Nokia’s 5800 Xpressmusic has done rather well and thus it is no surprise that Nokia has rolled out a new touchscreen phone – the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic.
Essentially, the 5530 is just like the 5800, only cheaper. And not quite as good. The screen is a little smaller (this actually makes the whole unit look a bit smaller and more compact so its not a huge loss) and Nokia has stripped away the GPS and – alas – the 3G, leaving the 5530 to plod along on EDGE.
Helping the 5530 to be even titchier is the lack of physical buttons – the 5530 is all touchscreen, all the time. The phone runs S60 5th Edition on Symbian OS 9.4 just like its big brother. There is no TV out, but you do get a 3.2 megapixel camera, wifi and a 3.5 mm headphone socket.
Nokia has trimmed a lot of the good stuff from the 5800 to make the 5530, but what is left is still a pretty decent phone – getting rid of all those extras means that the phone will be substantially cheaper than the 5800 too. Virgin Mobile plans to offer it free on an £18/month contract or you can buy it for around £170 SIM Free.
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