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BlackBerry Evolve vs Nokia 5230

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Nokia 5230

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      Key differences

      Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

      • Weight5230: 55 g lighter5230: 115 g · Evolve: 170 g
      • Width5230: 24.4 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · Evolve: 76.1 mm
      • Screen diagonal5230: 2.79 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · Evolve: 5.99 in
      • Rear camera layoutDual / SingleEvolve: Dual · 5230: Single
      • DepthEvolve: 7.1 mm thinnerEvolve: 8.4 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
      • Height5230: 47.9 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · Evolve: 158.9 mm

      Physical size

      Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

      Front
      Evolve: 158.9 × 76.1 mm 1 5230: 111 × 51.7 mm 2
      Side
      Evolve: 158.9 × 8.4 mm 1 5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 2
      1. 1. Evolve
        Height
        158.9 mm
        Width
        76.1 mm
        Depth
        8.4 mm
        Weight
        170 g
      2. 2. 5230
        Height
        111 mm
        Width
        51.7 mm
        Depth
        15.5 mm
        Weight
        115 g

      Specifications

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      Everyday essentials
      Everyday essentials
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Dimensions (HxWxD)
      • 158.9 Х 76.1 Х 8.4 mm
      • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
      Weight
      • 170 g
      • 115 g
      Technology
      • IPS LCD
      • TFT
      Screen size
      • 5.99" inch
      • 3.2" inch
      Screen resolution
      • 1080 x 2160 px
      • 360 x 640 px
      Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
      • 64 GB
      • 512GB 4GB
      • 70 MB
      • 128 MB RAM
      Memory card support
      • microSD
      • up to 256 GB
      • microSD
      • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
      BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
      • 4000 mAh
      • Non-removable Li-Ion
      • 1320 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      Operating system OS
      • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
      • Symbian 9.4
      • Series 60 rel. 5
      Chipset
      • Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
      		 Unknown
      Headphone jack
      • Yes
      • Yes
      Display
      Display
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Touchscreen
      • capacitive touchscreen
      • resistive touchscreen
      Display colors
      • 16M
      • 16M
      Screen area
      • 92.6 cm2
      • 28.2 cm2
      Screen format
      • 18:9 (height:width)
      • 16:9 (height:width)
      Screen to body ratio
      • 76.6%
      • 49.2%
      PPI /points per inch/
      • 403 PPI
      • 229 PPI
      Screen protection
      • Corning Gorilla Glass 5
      		 Unknown
      Camera and Video
      Camera and Video
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Rear camera, main
      • 13 MP
      • Dual
      • 2 MP
      • Single
      Camera specs
      • 13 MP
      • 1/3.1''
      • 1.12µm
      • PDAF -13 MP B/W
      • PDAF
      • 2 MP
      Functions
      • LED flash
      		 Unknown
      Video
      • 1080p@30/60fps
      • 480p@30fps
      Front camera, selfie
      • 16 MP
      • Single
      • 0 MP,
      Specifications
      • 16 MP
      		 Unknown
      Performance
      Performance
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Processor CPU
      • Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
      • 434 MHz ARM 11
      Graphics processor GPU
      • Adreno 506
      		 Unknown
      Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
      • 58200
      		 Unknown
      General specs
      General specs
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Release date
      • 2018
      • August
      • 2009
      • August
      Colors
      • Black
      • Black
      • White
      Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
      • 300 EUR
      • 80 EUR
      Battery life Unknown
      • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (2G) / Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 33 h
      Communication and Connectivity
      Communication and Connectivity
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      SIM card
      • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
      • dual stand-by)
      • Mini-SIM
      Network
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
      • 3(1800)
      • 5(850)
      • 7(2600)
      • 8(900)
      • 40(2300)
      • 41(2500)
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      Speed
      • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
      • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
      • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
      GPRS
      • Yes
      • Class 32
      Edge
      • Yes
      • Class 32
      Wi-Fi
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 а/b/g/n/ac
      • dual-band
      • WiFi Direct
      • hotspot
      • No
      GPS
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS
      • GLONASS
      • BDS
      • GALILEO
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
      USB
      • 2.0
      • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector (PowerDelivery 2.0)
      • USB On-The-Go
      • microUSB 2.0
      Bluetooth
      • 4.2
      • A2DP
      • LE
      • 2.0
      • A2DP
      Harmful irradiation Unknown
      • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.08 W/kg (head)
      Music and Audio
      Music and Audio
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Radio
      • FM radio
      • Stereo FM radio
      • RDS
      Others
      • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
      • Handwriting recognition
      Other features
      Other features
      SpecificationEvolve5230
      Dop
      • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
      • accelerometer
      • gyro
      • proximity
      • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
      • Sensors Accelerometer
      • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Nokia 5230 Nuron