few days ago, its a cool phone. but the camera is not as good as n73, probably coz the n73 has Carl Zeiss lens.
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Reviewed by Sam Herrett from UK on 8th May 2008
Amazing phone, Fits nicely in your hand and pocket, Sound quality outstanding, Camera could be better but I got no complaint, Very user friendly Great phone overall.
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Reviewed by crystal from singapore on 8th May 2008
yeah i hav bought this phone too and it is fantastic except that my slider theres abit of prob but overall is gd.Not to say the camera function is wonderful plus the sound quality,these functions enhances the phone more.Worth buying it.GOOD!
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Reviewed by Vaishali from Oman on 7th May 2008
itz a nice...mob !!! i think dat it has excellent featurez....!! dis mobile iz simply gr8
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Reviewed by mhavish from saudi on 7th May 2008
its a cool an osum pone every should take this phone tats all
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Reviewed by sandeep from england on 5th May 2008
its a great phone has a lot of suff though heavier than other phones.
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Reviewed by PRASANNA KUMAR DASH from INDIA - ORISSA on 5th May 2008
I had bought one nokia 5610 XpressMusic mobile on 24th April 2008.But unfortunately I got the mobile hanged for number of times when I was talking with some one and during listening the music I see the set is having clean screen.Thats why I am not at all satisfied with the set. I therefore request you to kindly advise me what I will do now. Thanking you. PRASANNA KUMAR DASH Contact no: 9437198575
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Reviewed by Israa from United Arab Emirates on 3rd May 2008
I had posted a review about this phone a month back. The sliding button had come off and i had given it for repair. Again after a month it has come out again and the display light does not work anymore!! experiencing problems in a matter of 2 months proves its durability!! I would not recommend this phone and would request this site to change its rating from 9/10 because its not True!!
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Reviewed by Aim from Wales on 29th Apr 2008
I bought this phone today 29/04/08. I thought it would be great. looking at some of the reviews i was very surprised not to read how ANNOYING it is to connect the phone to a pc and transfer data. It took me about 3 hours to do and i have still not got anything new! Also i have to say that the worst thing about NOKIA is that the phone does not automatically transfer onto the memory card it goes into the phones memory and then you have to manually transfer the recieved files yourself. With the sony phones they do it by themselves. Also the themes on the phone are black and red and you can only have black and red. The slide is very loose the phone is light and plastic and the red on the sides scratched with my rings. I had this phone for approx 5 hours and HATED it. It is going back and i am going to try the samsung G600 intead. NOKIA need to think of changing the way you recieve new data and also to re think the instructions on how to transfer files from pc to phone!its the most stressful and annoying thing i have tried to do in all phones i have had and i have had a fair few.
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Reviewed by w... from mauritius on 28th Apr 2008
have zis fone for 5 months now....no problem uptil now...excellent screen...wonderful, clear, genuine colour pics, even better than my 4mp samsung camera which i had to sell off to keep zis one, music sound unbeatable,quick access to features with music slider and standby menu, users shud know that the camera in front is meant only for video calling, not for taking pics, and the zoom is only digital not optical which means the pics are bound to be not clear with digital zoom...the quality of the pics of the 5610 are just WON-DER-FUL.... but i do agree wiz zome other negative views regarding the battery....it does not stand long..i have to recharge it every less than 24 hrs...also i got screen freezing twice ans had to remove battery and replace back to remedy.. but no major problem....
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Reviewed by steelbird from Nepal on 28th Apr 2008
Its the phone of supreme quality Its camera quality is too good it is not as good as digi cam but its is too good that a mobile phone can have and to all thos e who says it is of no use i think they might have bought nokia 5300 i am too satisfied and i think ur money will nott go in vain music is also too good its toooooo gud thx nokia
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Reviewed by Dalwar from Bangladesh on 24th Apr 2008
Hey, I purched a nokia 5610. I am so worry its camera resulation and quality. It's quality is not so good then 2 mega pixel mobile phone. My 2 megapixel camera was good then 3.2 nokia.
