As speculated last May, Nokia announced a cheaper version of their popular Nokia 5800XM this week — the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is now much cheaper by shedding off some key features.
Everybody’s quite familiar with what the 6-month old Nokia 5800 so a better perspective of the new Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is to list what it doesn’t have that merits it a significant price downgrade compared to its older sibling.
What’s Missing?
No 3G/HSDPA. The Nokia 5530 is missing 3G connectivity and only allows for a slow EDGE connection.
No GPS. Though not really a huge deal, GPS is becoming a staple in most phones. The other recent XpressMusic phones have it — 5730XM, 5330XM and 5800XM.
Of course, you still get the full touchscreen, a 4GB storage via microSD, FM, Bluetooth, and 3.15 MP Carl Zeiss optics camera and WiFi. The only upgrade I was able to see where the 5530XM ruled over the 5800XM is the CPU speed — up from 369 MHz to an ARM 11 434 MHz processor.
I’m not sure whether the lack of 3G is a good trade-off over WiFi. Personally, I’d rather have 3G/HSDPA than WiFi as 90% of my mobile internet usage is via 3G. Expect the phone to be under Php15,000 when it arrives in the Philippines sometime before end of September.
waw! may gumagamit ng 3g? errrr. wla wenta un bcoz u have to pay for it. why not use ur computer to do browsing?! kaya nga XM e.. buti nga may wifi p eh.. panalo n yan.. id rather have that than the e71 or e63 phones!
ei may nagkaproblema na ba sa phone na ito?
like ung hangs ang reboot?
or something like restart sya magisa nya?
ei may nagkaproblema na ba sa phone na ito?
like ung hangs and reboot?
or something like restart sya magisa nya?
Kabibili ko lang ng 5530 this afternoon. Gusto ko papalitan ng ibang stock kasi umaalog-alog yung battery nkakadestruct..Sabi ng binilhan ko ganun daw tlga yun kasi nkakasira daw pag masikip ang battery..Tapos yung stylus nya kelangan idiin mo bago marecognize..Tapos yung charger ang luwag na tipong nadidisconnect,parang hindi na virgin LOL! Ewan ko kung normal ba yun! Baka yung stock lang na nabili ko! Bwisit nga eh! Pag hindi pinalitan sasampalin ko yung nagbenta..Sabi kasi pwde daw papalitan within 3 days..Nabili ko sya ng 11,780.. Yung 5800 kanina nasa 14,300 something..
ganda,
nabasa ko naman na pag may tawag mamamatay or maghahang xya, may solusyon kaya?
bibilhin ko pa naman sana..
hindi naman namatay nung may tmwag saken kgbi pero i wud suggest 5800 ka nlang
so its wifi ready?? im dying to buy a new phone but cant decide what to buy coz my budget is limited too..
my friend is experiencing the same problem – umaalog yung batt causing the fone to hang – lalagyan na lang daw ng stopper! what duh! if u have extra money, go for 5800 and purchase direct in nokia stores! nagkaroon kse ako before ng problem with e71 (1 week old)binalik ko, ayun binalik din pera! =)
waaahh im looking forward 2 buy this fone hehe xuper xcited nq.. hehe msgsto q 2 kesa s 5800 kc dq nmn kailangan ng 3g maskailangan q ng wifi since nkawifi kme d2 s bhy msmgagamit q un kesa s 3g hahaha.. super love it.. sna mgnda ung mkuha q ung hnd umaalog ung bat hehe.. 2mingin dn kc q s mall nsa 11-12k nlng xa.. kesa mgsamsung star aq n wla nmang wifi ung 10k nla.. hehe..
i think mag lg gw525 na lng ako kxe may qwerty keyboard xa pero 3g nga lng
wow…bibili ako ng 5530 tomorrow, and your posts were very helpful for me. i am torn between 5530 and 5800, and i guess now i know what i want, 5530 is cool for me. although walang 3g at AGPS, ok na rin yun may wifi naman…waaahhh can’t wait! after 2 years mapapalitan n din yung N70 music edtion ko, ^_^
got me a 5530 yesterday and so far i’m satisfied. my old phone was a nokia E90 communicator, which i dub “my ultimate twitter phone”. ok na sana kaso it’s too bulky. i leave it at home now as a spare.
anyway, so far, di ko pa naman nararamdaman yung lack of features. casual internet user lang naman ako kaya i think i don’t need it (3G, HSDPA). i just needed a simple phone na madaling itago, pero panalo parin ang design and may decent specs. kaya nauwi ako sa 5530. grew tired na rin kasi carrying a brick wherever i go.
about sa umaalog na battery, i don’t have that problem, and if i did, madali naman solusyonan yun.
