The Nokia 5230 Nuron could be mistaken for a being a cross between the Nokia 5800 and the Nokia N97 at first glance, but taking a closer look you'll notice that this phone is in a league of its own. The first focus is the choice of black or white color scheme for this phone.
The phone comes with a 3.2 inch TFT resistive touchscreen that is 360 x 640 pixels in resolution. The Nokia 5230 Nuron is a full touchscreen phone, meaning there is no full hardware QWERTY keyboard or number pad available. Below the touchscreen there are the three softkeys for accessing the basic functions - call begin, call end and menu functions. Above the touchscreen there is the ear piece and two sensors.
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The top of the phone is fitted with a Micro-USB port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a power connector, and a power button. It is a little bit too cramped for comfort and that seems to be a trend picked up from the XpressMusic phones like the Nokia 5800.
The right side of the Nokia 5230 Nuron is reserved for the volume rocker, the camera button and the screen-lock switch, while the left side has the microSD card slot and the SIM card slot. The SIM card can only be removed after the battery has been taken out. You then need to use a pointed device to release the SIM card. The bottom of the phone has the microphone and the back has the battery compartment and the 2MP camera that comes minus the LED Flash which is another obvious downgrade on the Nokia 5230 Nuron.
The Nokia 5230 Nuron measures in at 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm with a weight of 115g. This means that this phone is a good size and comfortable to handle and tuck away into your pockets. It also feels quite rigid when held firmly.
