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Nokia 5230 vs Nokia 8.1

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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: 65 g lighter5230: 115 g · 8.1: 180 g
        • Width5230: 24.1 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · 8.1: 75.8 mm
        • Screen diagonal5230: 2.98 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · 8.1: 6.18 in
        • Rear camera layoutSingle / Dual5230: Single · 8.1: Dual
        • Depth8.1: 7.5 mm thinner8.1: 8 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
        • Height5230: 43.8 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · 8.1: 154.8 mm

        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
        5230: 111 × 51.7 mm 1 8.1: 154.8 × 75.8 mm 2
        Side
        5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 1 8.1: 154.8 × 8 mm 2
        1. 1. 5230
          Height
          111 mm
          Width
          51.7 mm
          Depth
          15.5 mm
          Weight
          115 g
        2. 2. 8.1
          Height
          154.8 mm
          Width
          75.8 mm
          Depth
          8 mm
          Weight
          180 g

        Specifications

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        Everyday essentials
        Everyday essentials
        Specification52308.1
        Dimensions (HxWxD)
        • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
        • 154.8 Х 75.8 Х 8 mm
        Weight
        • 115 g
        • 180 g
        Technology
        • TFT
        • IPS LCD
        Screen size
        • 3.2" inch
        • 6.18" inch
        Screen resolution
        • 360 x 640 px
        • 1080 x 2280 px
        Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
        • 70 MB
        • 128 MB RAM
        • 64 GB
        • 4 GB RAM - Nokia 8.164/128 GB
        • 4/6 GB RAM - Nokia X7Y
        Memory card support
        • microSD
        • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
        • microSD
        • up to 400 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
        BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
        • 1320 mAh
        • Removable Li-Ion
        • 3500 mAh
        • Non-removable Li-Ion
        Operating system OS
        • Symbian 9.4
        • Series 60 rel. 5
        • Android 9.0 (Pie); Android One
        Chipset Unknown
        • Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)
        NFC Unknown
        • Yes
        Headphone jack
        • Yes
        • Yes
        Display
        Display
        Specification52308.1
        Touchscreen
        • resistive touchscreen
        • capacitive touchscreen
        Display colors
        • 16M
        • 16M
        Screen area
        • 28.2 cm2
        • 95.3 cm2
        Screen format
        • 16:9 (height:width)
        • 19:9 (height:width)
        Screen to body ratio
        • 49.2%
        • 81.2%
        PPI /points per inch/
        • 229 PPI
        • 408 PPI
        Screen protection Unknown
        • NEG
        Camera and Video
        Camera and Video
        Specification52308.1
        Rear camera, main
        • 2 MP
        • Single
        • 12 MP
        • Dual
        Camera specs
        • 2 MP
        • 12 MP
        • f/1.8
        • 1/2.55''
        • 1.4µm
        • dual pixel PDAF
        • OIS -13 MP
        Functions Unknown
        • Zeiss optics
        • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
        • panorama
        • HDR
        Video
        • 480p@30fps
        • 2160p@30fps
        • 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS)
        Front camera, selfie
        • 0 MP,
        • 20 MP
        • Single
        Specifications Unknown
        • 20 MP
        • f/2.0
        • 0.9μm
        Performance
        Performance
        Specification52308.1
        Processor CPU
        • 434 MHz ARM 11
        • Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver)
        Graphics processor GPU Unknown
        • Adreno 616
        Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
        • 177222
        General specs
        General specs
        Specification52308.1
        Release date
        • 2009
        • August
        • 2018
        • December
        Colors
        • Black
        • White
        • Blue
        • Silver
        • steel
        • copper
        • Iron
        Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
        • 80 EUR
        • 400 EUR
        Battery life
        • 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
        		 Unknown
        Body build Unknown
        • Front/back glass
        • aluminum frame
        Communication and Connectivity
        Communication and Connectivity
        Specification52308.1
        SIM card
        • Mini-SIM
        • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
        • dual stand-by)
        Network
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
        • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE
        Speed
        • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
        • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
        • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
        GPRS
        • Class 32
        • Yes
        Edge
        • Class 32
        • Yes
        Wi-Fi
        • No
        • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
        • dual-band
        • WiFi Direct
        • hotspot
        GPS
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
        • Yes
        • with A-GPS
        • GLONASS
        • BDS
        USB
        • microUSB 2.0
        • 2.0
        • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
        • USB On-The-Go
        Bluetooth
        • 2.0
        • A2DP
        • 5.0
        • A2DP
        • LE
        Harmful irradiation
        • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.08 W/kg (head)
        		 Unknown
        Music and Audio
        Music and Audio
        Specification52308.1
        Radio
        • Stereo FM radio
        • RDS
        • No
        Others
        • Handwriting recognition
        • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
        Other features
        Other features
        Specification52308.1
        Dop
        • 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
        • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
        • accelerometer
        • gyro
        • proximity
        • compass - Fast battery charging 2A/9V (18W) - Versions: Nokia 8.1 (Global); Nokia X7 (China)

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