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Reviewed by The Third Doctor from Scotland on 22nd Apr 2008
As a previously frustrated owner of the far too buggy 5310 phone I was a little apprehensive about buying this. I needn't have worried. Everything superb with it so far. Excellent sound quality (what you need from a music phone really !). Camera superb too. Screen quality second to none. The only "quibbles" I would have with it is the rather loose nature of the little control switch, and I have a funny feeling it might not last as long as my contract. Also it would have, in my opinion, made sense to have had the 3.5mm socket for earphones. Minor issues of course. Still, a big improvement on the 5310
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Reviewed by nijaboy from nigeria on 19th Apr 2008
I love this phone! Looks great Works great And is sturdy. Droped from my pocket yesterday and nothing got broken.
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Reviewed by don ka baap from india on 19th Apr 2008
the nokia 5610 (express music)is toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bravo
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Reviewed by Victoria from UK on 16th Apr 2008
Absolutely HATE!!!!! this phone, what a useless piece of plastic. The screen is a fingerpring magnet (but so are other phones), the camera is a lot worse than my old SE K750, proven, side to side. not to mention the video, that for some reason can only record for 21 seconds at the time??????? the screen is all dotty and the same 16mil. resolution on Nokia 6300 is much better! the phone is still ringing loudly despite being put on silent! you have to change the settings manually for it to shut up, but when you take the silent off, it resets back to original nokia ringtone... And that's just the tip of the iceberg!!! What can I say, it's going back!!!!! never again will I use Nokia phone!!!!!!! :-( (and no, I'm not an ex-employee grudging on nokia, I just received bad customer service and very dissapointed both with the device and the company)
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Reviewed by Kartik from India on 15th Apr 2008
Hmmm....this phone is really gud looking with awesum sound and camera quality...but has got many problems...too...it freezes suddenly within every 24hrs...den all v nid to do is just remove das battery n fix it again....n even da battery is not impressive....wen complained abot diz to nokia dealer and servicing it thrice it still hangs and restarts automatically....i wud say luk for some other ph which will be far more satisfying....
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Reviewed by Shivangi from Singapore on 12th Apr 2008
i have this new phone blue in colour, it's just too awesome. this phone can be compared to the N81 in terms of sound quality and ease of use. in terms of camera quality, it is even better than many N series phone at an outstanding 3.2 megapixels. There are only two sony-erricson walkman phones that have 3.0 megapixels and above but they are much more expensive than the 5610. The 5610 is a good replacement for both the 5300 and 5700 Xpress music phones. It is also one of the best camera phones around that have outstanding music playing abilities. By no doubt, this is Nokia's best S40 phone which matches up to many of the N and E-series phones. this phone is in fact very similar to the 6500 slide. the only thing is that the slider could have been used for much more like in the apple iphone. also when going from a menu to the music player via slider, the menu or any application which was being run gets closed to accomodate the music player. that bug can be fixed easily by a software update i hope....
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Reviewed by mostafa from egypt on 11th Apr 2008
it is wondeful phone
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Reviewed by PKM from India on 10th Apr 2008
It feels good in the beginning. But problems start in a few weeks. It gets re-starts automatically. Sometimes does not start at all. Sound is extremely less for all speakers (xpress music!). Camera buttom strucks. Camera does not give good pictures. If you take pictures in zoom mode then down load to computer - image quality is extremely poor. I lost money and now the instrument is returned for service!
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Reviewed by Jezz from UK on 9th Apr 2008
All of the must have features are very good quality, but there are some problems with the phone. The sliding bar on the front of the phone barely does anything - it only gets you to your music player/radio quickly, but it could have done a lot more. The battery life gets worse and worse as you use it (and I have been doing it properly). Finally, the back cover is flimsy and if you damage a small part of it, you've had it. Good phone apart from that, though.
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Reviewed by Gowtham from India on 9th Apr 2008
I have been having this fone for the past 2 months and so far its better than good and i fell in love with it since then. The phone basicaly is a music phone and has all the music support and makes the SE run for its money though its a music phone its has a good 3.2mp camera and the pictures surprisingly look gr8. Overall its a value for money fone and comes with quite a heavy punch!
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Reviewed by Sharon from Ghana on 7th Apr 2008
All I can say is; A WONDERFUL PHONE!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed by ENIGMA from UK on 6th Apr 2008
I WROTE A REVIEW IN JANUARY SAYING I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE PHONE BUT NOW I DO. THE PHONE STILL IS BRILLIANT HOWEVER IT SEEMS TO FALL APART EASILY. A FEW DAYS AGO PART OF THE SLIDE BUTTON CRACKED. SOON IT BROKE OFF ALTOGETHER. NOW I'M LEFT WITH HALF OF THE SLIDER, MAKING IT A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT TO ACCESS THE MUSIC MENU VIA THE SLIDER. I'M AFRAID I WILL HAVE TO SLASH OFF ONE STAR FROM MY PREVIOUS 4 STAR RATING.
