Full touch Nokia 5230 announced, 3G and GPS onboard

25 August, 2009
Nokia are obviously getting really serious about their touchscreen portfolio. Hot on the heels of the Nokia 5530 XpressMusic, they have announced the Nokia 5230 - an entry-level touchscreen handset...

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  • Anonymous
  • P%n
  • 25 Aug 2009

Only 2 Mp camera
No video call

A 3G phone without videocalls what's Nokia thinking.

So how you gonna defend this phone, Nokia fans?

Tell us how you don't need a secondary camera.

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    • Anonymous
    • nQL
    • 25 Aug 2009

    ohhh, just noted it had no wifi! bomer man ;(

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      • iolo003
      • v0q
      • 25 Aug 2009

      Rajeev, 25 Aug 2009after samsung cheap phone Samsung S3650 Nokia also came ... morethe samsung s3650 is being positioned against 5530 XpressMusic at 200 Euro price point... are they crazy? the 5530 is symbian powered and 500x better than s3650 and here comes 150 Euro phone from Nokia with the same OS and have a more funky design than s360, it is as good as dead before its even officially announced, poor samsung hahaha

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        • Anonymous
        • nQL
        • 25 Aug 2009

        the functionality of 5800, looks of n97(although smaller and thinner duo to no-keyboard) and the price of 5530,,, what would you want more of nokia! this is the real deal-breaker! 5530 is ok for countries where 3g is expenssive and there is no maps covered by gps companies,, but this baby is what we need here in europe! this is my next nokia!

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          • Rajeev
          • vGD
          • 25 Aug 2009

          iolo003, 25 Aug 2009this is hot c", look at all those color variants! ingenious... moreafter samsung cheap phone Samsung S3650

          Nokia also came up with one

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            • iolo003
            • v0q
            • 25 Aug 2009

            this is hot c", look at all those color variants! ingenious and its amazingly cheap! it would only be a matter of time when all i can see among young teenagers is this phone flaunted among there peers.. this is like the next 1100, making its way to millions of people around the world who couldn't afford expensive touchscreen phones

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              • arron
              • SbD
              • 25 Aug 2009

              Anonymous, 25 Aug 2009Do you ever heard of 5800? Why on Earth do you think Nokia ... morewell said.. some people just dont understand

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                • Anonymous
                • 0Bi
                • 25 Aug 2009

                wifi @?@?@, 25 Aug 2009Why the faggoting ************ there is no WiFi????? i s... moreDo you ever heard of 5800? Why on Earth do you think Nokia will release the same phone? 5530 and 5230 are different and cheap versions of the 5800 with some missing features. That's completely normal. For those who want all-in-one - there is 5800 and N97.

                p.s. some people don't need wi-fi. others don't need gps. if you need both then go and by 5800!

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                  • MG
                  • 3dq
                  • 25 Aug 2009

                  Absolutely useless variation. Nokia 5800 is more complete and at this point it goes for 240 euro.

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                    • 0@h
                    • 25 Aug 2009

                    Why the faggoting ************ there is no WiFi?????

                    i swear i would buy it if it had wifi :(

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 4V2
                      • 25 Aug 2009

                      nice, but wi-fi is becoming more and more important. I think nokia 5800 is a better deal....

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                        • KK
                        • TKn
                        • 25 Aug 2009

                        Nice one.. but hope not expensive when release

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                          • Anonymous
                          • wrn
                          • 25 Aug 2009

                          it comes with the size of 5800. so in terms of shape, nokia gives you two option on entry level touch screen. mini 5530xm and this 5230.
                          However I didn't see the cpu speed on the spec list??
                          and the camera is 2MP and video @30fps. Are you trying to make me confused nokia?

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                            • arron
                            • SbD
                            • 25 Aug 2009

                            Anonymous, 25 Aug 2009Apple>Nokia. Darn, missed catching u by a single post.boring...

                            In regards to Dan.

                            I think its because some people couldnt afford the 5800 so this is a little bit cheaper.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • EqV
                              • 25 Aug 2009

                              Apple>Nokia.

                              Darn, missed catching u by a single post.

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                                • Win7RTM
                                • q22
                                • 25 Aug 2009

                                That's great, good for them, because I havent seen ANY Nokia phones starting at -$200. This phone is a good start.


                                Now I'm gonna go ahead and exempt myself from this article because I just KNOW someone is gonna come to this thread starting another Apple>Nokia Sony>Nokia LG>Nokia Nokia>Everyone debate, and when that happens, I won't be there.

                                Nice phone though.

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                                  • Dan
                                  • mhR
                                  • 25 Aug 2009

                                  I don't understand, what's the point of releasing this? Probably nothing new at all. If someone knows, please let me know. I own a 5800 and I'm satisfied to it.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • wrn
                                    • 25 Aug 2009

                                    I would prefer 3G and GPS rather than WIFI. Thank you very muach ;D

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • wrn
                                      • 25 Aug 2009

                                      Gr8 phone! it'll make indian people who recently bought 5530XM feel sorry for their choice. LOL..

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • t7F
                                        • 25 Aug 2009

                                        How much would be the price range here in the philippines? planning to wait on this!