Nokia 5230 Mid-Range touch screen phone Review

Nokia 5230 is a mid range touch screen mobile phone, which runs on Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 and supports GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 on 2G network. The new Nokia 5230 has the same dimensions as the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic but does not have the Wi-Fi and has only a 2 megapixel camera, and its not even up to the expectations. This device comes with A-GPS navigation with Ovi Maps with aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities and terrain map views for pedestrian and drive navigation. This gadget can facilitate you with 33 hours of playback time. The handset features a Media Bar with access to favorite applications, such as music, photos, YouTube or Ovi Share. The Nokia 5230 multimedia mobile phone is likely to begin shipping in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Nokia 5230 Exterior

Nokia 5230 is a candy bar form factor mobile phone which is available in Black and White skin colors. On the front side of this handset there is a 3.2 inches TFT resistive touch screen capable of displaying 16 million colors. Also on the front there is an ear piece and three buttons for accepting disconnecting and option. On the top side of this gadget there is a microUSB port, 3.5 mm audio jack, port for charging and power button. On the right side of this device there is a dedicated camera key, volume rocker key and lock key. On the back of Nokia 5230 there is a 2 mega pixel camera. The dimensions of mobile phone are 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc and weights around 115 g.

Nokia 5230 Key Specifications

Nokia 5230 is a good phone with all the basic features, some of its key specifications include a Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5, Touch-based user interface, 3.2 MP Autofocus camera with LED flash, Music player with 27 hours of playback time, Stereo speakers with surround sound, Handwriting recognition, Bluetooth, microUSB, Photo editor, 3.5 mm audio jack, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), GPS with A-GPS support, Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch and Stereo FM radio with RDS. The Nokia 5230 can facilitate you with its best battery time of 432 hours on standby and with 7 hours of talk time.

Nokia 5230 Technical Specifications

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Nokia 5230 General Specifications

Status: Coming soon
Phone dimension: 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc
Phone weight: 115 g
Phone color: Black and White
Battery: Standby Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 33 h

Nokia 5230 Network and Technology

Operating system: Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
2G network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G network: HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 – for American
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, RSS feeds
GPRS: Class 32
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email and IM

Nokia 5230 Multimedia Specifications

Display size: 360 x 640 pixels, 3.2 inches
- Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
- Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
- Handwriting recognition
Screen type: TFT resistive touch screen, 16M colors
Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels with video recording.
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
- 70 MB built-in memory
EDGE: Class 32
HSCSD: Yes
USB: Yes, v2.0 microUSB
3G: HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
WLAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
Ring tones: Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
Vibration: Yes
Games: Yes + Java downloadable
Phone book: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
Call records:  Detailed, max 30 days
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support; Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
FM Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
Java MIDP 2.0
WMV/RV/MP4/3GP video player
MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A music player
Voice command/dial
Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Photo editor
T9
3.5 mm audio jack
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1320 mAh(BL-5J)

Nokia 5230 Images and Live Photos

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