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Reviewed by george from UK on 31st Mar 2008
realy good phone ive had myn since december and i love it but it gets abit boring theres notting reli that new on it part from the slider, the music quality is realy good and the camera is good to better than i thought taking realy good pictures out side but zoom is rubbish. all in all a really good phone just needs some more new things on, it still a 5 star phone though.
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Reviewed by Israa from United Arab Emirates on 30th Mar 2008
Got the phone few weeks back..It's amazing but the sliding part of the phone came out!! I havent used it in any rough way for it to stop working all of a sudden.I have to go and get that repaired.Hope nothing like that happens again!!
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Reviewed by Hannah from England on 28th Mar 2008
I have been through 4 of these phones in the past month as each phone i have recieved has self destructed and broken down completely resulting in me not being able to simply turn it on. At first i thought it was the poor manufacturing of the company that sold it to us but after the 3rd phone died in exactly the same way i can only imagine that it is the bad design of the phone that is the problem. This phone is an absolute joke!!!
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Reviewed by Ryan from Manchester UK on 27th Mar 2008
Had my 5610 for a few days and thinkk its fantastic , really glad i bought it ive been thru about 12 mobiles in the last 12 months (impulsive fone buyer) this Nokia really does put them back in my heart with the Sony Ericssons. Its LOUD when it rings !!! Its Screen is clear and quality , the voice dialling on Nokias can now be educated to match your own voice so rather than a 1/100 chance of it getting a name right its a little better now and gets 2/3 more or less right so good news for the drivers of our worlds !!! The phone is slim enough smooth enough and the camera is very satisfactory although Xenon is the way forward even with a dual led set up on the 5610 , it is probably the only phone that has the best bits of other phones built into it with the camera,size,slider,volume and style id recommend it definately.
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Reviewed by sophie from england on 25th Mar 2008
unfortunatly i wanted to love this phone but it just kept letting me down with its flaws....freezes, blanks from music so you have to reload it, battery lasts 2 days if lucky, changes your settings randomly, clicks when playing music from the stereo, to be quite frank i believe you should get another phone, if you thinking of this one because loking at other reviews the same faults are being notice...showing it does not just happen with one phone but all of them. But the cameras gr8 for only a 3.2.
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Reviewed by Thure from Denmark on 25th Mar 2008
The Nokia 5610 XM is a great all-round phone. I'm very pleased with mine.
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Reviewed by jmc1 from england on 24th Mar 2008
just bought the nokia 5610 for £170 on o2 pay as you go (under nokia's said 'over £200' price), it is a fantastic phone i have found. until recently, sony ericsson have dominated the market, but now with this phone, nokia should be right back on the mark. i would agree with it's 9/10 rating.
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Reviewed by arif from england on 22nd Mar 2008
outstanding marvellous fantastic
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Reviewed by jess from US on 22nd Mar 2008
Great phone
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Reviewed by jennifer from ireland on 19th Mar 2008
believe me this fone luks class and i want to like it but ive had 4 that keep breaking one after the other
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Reviewed by dhananjay from india on 16th Mar 2008
i hate this mobile because it dosen't produse clear sound n at low band width the song will jus divide in to same two tracs..... itsdonpatil@gmail.com
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Reviewed by Adski from UK on 13th Mar 2008
I really like the Nokia 5610, but I have had some annoying problems with mine. I have it on contract and I upgraded to this phone not long ago. I was really impressed at first but about 3 weeks after I had it I started having problems. When I would read a text or whatever the screen kept messing up and going off, then it gradually got worse where the phone was on but the screen was just black. Anyway my contract replaced it under warranty for a new handset and now 2 weeks after having it, the same problem is happening again. Anybody else had this problem?
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Reviewed by Hrvoje from Croatia on 13th Mar 2008
oh you n44bs...the front camera is used only for video calling...
