Jo Harlow, the Vice President at Nokia, stated about Nokia 5230 at the time of its launch that

"Competitively priced at 149 Euros, we believe the Nokia 5230 is an unbeatable offer for many new customers who aspire a device that stars in music, mingles with social networks from Facebook to MySpace, navigates you to where it happens, when it happens, and comes in array of dazzling colors"

And this is quite apt statement in regard to this recently launched handset from Nokia, the leading mobile giant in the world. Nokia has played with its creativity while designing this phone. It has opened color box as this phone is available in the wide range of custom colors. This eye-catching phone is the perfect combination of innovative technology, trendy design and the latest features.

This stylish looking phone measures 11 x 51.7 x 14.5/15.4 mm and weighs only 113 g. It features a 3.2 inch TFT touch screen that makes the central attraction of this phone. It has a resolution of 360 x 640 pixels and supports 16 m colors. It delivers crisp and clear images. The screen can be viewed from any angle due to the presence of accelerometer sensor and proximity sensor shuts it off automatically when not in use. In addition, it can recognize handwriting also.

Like other smart phones from Nokia, this phone also carries a camera to complete the package. There is a 2.0 mega pixel camera that has a resolution of 1600 x 1200 pixels. Interestingly, it features a photo editor to help you edit your photos shot from this camera. You can capture VGS quality videos and playback at a rate of 30 FPS. For music lovers, media players are essential features and this supports all major music formats like MP3, MP4. It also features FM radio with RDS, if you do not like to listen to preloaded music.

This Nokia Phone is equipped with excellent connectivity options. It features GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE, HSDPA and Wi-Fi. This phone allows internet connectivity and can connect to hot spots. S You can easily share file through Bluetooth for wireless connection and USB port for wired connection. The Nokia 5230 is based upon the Symbian S60 5th edition OS.

This phone offers great functionality for business users and entertainment on-the-go in the single device. The most interesting part is its affordability which makes it a good choice for new users. This is so far lowest priced touchscreen phone from Nokia.