Launch: Nokia 5250, as seen on Ovi Store

By Ian on 24 August 2010

ESPOO, Finland – Nokia set rumours flying a couple of weeks ago when pictures of an as-yet unreleased device were inadvertently uploaded to the Ovi Store. Well, now it’s officially launched – the Nokia 5250 is a touchscreen, music-centric device aimed anyone seeking a modern, multipurpose mobile that also offers great value for money. Read on for pictures and specs.

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The device comes with a music player on the home screen and tracks can be downloaded from Ovi Music or your own collection. There’s 51MB of memory on board, but audiophiles can expand this to up to 16GB with a microSD memory card – enough space for 4000 songs. The device also offers an FM radio. Topping off its musical credentials, the 5250 comes with a free copy of the acclaimed Guitar Hero 5 Mobile: this is a phone that invites you to rock out while you’re on the move. The Nokia 5250 will ship with the all-you-can-eat music offering, Ovi Music Unlimited, in selected territories.

This is a highly sociable phone. Also on the home screen, you’ll find your favourite contacts and there’s easy access to Facebook, MySpace and the rest. You can also log-in to multiple email accounts such as Ovi Mail, Gmail and Yahoo! Mail, as well as instant messenger accounts from all the usual suspects. Extra applications can, of course, be added using the Ovi Store.

Battery life is also excellent. The device will last up to 18 days in standby or up to seven hours talktime. If you stick to music, then it can play for 24 hours without stopping.

The 5250 runs the Symbian^1 operating system and offers GSM/EDGE communications over four bands and GPRS for data. It has a 2.8-inch TFT screen with a 16:9 apect ratio and a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels. On the back, there’s a 2-megapixel camera, with Ovi Share installed to let you upload your snaps to the Web. Eminently pocketable, the device measures 104mm x 49mm x 14mm.

Before taxes and operator subsidies, the Nokia 5250 will cost just €115 and is expected to ship in the fourth quarter.

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Nokia X3

Created on 05 October 2009

The sliding X3 is designed for the musical masses, but comes with some distinctly up-tempo talents. The sharp 2.2-inch screen is made even better thanks to an accelerometer to switch automatically between portrait – great for choosing music – and landscape – ideal for enjoying Flash-based web browsing. Built-in A-GPS and Ovi Maps give turn-by-turn navigation, whether you’re on foot or in the car, and you can slip in an affordable microSD card (up to 16GB) to feed your multimedia appetite. It has Bluetooth to stream music to wireless headphones, Flight Mode for use it as a media player wherever you are, and a normal 3.5mm headphone socket. It’s also the first S40 Nokia phone with direct access to the Ovi Store, where you can download games, videos, podcasts and applications. A 3.2MP camera, email and instant messaging round out a smart little phone. It’s also one of the first Nokia handsets to feature a smart new conversational view for SMS and MMS, making it faster and easier to jump between text chats.

"If you're looking for an attractive GSM-only music phone that isn't too expensive, then the Nokia X3 seems to offer everything you need in the box"

Mobile Gazette

If you only do one thing....

Tune out the outside world and tune in the X3’s FM radio, stereo speakers and a fully customisable media player that can be tweaked to look just the way you want. To experience the X3 at its best, sign up for the Comes With Music service and open the door to unlimited tracks plus downloads you can keep forever.

Miscellany

The Royal Navy had its very own compact, high tech X3, way back in 1943. The X3 was a midget submarine designed to attack stationary warships by dropping timed explosive charges beneath them and then retreating. It was actually a hybrid craft, using a a 30hp electric motor and a diesel engine modified from a London bus, with a range of about 575 miles.

The midget subs’ first mission was against the German fleet in Norway, where it successfully damaged the battleship Tirpitz. Later, X-class submarines surveyed the D-Day beaches with periscopes and echo sounders, and landing divers who collected soil samples in condoms.