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Reviewed by carlos from london on 12th Mar 2008
the second camera does not work for s40 devices like the nokia 5610/6500slide
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Reviewed by HAMED from uk on 11th Mar 2008
very good.i love 5610
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Reviewed by evy from england on 10th Mar 2008
OMG JUS GOT THIS FONE COZ MA M8 HAD IT. IT IZ A REALLY GD FONE BUH I CANT SEEM TO WORK OUT HOW TO GET THE CAMARA ON THE FRONT WORKIN I HAVE TRIED AND IT IS GETTIN REALLY ANNOYIN. PLEASE IF YOU NO HOW TO WORK IT PLEASE EMAIL ME ON ec014a7917@hotmail.co.uk B4 I SMASH IT UP. LOL.
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Reviewed by Himel from Bangladesh on 9th Mar 2008
This is A Great Phone. But I dont Know How To Open The Second Camera. If Anybody Know This Please Email Me At kzhimel@yahoo.com
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Reviewed by Max from Serbia on 7th Mar 2008
Have this phone for about some time and everything writen on this site is true, I want just to add couple of remarks for 5610. Nokia just made exellent phone, it's basicly nokia 6500 slide with music enchance, but they could make the leds to be used like a flahlight. I myself had a need to have a additional light but I have to use phone's display for that. We already have those led's for taking pictures, just need to make them lit longer. Under the displey 5610 has a two white led's that can warn you 'bout missed call or incoming message but I think it could do more of it's job if it's plased on the side of the phone, like on nokia 6300. 5610 has a very good speaker and you can hear the voice of a caller very clearly, partlly due the voice clarity function. Ringing speaker could be louder, for it's better with acc files then with mp3. Display of the phone is good but not bright like ones with SE phones or nokia 6300. If you place them together with the same picture you can see that 5610 dispay is darker. Maybe it's because nokia wanted to make display completly black when it is not in use. In that state you can not tell how big the display acctually is. Slider is a bit on the loose when phone is open but that is not something to worry about. Camera is good, AF does the job. Lovely design. I recomend it.
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Reviewed by harish from india on 7th Mar 2008
best mobile
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Reviewed by dhamna from india on 5th Mar 2008
oh really its a lovely phone to use i have recently bought on e but one thing i feel is pertinent to mention that though the screen is supposed to be scratch protected id doesnt quite seem so as after proper handling and inspite of the fact that i always keep it in a cover it has still developed scratches(though minute)on its screen.......and also the ear piece sound has cracked....
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Reviewed by Bjarne from Dk on 4th Mar 2008
Rubbish... no words
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Reviewed by naif from saudi arabia on 2nd Mar 2008
it's tooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excellent
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Reviewed by TOM from Engerlandddd!!! on 2nd Mar 2008
The phone is only £179 so to be honest it deserves 5 STARS!!!!!! :]
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Reviewed by Sachin Saini from india on 29th Feb 2008
Nice Set
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Reviewed by Mohsi ali from Pakistan on 25th Feb 2008
Best in shape and colour combination
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Reviewed by metha mariska from indonesia on 22nd Feb 2008
i just bought the red 5610. and it soooooo goooodddd!!!....so satisfied!, i just recommend this phone to all of you to buy. there's no will regret!. the sounds, the camera, the quality of picture's, and the gprs..mmm, mantabbbb!!! go for it!
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Reviewed by Amit from UK on 20th Feb 2008
The phone look and features are very good. But it lacks the stability. It hangs sometime for no reason - specially if multiple things are happening at the same time (e.g. incoming call + music). In my phone I am also experiencing an irritating issue. The contact list disappears all of a sudden, it says 'contacts not ready'. I need to restart the handset everytime this happens. It quite irritating and I dont know why its happening.
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Reviewed by Rithy from Cambodia on 20th Feb 2008
Good sound, but low quality display! Poor build quality! I just test it at the shop, then I do not buy it! Do not buy it! It looks the same as plastic phone for kid.
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Reviewed by Jamie Peters from England on 19th Feb 2008
Recently gone onto contract and selected the 5610 (in red) as the phone for me and i must say it gives one hell of a kick to other phones i had! Befor the 5610 i had the sony ericsson walkman W810i and this phone is better by far. the phone has all the features that you could whant (within reason lol) and is very easy to use. Overall i love the nokia 5610 and i am very glad i got the phone A NOTE TO ANYONE THINKIN OF PURCASING THE 5610 1 this to say GO 4 IT. it's an amazing really good phone.
