XpressMusic


XpressMusic was a brand name for a line of Nokia mobile phones that were specially designed for music playback. All of the XpressMusic handsets came with expandable MicroSD memory slots and dedicated music keys, so these phones could also be used as MP3 players. The XpressMusic range was launched in September 2006 to compete with the Walkman brand series from Sony Ericsson. Except from one device, all XpressMusic models were applied to the 5000 series models.
In September 2009, Nokia announced the X3-00 and X6-00. The Xseries replaced the XpressMusic brand.

History

2007

The original XpressMusic lineup was announced on September 27, 2006, consisting of the twisting candybar Nokia 3250 XpressMusic and the slider Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. Another slider similar to 5300 was also launched called Nokia 5200, but that one is not XpressMusic. They were first released before the end of the 2006.
A few months later in 2007 the 5700 was added to the line, using a twisting keypad like the 3250.
ModelAnnounced datePlatformForm factorScreenNetworksMemory card
3250
S60 3rd EditionCandybar
176 × 208
GSM / GPRSMicroSD
5300S40 3rd Ed., FP 2Slider240 × 320
GSM / GPRSMicroSD
5700S60 3rd Ed., FP 1Candybar
240 × 320
GSM / GPRSMicroSD

2008

The 2008 lineup saw the first 3G XpressMusic phones, first the 5610 and later the 5320, which included HSDPA. The lineup also added support for MicroSDHC, allowing cards larger than 2GiB. The 5610 would be the only XpressMusic phone without a 3.5 mm headphone jack, instead having a 2.5 mm jack.
ModelAnnounced datePlatformForm factorScreenNetworksMemory card
5310S40 5th Ed., FP 1Candybar240 × 320
GSM / GPRSMicroSDHC
5610S40 5th Ed., FP 1Slider240 × 320
GSM / GPRS;
W-CDMA		MicroSDHC
5220S40 5th Ed., FP 1Candybar240 × 320
GSM / GPRSMicroSDHC
5320S60 3rd Ed., FP 2Candybar240 × 320
GSM / GPRS;
W-CDMA / HSDPA		MicroSDHC

2009

The 2009 lineup started with the 5800, one of two new phones to use the new touch-based S60 5th Edition, likely designed as a response to the increasing popularity of touchscreen handsets in the market. However, Nokia used the resistive instead of capacitive touchscreen reportedly to appeal to the global market. In this technology, touch is registered when two thin layers of the screen got pushed together under the finger. The 5800 also featured a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss technology. Apart from the 5130 and lesser-known 5330, the rest of the lineup are 3G phones running Symbian S60 software, as the Nseries handsets of the time. Despite being a part of the XpressMusic series, the 5800 combined many standard smartphone capabilities too.
ModelAnnounced datePlatformForm
factor		InputScreenNetworksMemory card
5800S60 5th EditionSlateTouch360 × 640
GSM / GPRS;
W-CDMA / HSDPA;
Wi-Fi		MicroSDHC
5130S40 5th Ed., FP 1CandybarKeypad240 × 320
GSM / GPRSMicroSDHC
5630S60 3rd Ed., FP 2CandybarKeypad240 × 320
GSM / GPRS;
W-CDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA;
Wi-Fi		MicroSDHC
5330S40 5th Ed., FP 1SliderKeypad240 × 320
GSM / GPRSMicroSDHC
5730S60 3rd Ed., FP 2CandybarKeypad,
QWERTY keyboard		240 × 320
GSM / GPRS;
W-CDMA / HSDPA / HSUPA;
Wi-Fi		MicroSDHC
5530S60 5th EditionSlateTouch360 × 640
GSM / GPRS;
Wi-Fi		MicroSDHC