| General | |
| Manufacturer: | Nokia |
| Model: | 5230 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Operating system: | Symbian 9.4 |
| Capacity battery (MAh): | 1320 |
| Measurements | |
| Dimensions (mm): (width x height x thickness) |
51.7 x 111 x 14.5 |
| Weight (g): | 113 |
| Processor | |
| Processor Type: | Freescale MXC300-30 |
| Clock Frequency (MHz): | 434 |
| Memory | |
| Random access memory (RAM) (MB): | 128 |
| Read-only memory (ROM) (MB): | 70 |
| Communications | |
| Phone: | GSM 1800, GSM 1900, GSM 850, GSM 900, UMTS 1900, UMTS 900 |
| Bluetooth: | 2.0 |
| Other: | CSD, EDGE, GPRS, GPS, HSCSD, HSDPA, UMTS/WCDMA |
| Extras: | A-GPS |
| Multimedia | |
| Screen Size: | 3.2 |
| Screen Resolution (px): | 360 x 640 |
| Screen type: | TFT |
| Rear camera (Mp): | 2 |
| Speaker: | mono |
| Output of earphones: | 3.5 |
| Other: | FM-radio, G-Sensor, Proximity sensor |
| Management and input | |
| Buttons: | touch-sensitive screen |
| Extension | |
| Memory Cards: | microSD, microSDHC |
| Connectors: | microUSB |
| Additionally | |
| Operation time: (according to the manufacturer) |
7 hours |