The Nokia 5610 is a slider
mobile phone
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from
Nokia
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part of the
XpressMusic series. Introduced August 2007 and launched in December, it runs on the
Series 40
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platform. The 5610's design is similar to that of the
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic (announced same day), with aluminium brushed sides and bold side colours of either red, blue, white, or pink. Above the regular
D-pad
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with music buttons, the 5610 features a "sliding switch" below the display for navigation. The phone is shown on
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"
That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)" music video.
LCD screen issues
This phone has a known LCD screen defect that causes the screen to cease functioning.
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was aware of this and only temporarily halted sales
before putting the phone back on the market, regardless of the problem never being fixed. Upon further investigation, it appears as though the connector to the LCD becomes worn down and the protective layer breaks due to friction from operation of the slider.
See also
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Nokia N81
The Nokia N81 is a Symbian OS mobile phone announced by Nokia on 29 August 2007 and released the next month. It runs S60 3rd Edition, Feature Pack 1.
The N81 was marketed as an entertainment device focused on music and gaming. It was the firs ...
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Nokia N91
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Sony Ericsson W660i
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Sony Ericsson W910
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Sony Ericsson W760
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Sony Ericsson W595
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Samsung J610
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LG Shine
External links
Nokia 5610 Device DetailsNokia 5610 on Nokia EuropeNokia 5610 review on GSM Arena
References
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5610
Mobile phones introduced in 2007
Slider phones
Series 40 devices