HMD Global already offers devices with retro designs and affordable options, such as the Nokia 105. Now, the company has announced three new feature phones and a low-cost tablet, but it is The Nokia 5710 XpressAudio that was stealing the show, because it has space to store and charge wireless headphones.
Nokia 5710 XpressAudio
The new phone looks like a typical Candy Bar phone on the front, but the back of the device has a very interesting and useful trick.
The back of the phone has a separate back panel at the top, and sliding it down reveals where to store your true wireless earbuds.. Best of all, the compartment can also charge your headphones.
Don’t expect a huge 1450mAh battery. But feature phones don’t use much power and the headphones have small batteries anyway, so we don’t expect the headphone charging round to seriously affect the phone’s battery life.
Smartphone with wireless headphone hole
HMD says this is a removable battery and you can expect up to six hours of talk time and up to 20 days of dual SIM 4G standby. The included headphones give you up to four hours of music playback on a single charge.
Other notable specs include a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a 3.5mm port, Bluetooth 5.0, 128MB of expandable storage, dedicated volume control buttons, FM radio support, a micro-USB port, and a VGA-quality camera.
Don’t expect modern music streaming support here, given the outdated Symbian S30 operating system, but microSD support (up to 32GB) means there’s decent space for local music files.
HMD noted in an emailed press release that the Nokia 5710 XpressAudio will be available for £74.99 in the UK. There is no information on wider availability yet.
For people who cannot get used to devices with a more modern design, this can be an excellent option. Also, having space to store and charge the headphones on your smartphone can be an exceptional thing for some users.
We expect Nokia to expand the availability of this device to more countries soon.
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