Orpington, London. Nokia have made Touchscreen Technology affordable for all users with the Nokia 5230.

 Now lets start by comparing it against the high end Sony Ericsson, Both of these phones use the S60 OS, which is well established in the Mobile Market but Manufacturers are starting to make use of other OS, but I would not let that worry you. Both have touch screen with touch screen keyboard.

 Sony Ericsson Satio (IDOU)

 Camera

 Satio Offers a  12MP camera , the specifications for,  12* Digital auto Focus, touch focus smile detection, panorama (three shots), Xenon Flash, Video Light, geotagging, auto rotate. Image quality is best set at 10MP. 

 Memory & Processor

 The Sony Ericsson Satio has 256MB RAM, 600Mhz processor, external memory Sony Ericsson Satio removable up to 32GB which comes in the shape of an microSD.

Sony Ericsson Satio processor - ARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz processor w/ 3D accel.

Connectivity

When it comes to connectivity the Satio has ample options which include - TV out

go for a bigger screen – connect the phone to a TV, projector or other device.

Wisepilot™ turn-by-turn navigation.  (Free Trial Version)

Get live instructions for how to find your way to your destination - and have fun en route.

Use GPS-powered location-based services. - Google Maps™ - Find your way to your destination.

Bluetooth™ technology. Secure wireless connectivity for transferring items to other Bluetooth™ products up to a range of 10 meters.

Modem - GSM internet dial-up support. 

PC to phone USB cable support

USB mass storage

Connect and move items between computer and phone.

WiFi™ - Utilise high-speed Internet at Wi-Fi™ hotspots at airports and other facilities.

PictBridge Send your images straight from your phone to a printer.

Applications & Games

Enjoy quality games with full colour and depth. Available in 3D and Java.

View your favourite YouTube™ videos, or upload your own - access is easy via the YouTube™ application.

Nokia 5230

Camera

The Nokia 5230 has a 2MP camera, with widescreen quality, features of the camera CMOS sensor, 3* zoom and Photo editor on device.

Memory & Processor

The Nokia 5230 comes with 70MB internal memory; this can be boosted with a Micro SD up to 16gig, 256MB NAND Memory.

Connectivity

The Nokia 5230 is able to connect to your TV via a 3.5 Nokia AV adaptor, Bluetooth, The best part of this phone is you can get NOKIA OVI Maps Free.

Games & Applications

Enjoy games with Java, comes with Flash Lite 3.0 and OVI Maps, connect to the OVI Store for downloads direct a from Nokia and will be compatible with Nokia 5230.

Conclusion

Overall the Nokia 5230 compares very well with the Sony Ericsson Satio, but the Satio does have a lot more advanced features, which is expectable comparing the Prices of the two phones. The Satio far outweighs the Nokia 5230 with the Camera, camera features, wireless Nokia 5230 does not have. Both Phones run of the same OS, which I have found to be the best OS over the years. So if you want an entry level Touchscreen phone and cannot the Satio then you should choose the Nokia 5230.