Nokia 5230 Full Review

Nokia is busy announcing new products this quarter. First, Nokia booklet 3G and now the cheapest Nokia touchscreen, 5230 came as a surprise without any leaks and rumors. Nokia 5230 belongs to the low mid-range category and is ready to give a tough competition to Samsung Star  and LG KP500.

Video Review -

Nokia 5230 Features/ Pros/Advantages -

• 3.2 inch , 360x640 pixels display with 16.7 Million Colors

• 2MP Fixed Focus Camera with DVD quality(VGA) video recording at 30 fps

• 3G for high speed internet connectivity

• Accelerometer and proximity Sensor

• Excellent Audio quality

• GPS for easy navigation towards your destination

• True smartphone based on Symbian S60v5 operating system

• Powerful processor for fast operations and sufficient RAM for multitasking

• Long lasting battery providing Nonstop 33 hrs Music Playback

• Best value for money touchsreen smartphone ever released

Nokia 5230 Cons/Disadvantages -

• Doesn’t belong to XpressMusic Series (Mono Speaker)

• Same old 5800 design with added weight(115g)

• Lacks Wifi

• Inferior camera as compared to 5530 and 5800

• No TV Output

Difference between Nokia 5800 and 5230 -

• Weight -- Nokia 5800 is slightly lighter than 5230. Nokia 5800 weighs 109 g, whereas 5230 weighs 115 g.
  

• Volume - Nokia 5230 is more compact. Its body volume is 78 cc as compared to 83 cc of 5800.

• Stylus - Nokia 5230 lacks  Stylus slot,  so there is no Stylus in sales package. However, a Plectrum Stylus is included as shown above.

• Thickness -- Nokia 5230 is slimmer. It is 14.5 mm thick whereas 5800 has a thickness of 15.5 mm.
  

• Wifi -- Nokia 5230 lacks Wifi

• User Interface -- Nokia 5230 has more polished user interface with  new homescreen and Kinetic scrolling which is a cool feature. 5800 is supposed to have this feature in future firmware update. Watch 5230 Kinetic scrolling in above video.

• Camera -- 5230 has a fixed focus 2MP camera without flash, wheras 5800 has 3.2 MP Autofocus Camera with Dual LED Flash. Both of them have same, DVD quality video recording with frame rate of 30 fps.
  

• Music through headphones -- Nokia 5800 belongs to XpressMusic range so you may think that it  offers better audio quality than 5230.Thats not true, Nokia 5230 sound quality is comparable to iPhone 3GS. Its quite surprising, but Gsmarena has done the Nokia 5230 audio test and found that it is no way behind in the music department in comparison to 5530 and 5800 XpressMusic. 
  

• Speakers -- Nokia 5230 offers mediocre sound quality through speakers as it has Mono speaker whereas 5800 has Stereo Speakers.

• Memory- No memory card in 5230 sales package whereas 5800 comes with 8GB micro SD card.
  

• Xpress-on Covers in Sales Package - Nokia 5230 comes with 2 spare battery covers in the sales package. However, it is not confirmed whether it’ll ship with Xpress-on covers or not. The sales package may vary region-wise.

Rest of the features of 5230 are same as 5800. Check the  specifications below to know all features present in Nokia 5230.

Specifications -

Model No	Nokia 5230
Form Factor	Candybar
Frequency	1800/1900/850/900
Dimensions	111x51.7x14.5 mm
Weight	115 g
Volume	78 cc
Display	Touchscreen, 3.2 inch, 360x640
	with 16:9 Aspect Ratio
Keypad	Virtual QWERTY keyboard
Additional Keys	Camera Key, Volume Key,
	Menu Key, Call + Call End Keys.
Operating System	Symbian OS v9.4 S60v5
Java	MIDP 2.0
Flash Player	Flash Lite 3.0
CPU	434 Mhz
RAM	128 MB
Internal Memory	70 MB
Memory Card	Expandable up to 16 GB
Accelerometer	Yes
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Camera	2MP Fixed focus camera with
	Single LED Flash, 30 fps QVGA video
Image Formats	BMP, EXIF, GIF, JPEG, MBM, PNG
Audio Formats	MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+ WMA.
3.5mm Audio Jack	Yes
Video Formats	3GPP, Flash Video, MP4, RM
FM Radio	Stereo FM
USB	Micro USB v2.0
Bluetooth	v2.0 with A2DP support
GPRS	Class 32
EDGE	Class 32
Wifi	No
3G	HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
Web Browser	S60 HTML Web Browser
GPS	Yes
Email Protocols	IMAP4, POP3, SMTP
Document Viewer	Excel, PDF, PPT, Word
Games	Roller Coaster
	DJ Mix Tour
Available Colors	White and Red
	White and Dark Silver
	White and Pink
	White and Yellow
	White and Blue
	Black and Red
	Black and Dark Silver
Accessories	Mini Speakers MD-8
	Mini Speakers MD-9
	Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-214
	Stereo Headset WH-102
	Battery BL-5J
	Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-504
	Stereo Headset WH-500
	Bluetooth Headset BH-103
Battery	Battery BL-5J (1320 mAh)
Talk Time	Up to 7 hrs
Standby Time	Up to 18 days
Music Playback Time	Up to 33 Hrs
Video Playback Time	Up to 4-6 hours (MP4 )

Sales Package -

Nokia 5230

Charger AC-8

Battery BL-5J (1320 mAh)

Stereo Headset WH-102

Stylus (In some regions)

Plectrum Stylus CP-306

Xpress-on Covers

User Guide

Competitors -

Samsung Star 3G, LG KP500

Price -

The expected price of Nokia 5230 is €149=$213=Rs10000

Release Date -

Nokia 5230 is expected to release in 4th quarter this year.

Conclusion -

You won’t get a touchscreen smartphone cheaper than Nokia 5230 offering high end features such as 3G, GPS and 30 fps video recording. So, if you are on a tight budget and can’t afford Nokia 5530 or 5800 just wait for this budget touchscreen smartphone. It won’t take long as 4th quarter is already running.

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