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Nokia 5233 vs Nokia N79

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Nokia 5233

Nokia 5233

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Nokia N79

Nokia N79

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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.

  • WeightN79: 16 g lighterN79: 97 g · 5233: 113 g
  • WidthN79: 2.7 mm narrowerN79: 49 mm · 5233: 51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonalN79: 0.8 in smaller diagonalN79: 2.4 in · 5233: 3.2 in
  • Depth5233: 0.5 mm thinner5233: 14.5 mm · N79: 15 mm
  • Release year2010 / 20085233: 2010 · N79: 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
5233: 111 × 51.7 mm 1 N79: 110 × 49 mm 2
Side
5233: 111 × 14.5 mm 1 N79: 110 × 15 mm 2
  1. 1. 5233
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    51.7 mm
    Depth
    14.5 mm
    Weight
    113 g
  2. 2. N79
    Height
    110 mm
    Width
    49 mm
    Depth
    15 mm
    Weight
    97 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
Specification5233N79
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 14.5 mm
  • 110 Х 49 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 113 g
  • 97 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.4" 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
  • 50 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
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
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • Series 60 v3.2 UI
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
Specification5233N79
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 49.2%
  • 33.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification5233N79
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • 640x360@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
Specification5233N79
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs
Specification5233N79
Release date
  • 2010
  • January
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Canvas white
  • Seal grey
  • Petrol black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 7 h Music play - Up to 33 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 372 h (2G) / Up to 305 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification5233N79
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 11
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.42 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.17 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification5233N79
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features
Specification5233N79
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Comes with music on select markets -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Nokia 5228
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -Photo/video editor -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Voice command/dial -Push to Talk -TV-out -Predictive text input

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