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Nokia 5030 review

Nokia 5030 an inexpensive but handy phone with a capacious battery and a built-in FM receiver that can work without a headset connected.

Design, body

The design of the phone is simple but memorable. The device looks more expensive than its level. The dimensions of the pouch are not the belt. There are two colors - dark gray and red.

The front panel looks like a metal one, but it is plastic. The back panel is glossy, there will be permanent scratches and fingerprints on it. There are three buttons on the left side. The central one is responsible for turning on the receiver, and the extreme ones - for switching stations or moving along the frequencies of the radio range. The keys are rubber, made of one strip, they fit snugly to the body. Dirt and moisture will not get in. And the finger will not slip.

On the opposite, right side, there is a 2 mm jack for a standard charger, a 2.5 mm jack for connecting a headset or headphones via an adapter and a special interface jack. It can only be used in a service center, since there is no suitable cable or software on the market. The speaker on the back is highlighted.

The microphone hole is on the bottom, and the bright flashlight is on the top. You can enable it either in the menu or by pressing the "up" navigation key. On both sides of the flashlight there are earhooks to which you can attach a strap, keychain, etc.

The build quality for the budget level is excellent. There are no creaks or backlashes, even if you squeeze the phone with your hand. The back cover does not dangle, the fastenings are good.

Keyboard, controls

Keyboard Nokia 5030 plastic, made of a solid plate. But the corners of the keys have raised divisions, so you can get used to "blind" typing. The size of the keys and symbols on them is average. The backlight is bright, white and even. In the dark, all symbols are clearly visible.

There is no additional key to turn the phone on and off, the red call reset button is used. If the phone is turned on, then with its help you can get to the profile selection menu. Navigation key and soft keys have standard functionality. Using the lower left key, you can activate the "talking" clock.

Display

TFT display Nokia 5030 has a small size of 28x35 mm, a diagonal of 1.8 inches and a resolution of 128x160 pixels. It displays up to 65,000 colors. A traditional option for budget phones. In fact, such a display is quite enough for comfortable work with the functions that are available in the phone. No one will watch photos, videos or read books on it.

The screen is bright, but dims noticeably in the sun, although the text in the menu or messages is clearly visible. The icons are distinct too. The display accommodates two service lines and five text lines. Traditionally, the desktop contains a clock, date, battery charge and cellular network signal icons.

Battery

IN Nokia 5030 installed Li-ion battery BL-5C with a capacity of 1020 mAh. It allows the phone to work for 10 hours 15 minutes of talk time, 524 hours of standby time and 24 hours of radio listening. With an average load, the phone works for about a week. You can fully charge the battery in 2 hours if you use the charger that comes with the kit.

System, data transmission, memory

Works Nokia 5030 on the Series 30 software platform. You can update the firmware only at the service center, but the need for this, most likely, will not appear.

The phone operates in the EGSM 900/1800 and GSM 850/1900 bands. There is no Internet access, bluetooth and Wi-Fi modules are also not available.

The phone memory can store 250 messages, 500 contacts. There are also preset melodies and pictures. A total of about 8 MB of memory is available for data storage.

Menu

Menu Nokia 5030 looks standard.Either in the form of lists or in the form of nine icons. The submenu can also be displayed with nine icons or lists. There is no braking when navigating the menu, thanks to the display properties and stable software. Fast navigation is possible using the numeric keys. It is possible to assign the necessary functions to the soft keys and the navigation key.

T9 input mode for English and Russian is available for all applications.

Phone book

The phone book can store up to 500 contacts. For each of them, you can specify a name and five phone numbers (mobile and landline). It is possible to assign pre-installed simple pictures to contacts. There is no way to upload your own.

Speed ​​dialing can be set on keys from 2 to 9. Contacts can easily be moved from the phone book to the SIM card and vice versa. The search takes place according to the first letters. It is possible to transfer contacts to other phones by SMS.

There are several phone books in the device. This is very convenient if several people use the phone, for example, if the phone is a business one.

There is a "black list" that blocks unwanted calls.

Posts

In mind Nokia 5030 up to 250 messages are saved. "Large" messages are supported, which consist of several SMS. The rest of the functions are standard. Templates are available, Nokia Messaging and emoticons are supported. Mailing lists can be created.

The phone does not support MMS messages. There is no mail client.

Call log

The log contains lists of dialed, received and missed calls. Each list stores up to 20 numbers. The numbers to which the SMS were sent are also located here.

Settings

IN Nokia 5030 preinstalled 20 themes. However, when you select them, only the background image changes, and the icons remain the same. There are six profiles that you can choose and modify for yourself.

Also in the settings you can change the brightness of the display, color schemes, the volume of the ringtone and the melody itself. The call signal can be normal, single, increasing, short and without sound at all. Vibro can work separately or together with a melody.

Organizer

There is only one alarm clock in the phone. It can be configured for one or several days. You can select a melody for it (or turn on the radio) and a repeat period.

The calendar is displayed for a month. For each day, you can assign an event and select an alert melody for it.

A calculator, converter, stopwatch, clock, list of expenses are available.

FM receiver

The receiver can run in the background. Station search is possible both in manual and automatic mode. For the radio to work, there is no need to connect a headset, there is a built-in antenna, from which the receiver confidently picks up radio transmissions. There are special keys to control the receiver. Through the loudspeaker, the sound quality and volume are quite good, you can comfortably listen to music.

Games

IN Nokia 5030 preinstalled 3 games Snake Xenzia, Beach Rally, Sudoku. There is no way to install other games or applications.

Equipment

Together with Nokia 5030 are:

Battery BL-5C

Charger AC-3

Stereo headset WH-10

User's manual

Conclusion

The phone turned out to be pretty good. The reception quality is good, the speaker is loud. The device can be recommended to everyone without exception.

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