Samsung S5230 Mobile Phone Review

Samsung S5230 also known as Samsung Tocco Lite or Samsung Star is a latest Touch screen bar phone from Samsung, which can be purchased online. This new Samsung S5230 supports GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 on 2G network. The Samsung S5230 is no doubt stylish handset and runs on TouchWiz and can read your written words. The 3-inch display is the main attention of the Samsung S5230. It has 240 x 300 pixels resolution just like most other touch screen displays by Samsung. The device boasts a variety of multimedia features as well as a 3 mega-pixel camera and video recording supporting QVGA@15fps. The cell phone also features music recognition using Shazam’s “Find Music” service. The Samsung S5230 supports 50 MB built-in memory capacity with an external memory slot up to 8GB. The Samsung S5230 also features built-in access to Google Search and Google’s Gmail email service, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 for wireless hands free headsets.

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Samsung S5230 Exterior

Samsung S5230 is a latest Touch screen bar phone, which is available in Black skin color. The Samsung S5230 actually is a quite compact device – and light as well.  On the front is cell phone sports a 3.0 inches TFT resistive touch screen, on which you can watch videos and images. On the front top there is an ear piece. Below the display there are three hardware keys. On the left side of the Samsung S5230 there is a simple volume rocker and a protective cap hiding the proprietary Samsung port that’s used for connecting the charger, data cable and headset. The S5230 right-hand side is just as simple with only two keys available here – the camera key and the HOLD key, which is used to lock and unlock the touch screen. Other interesting stuff on the right is the lanyard eyelet and the stylus nest. The 3 megapixel camera stands alone at the back without a LED flash presence. The Samsung S5230’s dimension is 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm and weights around 93.5 g.

Samsung S5230 Key Specifications

Samsung S5230 is no doubt loaded with tons of newest features. Some of its key specifications are like a 3 MP camera, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus, image stabilizer, video, flash, 3.0 inches TFT resistive touch screen, 256K colors, Accelerometer sensor, Handwriting recognition, Gesture lock, microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB (verified), 50 MB built-in memory, H.264/H.263/MPEG4 player, USB Enabled, v2.0, Bluetooth: Enabled, v2.1 with A2DP, EDGE Class 12, Stereo FM radio with RDS, Shazam Find Music service and Organizer. The Samsung S5230 can facilitate you with its best battery time of 800 hours on standby and with 10 hours of talk time.

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Samsung S5230 Technical Specifications

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Samsung S5230 General Specifications

Status: Available since May, 2009
Phone dimension: 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
Phone weight: 93.5 g
Phone color: Black
Battery: Standby Up to 800 hours
Talk time Up to 10 hours

Samsung S5230 Network and Technology

2G network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
GPRS: Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email

Samsung S5230 Multimedia Specifications

Display size: 240 x 400 pixels, 3.0 inches
- Accelerometer sensor
- Handwriting recognition
- Gesture lock
Screen type: TFT resistive touch screen, 256K colors
Camera: 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, Smile detection, video QVGA@15fps
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB (verified)
- 50 MB
EDGE: Class 12
HSCSD: No
USB: Yes, v2.0
3G: No
WLAN: No
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
Ring tones: Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, WAV ringtones
Vibration: Yes
Games: Yes + downloadable
Phone book: Yes, Photo Contact
Call records:  Yes
GPS: No
FM Radio: Stereo FM radio with RDS
Java MIDP 2.0
MP3/WMA/AAC player
H.263/H.264/MPEG4 player
Organizer
Shazam Find Music service
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1000 mAh

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Samsung S5230 Photos & Live Images

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