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Nokia 5230 vs O2 XDA Guide

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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.

  • WeightXDA Guide: 13 g lighterXDA Guide: 102 g · 5230: 115 g
  • Width5230: 1.8 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · XDA Guide: 53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalXDA Guide: 0.4 in smaller diagonalXDA Guide: 2.8 in · 5230: 3.2 in
  • DepthXDA Guide: 1 mm thinnerXDA Guide: 14.5 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
  • HeightXDA Guide: 9 mm shorterXDA Guide: 102 mm · 5230: 111 mm
  • Release year2009 / 20085230: 2009 · XDA Guide: 2008

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 XDA Guide: 102 × 53.5 mm 2
Side
5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 1 XDA Guide: 102 × 14.5 mm 2
  1. 1. 5230
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    115 g
  2. 2. XDA Guide
    Height
    102 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    14.5 mm
    Weight
    102 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5230XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
Specification5230XDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5230XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
Specification5230XDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • No
General specs
General specs
Specification5230XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
Unknown
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5230XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
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
Specification5230XDA Guide
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
Specification5230XDA Guide
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
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input