Nokia 5530 Review
The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is the little brother of the successful Nokia 5800. The 5530 is an affordable touchscreen phone like the 5800 has different music and video capabilities. Apart from a good media player, this mobile also has mobile Internet through GPRS or Wi-Fi. With the 3.2 megapixel camera of the Nokia 5530 makes you also always and everywhere nice photos or videos.
At first sight, the stainless steel casing jumps in the eye. Inside are the 2.9 inch widescreen touchscreen with a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels 16 million color display.
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As a music phone, the 5530 Xpress Music naturally equipped with several gadgets that listening to pleasant music. The unit comes standard with a 4 gigabyte MicroSD memory card, which is sufficient for about 1,000 MP3 music files. The phone is equipped with stereo speakertjes with surround sound, an effect which ensures that the sound spatial sounds. The 1000 mAh battery allows 27 hours continuous music can be heard on a battery charge.
- Weight 107 grams
- Standby Time 351 hours
- Talk time 294 minutes
- Frequency 850/900/1800/1900
- Simlock Friday yes
- FM Radio Yes
- MP3 Player Yes
- No infrared
- Modem Yes
- GPRS Yes
- JAVA yes
- MMS yes
- Bluetooth Yes
- UMTS yes
- E-mail yes
- Internet yes
- Color yes 16777216 colors
- Expandable MicroSD memory so
- Yes 3.2 Megapixel Camera with flash
- Cinematographic yes
- Dimensions 104 x 49 x 13
This post has 97 comments
August 21st, 2009
Amazing! Nokia has already been very popular and now this model is certainly going to rock the world.This is not only hi-tech but it is looking beautiful.
August 26th, 2009
The 5530 XpressMusic does not offer 3G connectivity, but is equipped with Wi-Fi. While not as high-end as the 5800, this device comes with a 3.2MP camera with LED flash, 3.5 mm audio jack, and a touchscreen display offering resolution of 640×360.
September 23rd, 2009
Without 3G function, this phone will be become useless…
September 23rd, 2009
Guys!!!!! Come ON it’s an amazing phone !! for god’s sake it’s a beauty…And It has alot of other specialities that are alot more fun than 3G function!!…Say ThanQ Technology Anywayss!!.
September 25th, 2009
hey dude…how often do you use 3G? Is 3G that important? Is a phone really useless when it doesn’t have 3G? Come on! Think about last time when there was no 3G for all phones…how can they survive?? Anyway…this is a really great phone and affordable…I’m gonna buy this fantastic phone!! Cheers for Nokia!!
October 8th, 2009
i have internet at home, and i can connect to internet on phone but how do i no if its connected to wifi? as i dont no where to find that?
October 12th, 2009
get a wifi modem dude…so that u can use the wifi feature in nokia 5530….it is a very cool phone both with features and looks….it is a lot better than nokia 5800 which is very big in terms of size….
October 29th, 2009
Hey dude, 3G is not that important! I had a 3.5G SE W595 using it for 1 yrs but only use 3G ONCE!!. And now i bought the awesome Nokia 5530!!
Nokia Hoooooooooray!!!!! 5530 is faster than 5800!! It has the same ARM 11 processor with N97 whereas 5800 has a slower processor. Buy 5530!!!
October 29th, 2009
If i used in my nokia 5530 the wifi function, the battery get low faster?
November 2nd, 2009
This phone has a very nice design, however it’s too expensive!
November 11th, 2009
i dont have 5800 but i just buy 5530 and i like it so much.. just wanna ask if 5530 has a tv output just like 5800? coz in 5800 it comes in the package.. tnx
BTW brunte 5800 is much expensive than 5530
November 12th, 2009
hello guys
can anyone tell me that i wanted to upgrade my nokia 5530 firmware i have downloaded that but it does not install in the phone its upgrade size was 127mb i dont know the phone free memory is 75 mb how the firware will be upgraded,,,
pls advice
November 12th, 2009
hey guys !
can i connect to internet using my phone wi-fi function through my laptop which has wi-fi?????
and what maybe the range of wi-fi of the phone!
pls reply
best wishes
November 16th, 2009
Hey, I bought 5530, and it’s great. I’m very happy with it. I don’t care bout 3G, cause I don’t use it, I use Wi-Fi (much better). Just I’m angry cause it doesn’t have GPS chip inside. But anyway there is a way. You can use it either with external blue-tooth GPS, or you can use it with Google maps or Ovi maps from nokia. It’s great, but could be a little expensive.
