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The Star offers a basic touchscreen package with little to no access to top-of-the-line technology.This feature lets users unlock the S5230 Star and even launch apps by drawing a letter on the screen.The Samsung S5230 is quite a compact device – and lightweight too.

            Features:

• GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GPRS/EDGE class 12
• Dimensions: 104.0 x 53.0 x 11.9 mm, 93.5 g
• 3″ resistive TFT touchscreen, WQVGA resolution (240 x 400 pixels)
• 50MB onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 16GB)
• 3 megapixel fixed focus camera with smile detection
• Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP, USB v.2.0
• Document viewer
• Smart unlock
• Accelerometer sensor
• FM radio with RDS
• DNSe
• Find Music recognition service
• 1000 mAh battery, up to 800 h of standby

          Disadvantages:

• No 3G
• Proprietary connectivity port
• Slightly more expensive than the LG KP500 Cookie
• No way to directly switch between running apps
• The camera is quite basic – uninspiring picture quality, no autofocus or flash
• Non-hot-swappable microSD slot