Samsung 5230: specifications, photos and reviews. How to flash Samsung 5230?

The phone Samsung 5230 is equipped with a display that reacts to pressing any object. What to choose: a pencil, a stylus or fingers - the user decides himself. The only nuance is that the touchpad does not respond to hands with gloves, so they are not controlled. When pressed, the phone will sound a beep or vibrate, depending on the settings.

The matrix is three inches (about 7.5 cm), its resolution is 240 x 400 pixels. Excellent colors are transmitted - the picture and video are full of rich and bright colors. It is thanks to this that watching movies on the Samsung 5230 is a pleasure. They look much clearer and more beautiful.

Customer feedback is mixed. One can immediately say that 90% of consumers have a common problem - the sensor "quickly" rejects. Its repair costs a lot of money. Of the merits people note loud speaker, low cost of the device, beautiful appearance and software, a good camera. Of the minuses - the lack of Wi-Fi and 3G, the difficulty in finding the headset, the weakness of the back of the case.

Screen

In the sun, the matrix behaves quite adequately: the brightness disappears, "blind spots" appear. However, the correct viewing angles and the contrast of the phone itself make it possible to work with the device even in direct sunlight.

The pluses of the screen Samsung 5230 (the photo of which is located just below) also refers to the fact that it reacts easily to pressing at any degree of pollution.

The display shows up to 10 lines of plain text and up to 3 lines of service text. In addition, the scale of the written can be changed thanks to the "rocker", responsible for the volume. The standard font on the phone also varies, but the options provided are not much different. Advantage is also the fact that, in fact, the letters have a fairly large size, so you can read it from a relatively long distance.

In the phone Samsung 5230 (the characteristics will be described in detail below), there is a function of automatic paging of photos when the screen is turned. The control gives the function Smart Unlock, which allows, while in the standby mode, to unlock the device, call a function or call a specific number.

Ergonomics

At the bottom of the phone on the outside are three buttons (cancel, call and return). As shown by active operation, they are enough to use the device without unnecessary difficulties. Between them there is a short distance. Also, the buttons protrude a little from the panel, which completely eliminates accidental pressing on them.

The speaker, which is responsible for listening to music and hearing the interlocutor when making a call, is located above the display. Samsung 5230 gets deserved 5 on a five-point system for the quality of the conversation: the words are clearly audible, no noise.

The side face of the case includes keys such as locks and cameras, as well as a loop for the key fob. On the other hand, there is a volume rocker, which in some cases is responsible for zooming in and scrolling the list, as well as the USB connector, the charger and the headphones. From behind you can see the camera. The panel has a rough surface and a pattern to the point, made of glossy material. Weight of the device is 94 g. Conveniently sits in the hand, does not slip.

The phone supports one SIM card and a memory card, which is inserted into the slot, located directly under the SIM card slot.

Samsung 5230 menu: a list of contacts and calls

Call history

Here you can arrange calls at your own discretion: by accepted, missed, rejected, etc. There is also a call manager where you can see the duration of all calls and their cost, the counter of sent and received text messages. In principle, the design of the section is very simple and understandable, all manipulations can be performed literally with one or two touches, so there are no problems with operation.

Phone book

Find the desired number can be by scrolling with your finger, or by using the built-in search. Information in this section of the menu, depending on the desire of the owner, is depicted in different ways: in unsorted form, by groups, by "favorite" numbers. When creating a new contact, the user will be pleasantly surprised by the amount of data that he can provide. There are such fields as "birthday", "site", "note", "fax", "actual address", "mail box", "place of work".

"Multimedia" and "Internet" as menu items

Multimedia

Here the user will see a wonderful multi-functional player, which is perfectly "sharpened" under the control of your finger. Looking at it, the buyer will immediately notice the similarity with other players, which the South Korean company provides in its products. In the library you can sort files by sections such as "albums", "genres", "artists", "playlists" and "frequently listened songs". Being in the player, with one touch it's easy to call up the equalizer or set the repeat of a particular track, send it using the means of communication. And here you can put the song on the alarm clock and the bell. The sound is pure and saturated. The only problem is the lack of a universal headphone jack, but it's easy to fix with an adapter.

Browser

This section is completely customized for the convenience of the user. For example, to enlarge or reduce the image easily by holding the finger down or up, respectively. The original view returns a double tap on the screen. For those who are difficult to give such manipulations with the phone, it is provided for scaling with the volume key.

Means of communication and communication

Message

An intuitive section, like others. Allows you to receive, edit messages, both text and multimedia, to create emails. To store messages with attached files, memory is used, and for text SMS, a restriction is imposed - no more than 500 pieces. You can enter text in three ways: with a 12-button keyboard, a Qwerty panel and handwriting input.

Communications

This section is ideal for those who are too lazy to get up from the couch, or rather, to postpone your phone. There are such well-known applications as Facebook, Flickr, Picasa, etc. You just need to enter your data - and the input is done.

"Organizer", "Applications" and "Alarm" - menu items

Organizer

In this section there is a calendar, memos, tasks, definition of world time, a converter and the simplest calculator.

Apps

Here you can find a radio, voice recorder, Bluetooth, timer, stopwatch, synchronization. There is also a subsection with games where some are designed for an accelerometer (bones).

Alarm clock

There is a function for changing the signal, setting the repeat per day. You can create several alarms at once.

"Camera" and "Settings"

Camera

Its resolution is 3.2 megapixels. It does not have autofocus, but even so, the quality of the pictures is decent. Especially it is noticeable on the street - here the photos are obtained with the best color rendering and without noise. When shooting, zoom is available, various shooting modes, photo effects.

Settings

The most important section of the menu. Here you can set the required level of security, return to the factory settings, adjust the time and date, select the preferred network, change the sound profile, and adjust other parameters.

All files in any of the menu sections can be sorted as a list and a grid (the button responsible for this function is in the upper left corner). At the bottom is a small control panel, with which you can easily copy folders and files, send, delete, send to print.

How to flash Samsung 5230?

It is necessary to remember that the firmware of the phone with your own hands is carried out at your own peril and risk. It also happens when the device stops running or does not work correctly.

So, what is needed for firmware?

1. Phone. First you need to check its system connector. If it is dirty, then be sure to clean it. In the event that you see signs of corrosion, for example, from getting liquid, there's no point in stitching it. The USB cable does not recognize the device. When the device simply does not turn on, then you do not need to try to change the software, there is not a problem in it.
2. Battery. It must be charged at least 50%. If it is discharged during the firmware, the phone will not turn on again.
3. New PC Studio. Without this program, you will not be able to transfer the necessary elements for the firmware from the PC. It can be installed using the disk that comes with the phone, or simply download from the Internet.
4. USB cable. It is usually included in the package.

The first step is to make sure the PC Studio is working. After that you should download the correct version of the firmware from the Internet (preferably the latest version). Then you need to install it on your computer. After completing this process, the Samsung 5230 mobile phone can be connected to a PC using USB. The program itself will recognize the connected device and begin the process of firmware.

After completion, you need to turn on the phone. If desired, the software version can be viewed by typing the combination "* # 1234 #" on the numeric keypad.