The Nokia 5330 XpressMusic may well turn out to be the surprise hit if this morning ’s announcement. The design has already divided opinion, as Nokia has taken a bold and daring new approach with this Nok. We want to see how it performs out in the field before making any final judgements.

This S40 phone packs a host of features usually found in high-end devices, so take a tech tour with us as we fill you in on everything you need to know about the Nokia 5330 XpressMusic.

With its 2.4-inch screen,  slide-out keypad, 3.2-megapixel camera, 70MB of internal memory and Nokia Maps with A-GPS, this is a good all-round phone with many killer features you’d expect to see in more high-end devices.

What’s more, it takes a leaf out of the Nokia 5800’s book and comes with one-touch dedicated music keys. This means makign the most of music and other apps will be a cinch on this handset. The Nokia 5330 XpressMusic is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2009 for an estimated retail price of 160 EUR.

Get the full tech spec on the Nokia 5330 XpressMusic:

TECHNICAL PROFILE
System: WCDMA 850/1900/2100, WCDMA 900/1700/2100, EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
User Interface: S40
Dimensions: 101 x 47 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Weight: 113g
Display: 2.4 -inch QVGA (320 x 240 pixels) with up to 16 million colours
Battery: Nokia Battery BL-4U, 1000 mAh Lion
Memory: up to 70 MB internal memory, support for up to 16GB microSD memory card

OPERATING TIMES
Talk time: Up to 7.7 hours
Standby time: Up to 350 hours
Music playback: Up to 24 hours

PHOTO AND VIDEO
Full focus 3.2-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash
Photo and video sharing online via Ovi Share, Facebook, Flickr

DATA SERVICES & CONNECTIVITY
GSM GPRS/EGPRS multislot class 32
WCDMA max download/upload 384 kbps, power class 3/4
MicroUSB, 3.5-mm AV connector
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 with A2DP & AVRCP

MUSIC SYNCRONISATION
Nokia Music for PC, Nokia Ovi Suite, Windows Media Player, Nokia Music Store

FEATURES
Quick access to music with dedicated touch music keys
Nokia Music Store where available
Comes With Music compatible where available
Nokia Music for PC
Music presence with Ovi Contacts
Storage for up to 3000 songs (in eAAC+ format) with 2GB microSD memory card inbox
3.5-mm connector for wide choice of Hi-Fi headphones
Music Player supporting MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, Midi
FM stereo radio with RDS
Bluetooth stereo audio

ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Personalisation of light effects
Organic wallpapers making your phone unique
Social networking and entertainment via Ovi Contacts, Ovi Share, Nokia Messaging, Windows Live Messenger, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube
Nokia Maps with A-GPS

Colours: Black/Red, Silver/Blue