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Reviewed by Mark from India on 18th Feb 2008
I upgraded my Nokia 6300 to a Nokia 5610 (in blue) about 10 days ago. So far I am very impressed with it. It seems to have all the features of the more expensive 6500 slider phone. It looks great, sounds great, and the slide mechanism glides back and forth well. It is a full world phone, that is, quad-band, which is a feature the 6300 did not have. The sound quality of the tiny speaker on the back is really amazing, but it is positioned right underneath the palm of my hand when I am holding the phone. I would prefer to see two speakers (stereo), positioned on the side of the phone, similar to the older 6270. The music player is fairly easy to operate, although the special back and forth sliding toggle button seems a bit stiff, and I'm not sure how strong it is. I have decided to use it minimally, and access the music player via the 'go to' key. I find SMSing very easy on the 5610, easier than on my former 6300, in fact. I consider this a big plus point. Although the buttons could still be a bit bigger, they are a good size and do respond well when composing a message in a hurry. And I really appreciate the fairly rather large font option that the phone has. The camera is good, and the video, auto-focus, and flash features are most welcome. One thing I noticed today that I wasn't pleased about is that the #2 button on the keypad has started to get scratched from the motion of opening and closing the top half. I feel this is too bad, and I would add that I am a very careful user and keep the handset in a case (by the way it was not provided unlike with the 6300), when not in use. Plus, I keep all the surfaces clean of dust and particulate matter. Still, it is scratching with use. Another thing is that the screen, although scratch-resistant, is a real fingerprint magnet. A light matte finish would have been so much more practical. And finally, although I like the look of this phone, it would be nice to see it offered in lighter colours, and perhaps in a flip version as well. It's dark appearance, colour schemes, and themes might not appeal to everyone. Consider the Nokia 6070. It's a very basic phone, but very nice to look at. All in all, the Nokia 5610 is a great, full-featured phone worthy of serious consideration. But perhaps wait a bit before buying it. The price currently seems a bit on the high side. (February 2008) I give this phone 4/5 stars, although I wish I could give it 5/5 instead.
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Reviewed by Raj Thapa from Nepal on 18th Feb 2008
nice phone with color (red n black) thanks nokia to understand the consumers taste and the well plan in reseaching and exploring the taste of time and generation.
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Reviewed by AlanG from England on 16th Feb 2008
Great Specification, looks and sounds wonderful but completely let down by what must be poor quality components and quality control during manufacturing. As a long term and usually happy Nokia user, I upgraded to it from a long line of previous models but after 3 different faults (Bluetooh, Audio then the display) with 3 different examples I had to give up. Wonderful idea but poorly executed and certainly not something built to last.
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Reviewed by nigel Hobbs from Uk on 14th Feb 2008
Just been playing with a mates nokia 5610 ExpressMusic phone. the best Nokia to date, On my way to buy one
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Reviewed by Billy from Singapore on 12th Feb 2008
THIS PHONE ROX!!!except for the fact it lags,hangs and also switches itself off
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Reviewed by Ally from Goo on 11th Feb 2008
THIS FONE IS AN ABSOLUTE RUBBISH. I GOT THIS HANDSET AS AN UPGRADE LAST WEEK AND HAD TO RETURN IT BACK TWICE AS THE SCREEN STARTED HANGING, THE BATTERY LIFE IS LESS THEN THEN AVERAGE, OVERALL THE FONE IS MADE OF A CHEAP, NASTY PLASTIC, WITH THE GLOSSY FINISHING TO IT.
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Reviewed by Ashley from United Kingdom on 11th Feb 2008
Got this phone a Fortnight ago and it hasnt crashed once (waydago Nokia:) Camera is brillient and battery life is sturdy and since im a music man I need a music phone. This once does not have all the detailed features of a music device but it certainly does not dissapoint. The unique slide switch is a brillient idea to have its just a shame that you cant switch the music tracks with it. All in all I would recomend this phone to any music person like me.
