Nokia 5235

Nokia unveils a new handset with Music, Nokia 5235 which seems to be an effective upgrade to the existing 5230 phone. Nokia 5235 will deliver its users with unlimited access to the Nokia Music Store catalog and will enable them to download as much music as they want during a 12 or 18 month period. Once you’ve created your Music Store account and entered your Comes With Music subscription PIN code, all the prices will disappear, making downloading music even easier. You can also download music through a PC using Nokia Ovi Player. Nokia 5235 Comes With Music Edition is a S60 5th Edition device that brings you closer to the music you love.

Size and Weight :

The Nokia 5235 is a classic with touchscreen. Its dimension is 111 x 51.7 x 14.5/15.5 mm, weight is 115 g (with stylus), volume is 83 cc (with stylus)

Network and connectivity:

A good thing about this phone is that it has adequate connectivity options with the exception of Wi-Fi. Among the more important connectivity options, you have 3G and GPS. The phone’s inbuilt GPS receiver features A-GPS functionality which is fairly responsive and accurate. The Symbian OS onboard is quick and responsive thanks to the 434MHz processor running it. As a music phone, the 5235 performs amazingly well offering users with an audio output that shows good frequency response, low noise and distortion levels and a good dynamic range. It supports 2G Network (GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900), 3G Network (HSDPA 900 / 2100), HSDPA (850 / 1900) or HSDPA 9850 / 2100), CSD, HSCSD, maximum speed 43.2 kbps, GPRS/EGPRS Class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296kbps (DL/UL), EDGE class B, multislot class 32, maximum speed 177/296 kbps (DL/UL), WCDMA 2100 (maximum speed PS 384/384 kbps), CS 64 kbps, Capability to serve as data modem, Bluetooth v2.0, Support for local and remote SyncML synchronization, High-Speed USB 2.0 (micro USB connector).

Camera and Video:

The phone’s 2MP camera performs decently for 2MP standards but in regard to other better cameras the photos have high noise levels, poor contrast and less resolved detail. The company claims the camera is capable of recording VGA resolution videos at 30 frames-per-second but this is not really the case and the frame rate drops much lower than 30fps to produce highly pixilated and overly compressed videos. There is also the presence of many artifacts and the colour balance of the video is bad.

Memory and Display:

It has an internal memory of 320 MB and microSD, up to 16GB. The device features a 3.2", bright nHD (640 x 360 pixels and 16:9 aspect ration) resistive touch screen and tactile feedback with homescreen featuring Contacts Bar and media bar. The phone has TFT resistive touchscreen which shows 16M colors.

Entertainment Features :

The nusic player of this phone supports MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+, WMA, DRM support WM DRM, OMA DRM 2.0/1.0, FM radio. It also has dedicated music keys. This phone is an excellent music player. It performs most other functions just as well and given the price it is selling at, users could not ask for more.