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Nokia 5230+

Product

Nokia 5230

The cheap touchscreen Nokia that sold in the tens of millions

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Nokia was still the world's biggest phone maker in 2010, and phones like the 5230, a low-cost touchscreen Symbian handset, were why. It sold enormously across Europe, India and Asia to people who wanted a touch phone and 3G without a smartphone price.

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Maker
Nokia
Released
November 2009
Platform
Symbian S60 5th edition

Specifications

Display3.2-inch resistive touchscreen, 640 x 360
Camera2 MP
Network3G, GPS with Ovi Maps

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Sources
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    Nokia 5230 · WikipediaWikipedia
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    Nokia · WikipediaWikipedia
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    Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 31 Percent in 2010 · GartnerCompany · 9 Feb 2011

    Smartphone OS share for 2010: Symbian 37.6%, Android 22.7%, RIM 16.0%, iOS 15.7%, Microsoft 4.2%.

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