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Reviewed by Mayank Kumar from India on 8th Feb 2008
Today will be the 20th day of my new phone, the new nokia 5610 xpressmusic. I have the blue one, and i LOVE it, to say the least. It has EVERYTHING i wanted my phone to have. I wanted a GOOD camera, and I must admit I am impressed with the camera quality. The music is not over-the-top brilliant, but its really awesome, both in terms of sound quality and the loudness factor. The display is fantastic. The phone is pretty sturdy, it has fallen twice in 20 days (sorry for that :) but there is not a single scratch. The keypad is THE most thing that made me not go for a Sony phone. In the range it is available, I would say its a steal. You wont be disappointed. I love my phone. Thanks NOKIA :)
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Reviewed by Vineet from India on 5th Feb 2008
Its a rubbish phone. Though, it looks stylish and i was happy i bought the music phone with almost all the features. But after using for few hours its volume key stopped working. I restart the phone to make it work. Then every 24 hours it gets automatically re-started after screen getting white (even while using any application). It also hangs and u have to pull out the battery to restart. Nokia has no intention for replacing it. Neither their customer care able to tackle the problem. With an investmwent of Rs 13000 its not worth going for. Its rubbish. Stay away.
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Reviewed by zaza from malaysia on 4th Feb 2008
i just bought this phone..so far, im loving it except my battery life is very short!! damn dissapointed me but i guess it's sumthing to do with the dealer..it's still under warranty so im going to change it..so far, i love it..the color..the sound..the pics.. :)
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Reviewed by buttercups1971 from uk on 3rd Feb 2008
I got this phone in an upgrade package from O2. Found it hard to download any music and did not seem to work? camera is good but fiddly. 3 weeks into the purchase the screen has gone. wont turn on etc. sending it back and getting a new one. I am a bit dubious if a new one will last? I have always purchased nokia since owning a fone but now having second thoughts,, just cant find anything else which will fit the bill!! wish me luck! liz
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Reviewed by hater from london on 2nd Feb 2008
Buy the nokia 6500 slide instead. No bugs
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Reviewed by nhvii from England on 31st Jan 2008
Battery lasts ages.Great Camera.Great Music Player.I recommend it.9/10
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Reviewed by spandy from scotland on 29th Jan 2008
what a waste of money because I've had it for three week's and my screen isn't working anymore and.Its very slow the camera is not a 3.2 more like a 1.3mp.And you can't use the flash when in night mode. the headphones are very tingy, the battery doesn't last very long a day at most when not touched and 4.5 hours if your lucky when calling or texting. and
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Reviewed by melissa from dumfries on 29th Jan 2008
a cracken phone don`t give it away
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Reviewed by ENIGMA from UK on 26th Jan 2008
I BOUGHT THIS FONE 2 WEEKS AGO. I LOVE IT. 1ST OF ALL THE CAMERA IS GREAT (3.2MP) HOWEVER WHEN U TAKE A PIC IT TAKES AGES TO LOAD. SECONDLY THE MUSIC IS FANTASTIC. VERY CLEAR. THE DISSAPOINTING THING IS TODAY IVE REALISED THE SOUND HAS GONE LOWER(EVEN AT FULL VOLUME). THE DESIGN OF THIS PHONE IS AMONG THE BEST. VERY EASY TO USE. GOOD FEATURES. THIS PHONE IS SUPPOSED TO COME WITH YAHOO BUT MINE DOESN'T HAVE IT. OVERALL THIS PHONE IS BRILLIANT AND I TOTTALY RECOMMEND IT 9/10
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Reviewed by Amitah Bachan from India on 25th Jan 2008
Good fone...very proud to go buy...well done Nokia =) sorry my english not perfect...:S
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Reviewed by **kirsti** from Birmingham ,UK on 24th Jan 2008
simply the best phone on the market. At £179.95 from argos, carphone warehouse and currys its cheap for the range of things that the phone can do. Nokia is the best design of mobile and very easy to use. Definately 5 stars.
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Reviewed by shahrukh khan from india on 23rd Jan 2008
the best fone in music there offers are good my son like nokia fones
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Reviewed by Peter Liew from Malaysia on 22nd Jan 2008
Unique and beautiful. Nokia has always been my favorite brand and this one is stunningly sexy phone. But be careful with the back cover. Its rather fragile but opens easily after a few tries.
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Reviewed by carlos from london on 20th Jan 2008
i have this phone for 2 weeks and it is very good ,camera is gr8 but alot of issues. screen freezes and on my first phone the slide broke so i had to replace it. now the screen goes blank and nothing happened. bad design. i suggest dont waste your money and buy a better phone.
