After so many years of reading I have decide to write a review. So this is my view on Nokia 5700 and every one has full right to be on another side. I have this phone for past 6 months and precisely speaking I simply feel great by its overall performance.
It scores in almost every department except for few things. All details are given below in bulleted form for easy reading. First I’ll go for goods and than bad.
The Good factor:
*Construction
is rock solid**; especially the twist part works seamlessly with phone. Grip
is good and though the plastic is smooth it does not catch fingerprints. A very fast processor, 369 MHz is amazing
for a Symbian Smart phone.A very
good firmware; S60 3rd edition with feature pack 1. Few basic things
whose absence irritates a user in phones with out FP1 are now available.
For example multiple alarms facility, Auto keypad lock etc.A nice
screen; believe me. Its 2.2”, and because of QVGA resolution and 16
Millions color it sparkles.**A very
very good keypad, **it is really nice its feel is good and you will never
face any problem while typing. (Working with joystick takes some time
though). you feel it if you love to play games or type a lot of messages and mails on phone.
Nokia
is continuously releasing new updates for this phone which makes it more
and more stable.As it
is S60, plenty of games and numerous applications are available for
download. From office suite to PDF viewer, folder locker with encryption, call
black list, voice mail in phone; all are available. (Can be downloaded
freely from Nokia and other sites)OS is
quite responsive with no delays and hangs usually.Good
sound quality, from loud speakers and from headset too, **DAC effect is
clear.**A nice
piece of utility in form of headset and a good remote. Such headset is not
available with any other Nokia phone, even N95 comes with a cheap accessory.Video viewing is pleasure as when you twist it it turns fullscreen and you can watch with out holding it in your hands.(Simply put this on table :-))
Now the Bad factor
Well it
should have a default 3.5 jack for headset instead of 2.5. Though you can
inject a 3.5 headset with the help of remote provided but it seems an
option in which you have to carry one more accessory.Volume
is not loud. Neither had I expected that from such tiny speakers but if
you really want some loud sound from the speakers this is not your cup of coffee.Images
are grainy most of the time unless you are in good sunlight. But this is case
with almost every other phone. But again if you want to have a phone with good
imaging capabilities this is not the choice.Placement
for Menu and cancel button is not appropriate.Last
but not least, beware of Nokia Care guys, they are not very intelligent
guys from Nokia, they holds very specific information. My experience was
average with them as I asked them to upgrade my firmware and they
reinstall the same version. Than I told them that new version is available
and than only they upgraded my phone. Nokia support staff is also not up
to mark with company’s reputation. They simply replies your mail with blah
blah and will try to get you move towards care guy.I am still not able to upgrade my phone on my own as nokia website is not up to date. So better buy it with warranty so that you can reach Nokia care and get your job done. poor work nokia update your indian site and let customer upgrade their phones; otherwise remove software updater application link.
I am happy with this phone with all features of a Smartphone
with such a economic rate, it is really worth for your money. I don’t expect a
good camera in a phone and volume clarity means more to me than loudness with
noise. And about 3.5 jacks, I have to say that I can live with it coz no phone
is perfect in this market.
I really recommend it. Good Job Nokia (ACHIEVE SIMILIAR REPO IN CARE DEPT., as they are the guys who ultimately wins customer for you)
P.S.: It supports N Gage Unofficially, i.e. you can play
NGage games on this phone. Also remember to upgrade your firmware as version 3.27 is full of restrats. at least upgrade it to 3.83.1