Testing this feature with the Nokia BH-501 bluetooth headset, the callers I spoke to reported that I sounded just like I was using a phone normally. You can take calls (or redial the last dialed number) through A2DP-compatible bluetooth headphones with built-in microphones. The 5700 has a speakerphone mode, and also supports all current bluetooth headset profiles including A2DP stereo. The curvy edges made it comfortable to hold to my ear and the matt centre section stopped the phone slipping while being held. I never had trouble picking up a signal, I never dropped a call, and the sound quality was consistently good. The curvy edges give it a nicer appearance than the 3250, and the multimedia controls are far superior.Īs a phoneThe 5700 is a Quadband (850/900/1800/1900) GSM and WCDMA/UMTS (2100) 3G phone, and as far as calls go it's up to the usual high Nokia standards. The phone isn't quite as chunky in real life as it might appear from the photos, it's much thinner than the 5300 for example. The twisting keypad is very sturdily implemented, and doesn't feel loose at all. Overall the 5700 feels surprisingly solid, despite having a major moving part. I used the 5700 as my main phone and found I had to recharge it every couple of days. You can set the sensor to various sensitivities, or switch it off, and you can also adjust the screen's auto switchoff time from 5 to 90 seconds.īattery life is what you'd expect from a smartphone, and will vary wildly from one user to another depending on what they do and how much they do it. The QVGA (240x320) 16 million colour screen is bright and crisp, with a sensor that turns the lighting on or off depending on how bright the surroundings are. The 5700's controls take up as much space as possible, so they're as easy to press as possible. The playback controls are physically excellent, a vast improvement on the tiny buttons of the Nokia 3250. There are volume controls built into the left side, and the on/off button is on the top of the phone.
Personally I would have preferred a direction pad, but that's due to my own hatred of phone joysticks in general. It's a matter of taste, but as joysticks go the 5700's is perfectly adequate, with a smooth metal finish that doesn't dig into your thumb the way the E61's joystick does. The 5700 has a joystick, and joysticks seem to divide opinion: some love them and some hate them. However, the S60 menu key is somehow too closely connected to the left hand soft key, and occasionally you find yourself accidentally activating both. Above the keypad are the soft keys, call keys and S60 keys which generally work fine. The main keypad itself has clicky buttons with angled surfaces that let your finger distinguish one from the other. This position also lets you stand the 5700 horizontally on its side so you can talk to the video camera without having to hold the phone. Camera facing forward: this position also automatically starts the camera app, and is intended for self-portraits and for videophone calls.
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If you're already using the phone's video player app, twisting to this position automatically changes the video to horizontal full screen mode, and it's physically possible to stand the 5700 on its side in this position so you can watch the video more easily. Camera facing away: this position automatically starts the camera application, and lets you photograph or video objects in front of you. Playback controls facing forward: twisting the keypad round to this position automatically activates the music player. Keypad facing forward: this is the main mode of the 5700, which works just like keypads on any other phone. The keypad is rather unusual, it can be twisted to four different positions, each allowing easier access to a specific function of the 5700: There's a rubber flap on the right hand side which covers a microSD hotswap card slot, USB port and charging jack. It has a casing made of glossy white plastic, and a black or red matt plastic middle section.
What is it like in real life? The 5700 is a monoblock phone which weighs 115 g. It's being sold under the XpressMusic sub-brand, which emphasises music and multimedia playback. The Nokia 5700 is a Symbian S60 3rd Edition FP1 smartphone.
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