Nokia 5230

Specifications
Nokia 5230
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  • 3.2" 360x640 pixels
  • 2MP 480p
  • 128MB RAM
  • 1320mAh
Released 2009, November 115g, 15.5mm thickness Symbian 9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 70MB 128MB RAM storage, microSDHC slot
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Also known as Nokia 5230 Nuron

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2009, August. Released 2009, November
Status Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc (4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display
Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 3.2 inches, 28.2 cm2 (~49.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 360 x 640 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~229 ppi density)
 Handwriting recognition
Platform
OS Symbian 9.4, Series 60 rel. 5
CPU 434 MHz ARM 11
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal 70MB 128MB RAM
Main Camera
Single 2 MP
Video 480p@30fps
Selfie Camera
  No
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms
WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
Positioning GPS, A-GPS; Nokia Maps
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite
 MP4/H.264/WMV player
MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player
Organizer
Photo editor
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery
Type Removable Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery (BL-5J)
Stand-by Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Music play Up to 33 h
Misc
Colors Black, White
SAR 1.01 W/kg (head)     0.91 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 1.08 W/kg (head)    
Price About 80 EUR
Tests
Loudspeaker Voice 65dB / Noise 60dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -86.7dB / Crosstalk -84.0dB

User opinions and reviews

Loved this phone. While it had its many problems, it was my childhood phone with the most character. It wasn't assuming of itself, and was almost like a private understanding. Love Love Love it.

  • Anonymous
  • 26 Apr 2024
  • gCY

Yup

  • Deanosaurus
  • 24 Sep 2023
  • mE0

Such a poor phone that it sold 160 million! My still works 13 years later. I think you just got unlucky, or had too high expectations from a budget phone. I paid £59.99 for mine, that included the sim card, £10 top-up, free maps, 4GB SD card, and...

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