Nokia 5233 vs T-Mobile Vivacity

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

    5233: 5 g lighter

    5233:
    113 g
    Vivacity:
    118 g
  • Width

    5233: 6.3 mm narrower

    5233:
    51.7 mm
    Vivacity:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5233: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    5233:
    3.2 in
    Vivacity:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Vivacity: 4 mm thinner

    5233:
    14.5 mm
    Vivacity:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    5233: 4 mm shorter

    5233:
    111 mm
    Vivacity:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    5233:
    2010
    Vivacity:
    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.

  1. 1. 5233

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +4 mm versus Vivacity
  2. 2. Vivacity

    Height:
    115 mm +4 mm versus 5233
    Width:
    58 mm +6.3 mm versus 5233
    Depth:
    10.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. 5233

    113 g

  2. 2. Vivacity

    118 g

    +5 g versus 5233

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.

  1. 1. 5233

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

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Vivacity has approximately 23.5% more rectangular screen area than 5233.

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.

5233: Original memory entry

70 MB · 128 MB RAM

Vivacity: Original memory entry

512 MB

Practical features

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

1. 5233

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

2. Vivacity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. 5233

    1320 mAh

  2. 2. Vivacity

    1500 mAh

    +180 mAh versus 5233

Specifications

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1. 52332. Vivacity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 14.5 mm
  • 115 Х 58 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 113 g
  • 118 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
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%
  • 52.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 640x360@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Performance
Performance — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
Processor CPU
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
Release date
  • 2010
  • January
  • 2011
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 170 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for 5233, Vivacity.
Specification5233Vivacity
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
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input