Nokia 5700 review: Smart performer

06 September 2007
It seems that music phones are becoming an increasingly important part of every company’s portfolio. It’s therefore no surprise that a lot of effort is put in developing such devices, which explains the constantly improving functionality and...

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  • Pitr
  • 2@a
  • 24 Oct 2007

Hi...Thanx to the team of GsmArena for their amazing riviews.. i personally enjoyed since i been using nokia 5700 for around 2weeks.. but i don't know i have started facing a probs all of a sudden..it either gets restarted if i quickly change into menus..or the cancel button like a ghost automatically starts working.. creating hell lot probs for me.. i really want some help..plz do answer me :( :(

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    • newnokiafan
    • TRa
    • 23 Oct 2007

    @symbian_freak

    dude! after trying all kindsa nonsense for the past couple of days.....i read yr post and tried out your super long method to exit the music player..freaking BRILLIANT!!
    thanks a lot!

    oh and i hope u found that the # button is a pencil.....

    cheers....

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      • SeF
      • whB
      • 22 Oct 2007

      KD:

      if you're music focused, then 5700 is for you, but if you also want great camera (I mean, the best 2mp camera ever) then W810 is a must no doubts :) been very disappointed with nokia cameras eversince N90 came, but their past flagship camera-focused 6630 takes great 1.3mp pics before :(

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        • 5700ers
        • TmU
        • 21 Oct 2007

        I recommend to buy Nokia 5700, it's the best phone with 16 million colours, very nice speaker quality and very fast processor with a nice price ;)

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          • KD
          • Uqs
          • 14 Oct 2007

          Hii everyone.......i just wanna kno is nokia 5700 worth buying.My budjet is in d range of 12000..rght nw i m using SE W550i.I need a music phone.Is SE W810i better or Nokia 5700?

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            • Shehrocks
            • 2@H
            • 14 Oct 2007

            Which phone is the best in sound quality :-
            1. Nokia 5700 Xpressmusic .
            2. Nokia N73 Music Edition .
            PLZ Help Me . I shall be VEry THanksfull.

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              • Muhammad Basit Khan
              • PDT
              • 12 Oct 2007

              Today I just bought my amazing 5700 Nokia. When I was buying this set everyone said to me set is not good battery is not upto the mark joystick is very awkward message sending is on the slow side etc.etc. But when I got my hands on this baby and Started playing with it i straight away fall in love with it. I used N73 music addition and N95 but 5700 got his own class. Software is lightning fast every option responds in 0.0135 seconds. Can handle multiple queries smoothly. Display is mindblowing. Camera quality is at par with N73 in daylite not very attractive when inside or at night. Handfree gives in a soothing feeling to your ears. All in all this is the best mobile I used so far. Nokia is about to give hard time to SE in this dept. All the best for upcoming Nokia. Cheers to everyone

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                • max
                • u1v
                • 10 Oct 2007

                is there any GPS in 5700?
                what is that GPS application in 5700? as it launches bluetooth when it is opened?

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                  • dewe
                  • wYx
                  • 07 Oct 2007

                  there is no pencil key.... but you have the # key which replaces this key.
                  it does the same functions... marks and unmarks, copies and pastes, etc.

                  my prob with this phone is turning it off for a long time will make the calendar stop working. sure, the time will continue to move, but you're still on the same date and day.
                  i'm not sure of this goes with other phone or not.

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                    • killer
                    • 2FY
                    • 05 Oct 2007

                    Can anyone tell me where I can get free themes for nokia 5700?? pls friends..............

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                      • kate
                      • PGh
                      • 04 Oct 2007

                      please can any one who have nokia 5700 tell me the bluetooth handset with this phone or not bluetooth handset.........

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                        • mayeven
                        • N7a
                        • 29 Sep 2007

                        Can someone tell me the latest firmware, COZ I heard the phone restart often in 3.23... becoz i wanna to buy one really soon, next months can someone may be !!!!

                        tell me the goods firmware to buys, if u used that phone, i can do mine also ... i known no mobile is perfect 100% thank mates

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                          • Nauman
                          • PSe
                          • 26 Sep 2007

                          i just bought that set after 3250 ... i am a nokia and symbian fan .. the sound is little less then 3250 but better in quqlity ... its hell faster then 3250 but sending msgs are quite slow ... and battery time is not as much as you like ... the next firmwere upgrade should give more options in the equlizer and increase a sound a bit ... coz you can't even hear the sound in crowded areas ... speacially the msg tones ... but over all ... the set is living up to expectatios ...

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                            • Tim
                            • RKn
                            • 26 Sep 2007

                            To GSM Arena: I'm planning on buying this phone, but now that I've read the review, I'm quite hesistant since you say the joystick is the biggest letdown. Is it really that bad?

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                              • viperkid
                              • vpd
                              • 26 Sep 2007

                              symbian_freak:

                              u can use d # key in lieu with d missing pencil key (juz in case u don't knw) for highlighting, selecting items

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                                • symbian_freak
                                • 2SP
                                • 25 Sep 2007

                                My first phone was an Ngage and i fell in love with symbian.
                                I was in dire need of a 3rd edition phone with a low budget.
                                This phone answered my prayers. KUDOS NOKIA
                                In the review, there are some mistakes.
                                1. There is an keypad autolock feature.
                                2. The red button almost always closes the running application which is very irritating while playing games.
                                Some flaws with the phone though:
                                No pencil key, Camera too grainy, Joystick too stiff and slippery if fingers slightly oily. Also,after 3months of use:
                                Some keys on the front malfunction, but fix themselves after repeated twists. some loose contact problem.
                                The sound converter with the included CD is not perfect. Better to use mp3 format and not eAAC format.
                                U guys can close the music player though:
                                Here's how to completely exit music player
                                music player eats up your ram if its in the background,heres how to exit:
                                go to music player -> choose options and choose go to music menu -> click on all songs -> click options and select album art -> click options and select change -> choose graphic download ->then go to options and select exit... and you'll be completely be out ofthe music player.

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • Pxx
                                  • 21 Sep 2007

                                  it`s a grest set. i give a lot of thanks to nokia and the digener of this set.

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                                    • Mohamed Hamed
                                    • N7T
                                    • 20 Sep 2007

                                    The phone in general is excellent

                                    and i see that the only disadvantage is the joystick
                                    but it is not so bad

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                                      • yasir
                                      • PSd
                                      • 17 Sep 2007

                                      itsss great fone with enough loud sound
                                      it is 10000000000 times better than 3250
                                      it hv bass in the head phones but not on
                                      the phone speaker i suggest u guys that u would buy it
                                      nice phone
                                      i hv this in suitable price any way i like this phone

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                                        • hamed rezaei
                                        • jM{
                                        • 14 Sep 2007

                                        on my comment nokia 5700 is the best choose for every one that want to have a phone with exellent performance also its price is suitable.please test it