Nokia C5 or Nokia 5230?

pritishchakraborty

Right off the assembly line
I'm really really confused in which one to buy. Both are almost of same price.. so price tag for both is not an issue. I know the differences and similarities. But whenever I consider C5, another half of brain says 'Touchscreen is the time'. Also being good in typing, gives an edge on typing on QWERTY screen of 5230 (in landscape mode). And when I start considering 5230, the reliability, sleekness, and 3.2 MP camera of C5 diverge my mind again. Problem is I'm okay in T9 too.

So, I request the g33ks here to give their opinion and reason for my buy. I'll be really grateful.
-Regards
 

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
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
 

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
my pleasure
I assure you, you won't regret buying it. Do try the GPS and apps like X-plore, sports tracker, step counter, labyrinth touch, resco bubbles, tune wiki, DJVU reader, UC browser, gravity, fring and you would know why I write this. In short, a touch screen gives a much better user experience, that's why the most popular iPhone and android devices are all touchscreens.

If you need any help with apps and games, post here or pm me, always ready to help
 

pentiumlover

Broken In
Better go for 5230 . Screen size of C5 is small .

C5 looks more like an upgrade to 5320 express music .

Just keep in mind charm of touch screen loses within month and with S60 V5 you would more or less want to go back to a phone with keypad .

If smartphone not a requirement then go for SE Hazel .

'Touchscreen is the time'. Also being good in typing, gives an edge on typing on QWERTY screen of 5230 (in landscape mode).

Even i felt like this before purchasing 5800 :-D .
Though big screen is good for Web Browsing .:cool:
 

saurabhpatel

Journeyman
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

This is one of the most detailed and useful reply I've come across in a long time...
My BSNL broadband has been giving me a lot of troubles lately so I'm doing all my online activities through the 3.2" screen on vodafone live!...something I never considered while buying...
 

clmlbx

Technomancer
hey even look for 5235 just around 1k more .. exactly 5235= RS 8700 @ nokia priority

same as 5230 with little better camera and display
+ much better box contents.. It also comes with music(12 month free music downloads)
good earphones (wh-701), usb cable, 2 gb card (usefull if u don't have 1)..

that box contents is worth that extra money

I bought one yesterday .. let me know if any questions about it ...
 

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
I don't know if the quality of 5235 earphone is better or not, but I did get data cable & 2GB mem card with my 5230
 
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pritishchakraborty

Right off the assembly line
Thanks again @Cool Buddy :razz:. And thanks @pentiumlover for pointing out the usage issue. @clmlbx I dont' really think that going with 5235 is a good idea. As far I know, 5230 & 5235 has same earphones and apart from that the only thing in favor-ism to 5235 is it's 1 year license to Ovi Music which I don't really require and price increases by almost 1k. The problem here is, Priority dealers dont' have 5230 and just offering 5235.. let's hope other stores have. :)
 

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
Actually I think prices had fallen a bit too much for Nokia's liking and 5235 was just a way of increasing the price of 5230. Get it as quickly as you can or you might not get 5230 at all later on. I also did not get 5230 in the all famous mobile store. They were trying to sell me 5235. they told me that 5230 was priced at Rs. 8300 & 5235 @ Rs. 8600, there was a price difference of only 300 :lol:. thank god I knew that 5230 was priced around 7500, so I didn't fall for his trick.
 

clmlbx

Technomancer
well it's ur choice and earphones was not the reason I bought 5235.. I got to know it had better camera and display quality by mobile store and nokia priority executives and most importantly by users who r using it and found the difference read many reviews. check that at Gsmarena..
 
My vote is for 5230. Numeric Keypad is obsolete, the whole world is moving into touchscreen, keypad is of 1970s tech. Only people who believe in hard work over smart work believe in keypad over touchscreen. So go for 5230.
 

nmenon

Broken In
I've been using a 5230 for nearly 5 months now. The extra real estate on screen is worth it, especially with the browser doing quite well with most normal webpages since it has flash. The on screen keypad is quite good once you get used to tapping lightly as opposed to pressing a key, with the T9 you can achieve speeds close to those on a normal keypad. The GPS works well and music playback is good though the headset I got (WH 102), in February when the 5230 was temporarily unavailable at most stores, lacks punch and is nearly useless in a noisy environment as I found out recently while travelling by sleeper (non A/C) in a train in Kerala. I feel the 5230 makes a better choice, the cameras not being of much consequence anyway 'coz 2MP or 3.2MP doesn't make much of a difference in terms of quality in a phone esp. Nokias, so far only the N73 has had decent camera performance of the Nokias with 3.2MP cameras. I say go for the 5230.

PS: A touch screen is fun to use, and the accelerometer is fun for gaming (I got Raging Thunder from mobile9, its an absolute hoot to play). On a touch screen what you touch is what you get, faster than scrolling through menus in a keypad based phone.
 

rigved123

Right off the assembly line
my suggestion would be you opt for C5 considering two factors -
1) C5 has a keypad, unlike 5230 which doesnt. Therefore C5 will definitely have a longer life compared to a touchscreen phone.
2) Price.... though C5 is costly, its quite fast as its got 128 mb of ram and runs on symbian.....

M also happy to hear that its now launched in India -
Nokia C5 Mid-Range Phone, launched in India, Price - Rs. 7,999 | Tech News
 

hemanth1

Right off the assembly line
how to make money dude plz help me out knowplz reply

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can u tel me which media player supports for 5233 which should be signed

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i want to know whic softwares supports for 5233 for video player which is fully cracked
 
my pleasure
I assure you, you won't regret buying it. Do try the GPS and apps like X-plore, sports tracker, step counter, labyrinth touch, resco bubbles, tune wiki, DJVU reader, UC browser, gravity, fring and you would know why I write this. In short, a touch screen gives a much better user experience, that's why the most popular iPhone and android devices are all touchscreens.

Amazing list of stuff for the phone you have written +1 +1 !!

If you need any help with apps and games, post here or pm me, always ready to help

+1 again !!

thanks for the appreciation!!!

Why doesn't this forum have rep points :-D

You don't need any rep points here- members get to know each other very well like I remember your ID !!
 
1) C5 has a keypad, unlike 5230 which doesnt. Therefore C5 will definitely have a longer life compared to a touchscreen phone.

Where did you get that from? If touchscreen handsets have shorter life compared to old keypad, why would this whole world move into touch screen?
 

johnbrown78

Right off the assembly line
Hi Buddy , why don’t you try Nokia 5230 its gr8 phone as am using it and yet no probs in this phone…..;-);-)
 

Cool Buddy

Wise Old Owl
Where did you get that from? If touchscreen handsets have shorter life compared to old keypad, why would this whole world move into touch screen?

A bit late, I was away.
Actually it's somewhat correct, resistive touchscreens are not very reliable in the long run, they are prone to damages and don't respond well after sometime. But not all phones are like that, Nokia is a company of repute and one expects good quality stuff from them. I have seen my friend using moto rokr for 3 years without problems, one of the first phones without a keypad. So if one uses it with a bit of care it can last long.
However, all this is not a matter at all with capacitive screens, they are very reliable and over all much better to use.
 
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