The Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia widens its touchscreen smartphone line with the release of the entry level Nokia 5230. Designed with social networking features and basic leading-edge technology that really counts, Nokia aims to attract the young crowd with their first touchscreen smartphone that is both trendy and affordable.
A Multimedia and Social Networking Phone
The Nokia 5230 is your basic quad band GSM/GPRS/EDGE with 3G/HSDPA/HSUPA for fast downloading, surfing, messaging and social networking. It runs on the time-tested Symbian S60 platform that has the social networking apps like Facebook and MySpace tightly integrated with the phone for instant access while on the road.
There’s A-GPS navigation with updated aerial images, landmarks and terrain views on Ovi Maps for both driving and pedestrian navigation. Take a look at its superlative multimedia package that’s more than what you can expect at its price.
- With the Nokia 5230’s XpressMusic heritage backing it, a great multimedia experience starts with a 3.2-inch VGA touchscreen that is unique for a budget handset. You get onscreen QWERTY keypad for entering text.
- With a powerful battery, you enjoy a generous 33 hours of music listening while on the road. It’s ported with an industry standard 3.5mm audio output jack so you can use a more capable high fidelity headphone at home.
- Nokia offers online support via Comes With Music subscription offering “eat all you can” media downloads.
- There’s a modest 2 megapixel camera. But it can’t get any better with a film-grade 30 fps VGA video recording
- Lastly, you get microSD memory expansion support for up to 16 GB for enough your multimedia files to last you in your travels.
Coming Soon
Expected to arrive during the last quarter of the year, the Nokia 5230 comes with a front black and white color scheme that can be matched with a choice of back covers in yellow, pink, red, blue, silver or dark silver. At a competitive price of €149, the Nokia 5230 is a great value for a touchscreen phone.
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