Cheers to a great phone 5530
November 17th, 2009
I have just bought this phone and am over the moon with it except for the camera, can anyone else tell me if they are getting grainy photos because I am not sure if it is a fault. My 3 mega pixel camera on my old Nokia takes much better photos?
November 24th, 2009
i love the fone…
November 28th, 2009
hello guys:)
i shall be buying this …. 
i like this phone allot but dont have a clue whether to buy it the design is cool it has good features and btw i never use 3g its not a big deal this phone is amazing thanx nokia
November 30th, 2009
I am gonna buy it… Its an awesome cell phone…
December 2nd, 2009
Excellent and user friendly!
December 2nd, 2009
hello boys
i wan,t a downlode yamee massanger in this phone but not shapoart there what happan?i can,t not downlode yamee massanger?plz reply me some body i m waiting for u r ans
December 2nd, 2009
i want a chat from my 5530 mobile phone but unable to downlode yamee massanger how to downlode there?
December 6th, 2009
I am going to buy this phone! its awesome, and i just realised, the 5800 has a slower processor then the 5530.
so your paying another 100 dollars for a slower phone with 3G?
5530 FTW!
December 6th, 2009
hey guys, i have a problem with my nokia 5530 xpressmusic, whenever i try to make a call from my cell, it turns off at once, i did restore all the factory settings but nothing changed, when i use handsfree it is ok, but as soon as i remove the hands free during the call the phone turns off. what should i do???
December 7th, 2009
hi bought the 5530 to replace my nokia n95 and it was the best thing ive done this year superb stuff on this phone i got it new and cheap at the carphone warehouse like the animated themes free apps as well love the wifi idea superb phone would surgest to but great touch screen fantastic well done nokia
December 12th, 2009
im about to but this phone jst wondering if it support msn messanger?
December 12th, 2009
buy***
December 22nd, 2009
grat! carnt wait till christmas XD
December 25th, 2009
BEST FONE EVA
December 25th, 2009
***WARNING***
bought this fone about a month ago and after a week it started acting up. if i try to answer or recieve a cell without the headset it the habdset turns off. checked the Nokia site and lots of other people are having the same problem but they refuse to do anything about it!!!
December 30th, 2009
hey,
am gonna buy this phone.
is it true bout what GHE said.
scared that it wont last long.
January 2nd, 2010
hey i want to update my nokia 5530 but i don’t know if it’s safe. Some people told me that it doesn’t work properly after updating. Is it true? Please reply I really need help.
January 2nd, 2010
hi.. guys.. i’ve got this wicked nokia 5530 xpressmusic from cpw for £110, its a Great, Excellent Awesome Phone Ever Used Until Now… But i’ll just Want to know that is 3G… Impotrant if I’m using o2web internet or should i’ll use my Home Wi-Fi..? but anyway its a great phone in every way… btw: its a Nokia in an iPhone…
excellent Phone…
Must Buy & Recomenend… to EVERYONE…
January 5th, 2010
Superb, i love it!
January 5th, 2010
I got this phone 2 mhs. ago. i have not use all functions yet but i find it good so far!
January 5th, 2010
as to the update and etc…i think you have to browse from then nokia site they have all infos you need
January 10th, 2010
guys, you can download an app from the ovi store, that let’s you see others in a call
it’s an AMAZING phone!!!! it’s the Best ever 
January 10th, 2010
@ Brandon, you can dwonload the msn messenger app for free rom the ovi store, and it even amkes that noise it normally does on the pc when someone send a msg
January 10th, 2010
ok i can’t wait til i buy it !! it’s just a gr8 mobile
January 19th, 2010
Hi I have the same problem as taqveem & Ghe.
