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Nokia 5230 vs Plum Sync 4.0

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.

  • WeightSync 4.0: 18 g lighterSync 4.0: 97 g · 5230: 115 g
  • Width5230: 11.9 mm narrower5230: 51.7 mm · Sync 4.0: 63.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal5230: 0.8 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · Sync 4.0: 4 in
  • DepthSync 4.0: 5.7 mm thinnerSync 4.0: 9.8 mm · 5230: 15.5 mm
  • Height5230: 9.4 mm shorter5230: 111 mm · Sync 4.0: 120.4 mm
  • Release year2009 / 20145230: 2009 · Sync 4.0: 2014

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 Sync 4.0: 120.4 × 63.6 mm 2
Side
5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 1 Sync 4.0: 120.4 × 9.8 mm 2
  1. 1. 5230
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    115 g
  2. 2. Sync 4.0
    Height
    120.4 mm
    Width
    63.6 mm
    Depth
    9.8 mm
    Weight
    97 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5230Sync 4.0
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
  • 120.4 Х 63.6 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 97 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5230Sync 4.0
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
  • 57.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5230Sync 4.0
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Face detection
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance
Specification5230Sync 4.0
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 5527
General specs
General specs
Specification5230Sync 4.0
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2014
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Blue
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 760 h Talking time- Up to 14 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5230Sync 4.0
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual 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 12
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 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
  • 4.0
  • 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
Specification5230Sync 4.0
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
Specification5230Sync 4.0
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
  • gyro
  • proximity - Also known as Plum Sync 4.0 X400