Nokia has recently announced their two new phones the E75 and 5730 Xpress Music one meant for business and other for entertainment .

At the first glance , beside colors and few extra buttons on 5700 Xpress Music both looks the same with 2.4 inch 16 million color screen and slide out keyboards it’s what’s inside which makes them differ and makes the underdog a winner

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The comparison between the two is

Dimensions and Weight

5730 Xpress Music : 112  x 51 x 15.4 mm , 135gms

E75  : 111.8 x 50 x 14.4 mm , 139 g

Winner  Although E75 is slimmer it’s 4 gms heavier then 5730 XPress Music , as the difference is negligable , both are the same

Input Methods

5730 Xpress Music   : 5-Way scrolling , Camera Key , Volume Key , Slideout Keyboard , Keypad , Media Keys and Game Keys

E75  :  5-Way scrolling , Camera Key , Volume Key , Slideout Keyboard , Keypad

Winner  :  5730 wins with more input methods as gaming and media keys

Operating and Data Frequencies

5730 Xpress Music :  GSM 1800/  1900 /  850 / 900 ,  WCDMA 1900 / 2100  / 900 , CSD , EDGE , GPRS, HCSD , HSDPA, WCDMA

E75 :  GSM 1800/  1900 /  850 / 900 ,  WCDMA 1900 / 2100  / 900 /  850 , CSD , EDGE , GPRS, HCSD , HSDPA, WCDMA

Winner  :  E75 has one extra CDMA band so it’s the winner but who uses it ??

Processor and available memory and card support

5730 Xpress Music :  Single CPU  , ARM 11 , 369 MHZ – 100mb internal memory and 16 gb card support

E75 : Single CPU  , ARM 11 , 369 MHZ – 50mb internal memory and 16 gb card support

Winner  :  5730 Xpress Music with it’s 100mb internal memory leave E75 far behind

Camera

5730 Xpress Music :  3.2 Mpx  Carl Zeiss optics with LED Flash

E75 :  Plain 3.2 Mpx Camera with LED flash

Winner  :  Carl Zeiss beats plain vanilla camera anytime , 5730 wins

Inbox contents

5730 Xpress Music :

• Battery BL-4U (1000mAh)
• Wired stereo headset (HS-83) and remote control plug AD-54 with music controls
• Micro USB cable CA-101D
• 8 GB MicroSD memory card (inside phone)
• Travel Charger AC-8
• Short User Guide
• Mini DVD

E75 :

Winner  : 5730 wins with a 8gb memory card instead of 4gb with E75

Estimated Price

5730 Xpress Music   :   Euros 280 /-

E75 :  Euros 375 /-

so 5730 with its 33 % lower price then E75 offers better bang for the buck with it’s extra user memory ( 100 mb compared to 50mb in E75 ) and with a better sales package offering double the size of memory card , not to mention extra gaming and media keys leaves E75 far behind .

The Xpress Music Editions although has the heart for entertainment but with a little tweak here and there and some software downloads could be made like a business phone and with a lower price cost , buying software will prove to be inexpensive as compared to E75.

The underdog wins

Farhan