I bought this phone end of November.
Since yesterday it’s acting problematic, if i try to call or recieve a call without the headset it turns itself off.
And if I call with the speaker on, than it turns itself off after 45 seconds.
Does anybody have an idea what the problem might be?
Grtz!
February 5th, 2010
got dis phone 2 mos ago. its so cool, much better than 5800. right now im downloading the latest version from the nokia website. is it safe to upgrade it?
February 9th, 2010
is it normal for nokia 5530 the sound of loudspeaker is weak unilke other phone
February 9th, 2010
please help why is the loud speaker is not to loud even in full volume… is it normal…
February 19th, 2010
what file extension does 5530 support for games??
thanx!!
March 3rd, 2010
The loudspeaker is stronger than most of the phones i had i have to keep it at 1/2 volume
This phone Rocks!
BTW: Plaing Warcraft II on it now
March 6th, 2010
As highlighted above, this phone has a MAJOR flaw with its sensor system that turns the phone off when receiving or making calls with the handset. The Nokia website has a slew of complaints about this problem. My 5530 developed this problem after 2 months of moderate usage and was repaired, only to develop the exact same fault again a few days later. I sold it and will not buy a Nokia again. Buy this phone at your own risk.
March 13th, 2010
What is the price of this phone now?? [in march 2010] is it less than 10k INR???
March 21st, 2010
Oh yes 3G is not important at all. majority of people who buy cellphone doesn’t check if 3G is available. Im so excited to buy one
I have browsed that phone and HELL! IT’S WHAT YOU CALL AMAZING!! 
April 2nd, 2010
de phone luk nice..bt expnsive lor….
April 14th, 2010
i buy this phone i cant wait this phone i buy it tommorrow
April 20th, 2010
i already have this phone & i love it.!
April 25th, 2010
it’s an awful phone, i really wish i read the reviews before i bought it. I’ve it 6 months now, and if i turn it off it can take upto 4 trys before i can actually use it because it will just go to a blan screen. As a result my alarm didn’t go off when i turned my phone of at night this happened twice and i now have to leave it on at night. Two days ago, it just stopped ringing/beepin when i got a sms. It no longer recognises it, so i have to physically go into my inbox to see if i got a txt, and no my phone is not on silent.
April 26th, 2010
hey ppl m suffrng th same problm..it switches of w/o th headset..ny solutns ?↲Th fone is undr warranty also..help
April 26th, 2010
Hey guys,I bought this fone for my sister yesterday…Thpught it was shitty as 5800 coz of its slow touch response…but i’m happy dat i spent my money on this fone..
you have wifi, touch screen, AWESOME speakers, and lots of thinhs..What else do you need? AND LASTLY READING ABOVE COMMENTS > YOU DONT HAVE TO HAVE 3G FUNCTION TO BE A GUD FONE!
3G sucks anywayz -.-”
April 26th, 2010
Hey Guys,
I have an iphone 3GS and i bought the nokia 5530,i would say the nokia 5530 is an awesome for the price you pay for it,it is a decent touch phone,very decent features and looks great.I would definetly recommend this phone.
i wont compare the phone with the iphone,but nokia 5530 serves its purpose for what it is made for…
April 28th, 2010
Not impressed it keeps switching itself off.
Left it in to be repaired and still having the same problems. Would not recommend it very poor
April 30th, 2010
my mom hv dis cell n i hv samsung star superb by seeing both cell i prefer more samsung star surerb bcos its hv 5 mp………………
April 30th, 2010
Nokia 5630 is better and is more reliable than 5530. I had 5530 and now am using 5630 and am very pleased! advise you to buy 5630.
May 5th, 2010
i have N5530, problem with this phone? REALLY SLOW!!! the day i got it, bought a sim but everytime i open an app it takes forever to open, even when replaying to a text message. sucks! will not recomment this model!
