Is Nokia 5230 worth looking at?

[kwimp]

if you dont need wifi ... get 5230 eyes closed !

But 5230 has very low sound quality...i think its a big drop-back of this handset...

 

[sachitgul]

But 5230 has very low sound quality...i think its a big drop-back of this handset...

and wat exactly do u mean by low volume..??

do u mean like low speaker volume???

 

[harryneopotter]

But 5230 has very low sound quality...i think its a big drop-back of this handset...

Who said that ? In fact 5230 has the best audio among the current gen full touch phones, equal (if not better) then Iphone 3GS.

 

[Vensanga]

if your desiding among 5230 and 5800 i will go for 5800(i have owned it),is the new software V40 that is available for 5800 also available for 5230?? With the new version its realy cool...Plus if 5230 is better phone will it be cheaper in price?? Lacks Wifi and worst Camera...Go for 5800!!

 

[Tamoghno]

Who said that ? In fact 5230 has the best audio among the current gen full touch phones, equal (if not better) then Iphone 3GS.

i think he meant lower speaker volume . yes it have very low speaker volume . maybe nokia intetionally put a weaker speaker to not hurt 5800's sales . but earphone volume is superb .

My friend have 5800 & his roommate just bought 5230 . he said that the 5230 have more vibrant screen than his 5800 .

 

[kwimp]

and wat exactly do u mean by low volume..??

do u mean like low speaker volume???

i was talking about music volume...that is very low...

 

[Revolution]

The only thing I don't like about this phone is that it doesn't have any VGA camera for video calling.....

 

[talwar]

Now nokia convert this phone to 5233 without 3G so no issue for video calling....

 

[Revolution]

Now nokia convert this phone to 5233 without 3G so no issue for video calling....

5233 will be cheaper ?
if so,thats good news cos for most of us 3G is not important.

 

[harryneopotter]

If anyone is interested, i am selling my 5233, bought on 26th jan 2010, 9:45 PM.

 

[georgerobinson]

5233 will be cheaper ?
if so,thats good news cos for most of us 3G is not important.

What is other difference between these 2 phones...and what is the price difference....???

 

[harryneopotter]

3 G is the only Difference afaik. Looks wise, even nokia officials cant spot any difference. I have used both (my friend bought 5230) and u cant tell any difference untill u use 3G (which is not available right now ).
Price difference is 900/-

 

[georgerobinson]

@ harryneopotter
But a person said that there is no GPS on 5233...and i think nokia 5230 has GPS...what you think...

 

[harryneopotter]

Both the phones (5230 and 5233) have A-GPS (Assisted GPS), but in 5233, GPRS/Edge is needed for the GPS to connect. If you have an unlimited data plan, then you can use GPS on 5233 too (which is faster and more precise than Standalone GPS).

 

[Tamoghno]

^^ i dont understand why do i need gprs for gps to work .agps can make it faster but shouldnt be a must

 

[PraKs]

5233 GPS will not work until you have GPRS connection.

Why would someone spend money on GPRS when 5230 can track GPS without any GRPS.

 

[kelly]

5233 GPS will not work until you have GPRS connection.

Why would someone spend money on GPRS when 5230 can track GPS without any GRPS.

If you have GPS module then you can use navigation with Bluetooth on nokia 5233....

 

[PraKs]

^
Need to purchase separate GPS module & integrate it with Bluetooth ?

 

[anil_tech]

My friend just bought this phone a trust me its the phone we all have been waiting to get our hands on. Despite all the pos and cons described in this thread its the most valuable for its price. We got it for 8.1K.

 

[MasterMinds]

guys 5233 and 5230 are same with the diff of 3g(gsm arena has single page for tboth of them) and about gps thing they both have gps reciever onboard with assisted gps support means u can use ur packet data or 3g internet to speed up th link time. internet connection is not required to retrive the location but it(internet) can assist.
hope i am very clear. any doubts plz post so that others can also share what they know.