5130 XpressMusic

Overview

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic combines dedicated music keys, native 3.5 mm audio, stereo Bluetooth and FM with a 2-inch QVGA display, Java, removable BL-5C and side card slot.

Period and variants

Contemporary reports date the announcement to 4 November 2008. Nokia’s original sheet plans a Q1 2009 introduction, without establishing one worldwide first retail day. The 1998 monochrome 5130 is separate.

Music and controls

The 88 g plastic candybar combines a 2-inch QVGA screen with numeric keys. Three left music keys also control FM, with optional rhythmic illumination. A native 3.5 mm connector and stereo Bluetooth support headphone listening; the rear loudspeaker is separate. FM RDS still needs a wired headset antenna. The planned package includes a 1 GB card, WH-102 headset and short data cable, subject to regional bundles.

Software and storage

Series 40 supports Java, background music/radio, calendar and recording. Opera Mini is preinstalled in the reviewed sample, which lacks Flight mode and Active Standby. Approximately 30 MB is user storage, not RAM. The first guide states 2 GB microSD support, while GSMArena tests 16 GB successfully. A precise firmware/card mapping remains unconfirmed. The side slot can be changed while powered after card access stops.

Camera and power

A fixed-focus 2 MP camera produces 1600 × 1200 pictures without flash and records QCIF video. MPEG4/3GP playback capability does not raise recording resolution. Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, microUSB data and a separate charger socket accompany a removable BL-5C. The review specifies 1020 mAh; the launch sheet names the pack without capacity. Six-hour talk and twelve-day standby maxima differ from the reviewer’s approximately three-day extensive-use sample. The review introduction and hardware page conflict on an ambient-light sensor, so unverified sensor, CPU and RAM entries remain open.

Sources

• Nokia — original planned 5130 XpressMusic data sheet
• Nokia — original 5130 XpressMusic user guide, 9212622 Issue 1
• Golem — Ingo Pakalski’s original announcement report, 4 November 2008
• GSMArena — original 5130 hardware review, 22 April 2009
• GSMArena — original 5130 connections and Series 40 review
• GSMArena — original 5130 multimedia review
• GSMArena — original 5130 camera and connectivity review

Image credits

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic front and browser, original wear and complete frame — Mohammed Qays, CC BY-SA 4.0; source file unchanged by this archive.

Red Nokia 5130 XpressMusic, original photograph without sharpening — AGuXtInXs, CC BY-SA 3.0; source file unchanged by this archive.

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