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You'd think that Nokia would want to do a better job of building up such important product announcements with a long, drawn-out series of frustratingly unhelpful teasers, viral videos, and global PR campaigns, but instead, it turns out that the rumored E72 and 5530 XpressMusic have been officially unveiled at the company's Connection 09 event in Singapore. The E72 is arguably the bigger announcement of the two, succeeding the E71 by adding a whopping 5 megapixel camera, a 3.5mm headphone jack (thank goodness), integrated compass, 10.2Mbps HSDPA, and an optical navigation pad; it'll hit in the third quarter for €350 (about $489). Follow the break for video of the E72 in slick, polished, high-orchestrated marketing action. Next up, as we'd heard, the 5530 ends up being a small step down from the 5800 in the S60 5th Edition totem pole, offering just EDGE data without any form of 3G (though you've still got WiFi). It's got a 3.2 megapixel camera with LED flash, 3.5mm jack, and a 640 x 360 touchscreen display. Like the E72 it'll be available in the third quarter; it'll retail for €199 (about $278) unlocked.

Nokia 5530

The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic is Nokia's third touch screen based handset and successor to the 5800 XpressMusic, also known as the "Tube" on the internet. The 5800 was Nokia's first attempt at touch screen handsets and featured a modified Symbian S60 v 9.4 OS to handle touch input. Opinions on the device were divided, with some criticising its rushed and dodgy user interface and others praising its relatively low price point.
The Nokia 5530 XpressMusic looks to improve on its predecessor with a more compact size and better user interface. It features a 3.2-megapixel camera with LED flash, Bluetooth, WiFi, and EDGE, widescreen video playback at 640×360, hot-swappable MicroSD slot (4GB included) and a standard 3.5mm audio jack. The Contacts Bar on the home screen now lets you save 20 contacts, compared to only 4 on the 5800. The Contacts Bar allows the user to "quickly call or send a message, review conversation history, or follow the contact's feed". The device lacks 3G connectivity, which is a step down from the 5800.
The 5530 XpressMusic is expected to retail for a very affordable €199 (~$280), compared to more expensive devices in its class.