Nokia 5230 smart phone with amazing touch screen

hen smart phones were introduced, they were not designed for segments of low affordability. However, Nokia does not want to miss a great niche and it has already developed a series of smart phones with few features left to those who want touchscreen phones affordable mobile. Nokia 5230 phone is an example with the touch interface and affordable price range. The dimensions of the Nokia 5230 are 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm and is light enough that weighs only 115 g. A powerful Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery offers a standby time of 432 hours, talk time of 7 hours for 2G and 4 hours 30 minutes for 3G and play music for 33 hours.

This is the 3.2 "TFT resistive touch screen with 360 x 640 pixels resolution, which dominates the front of the Nokia 5230. Sensitivity is good, but it can not be called excellent. The stylus can be used for the 'easy access from the menu. But the sunlight readability is poor compared to other touch screen mobile phones from Nokia. Below the display are call, end and menu buttons. Just because the Nokia 5230 is a low end phone, this does not mean it has this plastic finish. The design and placement of the buttons are well optimized and successfully.

The Nokia 5230 has a camera of 2 MP without flash or self portrait mirror. The maximum image resolution is 1600 x 1200 pixels, but it does not perform well especially in low light. The videos are recorded in VGA resolution at 30fps. Even with support for MPEG 4 quality video is not very bright.

The music player is at the base and it is equipped. Create and edit playlists and organize the library is easier than ever. The equalizer presets are available and if you want more, you can always create a new one. There are no quality problems with audio speakers and headphones. The video player is good to watch, however, lack of Xvid and DivX support is difficult. The FM radio with RDS support is complete and functional.

The operating system Symbian S60 is used in the Nokia 5230. The user interface has many other features polished to improve the user experience. Screen orientation is automatically adjusted with the Accelerometer sensor. The home screen is customizable with icons and a unique touch is all that is needed to activate the menu icon. The music player and mini-applications can be played in the background and hence, the Nokia 5230 offers a lot of multi-tasking environments. Flick Scrolling is used throughout the interface that makes application easy to use.

With virtually unlimited space directory, you can store as many contacts as you want. The organization and search in the phonebook is easier with the dynamic keyboard that predicts the next letter in the light of contacts you have stored. There is no smart dialing feature and you should be satisfied with voice dialing.

Main types of messaging - SMS, MMS and e-mail address is supported using the integrated editor. According to the contacts you choose and the type of messages, the interface automatically detects the type of message. In portrait mode, you can use the alphanumeric keypad to type messages, but if you want a QWERTY keyboard, you'll need to tilt the phone in landscape mode. There is also an option of handwriting recognition which lets you use the stylus to write the text.

The Nokia 5230 has GPRS, EDGE and 3G support, but it lacks Wi-Fi is a big disappointment. Without a data plan, your bill in May to run the heavy numbers. For local connectivity, you can count on Bluetooth or USB. The Web browser is certainly usable with AutoFill forms and functions of the manager password. The package organizer, is fairly simple, document viewer. The availability of a GPS receiver in the Nokia 5230 is a good sign and maps preinstalled Ovi is very useful for navigation.

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