Samsung S5230 Star
Samsung S5230 Star

The Samsung S5230 Star was announced in 2009, March. Released 2009, May With 3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio) TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors, Its 3.15 MP rear camera captured crisp photos and 320p@15fps video, while the Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery ensured long-lasting usage.

Network

  • Technology: GSM
  • 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • GPRS: Class 12
  • EDGE: Class 12

Launch

  • Announced: 2009, March. Released 2009, May
  • Status: Discontinued

Body

  • Dimensions: 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm (4.09 x 2.09 x 0.47 in)
  • Weight: 93.5 g (3.28 oz)
  • SIM: Mini-SIM

Display

  • Type: TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors
  • Size: 3.0 inches, 25.6 cm2 (~46.5% screen-to-body ratio)
  • Resolution: 240 x 400 pixels, 5:3 ratio (~155 ppi density)
  • Note: Handwriting recognition

Memory

  • Card slot: microSDHC (dedicated slot)
  • Phonebook: Yes, Photo Contact
  • Call records: Yes
  • Internal: 50MB

Main Camera

  • Single: 3.15 MP
  • Video: 320p@15fps

Selfie camera

  • Note: No

Sound

  • Loudspeaker: Yes
  • 3.5mm jack: No

Comms

  • WLAN: No
  • Bluetooth: 2.1, A2DP
  • GPS: No
  • Radio: Stereo FM radio, RDS
  • USB: 2.0

Features

  • Sensors: Accelerometer
  • Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
  • Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
  • Games: Yes + downloadable
  • Java: Yes, MIDP 2.0
  • Note: MP3/WMA/AAC player, H.264/MP4 player, Organizer, Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF), Shazam Find Music service

Battery

  • Type: Removable Li-Ion 1000 mAh battery
  • Stand-by: Up to 800 h
  • Talk time: Up to 10 h

Misc

  • Colors: Black, White, Pink
  • SAR: 0.91 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
  • SAR EU: 0.53 W/kg (head)    
  • Price: About 70 EUR

Tests

  • Camera: , Photo
  • Loudspeaker: , Voice 77dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 82dB, ,
  • Audio quality: , Noise -88.0dB / Crosstalk -82.3dB