Nokia 5233

Nokia 5233 is a Symbian based smartphone launched by Nokia in 2010. It is said to be Nokia's cheapest touchscreen cellphone available presently.^[1] It runs on S60 5th edition and its form factor is similar to the 5230, 5235 and 5800 models.

Specifications

• Display – 3.2-inch, TFT, 640×360 pixels with 16:9 ratio(nHD), 16.7 million colors, Resistive touchscreen.
• Hardware- ARM11 434 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM, up to 70 MB internal memory and upto 16 GB microSD support, 1320 mAh Li-ion battery(BL-5J).
• "Camera"- 2-MegaPixel CMOS camera(1600×1200 megapixels), VGA Video upto 30fps.
• Connectivity – GSM quad band (850/900/1800/1900), EDGE class B with multislot 32, TCP/IP support, Bluetooth version 2.0, USB2.0(micro USB port), 3.5 mm audio jack.
• Web - OSS browser with full HTML and xhtml browsing along with JavaScript and Flash Lite support, RTSP(Web TV), FOTA (Firmware upgrading through GPRS).
• Email protocols - IMAP, POP and SMTP on device with attachment support.
• Supports call coference with 6 devices at a time.

User response: Although said to be a downgraded but more stable version^[2] of Nokia 5800, it has got popular in the lower end users because of its low cost (Indian Rs.6100 as of January 2011). The sound-output from internal speaker is notoriously low (to compensate for the fidelity perhaps). The gallery application and native browser needs much improvement. Multimedia experience is good with a wide support of video codecs (excluding .avi and .mpg), ability to play high quality videos at the bit rate of up to 2600 kbps, 3D sound experience (through headphones), and inbuilt image as well as video editing software on device.

Draw backs:

• The videos that are taken by this device may struck some times during playback.
• The device hangs during use of high-memory consuming applications and the user have to remove and re-enter the battery in order to work it again.
• The way of removing SIM card from this device is a little bit difficult. It may be made more user friendly like new models of nokia dual sim phones.

References

1. ^ http://techie-buzz.com/india-telecom/nokia-5233-now-available-in-india-for-rs-7500.html (retrieved on Dec 2010)
2. ^ http://onlygizmos.com/og-review-nokia-5233/2010/01 (retrieved dec 2010)