Good Gear Guide reviews the Sony Ericsson Z530i and writes, “The Sony Ericsson’s Z530i is a well rounded phone that has a virtually identical design to the entry level walkman phone, the W300i. It offers an interesting design, interchangeable face plates and all the features and connectivity you’d expect out of an entry level handset.”

Expansys reviews the Sony Ericsson Z530i and writes, “Like the Z520i you can also change the covers if you get bored. Use the Z530i as a snap shot camera. Capture your day and share your pictures with friends. When you want to catch some live action, the Z530i is there for you. The camera allows you to record video clips. The Z530i’s internal memory allows you to store up 900 images (VGA Normal quality). Store more - up to 1 GB - with Memory Stick Micro™. When you need to organise your fast-growing image collection, use the picture gallery. Get a thumbnail overview, make a timeline search and sort.”

CIAO reviews the Sony Ericsson Z530i and writes, “Where this phone really starts to shine is with its music functions. Music can be loaded on to the phone by using a number of methods. I have bought a blue tooth USB device that plugs into my computer so that I can send music straight to my phone from my computer and vice versa. You can choose to set ring tones, message tones and alarm tones from the music that you have. Which is great fun!”

Mobiledia reviews the and writes, “The Sony Ericsson Z530i clamshell is the ideal pocket store for pictures and music as its onboard memory can be expanded to 1 GB by adding a Memory Stick Micro (M2). The pocket album is easy to set up and operate. Stored pictures are found with the multi-way thumbnail photo album searched for by timeline. The stills and video camera has 4x digital zoom and connectivity is by MMS, Bluetooth, USB 2.0, standard push-email and a full HTML Internet browser. A bright 65K-color main display and 1-inch monochrome sub-display on the outer shell deliver a crisp, clear viewing experience.”