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Samsung announces thin S5230 touch phone with mobile widgets

Snapshot by Ricky Cadden on Monday March 09, 2009.

Samsung's S5230 is a new super-thin cell phone that measures only a half inch in thickness (11.9mm) and manages to include a 3 megapixel camera/camcorder with Smile Shot technology and a bright 3-inch WQVGA (240x400 pixels) resolution touchscreen display in its package. The S5230 offers Samsung's finger-friendly TouchWiz user interface with mobile widgets and a user-customizable homescreen that users will find great for navigation.

The Samsung S5230 also features built-in access to Google Search and Google's Gmail email service, as well as Bluetooth 2.1 for wireless handsfree headsets. The S5230 offers worldwide connectivity thanks to quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) support, and includes a microSD card slot for extra storage.

The Samsung S5230 is expected to be available in France and other European countries in April 2009, though pricing details have not been released.

Specifications for the Samsung S5230
Band	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Data	GPRS/EDGE
Size	104mm x 53mm x 11.9mm (4.1" x 2.1" x 0.5")
Weight	92g (3.2oz)
Battery	1000 mAh
Battery Life	Estimated 33 days standby
Battery Life	Estimated 10 hours talk time
Main Display	3.0" 262k color LCD, WQVGA (240x400 pixel) resolution
Camera	3 megapixel with Smile Shot
Video	Playback/capture
Messaging	MMS/SMS
Email	Web-based
Bluetooth	v2.1
Memory	50MB, microSD card slot
Availability	April 2009 (France and other countries)
Other	TouchWiz user interface, QWERTY soft keyboard, speakerphone, handwriting features, Shazam music recognition