Dear Friends,
i was really surprised to notice that even after so much hype by our own Big Daddy Nokia, review websites coudnt posted a detailed review abt the handset which is unique at least by design ..
the problem landed me to write my own review based on my set which I am using for the past 2 months and hopefully will be using till E90 reduced prices are there...
any way without wasting the time lets talk about the phone
1 History and Introduction :- the express range started with Nokia 5200, 5300 , and then 3250 ( the first phone with smartphone features) and now the icing of the cake ...Nokia 5700
though I would personally add the great phones like Nokia N91 ( best sound with earphpne plugged in, otherwise not a great buy) and Nokia 6233 ( the 2 powerfull speakers and above average sound quality in headphone too)
i firmly believe that if somebody doesnt wish to have smartphone capabilities then he/she must get nokia 6233( with an afforadable price of Rs 8000/- )
2 About design of the Phone:- 5700 looks like Nokia 3250 in its lower design and swivial action but the screen in 16.7 milion color and with QVGA resolution which is a treat for the ppl who wants to show off their possession and even for the ppl who wants to crave for videos .. in short the screen of Nokia 5700 is quite like with those of Nokia E61i and other e series phones ( interestingly I have Moto Rokr Z6 which has the best screen so far I have seen in sets)
3 About Music:- one fast fact that the double speakers of Nokia 5700 cant match with the speakers of 6233 so please dont purchase this set just for the loudness...its missing in this set .Having said so I would suggest that real capabilities of this set hidden in its headphones which are a treat for all music lovers like me. they will remind you of those of W810i and there loudness is good and bass and treble really impressed me . interface of the player is ahead of its rivals like sony in terms of visualization. in short u can expect a good mp3 player with FM radio
4 About Smartphone feature :- in simple words, just great.. No phone (and I really mean that) can match up with the blazing speed of Nokia 5700. its simply ahead of Nokia N70 and N73 . in fact u will wonder that whether u are using Series 40 plateform?
5 Internet:- the best again . the speed (thanks to EDGE class 12) is unmatchable again and as i am using unlimited plan of gprs I can bravely say that u can easily get downloading speed on laptops between 15-20 kbps ( which is better then the speed of Nokia N70 , which is around 10-12 kbps)
6 Camera :- very average. it can be good in day light but pathetic in Night. moreover as it lacks autp focus, u can assume easily that it cant be comaprable those of Nokia N73 and Sony K750i ( the best camea phone after Legendary K790i)
7 Other features:- noteable is Text to speech convertor wich can actually read ur sms aloud ( but since no support for local language i.e. Hindi and other , its just a fun activity)
End Note:- No doubt that despite its low voume speakers , Nokia 5700 is good phone and I believe that it can be popular. the problem with this set is its unique design which is not suitable for shooting pictures as ur hands will automatically fall over its lens.
lastly I would advise to give it thought if you are going to purchase W810i/ w610i / w850i as its comparable with these in terms of music.
thanks for reading the review and your comments will be helpfull for all potential buyers of music oriented sets.
regards