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Reviewed by MAKDA TESFALEDET from KENYA on 20th Jan 2008
I BOUGHT THE PHONE AND TWO WEEKS LATER THE SCREEN STARTED HANGING AND IT EVENTUALLY LOST ALL NETWORK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID IT IS A SOFTWARE ISSUE. IT HAS IMPRESSIVE FEATURES BUT IT HAS LET ME DOWN SO FAR WITH THIS PROBLEMS
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Reviewed by Folletti from UK on 18th Jan 2008
This phone is just plain nasty. Once again Nokia have decided that they know best and have made sure the 5610 follows in the footsteps of the N95 and uses Meta tag info for any MP3's you upload to the phone, so any 'compilation' folders of all your fave tunes you just happen to have compiled get split into individual albums for each artist in your own compilation, with the same being done with artists. I uploaded 1 folder of music containing 45 rock tracks by various artists, went to the music player, selected albums and was greeted by 27 album folders (27 artists in my 1 compilation). You can access your music in the original folders that you upload your music in by going Gallery / Memory Card / (whatever you call your music folder) but thats by the by. Nokia should stick to plain old phones and leave the music side of the biz to Sony Ericcson, who i am promptly returning to. And the Nokia PC Suite software totaly strangled my pc, to the extent it took over 2 minutes to get onto Google. Nokia = Teh Suck!
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Reviewed by md tarif from bangladesh on 15th Jan 2008
i feel well to use 5610. its very user friendly, and fashionable mobile phone. It's vry vry sexy.
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Reviewed by Bryan from UK on 14th Jan 2008
BEST PHONE EVER! I have had a few phones over the last few months and this has to be the best. I had the N95 but it was really slow and buggy so took it back and got this beauty instead. Better camera than most of Sony's Walkman range (with the exception of the w960i), great music capabilities and fantastic looks. Best of all its the most reliable phone I have ever had, doesnt crash, comes on within seconds, and battery life is brillaint. So if your looking for a music phone with a decent camera go for the 5610.
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Reviewed by Asif Rasheed from Pakistan on 12th Jan 2008
Wel, i have used this set for past 2 months and for music its gr8, ilove it but still its doesnt play some players like reall player etc but its all stylish and gr8 set to use.
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Reviewed by Maverick from India on 11th Jan 2008
Bought this phone a month ago. Really cool.. But a few problems though.. Sound disturbances when listening to music, screen blacks out often stopping all processes, even a call.. Upgraded firmware to 4.81 and sound disturbance has gone away...(atleast not noticed until now!)Interestingly the disturbances occur if there is change in the signal strength.. Put it in flight mode and no disturbance.. Anyway a real good phone and worth the buy..
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Reviewed by Budhaditya Biswas from India on 10th Jan 2008
Display is off the hook........the phone hangs a tad too much being a Symbian-40 type...I Thought only S-60 models had this prob but i was proved to be wrong...The Camera is great...Picture is Clear... Keypads are really Uncomfortable...Looks Could have been much better...I personally prefer metallic finishes than the plastic'y ones... The 3G is a big (+)factor but in India networks do not support 3G!! Overall i wd rate this 7/10!!
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Reviewed by raven from india on 8th Jan 2008
good phone all round, but found disturbances while playing music. went back to the retail store to get a reaplacement but they would not replace it.(name of the retail outlet-mobile NXT, please dont buy phones from this place as they are horrible in customer service). not very comfortable using the keys.
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Reviewed by Paul from England on 8th Jan 2008
I think this is the best pound for feature phone available at the moment. The 2.2inch 16Mcol screen is brilliant (large and clear enough for decent browsing). S40 operating system is quick and stable (don't need a smartphone),upgraded firmware to 4.81. Audio quality is very good (just upgrade the earphones to really sample it). The slide is smooth and the black/red finish although plasticky looks quite sleek (but attracts fingerprints too easily). The real bonus for a music phone is the 3.2mp camera WITH autofocus AND dual LED flash. I had been looking a long time to upgrade my W810i and was disappointed by every SE release since, when they split their range into Cybershot and Walkman (deliberately crippling music and camera functions respectively in each range). Nokia has come up with the trump card over the SE Walkman range. This phone is a keeper.
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Reviewed by Zorik from Israel on 7th Jan 2008
I got this phone 2 months ago. Worth every cent I paid. Camera quality equals to Nokia N73. I loved MP3 player but you have to get better earphones to enjoy it. Some problems with RDS options, but nothing special. Buy this baby!
