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Posted: 25 Aug 2009 Announced: 25 Aug 2009
Market Status: Released
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Nokia 5230 is a candybar phone boasting a 3.2-inch widescreen touch display with full-screen QWERTY keyboard and handwriting recognition. Other features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, microSDHC card support up to 16GB, long battery life for up to 33 hours of music playback time, A-GPS, Nokia’s new Contacts bar on the homescreen, a 2 megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.0.

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Nokia 5230 US specifications

Pros

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Cons

Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Slow processor (434 MHz)
Too little RAM memory (128 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Symbian (9.4) S60 5th Edition
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 (111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.06 oz (115 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
Design features:
- Exchangable faceplates
Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Physical size:
- 3.20 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 360 x 640 pixels
Pixel density:
- 229 ppi
Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive
Features:
- Proximity sensor

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 7.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 18.2 days (438 hours)
  the average is 16 days (391 h)
Talk time (3G):
- 4.30 hours
Stand-by time (3G):
- 19.1 days (458 hours)
Music playback:
- 33.00 hours
Video playback:
- 4.60 hours
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1320 mAh
Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion

Hardware

Processor:
- Single core, 434 MHz, ARM11
System memory:
- 128 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 70 MB
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
  Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
  - microSD, microSDHC

Camera

Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- - 2 megapixels, Immobile
- Features:
  - Exposure control, White balance, Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - 640x480 (VGA) (30 fps)

Multimedia

Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
  - MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, RA, M4A (Apple lossless), MP4, AMR
Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
  - MPEG4, H.263, H.264, WMV, 3GPP, RealVideo 7, RealVideo 8, Flash Video
Radio:
- - FM, Stereo, RDS
Streaming:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - S60 OSS Browser
- Supports:
  - HTML, Flash Lite (3.0), WAP, JavaScript

Technology

GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 850, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
Satellite system:
- GPS

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator (Office 2003, PDF), Converter, World clock, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS (T9), Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes
JAVA:
JAVA - J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) is a technology that allows programmers to use the Java programming language and related tools to develop programs for mobile wireless information devices such as cellular phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). J2ME consists of programming specifications and a special virtual machine, the K Virtual Machine, that allows a J2ME-encoded program to run in the mobile device.
- - Yes
Games:
- - Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- - 2.0
- Profiles:
  - Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Basic Printing (BPP), Dial-up networking (DUN), File Transfer (FTP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Object Push (OPP), Service Discovery Application (SDAP)
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Connector:
  - microUSB
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Service lights, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (64 voices), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:
FCC approval - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions. Every wireless phone device that that is sold in the U.S. has to be tested and approved for sale by the FCC.
- Date approved:
  Date approved - Shows the date when the particular phone is approved by the Federal Communications Commission
  - 14 Oct 2009
- - FCC ID value:
    FCC ID value - Shows the FCC Identifying value of the particular phone
    LJPRM-594 link
FCC measured SAR:
FCC measured SAR - The exposure standard for mobile devices employs a unit of measurement known as the Specific Absorption Rate, or SAR. The SAR limit stated in the international guidelines is 2.0 W/ kg*. Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands. Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value.
- Head:
  - 0.92 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
- Body:
  - 0.65 W/kg
- Measured in:
  - 1900 MHz
EU SAR:
- Head:
  - 1.08 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced:
- 25 Aug 2009
Scheduled release:
Scheduled release - Shows when is the particular phone scheduled to be made available to the public in North America
- Q4 2009 (Official)

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