The Samsung S5230 Tocco Lite has been around for some time, released as it was in May 2009. It is a compact unit which also includes a wide array of useful technology and has become a popular handset with the consumer. The unit measures 104 mm x 53 mm wide and is only 11 mm thick. It is also lightweight at only 93 g in weight. Within this compact body it is able to offer impressive technology such as a touch screen, camera and an impressive media player.
The handset provides a 3.0 inch TFT touch screen which displays 256,000 colours within a 240 x 400 pixel screen size. Imagery displayed within the screen is excellent quality with a depth of colour that in itself is impressive. The handset comes with handwriting recognition, as an alternative means of data entry whilst the smart unlock function is also a useful addition. The unit provides an accelerometer sensor which automates the task of image aspect orientation.
The handset provides connectivity in a variety of ways, with class 12 versions of GPRS and EDGE, combined with USB and Bluetooth. The Bluetooth connection is version 2.1 with A2DP. The handset provides an internal memory of 50 MB, however by utilising the integrated microSD card slot, this can be significantly expanded up to 16 GB.
The handset provides both ring and vibration alert options, with the opportunity to download polyphonic, MP3 and WAV ringtones. A speakerphone is offered, which utilises the digital natural sound engine, and provides hands free communication options. The phone also comes with a feature called photo contact, which is included as part of the phone book.
Entertainment is offered by means of a stereo FM radio with RDS, a variety of games as well as an MP4/MP3 media player. In addition a 3.15 mega pixel camera is offered, which operates at 2048 x 1536 pixels and comes with smile detection as standard. The camera also provides the means to take QVGA quality video at 15 frames per second. Additional features include an organiser, document viewer and the Shazam find music service.
The Samsung S5230 Tocco Lite Red is one of the latest colour variants available, with other options including black, white and pink. This phones popularity is down to a simple premise, Samsung have endeared to ensure that the handset is both simple to use and effective, an aim that they have achieved admirably.