Nokia 5230

The Nokia 5230 is a cell phone that hails from Nokia’s XpressMusic series. It is available in colour combinations of white/ red, white/ dark silver, white/ pink, white/ yellow, white/ blue, black/ red and black/ dark silver. Besides that, it also comes together with changeable colour battery covers.

Specifications
The Nokia 5230 measures 111 mm x 51.7 mm x 15.5 mm (H x W x D) in dimension and weighs approximately 113 g. It comes in the form of a candy bar monoblock with a large touchscreen. The touch display measures 3.2 inches diagonally and has widescreen capabilities. It is also optimised for one hand usage and also features responsive tactile feedback. Besides that, the Nokia 5230 also has an nHD resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and can support up to 16.7 million colours. It also has an aspect ratio of 16:9 and also features an automatic orientation sensor (accelerometer) for display rotation. Input methods consist of stylus, plectrum and finger touch support for text input and user interface control, as well as alphanumeric keypad, full mini QWERTY keyboards and handwriting recognition. There is also a dedicated media bar touch key for access to music, images and video, share online, video centre, and web. Besides that, the Nokia 5230 also has a built in music player that allows for selection by artist, composer, album and genre. Not only that, the Nokia 5230 also has playlists, album graphics display and an 8-band graphic equalizer functions. There are also other functions including bass booster, stereo widening and loudness. In addition to that, the Nokia 5230 also has integrated stereo speakers located at the back of it with surround sound and dedicated audio chip for crystal clear hi-fi sound quality. There is also a built in digital camera of 2 mega pixels at the back of its body. The camera has a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. It also has CMOS sensor features, 3 x digital zoom capabilities, and saves images in JPEG formats. In addition to that, the Nokia 5230 is also capable of recording videos of up to 640 x 480 pixels in resolution and up to 30 fps (TV high quality). Besides that, the video function is also capable of up to 4 x digital video zoom and up to 90 minutes (with available memory) in clip length. The front camera can also be used for video calls. In terms of memory, the Nokia 5230 comes together with an 8 GB microSD memory card in its memory slot, with support for expansion up to 16 GB. Besides that, it also has up to 81 MB of internal memory. As for connectivity, the Nokia 5230 comes together with a 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector. It also has Bluetooth version 2.0 capabilities. Besides that, there is also a micro-USB connector and USB 2.0 high speed wire. The Nokia 5230 us powered by a BL-5J Li-ion battery that has a capacity of 1320 mAh. It can provide up to 7 hours of talk time on a GSM network and up to 4 hours 18 minutes of talk time on a WCDMA network. Alternatively, the Nokia 5230 can last up to 438 hours on a GSM network and 458 hours on a WCDMA network when left on standby. Call features include integrated hands-free speakerphone, number screening for messaging and calls, automatic answer with headset or car kit, any key answer, call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer, logging of dialled, received and missed calls, automatic redial, speed dialling, voice dialling (speaker independent dialling and voice commands SIND), fixed dialling number support, vibrating alert (internal) with tactile feedback, side volume keys, mute/ unmute, contacts bar for 4 contacts with images and communications history (SMS, IM, emails, web feeds), talking ringtones, conference calling with up to 6 participants and video calling.

Reviews

“The latest addition in the Nokia touchscreen handset portfolio, the Nokia 5230 cell phone, is designed for those who lead an active life and use their mobile phone as their primary instrument for music, photos and videos, as well as sharing their lives online. With the Nokia 5230, consumers can get new content, be it songs from the Nokia Music Store or apps, games, videos and other services from the Ovi Store, directly from their cell phones. The solutions offering is complemented by A-GPS navigation and the latest version of Ovi Maps with aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities and terrain map views for pedestrian and drive navigation.” (LetsGoMobile, 2009)

“The Nokia 5230 is designed for those who lead an active life and use their mobile phone as their primary instrument for music, photos and videos as well as sharing their lives online. With the Nokia 5230, consumers can get new content, be it songs from the Nokia Music Store or apps, games, videos and other services from the Ovi Store, directly from their phones. The solutions offering is complemented by A-GPS navigation and the latest version of Ovi Maps with aerial images, 3D landmarks for over 200 cities and terrain map views for pedestrian and drive navigation.” (Mobile88, 2009)

“Much like the Nokia 5800, the Nokia 5230 sports a 3.2-inch resistive touchscreen with a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels, FM radio, 3.5 mm audio jack and microSD card slot. The camera has been downgraded to 2 megapixel resolution but manages the decent VGA@30fps video recording.” (MobilesTopic, 2009)