Samsung S5230 preview: First look

Samsung decided to compete with the popular LG Cookie not in one, but in two ways. We already gave you S5600 and now it's time to direct the limelight to Samsung S5230. Join us as we take a short stroll with the 3-incher S5230 and see what what it has to offer to the mainstream segment.

Samsung S5230 is obviously a no-nonsense phones design to appeal to the masses with both its price tag as well its looks, which remind of some the company's top mobiles. Targeting the midrange market Samsung S5230 joins the ranks of cheap touch phones and one thing's for sure. It's not thrown into the fight unprepared. 

S5230 is stylish, runs on TouchWiz and can read your written words. Besides it's a casual snapshot taker with even the oh-so-popular Smile Shot mode and it can easily make your portable music player redundant. That seems enough for us - let's see with what weapons Samsung are planning to take on the midrange touch wars. 

 
Samsung S5230 official photo
Samsung S5230 at a glance:
General: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12 
Form factor: Touchscreen bar, no keypad 
Dimensions: 104.0 x 53.0 x 11.9 mm, 93.5 gr. 
Display: 3-inch resistive TFT touchscreen, WQVGA resolution (240 x 400 pixels) 
Memory: 87MB, Non-hot-swappable microSD card slot (up to 16GB) 
Camera: 3 megapixel fixed focus camera with smile detection 
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB v.2.0 
Misc: Accelerometer sensor, FM radio with RDS, Find Music recognition service, DNSe, Gesture lock 
Battery: 1000 mAh battery