Nokia 3250 vs Nokia C5 TD-SCDMA

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

    C5 TD-SCDMA: 8 g lighter

    3250:
    130 g
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    122 g
  • Width

    C5 TD-SCDMA: 2 mm narrower

    3250:
    50 mm
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    48 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    3250: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    3250:
    2.1 in
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    C5 TD-SCDMA: 5.2 mm thinner

    3250:
    19.8 mm
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    14.6 mm
  • Height

    3250: 8.2 mm shorter

    3250:
    103.8 mm
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    3250:
    2005
    C5 TD-SCDMA:
    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. 3250

    Height:
    103.8 mm
    Width:
    50 mm +2 mm versus C5 TD-SCDMA
    Depth:
    19.8 mm +5.2 mm versus C5 TD-SCDMA
  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    Height:
    112 mm +8.2 mm versus 3250
    Width:
    48 mm
    Depth:
    14.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 3250

    130 g

    +8 g versus C5 TD-SCDMA

  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    122 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.

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

  1. 1. 3250

    3250: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 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.

3250: Original memory entry

10 MB · 64 MB RAM

C5 TD-SCDMA: Original memory entry

256 MB

Practical features

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

1. 3250

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 1 GB (dedicated slot)

2. C5 TD-SCDMA

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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. 3250

    1100 mAh

    +150 mAh versus C5 TD-SCDMA

  2. 2. C5 TD-SCDMA

    950 mAh

Specifications

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1. 32502. C5 TD-SCDMA

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 103.8 Х 50 Х 19.8 mm
  • 112 Х 48 Х 14.6 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.1" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 176 x 208 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 10 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 1 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.1
  • Series 60 rel. 3.0
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 14.0 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 27.0%
  • 33.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Video
  • QCIF
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Processor CPU
  • 235 MHz ARM 9
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Release date
  • 2005
  • September
  • 2010
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 245 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 190 h (2G) / Up to 165 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • TD-SCDMA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • Pop-Port
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.88 W/kg (head) 0.44 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.64 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 1.34 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Downloadable screensavers
  • wallpapers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for 3250, C5 TD-SCDMA.
Specification3250C5 TD-SCDMA
Dop
  • Predictive text input (iTAP) -Bio-rhythm -Stopwatch -Calculator -Voice memo
  • MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video/Photo editor -Organizer -Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Flickr
  • MySpace apps -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - For China Mobile