Nokia 5230

Nokia 5230

Manufacturer	Nokia
Compatible networks	GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA: 850/1700/2100 (Nuron), 850/900/1900/2100 (non-Nuron)
Availability by country	November 2009
Predecessor	Nokia 5220
Successor	Nokia 5250
Form factor	Candybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions	111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm
Weight	115 g (with stylus)
Operating system	Symbian OS v9.4 S60v5
CPU	Single CPU, 434 MHz ARM11
Memory	128 MB DDR SDRAM, 256 MB NAND, 80 MB Internal User Storage (Nuron RM-588), 128 MB DDR SDRAM, 512 MB NAND, 320 MB Internal User Storage (non-Nuron RM-594 & RM-629)
Removable storage	microSD memory card slot, with hot swap max. 16 GB
Battery	BL-5J 1320 mAh Li-Ion standard battery
Data inputs	Touchscreen, Dedicated keys for camera, volume, power, send & end, and (menu), Voice commands, Accelerometer
Display	3.2 inches 640 x 360 nHD with 16:9 picture resistive touchscreen LCD TFT (16.7 million colours) and Brilliant quality display 14MP
Rear camera	2 megapixels (1600 x 1200)
Ringtones & notifications	3D, 64-tone polyphonic (64 built-in tones), MP3, AAC
Connectivity	Micro-USB connector, USB 2.0 high speed, 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector, Bluetooth version 2.0 with A2DP and AVRCP, GPS, AGPS
Development status	Active

The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a low-cost smartphone from Nokia that is manufactured in South Korea and is famous and commonly used in India, Brazil, Indonesia, etc. It is a candybar style phone similar in shape to the 5800 but does not have a secondary camera, has less internal storage and is not branded as 'XpressMusic'. The main camera is smaller, at 2 megapixels and connectivity excludes Wi-Fi. FM radio with RDS uses the headphone cord as an antenna. This phone operates on the Symbian S60 5th Edition platform. This phone is 3G compatible unlike the Nokia 5233 smartphone which was released later.

Nokia 5235 is a variant of the Nokia 5230 smartphone, which has been discontinued. The two phones contain almost the same firmware.

The latest firmware released is 50.1.001.^[1]

Network Operation = 2G / 3G. Xtra Features = HSPA/3G browsing up to 3.6 Mbps, Social Networking, Email, Gaming & Live TV.

Ovi Map Life time Free with Voice and free Navigation. GPS Assisted, Can be used off line (With out using GPRS).

GPS positioning methods = A-GPS, Integrated GPS, Bluetooth GPS, Wi-Fi/Network and Network based.

The Nuron version of the 5230, which has WCDMA Band IV (AWS) enabled, comes preloaded with maps of the United States, Canada and Mexico.^[2] In January 2010, Nokia announced that Ovi Maps will be available for free for certain smartphones which includes the Nokia 5230, thus enabling free offline voice guided navigation for more than 180 countries.^[3]

The Nokia 5230 includes the Ovi services including the Ovi store, Ovi maps 3 and Ovi music. The Nokia 5230 also does not include auto focus, battery charging from USB or WLAN.

Fare/Price = India =7399 INR, US =165 USD, US (T-Mobile) =69.99 USD

References

1. ^ new firmware update, http://nokia5230blog.blogspot.com/2011/06/nokia-firmware-update-version-50-soon.html
2. ^ "Nokia 5230 Specification
3. ^ Nokia makes worldwide walk and drive navigation free on smartphones

External links

• Nokia 5230 Complete Device Specifications