Screen
The VX5300's 96 x 64 px external display offers 65K-colors to show frequently
viewed information at 4 lines of text such as time, date, day, signal strength,
and battery charge. Built from OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) technology,
the external LCD is a bit washed out in direct sunlight, but offers superior
power consumption, prolonging battery life.
On the contrary, the 2.0-inch, 262K-color internal LCD screen utilizes
TFT (Thin Film Transistor) technology, in which circuits are built directly
onto the glass surface, permitting faster image response time and superior
color contrast. Offering a 128 x 160 px resolution, the internal display
provides outstanding imaging during camera and multimedia functions.
Offering the best of both worlds, the VX5300's dual color displays offer
excellent contrast and clarity for main functions on the internal LCD, while
conserving battery life on the more frequently used external LCD.
Audio
The VX5300 can't be used as an MP3 music player, and unlike other more
music-capable Verizon phones, it's not enabled with 3G broadband technology
for the company's well-publicized online VCAST Music service to purchase
full-length songs over-the-air.
 However,
the VX5300 still supports the basics. It plays MP3 ringtones and comes with
15 unique ringtones, vibrate and silent modes. Though dependable in other
respects, the VX5300 wasn't designed as a multimedia phone, and can't really
compare to the newer MP3 player phones.
Messaging
Mobile media features include text messaging up to 1,064 characters,
PIX messaging (sending and receiving photos with text and audio), Web-based
email and instant messaging.
One downside of the VX5300 is that instant messages cannot be sent to
users of AOL Instant Messenger. However, messages can be shared with contacts
on MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger.
The VX5300 can store up to 350 messages combined from the user's text
and PIX inbox/outbox, drafts and message notifications. Customizable options
include a signature feature that lets the user create and edit a signature
to send automatically with each message. Messages can also be locked or
unlocked to prevent or allow deletion. The Auto Receive function allows
the user to directly download content from an incoming PIX message.
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