The Nseries weren’t the only ones taking the limelight yesterday. The new XpressMusic series now comes to you in the form of the 5300 slider that features tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Bluetooth, the oh-so standard QVGA (240x320) screen, a low-ish 1.3 megapixel digital camera, 3.5mm stereo jack adapter, microSD memory upto 2 GB, FM radio and of course, music playback with the dedicated keys on the face itself, which I find more convenient to use than the N95’s slide-top design. Expected at around Rs 14,500.

The 5200 is simply a slightly trimmed version of the 5300, with the camera taking a backseat. The 5200 also doesn't come with the XpressMusic tag. This skim gets you around 3-grand off the price at Rs 12,000.
The 3250 with the new XpressMusic tag has been updated with a new cosmetic treatment and the maximum microSD support has also been upped to 2 GB. Rs 23,500 sounds like a lot, but all of these are expected retail prices, so when they come down here they’ll cost a whole lot less, don’t worry.



