The Nokia 5230 (also known as the Nokia 5230 Nuron) is a

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manufactured by

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, running

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v9.4, S60 5th Edition. It was released in November 2009 after being announced in August 25 of the same year. It features a 3.2-inch

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, 3G internet support and support for

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memory cards. It also supports A-GPS, Bluetooth, FM radio and full HTML internet browsing. However, it lacks support for Wi-Fi due to its status as an entry-level smartphone. It was released after with the Nokia 5530 and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, which featured Wi-Fi support (but not 3G) and both 3G and Wi-Fi, respectively. 51.0.002 is the latest firmware version available.

Variants

5233/5228

A cost-reduced variant called the 5233 (5228 in some markets) was released in 2010. It also shares the same form factor as the base 5800 and 5230, but is further cut down as it lacks support for 3G networks.

5230 Nuron

The Nuron version, released only in North America, which has WCDMA Band IV (AWS) enabled, comes preloaded with maps of the United States, Canada and Mexico. In January 2010, Nokia announced that Ovi Maps will be available for free for certain smartphones which includes the Nokia 5230, thus enabling free offline voice guided navigation for more than 180 countries.Nokia makes worldwide walk and drive navigation free on smartphones

Issues

An incident involving a used Nokia 5233 occurred in 2018, eight years after the phone was released, when a teenage girl in India died as a result of injuries stemming from her 5233 as its battery exploded whilst in the middle of a conversation with a relative.

References

External links

Nokia 5230 Complete Device Specifications
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