| The Nokia 5230 is the latest touch-phone from Nokia | | | | and also supports dual-band 3G service. With HSDPA |
| and is probably the cheapest touch-phone available in | | | | access @3.6Mbps, data can be downloaded at a very |
| the market today. It's cheaper than many | | | | fast speed. Moreover Bluetooth and USB enable the |
| XpessMusic devices from Nokia like the 5800 and | | | | phone to share and transfer data between |
| comes with a large 3.2 inches TFT resistive | | | | compatible devices in a very convenient and |
| touch-screen of 16M colours. Built-in are proximity and | | | | cost-effective manner. Sadly the 5230 misses Wi-Fi |
| accelerometer sensors to facilitate auto turn-off and | | | | but that would be too much asking from a phone at |
| UI auto-rotate respectively. The internal memory of | | | | it's price. A 2 mega pixel camera comes at the back |
| this device stands at 70MB but this can be very | | | | of the phone which is capable of taking decent |
| conveniently expanded upto 16GB. The phone-book is | | | | photos as well as record videos in the VGA mode @ |
| capable of holding practically unlimited entries and | | | | 30fps. In the entertainment section, the phone turns |
| fields. Although a stereo wired headset is included in | | | | out to be a very versatile player. The music player |
| the standard sales package of the phone, there is no | | | | can playback MP3, WMA, WAV, RA, AAC and M4A |
| memory card included. Weighing at 115 grams, the | | | | file formats while the video player supports WMV, |
| phone comes in a very neat design and style and is | | | | RV, MP4 and 3GP formats. Interestingly there is also |
| presently available in Black and White colour schemes. | | | | a stereo FM radio for wholesome entertainment |
| This Symbian S60 device ensures that a wide variety | | | | apart from the various interactive games. Music can |
| of softwares are available for downloading and it also | | | | be enjoyed by playing it in the speaker and can also |
| supports Microsoft Exchange and an Email client. The | | | | be channeled out from the device through the 3.5 |
| built-in GPS receiver gets A-GPS support and it | | | | mm audio jack port. Nokia have also suggested that |
| coordinates with the Nokia Maps 2.0 touch application | | | | a “Comes with Music” version of the phone |
| that comes along with the phone. Also included in this | | | | with unlimited music download subsciption will also be |
| phone is the Ovi Maps 3.0 application and the GPS | | | | available shortly. Various other applications and |
| can also be conveniently used along with Google | | | | features that find a mention in the Nokia 5230 are |
| maps. | | | | Voice command/ dial, photo editor, Document viewer |
| The Nokia 5230 is enabled with a Class32 GPRS and a | | | | (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Handwriting recognition |
| Class32 EDGE which supports the WAP 2.0/xHTML, | | | | feature, Email and IM. All this is backed by the power |
| HTML, RSS feeds web browser for convenient | | | | of a standard Li-Ion battery that supports a talk time |
| internet access. Down under, this phone is a | | | | of over 4 hours and a standby time of up to 432 |
| quad-band GSM device that gives excellent reception | | | | hours when using in 3G service. |