The Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic offers alot of the same features as its little brother the Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic , but adds 3G and more memory capacity. Key features include dedicated music and N-Gage gaming keys, FM radio with RDS, stereo Bluetooth, HSPDA data, 2.0 megapixel camera with flash and Nokia's "Say and Play" voice activated music player. 

When it comes to cell phones that play music, the Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic has got it going on! After the advent of cell phones came the era of the camera phone. Now we are into the era of the music player phones. The Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic Music is a cool and smooth slider phone.
Built with an internal antenna, the Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic weighs 104 grams. If browsing for pictures is one of your favorite pastimes then browse away on theNokia 5230 Xpressmusic . This phone offers as many as 262k colors and its LCD screen is 128 x 160 pixels.

This phone makes it easy to adjust the volume up and down. Whether you like your music on the loud side or a little more toned down to protect your hearing, this phone makes that adjustment possible thanks to the external volume control.

The Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic has so much to offer anyone who takes a chance on it. It has a digital camera which allows you to take all of the pictures you want anytime you wish to take them.

There is an FM radio function and you can play music in a variety of formats including MP3, AAC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, and SP-MIDI format. There are microSD expansion slots to allow for as much storage space as you need for MP3s.

If that was not enough, instant messaging is possible with this cell phone, as is web browsing. If you liked the walkie-talkie concept of days gone by then you can experience it with the Nokia 5230 Xpressmusic as this phone can be used as a fun 2-way radio!

When you need to share a file with someone else, do right away. The Nokia-5230 makes it easy to do this because it is equipped with Bluetooth, infrared and a USB connection.

The XpressMusic has a standard Lithium Ion battery with talk time of up to three hours and 30 minutes. The standby time is up to 250 hours.

Pros
Bluetooth
Can be used as a speakerphone
Option of using as a 2-way radio
USB port
Fast and easy music downloads
Camera (and secondary videocall camera which is 384x320 pixels) 
Symbian 60 Operating System
2-inch screen sports a good resolution of 240 x 320 pixels
MMS, SMS text messaging
Cons
There are a few to note for the Nokia 5230-XpressMusic:

Not classified as a Smartphone
No Wi-Fi
No Java Applications
No ringer profiles
No data and fax capabilities
Overall
If music is your thing and you like the versatility of a cell phone that plays music and gives you good quality communication then the Nokia 5230-XpressMusic is an excellent choice for you to make.