Nokia 5300

Nokia 5300 XpressMusic
Manufacturer	Nokia
Availability by region	September 26,2006 (worldwide)
Predecessor	Nokia 3220
Successor	Nokia 5310 ; Nokia 5610 XpressMusic
Related	XpressMusic ; Nokia 5200
Compatible networks	GSM/EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz, and GSM/EGSM 850/1800/1900 MHz
Form factor	Slide-up phone
Dimensions	92.4×48.2×20.7 mm, 85 cc (volume)
Weight	106.5 g
Operating system	Series 40 3rd edition (proprietary)
CPU	ARM9 Vertex
Memory	32 MB internal memory (flash), 16 MB system RAM
Removable storage	microSD (up to 2 GB)
Battery	Nokia battery BL-5B (820 mAh)
Rear camera	1.3 megapixels CMOS camera in 8× digital zoom
Display	QVGA (240×320 pixels) in 2-inch display, 262,144 (18-bit) true color TFT LCD
Connectivity	GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE/CSD, IrDA, Mini USB 2.0, PC Suite, Bluetooth (A2DP supports wireless audio transfer), Remote OTA synchronization with SyncML, 2.5 mm Nokia AV connector
Data inputs	Keypad

Last updated July 15, 2025

Nokia 5300 XpressMusic is a slider mobile phone by Nokia, part of the XpressMusic range. It was announced on 26 September 2006^[2] alongside Nokia 5200 and released at the end of that year. It runs on Nokia Series 40 3rd Edition FP2.

Overview

The phone has a sleek slider design and features a 240×320 pixels (QVGA) TFT display and a 1.3-megapixel (CMOS) camera which can be used in landscape. It has dedicated music buttons on each side which makes it easy to access tracks in music player mode or tune in different stations in radio mode, with a 2.5 mm. headset jack. It has also a powerful loudspeaker at the back for high quality sound output. It also features a removable microSD card with a maximum capacity of 2 GB and powered by an ARM9 CPU running at 237 MHz.^[3] Nokia 5300 XpressMusic was launched on T-Mobile's USA network on 1 March 2007.

Nokia 5300 can browse and surf the internet via GPRS. The phone can access different web or mobile sites like Friendster, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, Google, YouTube, Multiply etc. The phone also features the active standby mode which can create shortcuts while on standby mode. It has a dedicated keys on sides let you access to music or just push camera button to start camera or video mode. The best view when you play your video is on panoramic view.

These are the menu options of Nokia 5300: Contacts, Log, Organizer, Gallery, Messaging, Media, Applications, Web, Settings, PTT and the user's SIM network services.

Features

Frequency and power

Operating frequency

EGSM 900/1800/1900 MHz and EGSM 850/1800/1900 MHz

Power management

Nokia Battery BL-5B (820mah)
Talk Time up to 3.2 hours
Standby Time up to 223 hours
Music time up to 12 hours

(operation times depending on network and usage)

External features

Dimensions

Volume: 85cc.
Weight: 106.5 g.
Length: 92.4 mm.
Width: 48.2 mm.
Thickness (max.): 20.7 mm.

Display

262,144 (262K) color true color TFT QVGA 320 × 240 pixels, 2' LCD display

User interface

S40 user interface
Dedicated music keys for play, pause, forward and rewind functions
Side volume keys can be used as zoom keys when camera is activated

Internal features

Imaging features

Integrated 1.3-megapixel camera with up to 8x digital zoom
Dedicated camera button
Landscape camcorder and video player
Video recording and playback
Download and upload images and video sequences
Fun frames and programmable white balance for camera

Multimedia features

Visual radio, listen to music and interact to favorite radio stations
Playback video formats
Integrated FM radio
New S40 music player
Integrated music player for MP3/AAC/eAAC+/AAC+/WMA/AMR/Midi formats
Listen, create playlists and manage music
Different skins for the music player

Memory functions

Combo memory with 32 MB flash and 16 MB RAM
Hot swappable slot for microSD memory card
Options to expand with microSD card

Messaging features

Multimedia messaging: MMS for creating, receiving, editing and sending videos and pictures with AMR voice clips
Email: Supports SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 and APOP protocols
Attachments: Supports JPEG, GIF, 3GP, MP3, PowerPoint and Excel files
Text messaging: Supports SMS, picture message, SMS distribution list
Audio messaging: Records own voice message and send to compatible devices
Instant Messaging and Presence-enhanced contacts

Applications

Java MIDP 2.0
Pre-installed Java applications
Over-the-air (OTA) download of Java-based applications and games
3 pre-installed games

Pre-installed games

Music Guess
Pro Snowboard
Snake III

Ringing tones

64-chord/voice polyphonic MIDI ringing tones
Supported file formats include MP3, True Tones, AAC, 64-chord/voice polyphonic MIDI tones
Video ring-tones
Alert and gaming tones

Connectivity

A2DP to support Bluetooth stereo headset for high quality, wireless audio transfer
Infrared (IR)
Remote OTA synchronization with SyncML
Mini USB interface with USB 2.0
Local/remote synchronization with PC using PC Suite
New 2.5 mm. Nokia AV connector
Push to talk over cellular network (network dependent)

Browsing and data transfer

xHTML over TCP/IP
Full OMA Digital Rights Management 2.0 for content protection
Data transfer: GPRS and EGPRS multislots class 10
HSCSD/CSD for data modem

Personal information management (PIM)

Advance series 40 PIM features including calendar, contacts, and to-do list
Alarm clock
Reminders
Calculator
New and enhanced calendar view

Other features

Internal antenna
Animated color screensaver
Changeable color themes, user-defined themes
Nokia Sensor
Flash lite player 2.0
Plug and Play mobile devices
Nokia Audio Manager and Windows Media Player
Nokia Catalogs
Nokia Widsets, Google Map and Yahoo! Go (free downloads)
Covers: Available colors in Grey-White, Lilac-White, Black-White, All Black cover and the famous Red-White

Sales package contents

Nokia 5300 XpressMusic phone
Nokia Battery BL-5B
Nokia Standard Charger AC-3
Nokia Stereo Headset HS-47
Nokia MicroSD Card
Mini USB cable
Universal headphone adapter
CD-ROM for PC Suite
User Guide manual

Differences of 5300 and 5200

The Nokia 5300 is generally comparable with the Nokia 5200.

	5200	5300
Screen size / type	128 × 160 pixels / TFT (STN)	240 × 320 pixels / TFT
Display	1.8 inch.	2 inch.
Internal memory	5 MB	8 MB
External memory	Up to 2 GB	Up to 2 GB
Camera	VGA	1.3-megapixel (8x digital zoom)
Weight	104 g.	106.5 g.
Battery life	Talk: 3.2 hours Standby: 263 hours	Talk: 3.2 hours Standby: 233 hours

Talk: 3.2 hours
Standby: 233 hours

In media

The phone is shown in the Fall Out Boy "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race", "Thnks fr th Mmrs" and The Academy Is... "We've Got a Big Mess on Our Hands" music video.

Related handsets

Nokia 5200 (Slide)
Nokia 5610 (Slide)
Nokia 5310 (Slim)
Nokia 5320 (3G Phone)
Nokia 5800 (Touchscreen)
Nokia 5220 (Asymmetric)
Nokia 5130 (Candybar)
Nokia 5700 (Twist)

References

↑ "Nokia 5300 device details". Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
↑ "Nokia 5300 and 5200 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News".
↑ Nokia 5300

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[1] "Nokia 5300 device details". Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.

[2] "Nokia 5300 and 5200 - Mobile Gazette - Mobile Phone News".

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