Nokia 5030 Xpressradio Review - A Must For Entertainment Lovers

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Nokia 5030 XpressRadio must be a good choice if you are into listening to radio most of the time. The 5030 is specifically designed to offer entertainment radio features and other decent features.

Those who like a slim and sleek mobile with a handful of features should take a look at Nokia 5030 XpressRadio before they go for other phones. It comes with the following dimensions of 108 x 45 x 15 mm. Nokia 5030 XpressRadio is a cute little mobile phone that weighs only 82 grams. The Nokia 5030 XpressRadio in red color is the most popular phone among Nokia low budget phone lovers.

Nokia 5030 XpressRadio sprots a 1.8-inch TFT screen which can display 65k colours. The display may not be the best one in the current marketplace, but still it will provide you with comfortable viewing experience. Just below the big screen, you will find a large navigation key which makes navigation much easier. The keypad is also reasonably big facilitating anyone to use the keys at ease. The keypad contains dedicated radio keys that can be used to access your favorite radio channels. Thanks to the dedicated radio keys, you will go to your ...
... channel with just one touch.

The built-in FM radio is of course the most essential and important feature of the Nokia 5030 XpressRadio. Nokia 5030 XpressRadio comes with a built-in antenna and dedicated radio keys which will guarantee you a pleasant and comfortable experience. For personalized use, insert the headset into the radio port and listen to your favorite radio channels. Any one of the compatible headphones can be used to listen to music. If you like to share listening music with your friends, use the loudspeaker facility so that everyone can listen to the same radio channel at any time. The Alarm clock with radio feature is the most essential feature for radio lovers. Just set the radio as your alarm clock tone to let the FM channels wake you up in the morning.

As to stay connected with your family, friends and colleagues, Nokia provides you with SMS in this particular phone. You can send text messages to your friends while listening to your favorite radio station. The lack of MMS messaging facility is definitely a drawback in the phone. The 5030 can store 250 messages and so, you never have to delete important and close-to-heart messages. The integrated phone book which can store up to 500 entries can be utilized to send SMS quickly and easily. A variety of ring tones such as MP3 ring tones and polyphonic ringtones can be used to customize your 5030 XpressRadio according to your choice.

The Nokia 5030 XpressRadio works on the GSM network and the price of the phone varies with the provider. The battery has quite a long ten hours of talk time which allows you talk nonstop. It also provides 24 hours of radio playback time. This way, you don't have to recharge your battery frequently. The battery also gives 525 hours of standby time. The AV connector provides seamless connectivity. Entertainment lovers don't miss Nokia 5030 XpressRadio because it contains games, giving you a pleasurable mobile gaming experience. The handset has a handful of interesting games including Sudoku.

The 5030 lacks a number of features present in its XpressMusic counterparts. It comes with a TFT display screen that can display only 16k colors, but this screen resolution is good for a non-camera mobile phone. There is no SMS storage meter and so, it is difficult to keep track of the number of messages in the messaging folders. All in all, If you are looking for your first mobile phone with some entertainment features, Nokia 5030 XpressRadio is for you.
Jerry Smith, the editor of http://www.mobilephoneonly.co.uk. An expert on mobile phone and an observer of UK telecommunication market. He writes reviews on latest mobile phones, and also suggests promotional deals and special offers from mobile phone retailers in UK.