The Nokia 5700 XpressMusic is a music phone revolution - in literal terms! What's unique about the way this handset works is the simple 180 degree twist required to swap between phone keypad and music keys. Doing this gives access to different applications within the Symbian Series 60 operating system.
The Nokia 5700 is a convincing music device, coming with a pair of sound isolating headphones and performing the job of transferring and playing your chosen tracks with ease. Memory is taken care of by way of a Micro SD card and these can be hot swapped without causing any disruption, something some competitors can not boast. Compatible with MP3, AAC and WMA formats, the 5700 can also play your music through its tiny built in stereo speakers with impressive volume and clarity.

Being a Series 60 smartphone you can expect some cool extras in addition to music management. For instance the RealPlayer application allows smooth video playback, something you will have quick access to as the Nokia 5700 is 3G enabled. This also means it is possible to video call friends, and the 2 mega pixel camera does and excellent job of both shooting video and taking still snaps. It is possible to watch your footage on the brilliant 320 x 240 pixel TFT screen, share these via Bluetooth or transfer to a PC via the mini USB port on the side of the handset.

If we were to have a criticism of the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic it would be the small delay sometimes experienced when operating the music player keys. We found it can take a second for the phone to react, which can lead to you pressing the button twice, only to find the phone then cancels the desired instruction. That aside the basic phone functions are faultless and simple to use, combined with the individual looks and added scope of the smartphone operating system the Nokia 5700 is an excellent choice for the music fan.