| Local Name | 5230 |
| Additional Information | - Also known as Nokia 5230 Nuron |
| Technology | GSM / HSPA |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 1900 - American version |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| Speed | HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps |
| GPRS | Class 32 |
| EDGE | Class 32 |
| Announced | 2009, August |
| Status | Available. Released 2009, November |
| Dimensions | 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm, 83 cc (4.37 x 2.04 x 0.61 in) |
| Weight | 115 g (4.06 oz) |
| SIM | Mini-SIM |
| Display Type | TFT resistive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Screen Size | 3.2 inches (~49.2% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 360 x 640 pixels (~229 ppi pixel density) | Handwriting recognition |
| OS | Symbian OS v9.4, Series 60 rel. 5 |
| CPU | 434 MHz ARM 11 |
| Card Slot | microSD, up to 16 GB |
| Internal Memory | 70 MB, 128 MB RAM |
| Primary Camera | 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels |
| Video | 480p@30fps |
| Secondary Camera | No |
| Alert Types | Vibration, MP3 ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm Jack | Yes |
| WLAN | No |
| Bluetooth | v2.0, A2DP |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS; Nokia Maps |
| Radio | Stereo FM radio with RDS |
| USB | microUSB v2.0 |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity |
| Messaging | SMS, MMS, Email, IM |
| Browser | WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash Lite |
| Java | Yes, MIDP 2.1 |
| Features Summary | MP4/H.264/WMV player, MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player, Organizer, Photo editor, Voice memo/dial, Predictive text input |
| Battery | Li-Ion 1320 mAh battery (BL-5J) |
| Stand By | Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) |
| Talk Time | Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) |
| Music Play | Up to 33 h |
| Colors | Black, White |
| SAR US | 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) |
| SAR EU | 1.08 W/kg (head) |