It runs the most recent symbian s60 v5 OS, which is also used in trendy Nokia devices such as N-series. Its dimension is 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, weighs 115 g including stylus, 83 cc volume with stylus, Accelerometer is provided to auto-rotate, Proximity sensor for saving power and to avoid unintentional touches.
Nokia 5230 is a 3.2 inch display screen. It has a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels, Touch screen, USB 2.0, Micro USB connector and 3.5 mm Nokia AV connector. It consists of MP3 ring tones, speakerphone, 3.5 mm audio jack, Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery, 70 MB memory and microSD up to 16 GB.
It has GPRS, Bluetooth, 3G, GPS and Handwriting recognition facility. It provides 2 MP camera, VGA at 30fps, Stereo FM radio including RDS. It can be used for sending SMS, MMS, send/receive Email and IM.
It provides Talk time of up to 7 h for 2G networks and for 3G network it is Up to 4 h 30 min. It is a reasonably priced device with great features when compared to LG cookie, Samsung Star and Star 3G. Its price is approximately 10.000 INR.
Nokia 5230 is a fine music phone as the storage can be expanded up to16 GB and has fast music playback keys. One can see in the image where a media bar is provided and can be used to access Youtube, Ovi store, galleries and other preferred apps directly from the phone home User Interface.