| The Nokia 5230 is a phone for all seasons, released in | | | | and ring alert options, with the added element of |
| November 2009 this handset offers a wide variety | | | | being able to download polyphonic and MP3 ringtones |
| of useful and endearing functionality that has already | | | | for use as a means to personalise the handset. |
| made this one of Nokia's most popular handsets. | | | | The phones 3.2 inch TFT touch screen offers |
| Measuring 111 x 51 mm wide and at only 15 mm thick, | | | | excellent image reproduction by means of its ability |
| this compact and bijou unit is style personified. | | | | to display up to 16 million colours within the confines |
| Weighing only 115 g it is also lightweight and | | | | of a 360 x 640 pixel screen size. Imagery displayed |
| comfortable to hold and use. | | | | on the screen is effervescent and vibrant as well as |
| The handset utilises the ARM 11 434 MHz processor | | | | having an extraordinary clarity. Proximity and |
| as well as the Symbian operating system, which is | | | | accelerometer sensors are provided, which automate |
| version 9.4. This affords the handset the benefits of | | | | tasks such as battery power saving by means of |
| exceptional performance and reliability coupled with a | | | | auto shut off and auto rotation of images dependent |
| stability provided by both of these elements. The | | | | upon the orientation of the display screen. |
| handset comes with internal memory of 70 MB, | | | | Entertainment is provided by a variety of means |
| however by utilising the microSD card slot, cards can | | | | which includes a stereo FM radio with RDS, an MP4 |
| be utilised to improve this and increase capacity up to | | | | MP3 player as well as a 2.0 megapixel camera. The |
| 16 GB. Satellite navigation is provided with this unit by | | | | radio provides the means to listen to a wide variety |
| virtue of its GPS function, which comes with Nokia | | | | of radio broadcasts from numerous radio stations, |
| maps 2.0 touch as standard as well as A-GPS | | | | whilst the media player is able to play a wide variety |
| support. | | | | of audio and video file formats. The camera operates |
| The handset comes with class 32 versions of GPRS | | | | at 1600 x 1200 pixels and provides effective |
| and EDGE as well as microUSB and Bluetooth | | | | snapshot capabilities, whilst also offering the |
| capabilities. Internet access is provided through the | | | | alternative of video capture at VGA quality and at 30 |
| HSDPA connection which provides access at speeds | | | | frames per second. |
| of up to 3.6 Mbps. The handset comes with vibration | | | | |