Nokia 5230 vs O2 Xphone

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

    5230: 15 g lighter

    5230:
    115 g
    Xphone:
    130 g
  • Width

    Xphone: 1.7 mm narrower

    5230:
    51.7 mm
    Xphone:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Xphone: 1 in smaller diagonal

    5230:
    3.2 in
    Xphone:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    5230: 8.5 mm thinner

    5230:
    15.5 mm
    Xphone:
    24 mm
  • Height

    5230: 9 mm shorter

    5230:
    111 mm
    Xphone:
    120 mm
  • Release year

    5230:
    2009
    Xphone:
    2003

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. 5230

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm +1.7 mm versus Xphone
    Depth:
    15.5 mm
  2. 2. Xphone

    Height:
    120 mm +9 mm versus 5230
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +8.5 mm versus 5230

Weight

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

  1. 1. 5230

    115 g

  2. 2. Xphone

    130 g

    +15 g versus 5230

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. 5230

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

    Xphone: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

5230: Original memory entry

70 MB · 128 MB RAM

Xphone: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 32 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. 5230

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Xphone

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD

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. 5230

    1320 mAh

    +320 mAh versus Xphone

  2. 2. Xphone

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. 52302. Xphone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
  • 120 Х 50 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 176 x 220 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 32 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Microsoft Smartphone 2003
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 710
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 15.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
  • 25.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • 133 MHz ARM925
General specs
General specs — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2003
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy 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 90 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 8
Edge
  • Class 32
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
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 — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for 5230, Xphone.
Specification5230Xphone
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
  • Infrared port - Pocket applications(Outlook
  • IE
  • MSN
  • ActiveSync) -MP3/MP4 player -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8080
  • i-mate Smartphone2 and Orange SPV E200.