Ahm, ang ganda naman ng discussion niyo dito about phones… Hmmmm.. Tanong ko lang po if magkano na ang 5530 ngayon? Kasi my mom (kasi ala pa akong work eh, s2dent plang) was planning to buy me another phone (since nawala ung phone ko, akala nung magnanakaw kanya kaya kinuha nya LOL) and I am choosing between Samsung Star, E66, 5800.. and then I found this! Pero parang me doubt parin ako kasi prang hndi ko msyadong gusto ang touch screen.. effort tlga at dpat nkatingin ka sa screen (kabibili lng ksi ng bro ko ng LG Cookie) unlike pag may keypad khit nkpkit ka na sa sobrang antok or sa kalagitnaan ng klase ay pwede ka pa rin mag text (LOL)… Nung nag tanong naman ung mom ko ng E66, ang mahal ha, it’s 15,600 (recent price as of Dec. 2)… tapos, pang business daw ang features.. kaya not so compatible with my lifestyle (dapat ung tipong may NANDA, Drug Handbook, at MedSurg na apps.! LOL)
The main point of this nonsense message is, magtatanong lang po ako sa inyong lahat kung anu ba ung magandang model?? kahit hindi nokia, basta hanep ang music, pati narin ang camera, slide (pero madali daw masira ang slide), maganda ang resolution, 3G capable (naconvince kasi ako sa mga nagpost d2! :->).. basta kahit walang connection, ok lang po… hmmm.. pati maganda ung ichura ha, ung masculine naman (kasi ung last phone ko, may lining ng violet, o dba kikay! Bwahahahahahaha)…
sana, sana, sana matulungan ninyo ako.. hmmm, if possible, can you indicate the recent price of the phone… ha.. sana ung mga around 10-9 lang (but 8-7 is the best!) since student palang ako and medyo syempre nahihiya ako sa mga brothers and sisters ko (bunso ehh)
Tnx a lot! God Bless You and your Phone!
ohh kung gusto ninyo, regaluhan nyo ako.. bwahahahahahah! plano ko na ngang mamakla para makabili ng blackberry! Ahahahahahah! Joke! Ohh sa mga gusto jan, 18 y/o, 5’7″! binugaw ang sarili ehh! Basta sana masagot nyo ung tanong ko… ahm, mali pala ung date sa taas, Dec.1 lang pla ngayon! Ahehehehehe..
@chris lee.. here in antipolo 11,300 ung 5530.. en i think msmgnda xa s samsung kc pwede k mgmulti tasking.. for example. ur watching a video taz my ngtx sau s nokia pwede mu buksan ung msg without closing the video.. unlike s samsung star.. kailangan mu muna iclose ung video pra mbasa ung message.. en my flash ung nokia kya i thnk msmgndaresolution kesa s star.. if u want u can try samsung corby mura lng un…http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_s3650_corby-2908.php
less lng s features pro mgnda dn nmn xaka mura lng..
heheh im excited to have my 5530.. im gonna buy it on sun.. hehehe cant wa8..
@ajca.. mgkano bli mu s 5530 mu.. en saan
i just got this phone yesterday and kakacharge ko lang rin in 12 hours, ok naman neat and clean also I’ve just updated its firmsware via NSU. ang ganda kahit wlang 3G cpaability ok narin kasi sa school wifi naman at dito sa bahay wifi narin so no worries. and if ever nasa labas ako other than school ok na ung GPRS/EGDE wla pa naman 3G ung sun postpaid dito sa davao … at kung meron na ok narin ug EDGE di rin naman ako maxadong nagnenet especially pag gamit ang cp …
in general, this phone works with me 100% also its audio quality seems like with my laptop dolby home theater as well as the touch screen is amazing and fast (provided you have installed the new FIRMWARE) dito sa davao less than 12,400 .. ok narin at sulit na rin.. its my 2nd touch screen phone after O2 na nasira ung touch screen.
and its my 4th phone after my Sony Ericsson k800i..
@joseph You didn’t have to charge you phones for long hours “Initial charging”. batteries now a days are Lithium-ion based including this phone model and you could just charge it two hours for the first time and use it immediately with no significant difference whatsoever.
Initial charging are only capable to old batteries which has nickel cadmium in it since as I’ve read it has that cell memory effect though I’m not sure if I said it right. lol!
i bought my fone last monday.. and im so loving it.. hehehe… but the only problem i encounter is that the battery of my fone drains so fast as in it only last for 1day…
suggestions nmn pls.. wat shud i do.. i really love my 5530 hehe.. kailangan q n b ipatngin s pngbilan q..
can anyone teach me how to update the firmware of my fone..
This is an XpressMusic phone and as such its main feature revolves around music.
Its audio capabilities cannot be questioned. The wi-fi comes as a great bonus as well as other smartphone features.
I like that it has wi-fi and the fact that it has a 3.5 mm earphone jack, which means you can use any earphone with a standard jack without having to use adapters.
XpressMusic phones are designed for playing music and not for extended wi-fi use.
I’m thinking that is you use the wi-fi most of the day, it will definitely drain the battery. Much like how laptops behave when they are constantly connected to a wireless network.
this fone is great.. i love it but i cant update my fone.. ive tried everything that is posted about it in different sites but non of that worked.. when i asked at nokia they say that they can update my fone for P500.. it was too pricey for an software update because maybe in 3months i have to update it again.. i have no doubt on its features i really love it.. that’s why i wanna know is there any option that i can update my fone without paying P500 because im willing to pay if that wud be the last time i will update my fone..pls help me…
talaga bang madalis sya ma lo bat? 1 day lang lobat na? kasi naka order nako sa cuz ko, darating na in a few days. i never heard about the issue na madali malobat. a