Nokia 5730 XpressMusic QWERTY Keyboard Phone
The 5730 XpressMusic seems to be Nokia’s attempt to build an E75-style handset for the consumer market. As the E75 has a QWERTY keyboard slides and mounted in front of the keyboard, to tempt consumers, but it also includes dedicated music controls and the N-Gage gaming software.
If there was a price for the equipment the largest number of buttons on a phone then the 5730 would probably win hands down because it is almost over with them. As the standard keyboard, D-Pad, camera and volume buttons rocker, there are also extra music transport controls along the left side of the phone and a pair of game buttons mounted just below the ear piece. It can be used when using the N-Gage games in landscape mode to offer the game console, a button layout. While we are in no way against a number of physical controls, it makes the front of the handset looks a little crowded.
On the positive side, the sliding mechanism for the keyboard is excellent as it glides smoothly open, but also feels very sturdy. As the individual keys are relatively large and have a decent amount of travel they are quite sensitive to touch. However, they are fairly close together with no space between them so it is fairly easy to hit a button by mistake when next you’re typing messages or e-mails at speed. A major drawback to having the edge of the keyboard is that it adds considerable size to the chassis of the phone. Nokia has managed to shave a few millimeters elsewhere on the E75, but this is not the case here. Consequently, the phone looks and feels sturdy enough, and despite the attempt of Nokia to jazz style by adding a strip of red light around the face of the device, it remains one of the ugliest combination of the current line the incumbent.
Since the phone is pressed on the basis of multimedia prowess, the handset display is obviously a key element. In 2.5inch, the screen is small compared to the massive screens we now see on touchscreen phones, but a candy bar phone such, it occupies most of the front of the camera and the resolution of 320×240 pixels is not bad. It may feel a little cramped when viewing Web pages, but to watch the odd video clip or playing games N-Gage is more than enough especially as it is beautiful and bright and produces colorful impressive.
Nokia has used the 3rd edition of its Series 60 operating systems on 5730. Series 60 is not exactly the flashiest OS on the block, but it’s still a decent choice on the combined candy bar like that. And even if it runs a bit slower on this phone to say that the 5800 performance is not too bad. Nokia has also included the Feature Pack 2 enhancements, which basically means one of the transitions the OS ‘and animations look a little softer, and you now get some additional widgets, such as contacts from that which lies back to the home screen. [via trustedreviews]
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