Updated 14 Feb, 2012, 9:25 am IST

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Nokia 5700 XpressMusic

24 Jul, 2007, 5:30 pm IST | Shayne Rana | Smartphones

Audio and Video Features
Being part of the MusicExpress series I actually hoped for more out of the music player. To be brutally honest, it didn’t live up to my expectations. The earphones provided, although comfortable enough to use, didn’t thrill me. Though when tested on another player, sounded awesome. So that wasn’t the problem. The phone’s player itself was. It has a great interface, easy to use keys, a few preset EQ setting that can be edited and stereo widening that all make a difference to the quality but the output was still too low for my liking. What I’m saying is that even though the 5700 has a good music player, it’s not loud enough to keep the outside world at bay. But the output through the speakers oddly enough, is great. It's loud and even has a bit of a thump to it. NICE! What the 5700 also has are a few visualizations to entertain you as well.

The Nokia 5700 can read MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA and 3GPP formats, which are plenty. Videos are clear and of course you have the option of watching them on the full screen. Among the other media option there’s also a pre-installed version of flash player and a moviemaker software that allows you to... well truth be told I’m not entirely certain what it does as it didn’t seem to do much except tell me that the files chosen were not supported. But what it does, is join 2 videos or more that you’ve taken with the camera and add a little background sound and music with a few frames as well to jazz it up. It’s just a fun way to pass a little time.

The 5700 also has a radio that supports both visual radio and FM. It also has a voice recorder for voice memos. Among its other audio and video features the 5700 also has a message reader. But of course you have to select particular messages you want read or all messages and initiate the application. It’s a good option to have but it could have been made easier to use by reading all messages in a go without having to select specific ones.

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