Nokia 5310

I bought this the week it was introduced in Bangalore. Its a great music phone, though other features are average.

PROs:

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1. Great music quality when heard through headphones

   
   




2. 3.5mm jack, so you can chose any standard headphone(and avoid buying pricey Nokia headsets)

   
   




3. Easy music controls

   
   




4. Crisp voice quality on calls

   
   




5. very compact form factor

   
   




6. Very decent talk time and standby time

   
   

CONs:

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1. Ringer volume not as loud as most other Nokia phones

   
   




2. Speaker quality(esp. for music) is not good(esp. compared to Nokia 6233 or even Nokia 6300)

   
   




3. As can be expected, camera and video recording is not upto the mark

   
   




4. Price is on the higher side. Correct price would be around 7.5K

   
   

Looks like they learnt from mistakes of Nokia 6300 to provide better

battery backup, so talk time and standby times are more like other

Nokia phones. They have a couple of innovative features(though not

first - Motorola already has this) like a light sensor which senses the

light and automatically adjusts the brightness of the display and the

keypad.

At the end, I recommend this to those who have been waiting for a good music phone from Nokia, with compact dimensions.