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Nokia 5230 vs Nokia C1

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5230

Nokia 5230

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Nokia C1

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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: 40 g lighter5230: 115 g · C1: 155 g
  • Width5230: 19.7 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · C1: 71.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal5230: 2.25 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · C1: 5.45 in
  • DepthC1: 6.8 mm thinnerC1: 8.7 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
  • Height5230: 36.6 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · C1: 147.6 mm
  • Release year2009 / 20195230: 2009 · C1: 2019

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 C1: 147.6 × 71.4 mm 2
Side
5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 1 C1: 147.6 × 8.7 mm 2
  1. 1. 5230
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    115 g
  2. 2. C1
    Height
    147.6 mm
    Width
    71.4 mm
    Depth
    8.7 mm
    Weight
    155 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5230C1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
  • 147.6 Х 71.4 Х 8.7 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 5.45" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 16GB 1GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 9.0 Pie (Go edition)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5230C1
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 76.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
  • 72.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 197 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5230C1
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.4
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 5 MP
Performance
Performance
Specification5230C1
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs
Specification5230C1
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2019
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
  • 50 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
  • Glass front
  • plastic back
  • plastic frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5230C1
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • 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
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.01 W/kg (head) 0.91 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.08 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.40 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification5230C1
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
Specification5230C1
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 Accelerometer
  • proximity