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Posted: 10 Mar 2009 Announced: 10 Mar 2009
Market Status: Released
Release date: 30 Apr 2009
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Samsung S5230 is a quad-band GSM candybar phone. It features touch WQVGA display, 3.2MP camera, FM Radio, Bluetooth, HTML browser, Organizer and Speakerphone.

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Good 6.5 out of 10

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8.1 out of 10

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Samsung Star specifications

also known as Samsung Tocco Lite, Samsung S5230, Samsung GT-S5230

Pros

Small dimensions (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 inches)

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
Low resolution display (240 x 400 pixels)
Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (3.2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Low-resolution video capture
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

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
- 4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 (104 x 53 x 11.9 mm)
Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 3.25 oz (92 g)
  the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 3.00 inches
Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 240 x 400 pixels
Pixel density:
- 155 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
- 262 144
Touchscreen:
- - Resistive

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 10.00 hours
  the average is 7 h (448 min)
Stand-by time:
- 33.3 days (800 hours)
  the average is 16 days (390 h)
Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1000 mAh

Hardware

Built-in storage:
- 50 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
- - 3.2 megapixels
- Features:
  - Smile detection, Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - 320x240 (QVGA) (15 fps)

Multimedia

Radio:
- - FM

Internet browsing

Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- - Yes
- Supports:
  - HTML, WAP 2.0

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
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.
- EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- 2000 entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Converter, World clock (Office 2003, PDF), Timer, Stopwatch, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

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.
- - 2.1
USB:
- - USB 2.0
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer
- Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 10 Mar 2009

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