| Nokia announced the launch of the 523x series | | | | browser, GPRS, EDGE supported. E-mail supported |
| phones in 2010, these phones are touch screen | | | | through POP3, SMTP & IMAP4 etc. Instant |
| phones, the most distinguishing feature between Nokia | | | | messaging support for IM lovers. |
| 5230 and 5233 is that the latter has no GPS. The price | | | | Gaming: |
| of this phone is comparatively less when compared | | | | Supports external games with a inbuilt game Roller |
| with other brand touch phones with same features. In | | | | coaster. |
| India this phone comes at a price of Rs. 7800 or even | | | | Personalization: |
| less which is equivalent to $175 US. | | | | Custom profiles with flight mode. Third party themes |
| Let us see some of the features of this phone, | | | | and softwares can be installed. |
| Camera: | | | | Navigation: |
| This had got a 2MP camera with about 4x digital | | | | Nokia Maps inbuilt which will help in navigation. It can |
| zoom and other image capture features like , night | | | | also be used for positioning if connected to a external |
| mode, landscape orientation , white balance etc. Video | | | | GPS antenna through bluetooth or other media. |
| capturing at 30 fps with a size of 640 x 460 pixel | | | | Hardware: |
| resolution in .mpeg format. | | | | Has external keys for volume, camera, zoom, power. |
| Display: | | | | Special features: |
| The display of this phone is 3.2 inch with 16M colors, its | | | | External SIM card slot. External memory card slot. |
| TFT touch screen. | | | | Special multi-media button. Proximity detector that |
| Memory: | | | | helps in undesired touch while on call. Nokia Maps. |
| It has internal memory of 70 MB and is expandable up | | | | Accelerometer that helps in auto orientation. 3.5 mm |
| to 16 GB, with hot swappable Micro SD memory card | | | | AV connector, ear phone connector. |
| slot. | | | | Pro's |
| Music player: | | | | Good responsive screen. |
| Nokia music player that supports music formats like | | | | Good processor. |
| .mp3, .wav, .AAC, .AAC+ , .wmv and some other | | | | Good battery life. |
| formats. Equalizer support with custom equalization. | | | | Value for money. |
| Supports play-list creation. Plays polyphonic ringtones | | | | Con's |
| and also supports video ringtones. Also has a FM radio | | | | Bulky handset not sleek. |
| with RDS. | | | | Lower resolution camera. |
| Internet & Browsing: | | | | No file manager for music. |
| Supports internet browsing through Nokia web | | | | Difficult to use. |