An overview of the Nokia 5230 Pink

The 5230 Pink is the latest touch screen in Nokia's range. With it's intuitive, bold coloured 3.2 inch TFT resistive touch screen with widescreen display, the handset looks sleek and will immediately appeal to the more active user who wants their phone elegant and simple.

The 5230 Pink weighs just 113 grams and measures 111mm high, 51.7mm wide and 15.5mm deep. The handset has an internal memory of 70Mb for any music, video or photos to be stored on, however the addition of a microSD slot allows for memory to be expanded up to 16GB. The lithium ion battery gives up to 7 hours talktime, up to 432 hours standby time and up to 33 hours playback time for the music player.

The Nokia 5230 Pink features an enhanced media player and Nokia Ovi Player, allowing you to manage tracks easily and efficiently. Access the Nokia Music Store to download from a huge selection of tracks, and the built in Stereo FM radio including RDS allows users to listen to their favourite radio stations.

Nokia messaging allows the user to nominate up to 10 email accounts to be viewed at one time on the phone. Access to social networking sites such as Facebook, is easy with Ovi Share, allowing you to stay in touch and be entertained from your handset. the built in GPS works with Ovi Maps giving easy access to directions etc. The 5230's 2 mega pixel camera comes complete with an autofocus function and has the capability of shooting video clips at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels (DVD quality) and at a capture rate of up to 30 frames per second. Features also include a handy photo editor for making the most of those impromptu snaps.

As with Nokia N-series devices, The Nokia 5230 Pink runs symbian s60 v5 Operating System which means you can download applications from Ovi Store. Ovi Store is accessible from the home screen. It can be used for sending MMS, SMS, Emails and IM. It has bluetooth, GPRS and accelerometer and proximity sensors are included and also a handwriting recognition facilities which offers an alternative form of text and data entry Any headphones or portable speakers can be connected due to the inclusion of a 3.5mm stereo jack socket.

In conclusion, Nokia are offering a good-looking phone which is feature-packed. You're given the option to change the look of your handset as and when suits due to the 5 different coloured battery covers available. The 5230 works well and boast impressive battery life and a fun and easy to use interface without to many unnecessary thrills.

The Nokia 5230 Pink and the Alcatel 303 Red are both available now.