Review: Nokia 5200

**Anilrgowda** · 05-Jan-2007, 01:22 AM

Phone rating:

The Nokia 5200 looks almost the same as its big brother, the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. Although the 5200 doesn't carry the XpressMusic branding, it's clearly designed as another music player phone, but is a mid-range phone targeted at the more budget-conscious consumer.
It's a slide design phone that looks much like the Nokia 6111. Nokia have improved the design of their slide phones recently and this one slides well. It's a nicely sized phone - the same size as the 5300 XpressMusic and a few grams lighter. The 5-way navigation key works nicely and there are dedicated camera and radio keys on the side, for easy access to these functions. The volume keys on the side double up as zoom keys when the camera is in use. The display is not as good as the screen on the 5300, but is excellent when compared with other phones in this price range. The keypad slides down nicely and is very easy to use.
The 5200 comes with a good range of functions. The camera is of relatively poor quality - just VGA resolution (0.3 megapixels), but it does the job. The music player supports most common formats and is of good quality. There is also a stereo FM radio. The Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47 is included in the sales package and you can plug in your own headphones via the new 2.5mm Nokia AV connector which can accept regular-sized 3.5mm headphones via an adaptor.
No memory card is supplied in the sales package but the memory can be expanded to 2 Gbytes (enough to store 1,500 songs) with a MicroSD memory card. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 2.0, mini-USB and infrared. Battery life is average.
The 5200 is worth considering as an alternative to the 5300 XpressMusic if money is tight, and is an excellent mid-range phone. Its main weaknesses are the poor quality camera and the lack of a memory card in the sales package. Still, if you're looking for a user-friendly phone in a compact design with good music capabilities, the 5200 may be your phone.

05-Jan-2007, 01:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Anilrgowda Administrator Posts: 18,715 Join Date: Jan 2006 Rep Power: 10 IM:	Review: Nokia 5200 Phone rating: The Nokia 5200 looks almost the same as its big brother, the Nokia 5300 XpressMusic. Although the 5200 doesn't carry the XpressMusic branding, it's clearly designed as another music player phone, but is a mid-range phone targeted at the more budget-conscious consumer. It's a slide design phone that looks much like the Nokia 6111. Nokia have improved the design of their slide phones recently and this one slides well. It's a nicely sized phone - the same size as the 5300 XpressMusic and a few grams lighter. The 5-way navigation key works nicely and there are dedicated camera and radio keys on the side, for easy access to these functions. The volume keys on the side double up as zoom keys when the camera is in use. The display is not as good as the screen on the 5300, but is excellent when compared with other phones in this price range. The keypad slides down nicely and is very easy to use. The 5200 comes with a good range of functions. The camera is of relatively poor quality - just VGA resolution (0.3 megapixels), but it does the job. The music player supports most common formats and is of good quality. There is also a stereo FM radio. The Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47 is included in the sales package and you can plug in your own headphones via the new 2.5mm Nokia AV connector which can accept regular-sized 3.5mm headphones via an adaptor. No memory card is supplied in the sales package but the memory can be expanded to 2 Gbytes (enough to store 1,500 songs) with a MicroSD memory card. Connectivity includes Bluetooth 2.0, mini-USB and infrared. Battery life is average. The 5200 is worth considering as an alternative to the 5300 XpressMusic if money is tight, and is an excellent mid-range phone. Its main weaknesses are the poor quality camera and the lack of a memory card in the sales package. Still, if you're looking for a user-friendly phone in a compact design with good music capabilities, the 5200 may be your phone.

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