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HP Pre 3 vs Nokia 5230

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HP Pre 3

HP Pre 3

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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: 41 g lighter5230: 115 g · Pre 3: 156 g
        • Width5230: 12.3 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · Pre 3: 64 mm
        • Screen diagonal5230: 0.38 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · Pre 3: 3.58 in
        • Depth5230: 0.5 mm thinner5230: 15.5 mm · Pre 3: 16 mm
        • Release year2011 / 2009Pre 3: 2011 · 5230: 2009

        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
        Pre 3: 111 × 64 mm 1 5230: 111 × 51.7 mm 2
        Side
        Pre 3: 111 × 16 mm 1 5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 2
        1. 1. Pre 3
          Height
          111 mm
          Width
          64 mm+12.3 mm versus 5230
          Depth
          16 mm+0.5 mm versus 5230
          Weight
          156 g
        2. 2. 5230
          Height
          111 mm
          Width
          51.7 mm
          Depth
          15.5 mm
          Weight
          115 g
        Weight

        Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

        1. 1. Pre 3156 g

          +41 g versus 5230

        2. 2. 5230115 g

        Screen size

        Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

        Screen size
        Pre 3: 3.58 in, 5:3, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 1 5230: 3.2 in, 16:9, About 28.2 cm² rectangular area 2
        1. 1. Pre 3 3.58 in · 5:3 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area
        2. 2. 5230 3.2 in · 16:9 About 28.2 cm² rectangular area

        Pre 3 has approximately 29.2% more rectangular screen area than 5230.

        Memory variants

        Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

        No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

        Pre 3: Original memory entry

        8 GB · 512 MB RAM

        5230: Original memory entry

        70 MB · 128 MB RAM

        Practical features

        Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

        1. Pre 3

        NFC
        Unknown
        Headphone jack
        Yes
        Memory card support
        No

        2. 5230

        NFC
        Unknown
        Headphone jack
        Yes
        Memory card support
        See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

        Battery capacity

        Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

        Recorded capacity

        Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

        1. 1. Pre 31230 mAh
        2. 2. 52301320 mAh

          +90 mAh versus Pre 3

        Specifications

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        1. Pre 32. 5230

        Everyday essentials
        Everyday essentials
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 111 Х 64 Х 16 mm
        • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
        Weight
        • 156 g
        • 115 g
        Technology
        • TFT
        • TFT
        Screen size
        • 3.58" inch
        • 3.2" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 480 x 800 px
        • 360 x 640 px
        Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
        • 8 GB
        • 512 MB RAM
        • 70 MB
        • 128 MB RAM
        Memory card support
        • No
        • microSD
        • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
        BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
        • 1230 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        • 1320 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • HP webOS 2.2
        • Symbian 9.4
        • Series 60 rel. 5
        Chipset
        • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
        		 Unknown
        Headphone jack
        • Yes
        • Yes
        Display
        Display
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        • resistive touchscreen
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 16M
        Screen area
        • 36.5 cm2
        • 28.2 cm2
        Screen format
        • 5:3 (height:width)
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 51.4%
        • 49.2%
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 261 PPI
        • 229 PPI
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Rear camera, main
        • 5 MP
        • Single
        • 2 MP
        • Single
        Camera specs
        • 5 MP
        • AF
        • 2 MP
        Functions
        • LED flash
        		 Unknown
        Video
        • 720p
        • 480p@30fps
        Front camera, selfie
        • 0.3 MP
        • Single
        • 0 MP,
        Specifications
        • VGA
        		 Unknown
        Performance
        Performance
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Processor CPU
        • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
        • 434 MHz ARM 11
        Graphics processor GPU
        • Adreno 205
        		 Unknown
        General specs
        General specs
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Release date
        • 2011
        • February
        • 2009
        • August
        Colors
        • Black
        • Black
        • White
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 350 EUR
        • 80 EUR
        Battery life
        • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
        • 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
        SpecificationPre 35230
        SIM card
        • Mini-SIM
        • Mini-SIM
        Network
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        Speed
        • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
        • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
        GPRS
        • Yes
        • Class 32
        Edge
        • Yes
        • Class 32
        Wi-Fi
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
        • dual-band
        • No
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
        USB
        • microUSB 2.0
        • microUSB 2.0
        Bluetooth
        • 2.1
        • A2DP
        • EDR
        • 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
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Radio
        • No
        • Stereo FM radio
        • RDS
        Others
        • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
        • Handwriting recognition
        Other features
        Other features
        SpecificationPre 35230
        Dop
        • Sensors Accelerometer
        • proximity
        • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
        • 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

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