Nokia 5230 Specs

7.2
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Nokia 5230 Review
8.9

Description

Nokia 5230 is a candybar phone boasting a 3.2-inch widescreen touch display with full-screen QWERTY keyboard and handwriting recognition. Other features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDHC card support up to 16GB, long battery life for up to 33 hours of music playback time, A-GPS, Nokia’s new Contacts bar on the homescreen, a 2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.0.

Cons

  • The touchscreen uses resistive technology, which is not responsive
  • Thick body (0.61 inches)
I want it 3 users
I have it 20 users
I had it 57 users

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Display

Size: 3.2-inch
Resolution: 640 x 360 px, 229 PPI
Technology: TFT
Screen-to-body: 49.08 %
Colors: 16 777 216
Features: Proximity sensor

Hardware

Processor: Single core, 434 MHz, ARM11
RAM: 0.1GB
Internal storage: 0.07GB
Storage expansion: microSDHC up to 16 GB
OS: Symbian (9.4), S60 5th Edition
ROM: 256 MB
Device type: Smartphone

Battery

Capacity: 1320 mAh
Type: Li - Ion, User replaceable

Camera

Rear: Single camera
Main camera: 2 MP
Video recording: 640x480 (VGA) (30 fps)
Dimensions: 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 inches
(111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm)
Weight: 4.06 oz (115.0 g)
Features: Interchangeable covers, Notification light
Keys: Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key

Cellular

3G: Bands 8(900), 1(2100)
Other versions support UMTS 850/2100 MHz
Data Speed: UMTS, HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s

Multimedia

Headphones: 3.5mm jack
Radio: FM, Stereo, RDS

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth: 2.0
USB: microUSB, USB 2.0
Location: GPS
Sensors: Accelerometer
Other: Computer sync

Phone features

Notifications: Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Other features: Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
Date approved: Sep 08, 2009
FCC ID value: LJPRM-588
Measured SAR:
Head: 1.03 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
Body: 0.69 W/kg
Measured in: 1900 MHz
EU SAR:
Head: 1.10 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced: Aug 25, 2009
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News

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Nokia C6 firmware now available for the 52xx phones
After a lot of hard work the guys at PNHT forums have managed to port Nokia C6 firmware to the Nokia 52xx phones, specifically the Nokia 5230 (v21.0.004), 5228, 5232 and 5233 (all running v21.1.102). It's important to note that this update is only a ...
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Nokia 5230 is pushed to the extreme clock speed of 800MHz
By no means can the Nokia 5230 be regarded as part of the upper echelon of Nokia's smartphones, but that's not preventing the handset from showing off the possibilities it's able to achieve. As you can tell from watching the video, the not too releva...
, by John Velasco, 0
Nokia 5230 is pushed to the extreme clock speed of 800MHz

User Reviews

Overall User Rating
Build quality
8.9
Camera quality
8
Performance
7.7
Display
9.1
Battery life and charging
8.9
Rating breakdown (out of 10)
9
I love this phone!
Phone owned for more than a year

I own this phone for about 3 years and it is gorgeous,long battery life,good reception,good build quality.The screen could be brighter for outside visibility,but for this price,it's great.The screen can't be cracked at all,because it's resistive :D Love everything about this phone,looks awesome.The camera is ok in good lightning situations,video is great,but still I use my digital camera for photography.I wish this had Wi-Fi.UI speed is good,multimedia is great for me,especially music player.Overall I love this phone! :D

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10
its a great phone with low cost...
Phone owned for more than a year

the phone with ultimate features like 3g,3.2 touch screen,1320mh battery,free navigation with a-gps.the phone contains a ovi store,where we can get the thousand os applications for free.Eventhoug the camera is 2mp,the photos taken in the device are very good,even more clarity than 5800xm eventhoug it has 3.2 mp cam..

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10
NOKIA 5230 REVIEW
Phone owned for less than a month

The Nokia 5230, despite falling short of expectations, is an intelligent device that offers a wealth of unique features. Whether these features match your needs is the real question. In my opinion the Nokia 5230 is a standard smart phone it has good features such as fast 3G internet unlimited apps to download and there is lots of space for music. Qwerty key board would be better if much bigger but other than that it is a brilliant phone.

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