Samsung GT-S5230
{{Short description|Touch-screen phone released by Samsung in 2009}}
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{{Infobox mobile phone
| name = Samsung GT-S5230
| image = File:Samsung GT-S5230-7568.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| slogan =
| manufacturer = Samsung Electronics
| carrier =
| available = May 2009
| discontinued =
| screen = 240 x 400 pixels (~155 ppi pixel density) Resistive Touchscreen
| ext_screen = 3 inches
| camera = 3.2 Mega Pixel Fixed-Focus Videos QVGA@15fps
| 2nd_camera =
| os = Proprietary
| input = T9, Abc
| cpu = 208 MHz ARM9 CPU
| ringtone = MP3, WAV
| memory = 50/144 MB (Region dependent)
| memory_card = Micro SD, Micro SDHC, up to 16 GB
| storage =
| networks = GSM 850/900/1800/1900
| connectivity = Bluetooth 2.1, USB 2.0
| battery = Li-lon 1000 mAh
| size = 104 x 53 x 11.9 mm
| weight = 93.5 g
| form = Candybar
| media = MP3, AAC, AAC+, e-AAC+, WMA, AMR, WAV, MP4
| series = S-Series
| predecessor =
| successor = Samsung Star II (S5260)
| related = Samsung F480 Tocco, Samsung S5600 (Preston), Samsung Corby, Samsung Omnia, Samsung Tocco Ultra Edition, Samsung Tocco Lite 2 (S5220)
| other = Touchscreen, Full web browser (Jasmine), Haptic Touch feedback
| released =
}}
Samsung GT-S5230, variously marketed as Tocco Lite, Avila, Samsung Star and Samsung Player One, is an entry-level touchscreen phone announced in March 2009 and released in May 2009 by Samsung.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_s5230-2739.php|title=Samsung S5230 Star - Full phone specifications|website=www.gsmarena.com|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140324020559/http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_s5230-2739.php|archive-date=24 March 2014|df=dmy-all}} It was highly popular as a cheap touch phone, with Samsung reporting sales of 30 million by December 2010.{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Keval |date=2010-12-29 |title=Samsung Star S5230 shines through the 30 million unit mark |url=https://www.mobiletor.com/samsung-star-s5230-shines-through-the-30-million-unit-mark/ |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=Mobiletor.com |language=en-US}}
It is available in black, white, and pink, and there are gold and silver special editions. The phone has a 3.0" LCD with 262K Color WQVGA. In total the device measures 104x53x11.9 mm. It uses a WAP 2.0 browser and makes use of Java MIDP 2.0 as its Java support platform. It uses [http://www.alldatasheet.com/datasheet-pdf/pdf/84872/SAMSUNG/S3C2410A.html S3C2410] (CPU) at 200 MHz.
Compared to the previous Samsung F480 Tocco, the S5230 (as its "Lite" name would suggest) is a more budget model with a weaker camera, albeit with a slightly increased display size.{{Cite web|url=https://www.techradar.com/uk/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/samsung-tocco-lite-632855/review|title=Samsung Tocco Lite review|date=9 September 2009}} It was created in response to the success of the LG Cookie, which offered a full touchscreen phone at a budget price.{{Cite web |title=Samsung Tocco Lite budget touchscreen phone • The Register |url=https://www.theregister.com/Print/2009/10/20/review_phone_samsung_gt_s5230_budget_touchscreen/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=www.theregister.com}} By default the S5230 does not support a 3G network connection and the base model lacks Wi-Fi connectivity; the S5230W and S5233W variants do support Wi-Fi.
The phone has a 3.2-megapixel camera with video recording, the camera having a smile mode and 4x digital zoom. The phone has software for editing photos and videos and music recognition. Its storage can be upgraded to 16 GB with a microSD card. The UI includes widgets which can display information from the internet. The phone has an inbuilt accelerometer for motion gaming and social networking.{{cite web|url=http://vr-zone.com/articles/samsung-announces-star-ii-for-superb-social-networking-experience/10892.html|title=Samsung announces Star II for superb social networking experience|date=19 January 2011|website=vr-zone.com|access-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623043520/http://vr-zone.com/articles/samsung-announces-star-ii-for-superb-social-networking-experience/10892.html|archive-date=23 June 2017|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |url=http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=mobilephones&type=mobilephones&subtype=touchphone&model_cd=GT-S5233LKAINU |title=The magic of touch Samsung S5233 - Touch Phone - Mobile Phones | SAMSUNG |access-date=2009-11-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610164915/http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=mobilephones&type=mobilephones&subtype=touchphone&model_cd=GT-S5233LKAINU |archive-date=10 June 2009 |df=dmy-all }}http://uk.samsungmobile.com/mobile-phones/samsung-tocco-lite?kind=Samsung{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Mobile
Full specifications
=Platform=
- GSM & EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Operating system: Proprietary
- UI: TouchWiz 1.0
- WAP Navigator 2.0, based on WebKit Open Source Project
- Java MIDP 2.0
=Size=
- Dimensions: 106 x 53.5 x 11.8 mm
- Weight: 93.5 g
=External display=
=Battery=
=Camera=
- 3.2-megapixel
- Digital zoom of 4x
- Multiple shot modes; Continuous/Mosaic Shot/Frame shot/Panorama shot/Smile Shot
- Multiple effects; black & white, sepia, negative, watercolour
- Photo editing; frames, text and a small collection of clip art
=Video=
- MPEG4/H.263/H.264/WMV/3GP video player
- 15 fps@QVGA video recording
- Video messaging, video streaming
- MP4
- 320x180, bit rate 128 kbit/s
=Music and sound=
=Fun and entertainment=
=Office=
- Document viewer: Yes
- Mobile printing using PictBridge
- Voice mail
- Offline mode
=Messaging=
=Memory=
- 102 MB standard
- Up to 16 GB with SD/MC (varies with specific model)
- 2000 phone book entries
- 500 messages (200 inbox, 200 sent, 50 outbox, 50 draft)
=Call functions=
- Speakerphone
- Call time management
- Multiparty (conference call)
These specification were provided from Samsung Mobile website.http://www.samsung.com/in/consumer/detail/spec.do?group=mobilephones&type=mobilephones&subtype=touchphone&model_cd=GT-S5233LKAINU&fullspec=F{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=SheriffIsInTown |fix-attempted=yes }}
Variants
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- The South African, Indian, Mexican, Brazilian, Russian, Italian, Belgian, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Australian variant is known as Samsung Star. In Poland it is known as Samsung Avila. In Pakistan it is marketed by the name of Samsung GT-S5233A but it is widely known as Samsung Star.
- The S5230G comes with an integrated GPS receiver.
- The phone also comes in another variant known as Samsung S5230W which supports Wi-Fi. It is called Samsung Star Wifi.
- There is also a version of this handset that supports near field communication (NFC), but it is only available on a limited basis for use in NFC trials.[http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/02/17/32813/samsung-adds-nfc-to-bestselling-tocco-lite-star-player-one-avila/ Samsung adds NFC to bestselling Tocco Lite/Star/Player One/Avila] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220051917/http://www.nearfieldcommunicationsworld.com/2010/02/17/32813/samsung-adds-nfc-to-bestselling-tocco-lite-star-player-one-avila/ |date=20 February 2010 }}, Near Field Communications World 17 February 2010
Box content
Standard contents are:
- Phone With Screen guard
- Battery
- Battery charger
- Headphones
References
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