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Reviewed by lanooni from uk on 7th Jan 2008
it a g8 phone but only problem is that you cant take photos with 2nd cam.
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Reviewed by Marius1955 from Romania on 7th Jan 2008
Looks good, lots of options, but can`t just beat Walkman phones, nokia phones are still to bulky, heavy, compare this with SE W880i !!!
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Reviewed by Akshay from INDIA on 4th Jan 2008
Using this phone scence month now...its truly amazing...everything wht youth needs...camera..music plaer with 2.5 mm jack...radio...and all brillant screen with lovely video playback..its really worth...try using noise reducation handsfree..its sounds more good then headphoens provided with the pack..like creative headphones or ipod...Best phone of the year i could say...SE got to think more to beath this phone surely...***** has to be 5 stars...
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Reviewed by Rachael from Scotland on 3rd Jan 2008
Omg It's A Babe!! It's A Pure Amazing Phone It's Camera Is Brill And It's Just Pure Good I've Had Mine For About A Month Now And It Hasn't Froze On Me I Love It It's A Pure Babe
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Reviewed by DD from England on 1st Jan 2008
After losing my W810i I decided on a change, something a bit different and decided that this was the one for me. After a search of cyber world the best deal for me was a PAYG from carphone warehouse on o2.Went across on Boxing Day and purchased my new toy. Tried downloading music to it and it wouldn't transfer. Thought I must be doing something wrong so I'd have a look at the book properly. Still unable to put music on it and then the volume control would not work aty all. Took the thing back and the man agreed that it was broke. He got a new one out of the back and that one would not even turn on,the battery was fine. Onto the third one. That was fine for a couple of days and then started to lose the network. Took it back today for a refund. Will get a SE again when I find one I like. There seems to be niggles with these phone judging from the reviews below. Added to my experience it would appear the build quality is not as it should be Shame really because I have always thought Nokia were a decent make, maybe I have just been unlucky.
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Reviewed by vinoth from india on 1st Jan 2008
its very nice, and its look like very costly mobile
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Reviewed by praveen from India on 1st Jan 2008
its a great phone,i think it has beaten walkman series phones of sony ericsson
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Reviewed by John from England on 30th Dec 2007
The best phone I have ever bought! Well done Nokia...
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Reviewed by Gordon from Singapore on 30th Dec 2007
I've been using this phone for a month or so and I have to say its really a great phone.Only bad thing would be it hangs a lot,and the screen blacks-out ocasionally.Other than that,it's really one of the greatest phones ever.
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Reviewed by jennifer from ireland on 25th Dec 2007
this fone is amazing !! id recomend it!definatley this is 1 of the websites i came on 2 look at for a fone 2 het so glad i pikd this 1 x0x0x
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Reviewed by George from England on 22nd Dec 2007
I got this phone yesterday and its brilliant. it has everything you need, and the camera is brillaint. it evan takes good pictures indoors! THIS PHONE IS BRILLIANT !!
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Reviewed by kade from singapore on 17th Dec 2007
this phone is an real all rounder, and made me love it madly UNTIL it suddenly started to freeze all of a sudden, screen hangs and pressing any buttons would be useless, forcing me to pry open the phone cover and immediately pull out the battery! what makes this worse is that it didnt happened just once or twice but at least more than 10 times- and its just less than 4 weeks old!! its definitely a very good feature packed phone but its the Dark side of it which makes me think over bout changing again!!! it certainly deserves 4 stars minus its dark side and it gets 3 stars!!
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Reviewed by Rakesh from India on 17th Dec 2007
Yup as u said 5610 is one the best from nokia. If u use ipod ear phones instead one the one which nokia provides then music will be completely different..... ITS GREAT 5610 + IPOD EAR PHONES = GREAT MUSIC.... And if the music controls would have like the one in ipod nano on the head set which nokia porvides with 5610 it would have been great ....
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Reviewed by James from Malaysia on 16th Dec 2007
Been using this phone for a month now, glad to say it performs well as a music player, 3.2 MP camera takes quite clear picture, video playback quality is great, Symbian 40 rarely hangs, buttons easy to press, though probably needs 2 hands to type SMS. The screen is brilliant, and 2.2inch should be enough, even when browsing the Net, with the Opera Mini loaded. Downside is the battery life, the most it can last is 2.5 days with heavy texting, and moderate calls. Good work, Nokia!
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