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LG Vortex VS660 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.

  • Weight5230: 9.8 g lighter5230: 115 g · Vortex VS660: 124.8 g
  • Width5230: 7.3 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · Vortex VS660: 59 mm
  • DepthVortex VS660: 2.2 mm thinnerVortex VS660: 13.3 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
  • Height5230: 2.5 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · Vortex VS660: 113.5 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2009Vortex VS660: 2010 · 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
Vortex VS660: 113.5 × 59 mm 1 5230: 111 × 51.7 mm 2
Side
Vortex VS660: 113.5 × 13.3 mm 1 5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Vortex VS660
    Height
    113.5 mm+2.5 mm versus 5230
    Width
    59 mm+7.3 mm versus 5230
    Depth
    13.3 mm
    Weight
    124.8 g
  2. 2. 5230
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm+2.2 mm versus Vortex VS660
    Weight
    115 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Vortex VS660124.8 g

    +9.8 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
Vortex VS660: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 1 5230: 3.2 in, 16:9, About 28.2 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Vortex VS660 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. 5230 3.2 in · 16:9 About 28.2 cm² rectangular area

Vortex VS660 has approximately 8% 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.

Vortex VS660: Original memory entry

170 MB

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. Vortex VS660

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Vortex VS6601500 mAh

    +180 mAh versus 5230

  2. 2. 52301320 mAh

Specifications

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1. Vortex VS6602. 5230

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113.5 Х 59 Х 13.3 mm
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
Weight
  • 124.8 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 170 MB
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 45.5%
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Release date
  • 2010
  • November
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min
  • 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
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - CDMA 800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • EV-DO Rev.0
  • 153.2 Kbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • No
  • Class 32
Edge
  • No
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.20 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.08 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationVortex VS6605230
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - DivX/Xvid/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input (Swype) - For Verizon
  • 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