Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Nokia announced the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic and the Nokia 5030 XpressMusic, which bring people’s music to life with features that give music lovers around the world easy access to the music they love.
By expanding the music range to different price points, along with the ease of integration with the online Nokia Music Store (music.nokia.ae) on both the mobile device and the PC, Nokia is changing the way music is enjoyed. The digital music player that rings in your pocket is also the library, the shop and the platform to manage all your music.
“We’ve sold more than 425 million devices with a digital music player and more than 700 million devices with an FM radio, which clearly shows that the mobile phone is the natural device for listening to the music and carrying it with you,” said Jo Harlow, Devices, Nokia.
Currently available in 15 markets across three continents, including the UAE, the Nokia Music Store lets people browse or purchase music, get recommendations or search for their favorite artists, songs or albums directly from their device. Nokia Music for PC software makes it easy to organise and transfer the music between a PC and compatible device, rip and burn CDs, as well as discover, stream and download directly from the Nokia Music Store. Today, Mexico was the latest country to launch a Nokia Music Store with additional markets such as Portugal, Norway, South Africa and Poland joining the fold in the coming months.
Nokia 5730 XpressMusic
The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is Nokia’s first music-optimized device to offer a full QWERTY keyboard – ideal for quick messaging. The heart of this music device is the Xpress Homescreen providing access and dynamic information on music, people, games, email and calendar, the Xpress Homescreen features an improved contacts bar with up to 20 friends and family members and provides direct access to music, N-Gage and other applications, like Facebook, Photos, Ovi Contacts, Maps, messaging and more. With Ovi Contacts, people see which friends are online, chat and even view what music they are listening to.
The Music shortcut offers a quick access to the music stored on the device as well as to the Nokia Music Store where they can find for information on artists, music and over-the-air downloads, directly on the device.
With the dedicated gaming keys the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is a true N-Gage gadget. Direct access to the N-Gage Arena community and the preloaded N-Gage games invite to connect and compete and check high scores with online friends.
Nokia also launched the Nokia Mobile Holder CR-110 to keep the Nokia 5730 XpressMusic at hand in the car,
The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the third quarter of 2009 for an estimated retail price of 280 euros before subsidies and taxes.
Nokia 5030 XpressMusic
Nokia 5030 XpressMusic is the company’s first phone with an internal FM radio antenna, which eliminates the need for a headset or external speakers. The one touch FM radio and channel selection keys on the side of the device ensure the product lives up to its XpressRadio name. Placed sideways on the table, the Nokia 5030 XpressMusic doubles as a portable FM radio and is ideal for emerging markets, where people rely on a radio as their main source of entertainment and news. The Nokia 5030 XpressMusic has up to a day of listening time and 10 hours of talk time, which comes to life with the powerful loudspeaker, and is available in two colors – graphite and red.
One of Nokia’s most affordable devices to offer an FM radio, the Nokia 5030 XpressMusic is expected to begin shipping in the second quarter of 2009 with an estimated retail price of less than €40, before taxes or subsidies.
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Nokia is the world’s number one manufacturer of mobile devices by market share and a leader in the converging Internet and communications industries. We make a wide range of devices for all major consumer segments and offer Internet services that enable people to experience music, maps, media, messaging and games. We also provide comprehensive digital map information through NAVTEQ and equipment, solutions and services for communications networks through Nokia Siemens Networks.