May 5th, 2010
The battery life of this mobile is verey very poor, does not supports for day even with out using any applications.
poooooooooooooor battery quality
May 5th, 2010
The battery life of this mobile is very very poor, does not supports for day even with out using any applications.
poooooooooooooor battery quality
May 12th, 2010
guys i got the phone and the battery is very poor it dosen’t last a day
May 12th, 2010
is this normal ???
May 19th, 2010
Most of the phone users in the Phils doesn’t use 3G anyway so it is not actually necessary to have it in your phone Phil. users.
Cheers!
May 19th, 2010
Guys,
I think you better check the link that i have provided…
All of the questions posted here were all answered in that website..
Good luck!
May 19th, 2010
Jett, what link? what website?
May 27th, 2010
Awsome phone, no proplems so far. I hesitated at first coz i have the N97, but I think its brilliant! Scroll’s a bit laggy and dosen’t have 3g…SOD 3G ANYWAY IT NO GOOD!!!!!
I think that a phone dosen’t need 3G coz wifi better, free and only slightly slower.
Xbox Live Gamertag: Nighthawke666
May 27th, 2010
GET THE 5530 OR DIE!!!!!!!!
THAT WAS A JOKE!!!!!!
May 27th, 2010
May 29th, 2010
Me gonna buy it too
right tomorow! can’t wait can’t wait Muahaha
June 3rd, 2010
im sorry to any haters out there but this phone is an awsome piece!! ive had it for 2 months now, i did experiance the problem with it turning off when i recieved a call however i took it back to the store they repaired it and ive not had any trouble since!
The phone is great quality, nice screen, good responsive touch pad, and the wifi is unbeatable!
so if your looking for an affordable phone that has some pretty nice features this is the one for you!
June 5th, 2010
This phone sucks. They claim it is PDA but you can not use it for opening PDF files if you want to open pdf file you have to buy app from ovi store for $10. Phone hangs sometimes in the middle of the call and then only way you can get it to work is to restart the phone. So if you want to buy $200 music player rather than PDA phone buy this crap.
June 7th, 2010
Hi, i got this mobile 2 months back. This set has a problem when we open camera it get hangs up. it wont allow restart.. we only need to remove battery and re-assemble it. then only works. Before purchasing make sure that there is no hardware problem
June 8th, 2010
this phone is bull shit check at nokia disscusion corner, phone turns oof while making or recieving calls , 90% of 5530 users facing this problem…………
June 12th, 2010
Hi,i am about to buy this phone in a week but some says this phone camera is not good.is this camera really bad than n72(2MP) camera or not…
June 16th, 2010
Hey guys! I’m trying to decide on which phone to buy. Samsung Corby Pro or Nokia 5530 XpressMusic. I think they’re both really cool! Also, it would be great if you could answer a simple question for me. Does the front camera on Nokia 5530 and Corby Pro work for taking pictures? Thanks!
June 17th, 2010
hey guys, the reason your phone turns itself off while on calls is b/c you set the sensor to on, if you turn the position of the phone with t he homescreen downwards or slightly that direction, it may turn drop the calls altogether. and the reason the phone hangs is b/c of the built in memory full so move what you can to the memory card or upgrade to 8gb card. mine never hanged again after I freed the phone’s memory. if it hangs after you free the phone’s memory, push the end call and it will revert to menu. try see if it works same as my phone. 5530
June 18th, 2010
It got wifi but how does it work?
June 21st, 2010
i jst bought dis fone nd i think it has low sound output, or is the output really low for dis phone….?????
plz guys lemme knw..!!!!!
waiting……..
June 25th, 2010
Hey people. I’m from India and 3G is just gonna be launched in a few months here. So i have no clue about the ground realities and working of 3G. I know the advantages and its high speed and stuff, but truly how important is it? My internet usage on mobile phone isnt that high but thats coz i have a high speed data card on my laptop. What are the charges difference between the normal GPRS and 3G in other countries on a general level. To access a page like facebook, is 3G used or GPRS? and how is it different in the two?? Please help cause i m really confused between 5230 or 5530.
