Motorola U9 vs Nokia 5233

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

    U9: 25.5 g lighter

    U9:
    87.5 g
    5233:
    113 g
  • Width

    U9: 3.1 mm narrower

    U9:
    48.6 mm
    5233:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    U9: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    U9:
    2 in
    5233:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    5233: 1.9 mm thinner

    U9:
    16.4 mm
    5233:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    U9: 21 mm shorter

    U9:
    90 mm
    5233:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    U9:
    2007
    5233:
    2010

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. U9

    Height:
    90 mm
    Width:
    48.6 mm
    Depth:
    16.4 mm +1.9 mm versus 5233
  2. 2. 5233

    Height:
    111 mm +21 mm versus U9
    Width:
    51.7 mm +3.1 mm versus U9
    Depth:
    14.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. U9

    87.5 g

  2. 2. 5233

    113 g

    +25.5 g versus U9

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.

  1. 1. U9

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²
  2. 2. 5233

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

5233 has approximately 127.9% more rectangular screen area than U9.

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.

U9: Original memory entry

25 MB

5233: 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. U9

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. 5233

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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. U92. 5233

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 90 Х 48.6 Х 16.4 mm
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 87.5 g
  • 113 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2" 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.
  • 25 MB
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 640x360@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Release date
  • 2007
  • October
  • 2010
  • January
Colors
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 7 h Music play - Up to 33 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.36 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Second external OLED
  • 65K colors display (128 x 160 pixels) -Touch sensitive music keys -Downloadable wallpapers
  • screensavers
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for U9, 5233.
SpecificationU95233
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -iTap -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Comes with music on select markets -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Nokia 5228