Kyocera Solo E4000 vs Nokia 5230

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Solo E4000: 25 g lighter

    Solo E4000:
    90 g
    5230:
    115 g
  • Width

    Solo E4000: 5.4 mm narrower

    Solo E4000:
    46.3 mm
    5230:
    51.7 mm
  • Depth

    Solo E4000: 1.7 mm thinner

    Solo E4000:
    13.8 mm
    5230:
    15.5 mm
  • Height

    Solo E4000: 3 mm shorter

    Solo E4000:
    108 mm
    5230:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    Solo E4000:
    2008
    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.

  1. 1. Solo E4000

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    46.3 mm
    Depth:
    13.8 mm
  2. 2. 5230

    Height:
    111 mm +3 mm versus Solo E4000
    Width:
    51.7 mm +5.4 mm versus Solo E4000
    Depth:
    15.5 mm +1.7 mm versus Solo E4000

Weight

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

  1. 1. Solo E4000

    90 g

  2. 2. 5230

    115 g

    +25 g versus Solo E4000

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Solo E4000

    Solo E4000: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. 5230

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 cm²

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.

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. Solo E4000

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Solo E4000

    900 mAh

  2. 2. 5230

    1320 mAh

    +420 mAh versus Solo E4000

Specifications

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1. Solo E40002. 5230

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 108 Х 46.3 Х 13.8 mm
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 90 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 0" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. Unknown
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area Unknown
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 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 — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 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 — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Solo E4000, 5230.
SpecificationSolo E40005230
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.263 player -Office document viewer -Organizer -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