Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Nokia 5230 Review


Cheap is nice but free is even better – and we guess the 5230 will be available both ways through retail stores and carriers. But let’s see what it has and what’s been left out.

Key features:

  • 3.2" 16M-color TFT LCD 16:9 touchscreen display (360 x 640 pixels)
  • Symbian S60 5th edition
  • ARM 11 434 MHz CPU, 128MB RAM memory
  • Quad-band GSM support
  • 3G with HSDPA 3.6Mbps support
  • Built-in GPS receiver with A-GPS support; Ovi maps
  • 2 megapixel fixed focus camera with and VGA@30fps video
  • microSD card memory expansion
  • FM radio with RDS
  • Bluetooth with A2DP and USB v2.0
  • Standard 3.5mm audio jack
  • Accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation, motion-based gaming and turn-to-mute
  • Ovi integration (direct image and video uploads, Ovi Contacts)
  • Landscape on-screen virtual QWERTY keyboard
  • Excellent audio quality
  • Price tag on the cheap side
  • Changeable color battery covers (two extra ones available in-box)
  • Plectrum dongle available in the retail package

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