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Nokia 5230 vs Philips W736

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5230

Nokia 5230

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Philips W736

Philips W736

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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: 52.5 g lighter5230: 115 g · W736: 167.5 g
  • Width5230: 13.7 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · W736: 65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal5230: 0.8 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · W736: 4 in
  • DepthW736: 3.4 mm thinnerW736: 12.1 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
  • Height5230: 15.6 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · W736: 126.6 mm
  • Release year2009 / 20125230: 2009 · W736: 2012

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 W736: 126.6 × 65.4 mm 2
Side
5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 1 W736: 126.6 × 12.1 mm 2
  1. 1. 5230
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm+3.4 mm versus W736
    Weight
    115 g
  2. 2. W736
    Height
    126.6 mm+15.6 mm versus 5230
    Width
    65.4 mm+13.7 mm versus 5230
    Depth
    12.1 mm
    Weight
    167.5 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. 5230115 g
  2. 2. W736167.5 g

    +52.5 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.

Screen size
5230: 3.2 in, 16:9, About 28.2 cm² rectangular area 1 W736: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. 5230 3.2 in · 16:9 About 28.2 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. W736 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area

W736 has approximately 61.3% more rectangular screen area than 5230.

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

W736: Original memory entry

4 GB (2 GB user available)

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. W736

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. 52301320 mAh
  2. 2. W7362400 mAh

    +1080 mAh versus 5230

Specifications

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1. 52302. W736

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5230W736
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
  • 126.6 Х 65.4 Х 12.1 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 167.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 4 GB (2 GB user available)
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5230W736
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
  • 55.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5230W736
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance
Specification5230W736
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531u
General specs
General specs
Specification5230W736
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2012
  • November
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 667 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5230W736
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
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
Specification5230W736
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
Specification5230W736
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