June 27th, 2010
hi i have a nokia 5530 and i would like to know if the front camera really works, if yes how does it work? thanks
June 30th, 2010
This phone is awesome i have had it now for 2 days and the touchscreen is very responsive to other phones. Don’t go on the bad reviews. You won’t regret as the prices are less comparatively 5800.
June 30th, 2010
Been using N5530 for almost 6 months now but never experienced the “sudden-end-call” problem. Dropped the 5530 twice, I think. The only problem I’ve had is the sudden crashing of the web browser. And sometimes, while I’m texting, the keypad screen suddenly reverts to the normal screen (the one with the lines). And it suddenly restarts itself automatically! Idk if the restart thing happens because I’ve dropped the phone.
Oh, and the battery life = kinda fail.
But it’s a great phone.
July 2nd, 2010
i have had this phone for at least 6 monthes and up until 3 monthes ago i thought it was a great phone! then it all went downhill. three monthes ago it deleted ALL of my apps. then the next monthe after that it deleted ALL 200 of my contacts. now, this monthe, first it started not having the alarms in my phone go off to wake me up in the morning, then the alarms started going off at random times like 3:13 in the afternoon, THEN it wouldnt tell me i received a new text message, i ended up with 18 unread messages in my inbox. NOW my phone doesnt tell me when i get a phone call or voicemail. CUSTOMER SERVICE is HORRIBLE. i suggest you DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY ON THIS PHONE!
July 4th, 2010
this is a really cool phone. i like to think of it as a “back to basics” phone. anyway, just wanted to tell you guys that the new update (v30) fixes most of the bugs found on the previous firmware version (v20), so make sure you back up your stuff and UPDATE.
July 6th, 2010
i bot this phone 2 days ago the phone is simply gr8…though a bit slow for multitasking…but its awesome in stereo sound quality etc many many features i gatta lil problem here
DID ANY OF U FEEL THE 3.5 MM JACK IS A BIT SLIPPERY OR LOOSE THE JACK OF 5233 IS VERY TIGHT LIKE IT SHUD BE I THINK MINE IS VERY LOOSE IF ANY OF YU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM PLZ LEMME KNOW I AM WAITING
July 13th, 2010
when i call from it my touch screen gives no response and display is also blank same problem i face when sum1 calls me….
July 13th, 2010
plz help me out i m new user of nokia……
July 14th, 2010
can anybody tell me how to turn wifi on? i have no idea how to use it!!!!!!!! D: D: D:
July 18th, 2010
I have tried to download an attachment through gmail by using my nokia 5530 xpress music.
The actual file size was 174 kb, but after downloading i can see the attachment picture (jpg) as only 3KB size with low clarity.
Can you please advise me to download the file with full size.
July 28th, 2010
m atif,,,,,nokia 5530 best mobile …nice fiture
my numbr 03324501001
July 28th, 2010
hey i just bought the Nokia 5530 i traded it for my nokia 5230 it is a an amazing phone really gd i would recommend it 2 everyone.
August 4th, 2010
Hi Friends, I have bought Nokia 5530 Xpressmusic at the rate of JOD 145/-. It looks nice and stylish mobile, (3.20 Mega pixel, Wi Fi, Wireless connection, touch screen etc).
comparing with other brands Nokia is always better than others.
August 4th, 2010
i just bought it last month JULY 11 2010 . my only prob is it suddenly turn off ,,color black and it have some lines ,, dats ol
August 10th, 2010
is it normal that my 5530 phone has 3 black horizontal lines on home screen??thank you…please reply…
August 12th, 2010
we can play farmville or poker in this phone
August 19th, 2010
its a best user friendly touch screen i have used i was using corby before but it was worst
5530 rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 24th, 2010
can you please tell me if this nokia 5530 has another camera o the front … cause i bought this phone and it has somethins .. that look like another camera int the front anit’s not the arrow button .. please tell mee ..because if it has i don’t know how to use it :/
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