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hey guys it's LP from TechnoBuffalo and today we're going to be looking at Nokia's new xpressmusic device the 5730 it's a prank interesting device that combines the media playing functions of the xpressmusic series with a qwerty keyboard that's very similar to the keyboard on the 75 so in this video I'll be unboxing the device and I'll be taking a look at the devices hardware and software and I'll try to determine whether the 5730 is worth your hard earned cash so here it is it's not at all a bad looking device I actually like the red and black coloring but let's put it aside for a sec and check out the accessories the device comes with the standard xpressmusic accessories we have your standard Nokia charger which is always handy I can add it to my collection still sticking with my theory that there are more Nokia chargers in the world than actual people the device comes with a thousand milliamp battery a USB sync cable which is quite short I may add I guess the recession has taken its toll we also have your operation metals and software and the software is actually on a mini DVD which can be tricky if you own an optical notebook drive for example I gotta mention one time I could not resist the urge and stuck one of these mini CDs in my old Acer notebook I hit the eject button and three years later I'm still waiting for the city to come out anyways the device also comes with a pair of inner ear headphones which if are anything like the n97 headphones aren't too bad the device also comes with a hands-free extension with playback controls which is nice ok those were the accessories let's take a look at the device itself I actually kind of liked the look of the device it looks a lot like the e75 which was Nokia's mid-range business device that was launched in the spring of this year the exterior of the 5730 xpressmusic resembles the e75 to quite an extent they're basically almost identical the plastic covers have been changed but the features are pretty much the same a dedicated button for gaming has been added under the earpiece and on the side of the screen you can find dedicated buttons for the music player the device is equipped with a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack which is a standard feature for the express music series the device also sports a USB sync port for connecting with your PC and the device comes pre-installed with an 8 gigabyte micro SD card which adds a little bang to the buck on the opposing side there's a dedicated button for the camera and a volume up and down rocker key the back of the device wheels a 3.2 megapixel camera with an LED flash build quality of the device is solid it does feel a bit plasticky but I think the 5730 can take a few hits like average nokia phone so let's put the device to a real test okay enough joking around I did not run it over with my car or did I anyways the screen on the device is 2.4 inches with a resolution of 320 by 240 pixels brightness and contrast is good and color reproduction is also very satisfactory the screen supports up to 16 million colors but let's get to the most interesting feature on the device which is the QWERTY keyboard the slide-out mechanism on the QWERTY keyboard is quite solid the keyboard pops out with a nice snap the keyboard itself is pretty much the same as the one on the e75 the keys are nice and big and I have to say the QWERTY keyboard on the device is actually surprisingly good for device in this price range the keys have an OK feedback when press but they could be a bit more elevated the top row of keys is quite close to the screen which causes at least my fat thumbs to rub against the screen when hitting the keys I liked the fact that even though the device has dedicated QWERTY keyboard it also has the basic phone dump at although the numpad does feel a bit plasticky and the d-pad has a slight squeak to it but I do like the LCD font that they've used on both the numpad and the keyboard ok let's take a look at the software I've mentioned in the past that I'm not too fond of the Simba and 6d operating system it's definitely starting to show its age but on the non touchscreen device it can be very efficient the user interface is quite snappy and works without a hitch on top of the homescreen a new widget has been added for your favourite contacts it's a cool addition to the UI and it works nicely another cool feature is that you can add an online RSS feed to any contact also featured on the home screen are icons for quick access to the OB messaging app email and music player on the bottom there's a row of quick launch icons for some of the more used applications the Facebook app especially it seems to work quite nicely with the device the Symbian music player is quite decent it's nothing too flashy but it gets the job done the speakers are definitely good the highs are sharp and the lows are clean but the volume could be pushed up a notch the device comes pre-installed with an 8 gigabyte memory card which is quite a lot of space for legally purchased media content the device features a 3.2 megapixel camera with the Carl Zeiss lens and an LED flash and it's always nice to see dedicated keys for operating the camera the camera takes good pictures in daylight but the image quality phase when the lights fade the LED flash on the device is good for close-range shots but not enough to light up a room the Symbian album application on the 5730 is actually pretty good thumbnails are rotated on a small carousel and accessed with haste the album application is actually a lot better than the album app on the n97 which I reviewed earlier the 2.4 inch screen is a bit small for web browsing but the Symbian web browser handles HTML pages with ease the device does support 3d speeds but it can be a bit slow at times when loading on pages it's not a perfect device for web browsing but for random web use it's an OK device the 5730 xpressmusic has some dedicated buttons for gaming which are located under the earpiece the device comes pre-installed with a bunch of game demos which play quite nicely using the dedicated buttons wow this game looks pretty cool I'll definitely get this if the graphics look as good in game okay I just saved five bucks this game looks like crap hmm I wonder if this has the Nokia snake game which is a classic from the olden days back in the 90s I actually competed in a snake game competition if I recall correctly I came in last in conclusion the 5730 xpressmusic is an okay device it has a good selection of features and a workable QWERTY keyboard audio playback on the device is great and I kind of like the look and design of it it's a nice fit in the hand and it feels solid enough taking into account where you get for the price I think this device deserved TechnoBuffalo approval catch you next time LP signing out