| Nokia 5610 XpressMusic: Pros & Cons | | | | 10· On zooming the size of the photo is reduced |
| Nokia XpressMusic is one of the most contending | | | | (in-short the zooming and cropping of image takes |
| series Nokia ever came up with. The company’s | | | | place at the same time). |
| idea of designing high quality music phones for music | | | | 11· The screen catches finger-prints and dust very |
| fans was yet a hard job. The company started up | | | | quickly. |
| with two sliders Nokia 5200 XpressMusic and Nokia | | | | 12· The built-in Opera Mini browser works slow on |
| 5300 XpressMusic. Both the phones couldn’t mark | | | | the phone. |
| their position in the market due to their | | | | |
| ‘non-exclusive’ features, similar design and a bit | | | | The above mentioned points are the problems faced |
| high price. This was the first wave of XpressMusic | | | | by the costumers. The first point is an “interaction |
| series. About six months back, Nokia launched two | | | | problem” the software mingles up with the |
| new phones in the XpressMusic series; Nokia 5310 | | | | hardware and as a result of it the consumers face this |
| XpressMusic and Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. Nokia 5310 | | | | ‘sleeping problem’ with their Nokia 5610 |
| XpressMusic being a sleek monoblock made a proper | | | | XpressMusic phones. The company replaced the |
| place in the heart of the ladies & Nokia 5610 | | | | music keys with a music sliding key. This sliding key |
| XpressMusic was yet another slider. You might be | | | | can be used to frequently interact with the music |
| thinking about what’s the reason behind launching | | | | player, radio and the desktop even if you are in the |
| three sliders in one year from the same series. There | | | | main menu. On continuous use, this key becomes |
| is no actual mystery behind it else then this that the | | | | loose and begins to work improperly. The third point I |
| company wants to create such device which may | | | | mentioned above is about the front camera. Well the |
| look more like a portable music player. The difference | | | | fact is that, 55 % of the costumers who spent 180-190 |
| Nokia made in the second wave is that the company | | | | Euros on this phone don’t even know that it has |
| replaced the white color from XpressMusic phones | | | | two cameras and it can only be used when you make |
| with Kelvin Black. This replacement added more | | | | a video-call. The fourth point I mentioned above is |
| sensational look to the 2nd wave. | | | | something which I personally noticed, the sound quality |
| Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is slider with a 3.2 megapixel | | | | is good but it has more treble. Even if you set the |
| camera. The phone has a rectangular design. There | | | | equalizer the sound will have that ‘treble tinge’ in |
| are no music keys on the side of the screen (which | | | | it. The manufacturer has provided a dual-OLED flash |
| were previously used in Nokia 5300 XpressMusic). The | | | | to lighten up the 3.2 megapixel camera in the dark. In |
| top panel of the phone is made up of metal and the | | | | such light conditions where we really need a flash, the |
| back housing is made up of plastic have a dotted | | | | flash behaves too violently. The range of the flash is |
| texture. The sliding mechanism seems more strong | | | | good but it would have been a better idea if the |
| and efficient than the previous XpressMusic sliders. | | | | manufacturer had placed a single OLED flash in it. In |
| The people who love music love this phone not only | | | | dark close-up conditions, the captured image gets |
| because of it design but for the major reason that this | | | | ‘totally white’. Another flaw, I mentioned above |
| phone actually gave a ‘supreme standard’ to | | | | about the camera is that the phone takes at least 3.5 |
| XpressMusic series. Nokia 5610 XpressMusic being | | | | seconds in focusing, capturing and saving the image. |
| ‘the king’ is powered by S40 3rd Version | | | | The flash has two options (Automatic and On) but |
| Firmware. The firmware is fast and efficient. The | | | | there is no difference whether you turn on the |
| screen of the phone is a TFT which can display | | | | Automatic flash or you just set it to ‘On’. |
| vibrant colors. On the right side of the phone, we have | | | | Although Nokia 5610 XpressMusic has a 3.2 megapixel |
| the camera and the volume keys (which can be used | | | | camera but it has no Red-Eye Reduction mode. In the |
| for zooming in the camera viewfinder). In spite of | | | | camera viewfinder, after focusing the flash is turned |
| having so many good features, the users are | | | | off immediately and on capturing the image the flash |
| experiencing some flaws in the phone. These flaws | | | | flashes twice which is actually a good option but it turn |
| are quiet technical and practical as well. The 'Cons' are | | | | things 'extremely white'. Another flaw, I stated above is |
| as under: | | | | one conventional problem of Nokia S40 phones, On |
| 1· The phone sometimes behaves ‘dead’ | | | | zooming the picture size gets small. Nokia 5610 |
| when power saver and sleep mode is turned on | | | | XpressMusic being the ‘leader’ of the S40 |
| simultaenously. | | | | phones have the same flaw. The second last flaw is |
| 2· The music sliding key (which is placed above the | | | | that the manufacturer has provided a |
| soft keys) gets loose on continuous usage. | | | | ‘scratch-free’ cover of the display but it |
| 3· The front camera can only be used in the video | | | | catches dust, stains and especially fingerprints very |
| calling mode. | | | | quickly. Sometimes, the users really need to clean-up |
| 4· The music quality in the headset is ‘treble | | | | the screen before ‘Turning into the groove’. The |
| influenced’. | | | | last flaw I personally observed is that the phone gets |
| 5· The quality of the accessories doesn’t match | | | | very slow while surfing the web using Opera Mini |
| with the phone. | | | | Browser. |
| 6· The main camera has a dual OLED Flash, which | | | | Nokia 5610 XpressMusic is the most advanced S40 |
| behaves violently in the dark. | | | | phones Nokia ever made. All the flaws I mentioned are |
| 7· The phone captures the photo in at least 3.5 | | | | based upon user reviews and my personal |
| seconds. | | | | experiences. These flaws may vary in different |
| 8· No red-eye reduction mode. | | | | regions and firmware editions. In few months, may be |
| 9· The flash is turned off when the focus is set in the | | | | the company minimizes these flaws by installing a new |
| camera viewfinder. (Un-continuous flash) | | | | firmware in the upcoming shipments. |