Like most other Nokia smartphones, the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is powered by the Symbian S60 operating system and this makes it very extensible as a lot of applications can be downloaded from the Internet. Furthermore, the 5530 runs Java applications like Google Maps and Opera Mini easily. This Nokia has a 2.9" touchscreen (360 x 640), 70Mb of user memory and supports microSD cards of up to 16Gb. It does not support 3G (only GPRS) but can be used over Wifi networks. It has a 3.15MP autofocus camera which can record videos up to 30fps. Being an XpressMusic smartphone, the 5530 is also a great multimedia device: is has a stereo FM radio, plays music and video really well on its classy screen. This Nokia 5530 is an excellent choice if budget is tight.

The Nokia 5800 has a 3" touchscreen, 80 Mb of user memory and supports microSD cards up to 16Gb. This 3G/HSDPA-compatible phone also has Wifi. Internet browsing is excellent thanks to the built-in web browser which supports Flash but the excellent Opera Mini web browser can also be installed as the 5800 supports Java. The 3.15MP autofocus camera has Carl Zeiss optics and records video at 30fps. The 5800 features a second camera used when making video calls. It has a GPS sensor which work with either the Nokia or Google Maps applications. Of course, multimedia support is top-notch: H.264/WMV video, MP3/AAC/WMA audio, FM radio and even Word, Excel & PowerPoint document viewing. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is really perfectly balanced.