The 5228 mobile phone model (Nokia), the feature of which will be presented in this article, was the result of a race that the Finnish company entered. The challenge was to reduce the cost of touchscreen devices. One of such models was the device 5228 (Nokia), the characteristics of which will be given below. Today we’ll talk about what this phone has to offer potential buyers.
Nokia 5228: specs
The mobile phone was developed and released in 2009. Supports work in the ranges of GSM. Work platform - fifth generation S60. Symbian 9.4 operating system is used by many devices, including Nokia 5228. Characteristic of Symbian of this version, by the way, is available on the official website of the company. The device has an ARM 11. It runs at a clock frequency of about 435 megahertz. With its dimensions 111 (in length) by 51.7 (in width) and 14.5 (in thickness) millimeters, the device weighs 113 grams. In general, a good indicator.
Housing and battery
We decided to combine these two different characteristics into one, because sometimes there is a direct connection between them. Nokia 5228, the characteristics of which we will now present, is made in the classic form factor, that is, presented as a monoblock. For the manufacture of the housing used plastic. By the way, as for color schemes, they are quite diverse. There are combined colors. The phone has a built-in lithium-ion battery, rated at 1320 milliamps per hour. According to the developer, the device can withstand up to 440 hours of standby time, talk time - only seven.
Display
The Nokia 5228 (a WiFi feature will also be introduced) is equipped with a 3.2-inch screen. Color reproduction - at the level of 16 million shades. The indicator is standard, nothing special. The device uses a matrix type TFT. Its quality, of course, is not like that of IPS or Super AMOLED. However, this is not even a smartphone to assemble the device with such elements. Therefore, we assume that everything is within the acceptable range. Resolution with such a diagonal of the screen is 360 by 640 pixels.
Multimedia Features
Here, the 5228 device (Nokia) does not have anything special. His characteristic in this regard can tell the following. You can set a polyphonic ringtone or ringtone to a ringtone. Supported vibration function. Functional package includes voice dialing as well as management. As for the speakerphone and say nothing, now this thing is in almost every phone. Other elements include a multimedia music player, voice recorder, and analog radio. This means that to use it, you need to connect an external wired headset, which plays the role of an antenna.
Memory and contacts
The ability to save phone contacts both inside the phone and on the SIM card is supported by 5228 (Nokia). The memory characteristic will be less rosy. Its non-volatile volume is 70 megabytes. And if we talk about RAM, then 128 MB. Supports installing memory cards on different volumes. The maximum of them is 16 gigabytes.
Communications and Interfaces
Those who use e-mail will be pleased with the built-in client. Data transfer is carried out through the use of the WAP version 2.0 standard. The built-in Bluetooth module has exactly the same version. The Wi-Fi feature contains only one simple item that will tell us that it is simply not there. Although not surprising. A browser is already built into the software shell to access the international network. Present GPRS and EDGE. From the interfaces, one can single out the MicroUSB standard output and a 3.5 mm stereo headset jack.
Photo and video
The phone has only one camera. Its module is designed for two megapixels. At the same time, the resolution of the pictures is 1600 by 1200 pixels. There is the possibility of digital zoom, up to three times the magnification. You can shoot videos in MP4 and 3GP format. The number of frames per second - at around 30 pieces. The video resolution in this case is 640 by 480 pixels.
Nokia 5228: feature, user reviews
Problems regarding sound quality are absent in the products of the Finnish manufacturer. Those who purchased this model pay attention to this. A good ringer volume, a good vibrating alert are what distinguishes the device in a good way. Of the minuses, the hissing of the speaker at maximum volume can be distinguished.
The closest internal competitor is the Nokia 5230. In general, these models differ from each other, in fact, only by the presence of GPS. There are still some differences in the configuration: we are talking about a memory card. By the way, now the device is no longer sold in official stores, but its cost in the secondary markets fell from 6 thousand to 3.
A bit about how 5228 was created
As mentioned earlier, the Nokia 5228 was designed to reduce the cost of phones equipped with a touch screen. In its segment, the device was the cheapest and most affordable. Although it was rather difficult to compete with external competitors. So the Finnish manufacturer had to get out, come up with new advertising tricks.
Controls
In this regard, 5228 completely copies 5230. Good plastic, build quality at a high level. There is a slight creak when using, but it is valid. Internal mounts have been changed. The housing is a monolithic system. Corners do not leave, everything is fixed quite reliably.
The right side edge contains a paired key, which is designed to change the volume level. There is also a slider that allows you to instantly lock the phone. There is a camera button. By the way, the slider functions normally, without distortions.