Nokia has recently announced a 3G less version of Nokia 5230 for budget conscious buyers. It is targeted for Asian markets where presence of 3G is limited to big cities. If there is no 3G coverage in your area or you are not interested in subscribing high rental 3G plans then Nokia 5233 is ideal choice for you. It is also reported by Nokia 5233 users that it lacks GPS receiver which is present in Nokia 5230. The price of Nokia 5233 is around Rs 1000 less than 5230 in India.Two weeks ago it was available for Rs 7000 on ebay.in, which is an excellent price for such a feature rich Symbian Smartphone. By offering Nokia 5233 for such a low price Nokia is directly targeting Samsung Corby and Samsung Star.

Nokia 5233 key features are -

• 3.2 inch 360×640 pixels touchscreen display with 16 Million Colours

• Symbian S60v5 Operating System with 434 MHz CPU and 128 MB RAM

• 2MP Fixed Focus Camera with 30 fps QVGA video recording

• GPRS, EDGE and Bluetooth as connectivity features.

• 3.5 mm standard audio output jack

• Stereo FM with RDS

• Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor

• Same powerful 1320 mAh  battery as Nokia 5800