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HTC 8XT vs Nokia 5230

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

HTC 8XT

HTC 8XT

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Nokia 5230

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: 5 g lighter5230: 115 g · 8XT: 120 g
  • Width5230: 14.3 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · 8XT: 66 mm
  • Screen diagonal5230: 1.1 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · 8XT: 4.3 in
  • Depth8XT: 5.6 mm thinner8XT: 9.9 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
  • Height5230: 21.1 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · 8XT: 132.1 mm
  • Release year2013 / 20098XT: 2013 · 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
8XT: 132.1 × 66 mm 1 5230: 111 × 51.7 mm 2
Side
8XT: 132.1 × 9.9 mm 1 5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 2
  1. 1. 8XT
    Height
    132.1 mm
    Width
    66 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    120 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
Specification8XT5230
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132.1 Х 66 Х 9.9 mm
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 115 g
Technology Unknown
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" 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
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (market dependent)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification8XT5230
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.4%
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification8XT5230
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 1.6 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1.6 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
Specification8XT5230
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.4 GHz Krait 200
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
Unknown
General specs
General specs
Specification8XT5230
Release date
  • 2013
  • June
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Violet
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 14 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
Specification8XT5230
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 25(1900)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • LTE
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • No
  • Class 32
Edge
  • No
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 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
Specification8XT5230
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
Specification8XT5230
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For Sprint
  • 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