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Nokia 5230 vs ZTE U900

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5230

Nokia 5230

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ZTE U900

ZTE U900

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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.

  • Screen diagonal5230: 0.3 in smaller diagonal5230: 3.2 in · U900: 3.5 in
  • Release year2009 / 20115230: 2009 · U900: 2011

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
Side
5230: 111 × 15.5 mm 1
  1. 1. 5230
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    15.5 mm
    Weight
    115 g
  2. 2. U900
    Height
    Unknown
    Width
    Unknown
    Depth
    Unknown
    Weight
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

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 U900: 3.5 in, 5:3, About 34.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. 5230 3.2 in · 16:9 About 28.2 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. U900 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area

U900 has approximately 23.5% 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

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. U900

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. 52302. U900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5230U900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 15.5 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 3.5" 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
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android-based OPhone 2.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5230U900
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5230U900
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
Specification5230U900
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
General specs
General specs
Specification5230U900
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5230U900
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • 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
Specification5230U900
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Unknown
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
Specification5230U900
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
  • compass - CMMB Mobile TV -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input