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The 5230 is very familiar to the previous slim style handsets from Nokia, it compares to the likes of the 5800 and the 5530. The similarities end right here, this is no mere handset; this is a rival to the top of the market smartphones at a more competitive price. This handset could be seen as a lite smartphone as it takes full advantage of the S60 operating system, which all Nokia smartphones use, without being an actual smartphone. Why not make the 5230 a smartphone? Every one of Nokia’s previous smartphones have been in the N or the E series and these are aimed towards the high end of the market, very expensive phones for those in high places that can afford them. This cheaper Nokia 5230 handset offers the highest spec in its price range, meaning that you won’t need to pay for an expensive smartphone to have all the smartphone goodies.

Display & Keypad - Featuring a crystal clear 3.2″ TFT widescreen display, the Nokia 5230 supports a resolution of 360×640 with 16 million colours. Data entry to the handset is done via your fingers or the use of a stylus pen; Handwriting recognition software for which is preloaded. Three keypad layouts are present within the phone. Firstly there is the standard alphanumeric keypad which makes use of predictive text or multi-tap and can be used in both portrait and landscape view. Secondly there is a mini QWERTY keypad for use with fingers or the stylus and again can be used in both portrait and landscape. Lastly there is the typing optimised full QWERTY keyboard which can only be used in landscape mode.

Music - The Nokia 5230 may not be marketed as a music handset but it delivers a fully functional music system. As with other S60 handsets the 5230 has a full media player which is compatible with a large number of music formats, including MP3, RA, WAV, WMA and AAC. The music search groupings are well arranged as you would expect from a modern handset and the Nokia 5230 makes it simple to create your own playlists. The standard 3.5mm audio headphone jack is present so you are not limited in the headphones that you can use. This handset has 70MB disk space for your music, that might not be a lot compared to the multi-gigabyte MP3 players of today but you can use MicroSD memory cards to expand your storage space up to 16GB. You can transfer music to and from your PC via Bluetooth 2.0 support. Included in the Nokia 5230 is a FM radio which allows for 20 radio stations to be stored. Downloading your music on the go is a breeze with HSDPA support for up to 3.6Mbps.

Online Features, GPS & Extras - The 5230 supports Nokia’s Ovi online suite which allows for access to a huge array of features including music, mail and storage. Multiple connection options as well as HSDPA include EDGE, GPRS and HSCSD. The handset has an inbuilt A-GPS Chip which when combined with Ovi Maps turns the 5230 into a GPS navigation system showing you your world in detailed 3D maps. The Nokia 5230 allows for quick and easy access to all your online social networking sites, in fact this access is achieved with just one touch!

In conclusion the Nokia 5230 is most impressive for its slot in the market. It is not quite a smartphone but it is not far behind and offers a wide array of features that phones in the same price range simply do not have.

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