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Nokia's 5160 XpressMusic is a slider phone designed to be a capable music player that also works well as a phone. A sibling to the slimmer 5310 candybar version, the 5160 is almost double the thickness at 17 millimeters likely as a result of the slider form-factor and the three megapixel camera with autofocus. Capable of taking good photos even in low light (thanks to an LED flash), this bulkier phone still functions well as a music device with its microSD memory card slot, 22 hours of playback, and included 2GB card and dedicated music slider bar that allows users to instantly switch between phone, music player, and radio modes. Other niceties include voice control without a need for pre-recorded commands, the ability to record phone calls, and stereo Bluetooth with A2DP. Sporting Symbian's Series 40 operating system that syncs with Outlook using Nokia's PC software, the device includes a strong organizer, address book, dozens of utility functions, and the ability to run decent Java games.

Despite being branded as a media-oriented phone with all those features and its support for MP3, MP4, AAC, AMR, and WMA formats, the device has a non-standard 2.5 millimeter jack that requires an included dongle to connect to standard 3.5 millimeter headphones. Off-putting for others may be the lack of HSDPA connectivity, as the phone is built to work only on the EDGE, GPRS and HSCSD networks.
 
Priced reasonably with a contract from T-Mobile, the solidly-built phone is now shipping in white and red variants.
  • Manufacturer
    Nokia
  • Product Family
    Nokia XpressMusic
  • Feature Class
    Music phone
  • Physical Class
    Slider
  • Carrier(s)
    T-Mobile, Unlocked
  • Phone OS
  • Talk Time
    up to 6 hours
  • Camera Megapixels
    3.2
  • Internal Storage
    20MB
  • Memory Card Format
    MicroSD, MicroSDHC
  • Bluetooth
    Bluetooth 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 EDR, A2DP
  • Wi-Fi
    None
  • GPS
    None
  • MSRP
    $229.99
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