Nokia 5230 US Review

Nokia 5230 US is a not very powerful Symbian device released back in 2009, which counts with a powerful processing unit clocking at 434 megahertz, a medium 3.2-inches touch-screen and a 2 megapixels back facing camera. That's all? Not at all, it's only the shortest summary in history.

This phone is equipped with a powerful CPU speeding at 434 megahertz with as little as 128 MB RAM. This cellphone counts with a 71,68 MB internal memory, which may be adequate for some users knowing that this cellphone also has a slot for an external memory card to store photographs and videos.

This phone is a little thick for nowadays standards, being as thick as 0.61". Whereas the Nokia 5230 US is 4.37" long, it only comes with a way smaller 3.2" screen. Nokia didn't put much effort to reduce weight in this 4.06 ounces cellphone, much heavier than other similar phones.

This cellphone only features a 2 mega-pixels back facing camera. It is also able to film videos up to 640x480 (VGA) at 30 frames per second.

This phone includes a good level 640 x 360 3.2" screen, providing this device with a good level graphical experience. This screen uses TFT resistive technology, but it's not multi-touch.

This cellphone has a 1320 mAh medium sized Li-Ion replaceable battery, which is not really enough for a thirsty cellphone like this. Nokia afirms this phone has a 438 hours stand by time and a 7 hs talk time.

This phone includes the fastest 3G connectivity, over HSDPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. The Nokia 5230 US works with a SIM card for GSM connection.

The Nokia 5230 US also comes with some nice characteristics like Bluetooth (enables communication with other cellphones and accessories) and GPS Navigation, and a couple sensors likeProximity Sensor and Accelerometer.