Saturday, June 19, 2010

Nokia 5230: Low Cost Touchscreen Music Phone worth Rs.8500

There is a gaga over Touch Screen phones these days, a big range of costly mobiles but Nokia has been listening to customers and released an affordable handset costing just Rs.8500. Nokia 5230 is a big Touch screen Music Phone looks very similar to Nokia 5800 XpressMusic. Embedded with latest technology and features comes without burning a hole in your pockets.


Nokia 5230 is a new comer entry level 3.2 inch Touch screen phone with 360×640 stunning widescreen resolution. Design and Dimensions are same as Nokia 5800 (another full touch screen phone in nearby range) but Camera has been downgraded to 2 Megapixel giving a 1600×1200 px while Video output is VGA@30fps.

Software and Operating system

Runs on Symbian 60v5 (S60 5th generation) like other touchscreen Nokia phones (N97 and 5800) does. And includes AGPS with Ovi Maps 3.0 and social networking integration such as Facebook, MySpace and YouTube. A complete Music phone offering cool interface and access to music library.

Other notable features in the Nokia 5230 include photo editor and a document viewer for Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. A flash lite 3.0 and a voice command/dial function complete the rich list of features in this phone.

Hardware configuration

Powered by Arm 11 434 MHz processor which is again similar to 5800 and Supports upto 16GB MicroSD. FM radio with RDS and 3.5mm Audio output jack. Nokia Battery BL-5J 1320 mAh offering Up to 33 hours of Music Playback. Proximity sensor for auto turn-off and Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate and Handwriting recognition with Full QWERTY.

Color Variants

Front panel comes with Black and White color while back cover has 6 colors- red, pink, blue, yellow, silver and dark silver.

My verdict

It will be a good choice who cannot afford a costly handsets but want to enjoy Touch Screen feature at affordable prices. A stylish Phone which and a strategic move by Nokia to target middle-class market.

Turn On’s- Wide Touch Screen, Stunning looks, 3G, Dedicated music keys, GPS, Cost.

Turn Off’s- 2.0 MP Camera, No Wi-Fi (WLAN)

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