Nokia 5320 review: Teensmart

XpressMusic is back on Symbian turf. Last time we checked the musical talent was playing second fiddle to smartphone skill but maybe it's time for the tables to turn. Nokia have ditched the swivel and are playing it rather low key on the 5320 exterior. Fair enough, less express in XpressMusic but no complaints elsewhere: FP2, HSDPA. Well geared up in terms of connectivity and running on the latest Symbian, Nokia 5320 will hardly count solely on the XpressMusic branding. What it can sure count on is our careful scrutiny. Let's play. 

   
Nokia 5320 official photos
Key features
2" 16M-color display of QVGA resolution 
Symbian 9.3 OS with S60 3.2 UI 
ARM 11 369 MHz CPU and 128MB of RAM 
140 MB of user memory 
microSD slot with support for up to 8GB, 512MB or 1GB card in the retail package 
3G with HSDPA support 
Bluetooth and USB v2.0 
2 megapixel fixed-focus camera 
3.5 mm standard audio jack 
Stereo FM radio with RDS 
Dedicated music controls 
Music-centric Active Standby plug-in 
Very good loudspeaker performance 
Compact body and light weight 
Cool handsfree set in the retail package 
Main disadvantages
Mediocre camera 
QVGA at 15fps video recording max 
Poor battery life 
Smallish display 
No Wi-Fi 
N-gage gaming support is still in the works 
Audio quality is good but not great 

The bar-shaped Symbian-powered Nokia 5320 has a distinctive youthful appeal and is obviously targeted at the younger audience. The middling feature load and moderate price also come to confirm that. Let's have a look at some of the alternatives that are currently on the market.