For me the screen size was the deciding factor, I went for 5230 (bought just 10 days back). I was confused between 5230 and e63, I really like qwerty keypad. but then I realised that even with the smaller screen & much lower resolution, e63 feels bigger in handling, so it was 5230 for me. If you want to do any kind of reading (ebooks or articles on the web) on your phone, 5230 is the way to go.
However, buying a touchscreen (resistive) is a bit risky as it is more prone to damages than a keypad and you'll always have to care more for your phone. Capacitives are safer, but then, capacitives are expensive too. I'm sure many people will disagree with this point!
Another plus point of 5230 is the accelerometer, it gives some very good gaming experiences, if you are interested in those. But you lose out on the secondary camera and hence video calling.
In the end, it really has to be your own decision depending upon what you are interested in and what you are not. For me, one major point which help me decide was that I wanted to read books of Jules Verne which are not at all available in the market, but there is no copyright on them, so they are available on gutenberg. So i thought I'd read them on my phone. Now tell me, if I would have asked someone else to make a decision for me, could he have considered such specific interests of mine?
We can only list the pros & cons of each phone, which incidentally, you already know. So go ahead and make a decision.
P.S.: Don't take the camera too seriously, 3.2mp is not good enough for any serious shhoting & after a year you would be thinking "when was the last time I used the phone's camera!"
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this might help you in making a decision Nokia C5 vs. Nokia 5230 - GSMArena.com